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    Old Poclain Track Question

    it needs much more than sprockets!!! but it will only be used once a month so im hoping that it will last a few years!! you get what you pay for!!!
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    thanks guys!! i appreciate all your advice!!!
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    also, im not 100% sure if this track adjuster is all the way out! is it easier to somehow chok the idler rather than taking a link out of the chain??
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    yes i have spoken to Rapid Machinery! he is a nice guy!, im in australia, so they say 'you have a what???, a poclain??? um... never heard of them!!!' the ram which is leaking is the one at the very end of the boom, it angles the bucket back and forth.
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    the chrome part looks fine!!! well i wasnt looking for an excavator, rather a bulldozer, but i saw this one and it is kinda cheap i think, even though you'd have to find parts in a museum!!! so about 5,000.
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    poclain sc150 case equilivant

    thanks mate, you little ripper!!!!!!
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    oh yeah, sorry.. about $3000 -$4000 somewhere, we are in that region, but havent agreed yet. it does run, ( havent seen it yet and wont buy it until) , but one ram leaks a bit ( apparently) and the track keeps coming off, and it doesnt track straight!!!!! so i am in two minds, !!!!
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    we im planning on $3500 us dollars (converted). im planning on digging a few monster dams, cleaning out some dirty ones, and cleaning up paddocks that have rocks in them so i can plough, digging some house pads, a shed pad and general cleaning up!! i know shes an old beast but you get what you...
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    ok, here are some pics of the tracks. the idler on the RHS is almost at its limit but the chain is still loose!!!, the one on the LHS seems fine!!!, remembering i am still negotiating a price for the machine, and the track comes off all the time, 1. what can i do to fix it? and the cost...
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    poclain sc150 case equilivant

    OK, the serial number is sc150-195 and the number on each side of the track chains is CR 2822!!!
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    Old Poclain Track Question

    good idea. blasting them with degreaser, and painting them on seems a much better alternative!! it might just be something very simple too! thanks mate.
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    poclain sc150 case equilivant

    ok cool, we have discussed price and he has accepted so it's more then likely. as for the chains thankyou for that. i have talked to a few guys here and they reckon finding s/h chains is not a real problem!!! D5 i think they are!! made by berco!!
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    poclain sc150 case equilivant

    ok yes engine is a deutz, 6 cylinder turbo. here are some pics!! apparently the track chains are the same as those off a caterpiller dozer?? i tried the excavator link on the case website but i couldnt find the model sc150, there are only cbx etc, only case machines ! thanks for your help!
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    Old Poclain Excavator

    more pictures!!
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    Old Poclain Excavator

    the old beast! :bash it looks a little hammered dont you think!!
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