Well thats nice to be right for a change. Most milling people think I'm out to lunch about these things...but its aight, I've gotten used to it.
One of the big issues with track chains I've noticed over the years is that most companies (operators/groundsmen) pay little attention to if the chain is tight or not. Add in the hard turning with overdrives on or at a high rate of speed and what usually happens is the spocket and dummy wheel get worn out so bad that even if the chain isnt in too bad of shape the whole track carriage unit is useless when it comes to turning/crabbing in or out of the cut. But if I say anything about this to the milling supt or foreman, they give me the old, you dont know wtf your talking about. Then I quit when the chain walks off the sprocket and they say I was supposed to know better.....they say...you stretched the chain...I say LOOK at the chain there isn't anything stretched about it...the carriage assembly is wore out because you people are (fillintheblank).
Wonder where Cairoh is at????