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AzIron

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You need to come to AZ 25 year old vehicles not a spot of rust I dont see how anyone up north can afford new vehicles every 5 to 10 years

Tho on another note paint can die fast here
 

colson04

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Saw this old girl leaving the local tractor supply this afternoon , amazes me how well sheet metal holds up down here in the south vs back home in the snow belt. View attachment 208922


You mean rust belt. I'm sour about it, having always lived in Michigan but travelling all over for work. The body on my 11 year old F-350 is junk. Bed is rotted horribly, cab corners starting to go, etc. Mechanically, very sound though. I'm in west Texas and 30 year old trucks look new compared to mine. I think I might import my next truck from here.
 

walkerv

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You mean rust belt. I'm sour about it, having always lived in Michigan but travelling all over for work. The body on my 11 year old F-350 is junk. Bed is rotted horribly, cab corners starting to go, etc. Mechanically, very sound though. I'm in west Texas and 30 year old trucks look new compared to mine. I think I might import my next truck from here.
Yes rust belt im from michigan myself sanford mi. I was amazed when i moved to nc first car i saw was an old zephyr all original baby blue paint worn but not a spec of rot on her
 

crane operator

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Those old international's were particularly bad about rusting out. Its really rare to see one without rot. We have pretty good conditions where I'm at also, far enough south for no salt on the roads, far enough north for no hurricanes.
 

walkerv

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This one isn't any of my doings , but this was a system 1 under carriage that the cat house said was impossible to convert, along with the place that does our tracks. Well it was converted by some people up in the mountains.20200131_080426.jpg
 

walkerv

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Having spent 99% of my time working on rubber tired front end loaders and trucks I would have never noticed that till Bluox said something!
Same . Only time i pay attention to track is if i am working on them which is rare the macks keep me plenty busy
 

Bluox

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After looking at more photos, I see the usual set-up is grouser to the front. For a wheeled person's edification… Why ? :confused:

Is it to keep debris out of the pads? What if there are multiple grousers per pad?
The pads are on the right way they only go on one way.
The chains are on backwards .
Bob
 

DMiller

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Correct

The lead edge of shoe rolls down the heel rides up Over the next lead edge

These on reverse do multiple things, dig with heel as drive forward into Whatever material running on, the grouser makes no contact until shoe is almost fully on Ground the stress on the grouser not transferred down to shoe face and rail but up against Lead edge region of shoe. Chains on reverse runs other issues with pin to bushing wear as is similar to running in reverse all day, loaded.

Detrimental in all respects
 
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