Track rollers:

Gal. pipe threads

Hi, Iron Horse.
It works very well on gal. pipe threads, especially considering that the galvanising is usually removed in the threading process, particulalrly on cut lengths of pipe.

I have also seen it used a fair bit in shearing sheds for sealing up sheep after clumsy shearers - helps to stop the poor sheep from bleeding to death. Mind, you, sometimes it's not ALL the shearer's fault, if they get a rambunctious sheep.

Hi Deas , it must be pretty good stuff too use it in that aplication . As you say the threads are bare and rust easily , especially in contact with water and soil . Using it on sheep and horses is where i got the idea from to use it on my little dog after the Dingoes chewed him up . Way too much Testosterone for a Fox Terrier , 3 Dingoes the size of Ridgebacks and he went straight in with no hesitation .ointhead

Fox Terriers

Hi, Iron Horse.
I suspect that Fox terriers may have a fair bit of 'Pommie' blood in them. Not enough sense to know when they're licked. After all, the 'poms' have been pretty close to beat in 2 world wars and still ended up winning. LOL.

OCR
I know this is kind of an old thread, but I was looking at your pictures of your 750C U/C.
Near the sprocket I see some kind of guide for the track.
Is that something extra Cat had or did Deere have that same guide?
I have a friend that is having trouble on steep sidehills when he backs up with an 850C.
The track hasn't come off, but it gets real noisy. I told him that I thought the U/C was worn out, but he says it's in very good shape.
I think one of those guides is what he needs!
Thanks

I've used that tar stuff on bad scrapes and stuff it stings a little but healed good

In our track shop, all of the track bolts are dipped in a mixture of anti-sieze and grease. Whenever we get the tracks back in for a p&b turn or a pad swap, all of the track bolts are still lubricated. The cost of the anti-sieze and grease sure beats $300 for new hardware!!!

Maybe we need to look into some animal treatment tar. Your right Digger242j, what about komatsu and case.

I AM IRONMAN said:

OCR Near the sprocket I see some kind of guide for the track.
Is that something extra Cat had or did Deere have that same guide?
I have a friend that is having trouble on steep sidehills when he backs up with an 850C.
The track hasn't come off, but it gets real noisy. I told him that I thought the U/C was worn out, but he says it's in very good shape.
I think one of those guides is what he needs!
Thanks

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Hello I AM IRONMAN,

That actually is what JD calls the rear sprocket guide.
It's a bolt on piece, and the rock guards bolt to that.

The pin bosses on the Cat rails are 1 inch wider then the original JD, so I'm
going to modify my rock guards... I didn't know this at the time...

I tried to "splay" the guards out at the bottom, but they still rubbed a bit too
much... you can see the wear in one of the pictures.
I'll just modify the mounts, and they won't contact quite as much.

I also had to trim the front idler guide with my plasma cutter a bit too.

I think one of those guides is what he needs!

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If he didn't have rock guards when he got the machine, that piece might
not have been installed.

I put the rock guards on after we bought the dozer, and I think it was part of the assembly.

I do believe it would help his situation.

Always nice to hear from you, and take care,


OCR

8,000 hours on original u/c? lots of machine idle time....

Iron man check the track frame bearings right in front of sprocket

Thanks for the help guys! Those steep sidehills are always tuff on an U/C.