Matt Hyatt
Member
Hey guys,
I blew a track up this week and had a new bridgestone laying around, so I just put that one on and am ordering another to match it, and on the side that I need to replace the track on, the rear idler is a lot thinner than the other side which I just replaced the track on. I bought this TL140 with 3100 hours on it, it now has 3340 - the rental yard I bought it from told me they never changed the sprockets, and when I bought it - they replaced a drive hose and bogey that was hung up, and off I went.
I did a lot of internet searching last night to see what worn U/C looks like - I've seen hooked and pointy teeth on the sprockets and know what worn sprockets look like from motorcycles. My question is:
1) Do idlers ever break or crack? Does this need to get replaced? I don't want it breaking and tearing up a new track. seems most replacement occur when the bearings go bad?
2) These sprockets look decent right? Good enough for another set of tracks?
I blew a track up this week and had a new bridgestone laying around, so I just put that one on and am ordering another to match it, and on the side that I need to replace the track on, the rear idler is a lot thinner than the other side which I just replaced the track on. I bought this TL140 with 3100 hours on it, it now has 3340 - the rental yard I bought it from told me they never changed the sprockets, and when I bought it - they replaced a drive hose and bogey that was hung up, and off I went.
I did a lot of internet searching last night to see what worn U/C looks like - I've seen hooked and pointy teeth on the sprockets and know what worn sprockets look like from motorcycles. My question is:
1) Do idlers ever break or crack? Does this need to get replaced? I don't want it breaking and tearing up a new track. seems most replacement occur when the bearings go bad?
2) These sprockets look decent right? Good enough for another set of tracks?