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Driving tracked C238 backwards for long periods of time
- Thread starter droter
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dirtmonkey
Senior Member
I don't think you'll have a problem. What are you pulling?
Karl Robbers
Well-Known Member
The answer that comes to mind here is that your undercarriage will suffer.
When running forward, the surface of the track on the ground is pulled tight by the drive sprocket and the only slack is in the return side. Running long periods in reverse can lead to slack between the drive sprocket and the track rollers,leading to premature wear of your sprocket and undercarriage. You may alleviate this to some degree by running your tracks tighter but this will chase the stresses and wear elsewhere.
When running forward, the surface of the track on the ground is pulled tight by the drive sprocket and the only slack is in the return side. Running long periods in reverse can lead to slack between the drive sprocket and the track rollers,leading to premature wear of your sprocket and undercarriage. You may alleviate this to some degree by running your tracks tighter but this will chase the stresses and wear elsewhere.
durallymax
Senior Member
The hydro system will be fine but as mentioned above the tracks are made to push in one direction. Now if you are doing something with low draft loads such as trenching then its not going to be as big of an issue, but if you are trying to pull something hard through the ground maybe look at pushing it?
I think your nexk will wear out before the machine though
I think your nexk will wear out before the machine though