I own a 2015 Caterpillar 289d XPS Hi-flow machine. I bought it used and it had 3015 hours. I believe it has every option available for that year, if that matters in any of the questions.
I was reading the older posts on ride and torsion axle issues with grease. I took off all 8 bolts on both sides of the torsion axles and removed all 8 grease fittings. I then used my grease gun clean out tool on all 8 and the were all good. None required any cleaning. I then took about a 4" long nail (since it is longer than my clean out tool) and stuck it in all 8 grease holes. It went all the way in on 4 of the holes, but only about 3 inches in in the remaining 4 holes.
I put everything back together and squirted 3 rounds of grease in all 8 zerks.
Is that normal? Am I looking for issues? Reason I ask is because I think it rides rough on paved surfaces, but not on on dirt/gravel. It may also be because I have never owned block pattern tracks on any previous skid steer.
I was reading the older posts on ride and torsion axle issues with grease. I took off all 8 bolts on both sides of the torsion axles and removed all 8 grease fittings. I then used my grease gun clean out tool on all 8 and the were all good. None required any cleaning. I then took about a 4" long nail (since it is longer than my clean out tool) and stuck it in all 8 grease holes. It went all the way in on 4 of the holes, but only about 3 inches in in the remaining 4 holes.
I put everything back together and squirted 3 rounds of grease in all 8 zerks.
Is that normal? Am I looking for issues? Reason I ask is because I think it rides rough on paved surfaces, but not on on dirt/gravel. It may also be because I have never owned block pattern tracks on any previous skid steer.