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    Cat 257B undercarriage

    I was quoted about $4900 from caterpillar to replace the part. I then found someone to weld it for me instead. It was plated on 3 sides and welded and so far seems to be holding fine. I sent a picture of the crack to the company that sold it to me and they are reimbursing me $3700 for the...
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    287B maintenance

    Thanks Kshansen I have a kubota L-3901 that I do all the maintenance on, but I've never worked on anything Cat, or any skid steer or track loader. I will find out why Cat says 1 and 2 need replacing today sometime. I'm in the process of trying to find the manuals also (they are way more...
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    287B maintenance

    I titled the post wrong. It's a 257B!!
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    287B maintenance

    Ok, so as far as I ca tell everything runs great on this thing. Starts right up. There are no leaks anywhere that I can see. Engine sounds great! I was very surprised there was such a long list of things to repair because like I said it seems to run really nice. I mainly use it for pounding in...
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    287B maintenance

    Hi Again, I'm back unfortunately. Thanks to everyone that helped with my last post. I recently took my machine to Cat to have them inspect everything and give me a list of things that need to be done (I purchased the machine used). There was a long list of things and I don't have the $ to...
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    Cat 257B undercarriage

    Well thats great news that its just tube steel! I should be able to weld that no problem as long as I can access it. I just got the machine a few days ago and cant really put any more money into it at this point. So welding it could be my only option. When I purchased it you couldn't see the...
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    Cat 257B undercarriage

    the serial # is slk01521 Im a mediocre welder at best. If it is Cast steel I think I can weld it, but if it's cast iron I will have to find someone for sure. Does anyone know what the rail is made of? Also is that what the part is called? Left rail? Thanks all I will pop the wheels off an...
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    Cat 257B undercarriage

    Thanks Nige, Im not sure what that plate is. I cleaned it off and theres nothing on it. The crack is almost all the way though the rail. I have a felling its not going to be cheap to replace it. IM crossing my fingers its weldable for now. Thanks!
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    Cat 257B undercarriage

    Hi There, I recently purchased a Cat 257B track loader used. I noticed today that the left rail (holds the rollers and idlers) is cracked pretty bad. I wanted to see 1) if this is something I can weld myself (until I can afford to have it replaced) 2) how hard is it to take apart the...
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