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  1. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    Thanks for the encouraging words @Diggernh. Got a little work done today. Pressure washed the tracks and the undercarriage I could access in preparation for the new tracks arriving in a few days. It's starting to get dark and cold here, and I needed to blow out the pressure washer and bed its...
  2. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    @laidback01 Thanks for the kind words. I've used the CAT 305.5E2 it for a couple hours now, and as long as the tracks are not involved, it seems to work 100% perfect -- well at least to my noob eyes ! Right now, from a financial point of view (as @KSSS and @HarleyHappy have observed), I'm...
  3. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    Today I replaced the belts. Not too bad of a job once the top cover was off and I figured out all the sizes of the bolts. It was about an 80% working blind job. It is so nice to not have the belts squeaking anytime the throttle is above idle. I'm actually quite happy with how quiet it is. A...
  4. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    It's the narrative of capitalism. I guessed $1K for full maintenance. No too far off of that figure. I added in new teeth and side cutters which were around $500 (CAT parts). So $1800 on a shooting-from-the-hip guess of $1500 is not so bad. The tracks are unexpected. I did talk to the seller...
  5. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    From memory it was $84. Apparently they are print-on-demand somewhere then shipped. I might scan it so I have a backup. Interesting. Well, it is what it is and I seem to be able to get parts. I'm with you there. I already purchased a second filter and oil so I could do another oil change very...
  6. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    As always, big thanks for your comments and insight. I'm learning . . . learning what a Bad Decision™ this was. On the bright side, the hydraulics seem solid OK, good to know. I can feel future Baxsie squirming about that "interference fit" already . . . . Paper one ordered from CAT. I...
  7. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    Some sprocket links that claim stock: https://tractorzone.com/333-5622-tz1-sprocket/ 2x $160.72 + $175 shipping, total is : $495.49 Good old fleBay: 2x $299 + $75 shipping -$30 discount _ tax = $727.94 So if I do McLaren for tracks at $3529 and TractorZone for sprockets that is $4025 all in...
  8. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    OK, back to the SPROCKET and TRACK issue. @Nige: Sorry for mis-reading your post. Thank you for helping find the part numbers. One option is to just leave it alone and put up with the noise and jerkiness knowing that the sprockets and tracks are chewing themselves into oblivion. I don't think...
  9. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    Thanks for all the replies. Here is an update on the non-track stuff related to this excavator. I am afraid this was a very poor purchase on my part. I am really paying dues at the school of ignorance. The previous owner said they would do maintenance, but I took some money off instead. At...
  10. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    Thanks for your reply. To be clear, you don't think aftermarket tracks are a valid solution?
  11. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    Thanks for your reply. As soon as I get samples for the final drives I'm headed back into the Cat dealer to see what they've got. Here is my full identifier. CAT3055ETWE205356 So the serial number should be: WE205356
  12. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    It makes a thunking noise going forward. At first thought it was a rock or gravel stuck in the tracks, but then I realized that it is rhythmic. It does not make the same noise in reverse. I took a look at the tracks, and I think they are toast: My question is whether the sprockets need...
  13. Baxsie

    Newby with CAT 305.5E2 (not CR) -- I think the tracks are toast. Do I need new sprockets?

    Hello from Eastern Washington. First time mini excavator owner. I just got delivery on a used CAT 305.5E2 (not the CR). 2018 model 1600 hours, steel tracks. I got all new filters, engine oil, final drive oil, bucket teeth, bucket side cutters, engine oil, and final drive oil, 4x oil...
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