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track adjustment

  1. M

    1974 931 caterpillar track loader rebuilding Right side track tensioner

    Hello first time post. I am slowly getting a 931 thats been in my family for 40 years up and going sn 78u1674(6s3600) I Just recently ran it and the track tensioner on the right side gave into age. Im seeing seal kits on the internet that look like its a nylon seal and an outer nylon wiper...
  2. DitchDigger_Rental

    T590 Tension zerk fitting stripped on the cylinder/female side

    Track pops on on a guy off T590 out on rental. Steps I took, that led me to a stripped tension zerk/female (...err where you screw zerk in). Removed tension zerk fitting (setting it to the side wrapped in a clean rag), allowed grease to flow out. Jack unit up in the rear end, used bucket to...
  3. R

    Cat 951C loader with broken track tensioin springs.

    I have a 951C bucket loader that I recently purchased. The bottom was done not that many hours ago but that was 12 years ago. I took the covers off to paint but found the track tension springs broken on both sides. There is no chain master link to unbolt. I think I would like to replace...
  4. Seans problems

    TB-285 Self adjusting track?

    Some of the equipment I have at the shop is from the 70's and 80's but one of the mini excavators I have on hand is a 2013 Takeuchi 285 mini excavator. How do I go about adjusting the track after it fell off?
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