Removing tracks on the 850j after visiting with Todd from Truck or Track, but why?

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Shop day with MBTS taking off the 850j tracks and loading them up and a visit with Todd from Truck or Track.
#bulldozertracks
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[@jacksak]

I've never seen such a big, friendly and close group of working people and friends as I've seen on your channel. It's a real pleasure to see.

[@paulprigge1209]

Check out KZbinr CNC equipment. Really knowledgeable

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks jack

[@StatenCooper-ss5ru]

I do love watching both of you working together. You two are the best. You two would make someone good friend .

[@vaughnhill3437]

Gotta give aaron that. He knows his stuff about welding and its other means of metal removal. He is probably greatly appreciated with all his knowledge of his main choice of career

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

Penetrating oil can help a lot. We spent about an hour trying to drive a pin out on an American 7220 crane with a 16 pound sledge. We decided to lance it out the next morning. We had sprayed some penetrating oil on it when we started. I soaked it down good with Knocker Loose before we quit for the night. We went out the next morning and decided to try to hit it again. On the first hit, the pin shot out and landed 10 feet away. On pins like you had, you can take the grease fitting out, use a drill to clean out the hole, add some penetrating oil, install the grease fitting and use the grease gun to push penetrating oil in. There are also tools like the Grease Buster that use a hammer or air hammer to inject penetrating oil. Penetrating oil needs some time to penetrate. Soak everything down at your first opportunity, don't wait until days later when you try to take it apart.

[@jimwesselman]

I was thinking about Diesel Creek, Matt is sponsored by Kroil which we used at General Electric when I was an apprentice machinist!

[@kevinmountford4541]

Totally agree, we use stuff called plus gas, breaks loose pins and bolts very easily but for best results leave it about an hour with repeated applications.

[@andysmith2621]

I was under the impression Cap K was a fire fighter for his real job, but that massage action makes me wonder if that's accurate...... ;)

[@dansevern3291]

Well, I thought that massage just confirmed the firefighter thing for me. 🤣

[@justinotten6673]

Look out for a future only fans page....Comander Kleeman and the Pimp!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Manoffire260]

@@dansevern3291 - HEY! HEY! 🤫

[@paulprigge1209]

@@dansevern3291 Lol!

[@vincenthalas7055]

Firemen spend so much time doing nothing that the devil will always find a use for their idle minds.

[@jamessievers3899]

It's great to hear stories when you first started!

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Good morning DP and MBTS from Jamaica 🇯🇲. Thanks for another interesting video. Loving it. Hi Hi Captain welcome to the club 😀😀

[@nanettebarling1222]

Swamp cat! Cracked me up when DP was hammering out that pin and MBTS was trying to use the impact on the other side!

[@edhammond8709]

Good job fun watching you and Aaron work and very interesting to see the use of tool to remove pins

[@tdimccullough]

If you had lowered the rear of the dozer down just enough so the rear drive sprocket teeth connected with the track, then you could have used the dozer to slide the track off

[@swk1610]

Agree we always use the sprocket as much as we can

[@garymurt9112]

Could of pulled it from the top and put the dozer in reverse

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol no think about that will not work

[@ProudPapaw88]

That will be like a new dozer when you get her back together. Love watching this kind of content. That is the life of equipment keeping the maintenance up on it. Thanks for sharing.

[@kirk467]

In the machine shop I worked in we had a center hole ram, I believe it was a 50 ton ram and we had a 100 ton ram on a porta- power pump! For pulling screw auger pins which actually worked the same way just some of those pins were seized so bad we had heat them at the same time we were jacking them out! Basically the same as what y’all are doing, just wanted to say that Mike! Just if you ever get a bad one, there is a ram with a center hole for pulling! But y’all are doing great my friend! We dealt with seized pins all the time and I would have to go to the machine shop and weld the nut on for the machinist! That’s the only point I was making! Good job guys!

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands and thanks for the video DP and Aaron

[@DconBlueZ]

Might be my favorite video of yours, I love to see people getting creative to get things done, thanks DP & MBTS!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@christophergiddens8996]

Great Job gentlemen, glad captain was their to supervise.

[@leer-winnobbeefarms2131]

I'm so stiff and sore from watching this video, I can hardly move! You and Aaron deserve a bonus for such hard work! So, here ya go: Yeah Team! Blessings, Lee

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great video Mike and MBTS enjoyed this video 🇺🇲

[@Mitalayeka]

Thanks for the video, its been enjoyable to watch, your explaining of what your attempting to do as the video is rolling is superb, keep them coming.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@TheGingerGenius78]

Having the three of you there is great :) Nice work all ! So satisfying when your pins come out even with a little help !

[@twlyons1]

So LT Dan has been in the shop for a couple months now :) Great Job Boys --- lotta talkin though LOL 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@SuperIanjohnson]

A great video again, guys. Well done. You both sure look ready for a good sleep !

[@bobbydawson7706]

Awesome content. Loved the team work and that you all were watching out for each other! Aaron is getting back in the swing of things 🤣🤣❤️

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@kaisabens4856]

Love the way you guys work. Enjoy watching the interacting and the kidding you all do. Plus you get so much done.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@thadsmith2889]

I like that custom round the corner spud bar. Nice work guys, as always good video.

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Mike and Aaron great video, ball busting work! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@scotabot7826]

MBTS is a real good guy!!! You're lucky to have him Mike!!!!!! Treat him good!!!

[@mischef18]

Yup great viewing bro and the banter was right up there too. Safe travels

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks buddy

[@Thecowboy1950]

Nothing better than a dirt prefect video

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@hermanschepers4739]

Another fine comical, educational and practical video extravaganza. DP, MBTS, the Cap'n and Tawd in one place!

[@dewainwoodard4840]

Great video thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there

[@gayle4804]

Awesome video, Got to see Captain and Aaron and of course you Mr. Dirt Perfect

[@bigjim5723]

when i ran cat D10's and cat D 11's i ran some that had the narrow pads on them. the narrow pads was called the rock tracks, and yes they was able to push a tad bit more, but when it came time to back fill the job, u was stuck all the time, unless u was able to get down to good and dry dirt with them narrow pads. so we ran wide pads all the time, and some jobs we still got stuck pushing them back. so i agree the wider pads done way better than the narrower ones. great video to show how u take tracks off. us we spilt our tracks and just walked onto the loaner tracks, till our tracks came back to us, usually in a few weeks, we had them back with the bushings turned and new grousers welded on.

[@budlvr]

Great work ! You had me cussing when I heard Lt. Dan was "Next in the Shop after the 850J" but now I know we're in for some REAL FABRICATION ON A PIPE PLOW. I've come to grips with ANOTHER LT DAN DELAY, but am really anxious to see this project (AND LOTS OF MBTS TIME ! ) His true worth to all things DP is about to be displayed.

[@dansbrown1313]

Thanks Mike, you guys are an awesome team! Thank you Aaron for demonstrating an air lance operation. The feeling that something dangerous was about to happen was palpable and that MBTS is an amazing boiler maker dude.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@darrensydorko4976]

We put some itr rails on a JD 850c about 2 years ago. One thing to watch for is make sure all your plugs are in the rails. And if you’re interested in more traction with the wider pad weld some ice lugs on the grouser bar in an alternate pattern

[@andysukosd8177]

Fantastic video guys, This was a good one, Glad to see Captain K. Love watching, keep these great videos coming. Thank you !

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@saliemi1]

I had a blast watching you two work. Don't know what you would have done if Aaron was not there.. Thank you Aaron.. always making me laugh and keeping Mr DP on his toes...

[@jamesdiehl8690]

Wow! Just like you knew what you're doing! I'm impressed DP!

[@kiansutton2795]

Can't wait to see the tile plow for the dozer I wanna see yours and how you made it so I can make one for ours I wanna make one to lay 4 waterpipes at once

[@robertellard]

Great work guys. Hard work made look easy! 🙂👍

[@dalecherry4044]

I've never met a welder that wasn't half crazy. Aaron confirms that. He definitely knows his craft. Great job to the both of you 👍

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol

[@tomswindler64]

Great video as always, just keep on doing what your doing,including the antics.looks good,maintenance,maintenance.that’s the key.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@chadgodfrey4364]

Good information DP Thanks for the video

[@charleswheelandsr5835]

I love watching you guys wort on your equipment

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Todd I would like to clarify what you said. The ground pressure doesn't get lowered overall. Rather wider pads spread ground pressure out. Lowering the ground pressure per square inch. God bless

[@milkman1944]

With all the fun you have, I don't know how you get all that work done, and it wore me out just watching you swing that maul, anyhow great job.

[@josephbeaudoin1299]

Did a few jobs like this over the years . But they were out in the field on a job . Did have the shop tools out there to use . So that by it self made the job so much more fun . A good share of the time i was by my self do it too . You guys are lucky having the shop to work in. One thing for sure you guys have fun getting thing done !

[@StephenKlena]

Beautiful work. Nice job 👍

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@Agnemons]

As a rule of thumb you want the narrowest tracks you can run that will still keep you on top. On harder ground or ground with a lot of timber you will find your track chain life plummet. Wider grouser plates mean more leverage on the chains and that just kills the life of the chain plus your fuel burn will go up. I know of several companies that swap tracks on a per job basis depending on conditions. Once you get organised it's not difficult to swap out tracks and while it is an additional cost up front, depending on the types of jobs you do, the savings mount up fairly quickly.

[@m2hmghb]

Steel toes are good, but can be bad. When my dad was in Thailand one of the guys on the flightline had his toes severed by a steel toe when a plane ran over his foot. Great video guys, good to see the gang back to your usual antics. Be safe and stay healthy all.

[@chrisoakey9841]

consider drilling a relief hole in the center of each pad so you extrude dirt when the chain goes over the drive gear. this can reduce wear on the drive gear as the dirt can escape instead of being packed hard into the gap in the chain/pad.

[@allensharlow7763]

It’s a pleasure watching you guys work, you all seem to be great to work with, I’m glad your getting you 850J ready for work, hoping the rest of it goes fine, see you guys on your next video, have a good one Gentlemen 😎😎👍👍👍☀️☀️☀️☀️🍮🍮🍮🍮

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks 👍

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mr Dirt Perfect and Aaron

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@joshdurbin4662]

My 850k wlt is exactly the same machine you have with 30” pads. It’s that way from the factory and I love it, it’s a good compromise between 24” and 36” lgp . It floats well and still pushes what ever is in front of it

[@TargetZer0]

LoL at Cleeman at the end. Quality content Mike :)

[@DMAN10]

Great vid! That air-lancing tool is wild!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@jjj32801]

Aaron and Todd, worth the price of admission. They are great.

[@stashoski2675]

Great information from the man (Todd)

[@markpettit4945]

Awesome deal good luck

[@heavymachinery2843]

Good work guys done a few of them too sometimes they just super stuck 👍

[@berkoskilandscaping4247]

Man behind the scenes, that pop was your head on the sign!!! haha nice work as always boys

[@kevinfrerichs8589]

LOL Captain Kleeman play in the 850 that's funny, enjoyed the video, Thanks

[@kirk467]

Thanks for sharing!👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸

[@johncroyle3637]

just a safety tip from a 40 yr machinest. i know you said your not a machinest but please take your chuck key out of your chuck after you loosen it. it scares me to think that such wonderfull people you all are could get hurt from forgetting such a simple task. i realize its not an osha shop.thats what makes you guys so much fun to watch!!

[@DirtPerfect]

Plan worked perfect thanks for your comment

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

DP, MBTS, and Capt. Kleeman it's always awesome video. But we were missing NYAM

[@paulmartin8212]

Good info from Todd. I think bottom line is what and where (ground conditions) will it be used the most to justify cost. Mike you used to say I don't need a ripper! Now you have one and I'm sure you know your area and who your customer may be.

[@raycandle5209]

Once again, nice one Aaron 👍😁

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@royordway9157]

I love the outro the best.

[@jimmycurran5355]

Really enjoyed the video.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@nevillekinsley5610]

Great video

[@mikepeppers5145]

Wow you guys are finally doing some work right

[@donbullock8790]

Good Morning DP and MBTS; Here's a tip for you regarding bed grease fittings. I worked a trucking company that had a tractor with froze king pins. I removed the grease fittings, used a drill to clean out the hole, removed the grease fitting from the power greaser we had and screwed it directly into the spindle. I kicked up the air compressor to 150#, wired the handle back and then turned the steering wheel back and forth until it took grease and moved quite easily. By the time I did all 4 fittings you ;could drive that truck one handed. The owner was so happy to have another truck on line that he bought lunch. Also If the circumstances allow you can use a "King Pin" press to push out those stuck pins on cylinders. I've done that. It saves "Hammer" time. Did you ever get lunch on Todd? Great video.

[@DirtPerfect]

Will not work on this style stay tuned thanks

[@shirleyc7175]

Good job👍

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job fixing the pins guys

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@steveleverett2644]

You guys are amazing ❤

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Mike !! Just an another example of loosing traction with wider tracks

[@Neg_Ice]

woop LT dan soon back , blessings.

[@donaldswink6259]

Hi Mike, you sure have Some colorful guys in that shop.

[@dennishinton1760]

Great Show. ❤❤

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@mrstevenrowe]

one more great shop tec talk ,, love these ,, tape

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@melvinmoliassa1924]

Mike, Todd talked about lifting plats were added by military, you may be able to remove those plats to reduce weight.

[@BlueDually4x4]

I think those kinds of options are permanent, as they would have to be built into the structure of the dozer.

[@LordMuck]

Most of our kit over here run LGP tracks these days (up to D6/Komatsu D65 size) Great vid again Mike 😉👍

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks buddy

[@jz1340]

Aaron Bumm.....Legend!!

[@allengarrison846]

I rented a Case CX210D to clear a lot for pasture. They ask what experince I had running this machine. I told them I was an ER doc, but that I have watched all the dirt perfect and legsdig18 vids. they said that more instruction than a lot of there contractors. It is lot more work the I expected but have fun.

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol hope it went well

[@gregcooper5906]

We run 2 machines. One had 24 and one with 30s. Just replaced the one with 24s with a new JD 850L with 30s for traction and floatation. From watching your videos we do a lot of similar work. The 24s definitely had their place but for our overall usage the 30s was more practical.

[@stevelalondejr2183]

Anti seize the threads ,just try it you'll be amazed at the extra it adds to pulling power ! We used O2 lances in the Chase Brass Foundry that were 3/4'' pipes like 6-8' long hooked up to a few big bottles of O2 ,yeah silver fire suits a must and frozen brass or whatever was getting cut/burnt out !

[@thomasdesmond2248]

MBTS as the safety manager. You are responsible for checking the condition of tools to be used. Lol God bless

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

I noticed that Aaron was struggling to remove the grease coupler from the zerk. I would recommend that you try a Lock N Lube grease coupler. I saw a guy using a Lock N Lube grease coupler on KZbin. I bought one coupler, then a whole grease gun, then 3 more grease couplers. I love my Lock N Lube grease couplers. Love watching your jobs. I am a farm- ranch worker- mechanic. Hello from north east Montana. 10 miles from the Canadian border.

[@brucenellis2780]

Aaron is definitely great help,

[@Gomisan]

Nice end scene

[@willardnicholson8026]

Great video buddy 👍

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@paulkoomen5262]

Mike before you put those pins back in I would spray them with graphite, some may come off on installation, but it will also keep the pin from corroding. and slide in a little easier.

[@bump6469]

God I remember driving pins in and out with 16 pounder to old for that anymore. Excellent vidja wished I was there helping ya love the education and just everything by far the best channel on KZbin. Thank u sir 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 by the way kleeman is a dreamer lol

[@davexvs]

captain your the man you drive that 850J like a champ {:-) PAV uk

[@mikepeppers5145]

Hey piece of sandpaper they're really good job with that

[@grilnam9945]

It’s always too late for coming up with ideas, but I reckon you should get MBTS to build some skate dolly’s to lay those tracks or other heavy items on.

[@bradstubbings9871]

Awesome video

[@Crewsy]

That pin driver is a simple but ingenious tool. I mentioned it before about feeling a sledgehammer go through my hair when I was in Highschool and had a lot more hair and my CO-OP class boss was swinging the sledgehammer and I was holding the straight bar to drive out a pin on a dump truck suspension.

[@Metalheavenjockeolsson3653]

Great video as allways =)

[@cliffblackburn8102]

Great job and video 📸✌🏻😎

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks 👍