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I'd get those grouser extensions on the shoes trimmed off ASAP if it was mine. Too much risk of tearing rollers & idlers up if you forget and do a handbrake turn with the tractor, and that's not counting the extra strain on the drive train when the shoes grip at the time they should be spinning. Track loaders weren't designed for aggressive traction shoes unless they were Cat 983's .........
 

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Know the issues with them, treating it gently for now. Still have the shoes off the old rails where they may end up 2 bar rebuilt and on these rails. Shortest replacement Grouser weld on stock available is a full 3/4", not much different than these. 5/8" would be perfect.
 

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That is where the 3/4” height came from
Close to $850 for 114 15” new bars

Have access to poor mans grouser stock at the right price ‘Cheap’ 5/8” rerod offals.
 

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Have access to poor mans grouser stock at the right price ‘Cheap’ 5/8” rerod offals.[/QUOTE]

If you add a strip of 5/8" re-rod to "double up" behind what's there already, you'll never wear it out, the little bit you use that machine. I remember in my early days, the place I worked at built up the grousers on a 450 Case with 1/2" re-rod & that lasted a long time, even though that machine was working about steady. Not as tough as grouser bar, but even still takes quite a while to wear down.
 

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Used to add 1/2" to old Deere 350 and 450 dozers or the x55 loaders almost as a hardfacing tip to keep them active until chains were worthless for those that used them in a great deal of rocked yards,
 

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I'd get those grouser extensions on the shoes trimmed off ASAP if it was mine. Too much risk of tearing rollers & idlers up if you forget and do a handbrake turn with the tractor, and that's not counting the extra strain on the drive train when the shoes grip at the time they should be spinning. Track loaders weren't designed for aggressive traction shoes unless they were Cat 983's .........
I worked for a demo company back in the 977 days when we loaded and ground the wood with the machine. Grouser bar worked real well in that application and beyond the removal of concrete we didn't do dirt work.
It would however reduce a wooden structure to a more compact transport friendly dimensions in a hurry.
 

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I gobbed some weld on the pads of my old 941 & it actually wears quite well. Only put minimal hours on it each year & as with DM I will never wear them down & if I did, just gob some more weld on. It actually improves the traction quite a bit where icy!
 

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DMiller

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I gobbed some weld on the pads of my old 941 & it actually wears quite well. Only put minimal hours on it each year & as with DM I will never wear them down & if I did, just gob some more weld on. It actually improves the traction quite a bit where icy!

That poor baby sure needs some shoes!! Probably get as much traction off the bolt heads and those appear MIGHTY Thin too!
 

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Nose end finished, even took time to prettify them and rears.
And FINALLY got that sonsabugger leak to show out at the Hi reverse external shift tubing. 3/8 heavy tube with JIC flare and backup sleeve, was two+ snug threads from tight and in a Bad location. Would leak when sitting long time or under pressure just running guess got warm enough to snug up and only weep.

Rain has returned so sitting out rest of day, no bucket yet.
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Weather STILL Not cooperating, drive is like a wet sponge, not gonna try to work it at all as More rain coming in tonight with all terrace heads full and drainage steady running just WAY too soft out. Down to rear shield straightening and reinstall.

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