RIPPED IN HALF! Replacing A DESTROYED Kubota U55-4 Excavator Track!

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Excellent video Gavin. Great help from Greg & his nifty little Bobcat workhorse the MT 100. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

[@heatherlane9270]

Always good to have friends who will assist. Tough job.

[@kirkpalmer1709]

The next time you replace a track do the opposite of what you did here. When you take it off, pop it off the idler first. When you put the track on, put it on the sprocket first. Especially if you don't have another machine to just muscle it on, it's always easier to keep the sprocket engaged and pry it over the idler.

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

I've found it's the opposite. Go figure. I have a tough time getting it on the idler after it's on the driver. Idk. Each machine is a little different for sure. 👍 Appreciate your comment. Next time I change a track, I'll try it driver first again. Mabey I missed something

[@chipper841]

Remember helping my dad replace tracks on his caterpillar. Don't know what you call that baby tow motor but it sure came in handy!👍👍

[@kennethhume8628]

I do find repair and maintenance of equipment interesting , thanks for taking the video 👍👍🇬🇧

[@gayle4804]

That was very interesting glad you had help getting that on

[@jeffbailey7765]

Good video brother. It’s nice knowing people with equipment that are willing to help

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Jeff! Yeah Greg and his little MT100 have been a lifesaver for me!

[@satan2133]

Changed steal tracks big and small changed skid steer tracks winter to summer sometimes it’s easy sometimes it’s ignorant kind of one of those hold your tongue the right way moments. Take care Gavin thanks for sharing.

[@idigit4967]

Thanks for watching!

[@dennis2376]

That was a challenge. Have a great day.

[@michusb930]

So you prefer JD on the skid steer? What about JD mini excavator? Hard decision on what brand to buy. I seem to be leaning on the JD 50 or 60 series.

[@ohhpaul7364]

I got a trick for you to get those back on. Measure the distance between point on your drive gears, should be about 1.5 to 2 inches or so. Go buy some short heavy wall pipe just under that diameter, long enough so you can cut 4-5 pieces the width of your tracks out of it. When you get the track to the point you were with the pry bar trying to slide it on, stick those pipes in the drive gear teeth one after the other so there is about 5 of them in the gear holding the links up; sometimes you can do every other tooth. Once you have them all the way around the end of the gear, use the pry bar to slide the track over on top of the drive gear. It works easier if you do that on the idler gear end and the pipe just fits in between the teeth on the tracks. Make sure the plug is out on the track tension grease zerk. takes a bit more grease to pump back up but a lot easier. I have had to do it with sticks cut out of trees before when we slipped a track way down in the woods.

[@bogthing1]

"Sir?!?, don't call me sir, I work for a livin', my folks were married!" Just kidding, every now and then a guy needs a hand getting a rubber on.

[@idigit4967]

LOL! Yeah those new rubbers can be a real pain LOL! Thanks William!

[@floydbolyard2736]

It's great to have good friends with the right equipment and know how to use them and will help when doing something like that otherwise it would take a couple of days possibly to get that track on if you'd done it by yourself

[@tomswindler64]

Good video, keep doing doing what your doing.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Tom, will do!

[@royreynolds108]

I have a question that is partly a suggestion. Is there room in the side where you took the zerk out to put an extension to move the zerk closer to the cover so when the zerk is removed you could easily direct the grease out so there is not as much a mess inside the cover tunnel. I am not sure of the correct names of the parts but I hope you understand what I am trying to describe. I have added a length of small pipe to drain the oil out of a small engine on a mower motor so when changing the oil there is not so much of a mess; same idea.

[@rockeerockey6941]

That new Kabota skid steer had the cheaper tracks too

[@Andy-From-England]

Nice one Davin

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Andy!

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

I kinda felt like I was watching Dr. Pimple Popper when you released the tensioner..

[@idigit4967]

LOL Yeah it kinda is like that isn't it!

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

@@idigit4967 you should pull one on a big one with the track bound up.. it's like a bomb when it comes out.

[@jerseyrose67]

That was awesome.

[@idigit4967]

Thank you Darlene! Glad you enjoyed watching!

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

I change mine exactly the same way. Exact same bar and a forklift. I don't know how to do it any better. Been changing tracks for 20 years

[@idigit4967]

Yeah it's about the best way to do it! Thanks for watching!

[@kennyfloyd4801]

The guy on bobcat scared me🤭

[@idigit4967]

LOL I trust him!

[@grayukuk]

Next time you do this, put a 12" piece of 3" pipe in the hole to catch the grease as it oozes out? 🤔

[@jimmyinman4417]

I live in horry county.

[@thecaptainindustrialsales4560]

🇺🇸🚧🚜🔧🔨

[@kathyward5176]

Why didn't you change the both of them at the same instead of just chaging one of them. My partner has always said that it's best if one needs doing it best to do both that way you have two new traeds instead of just one new tread Kathy Australia

[@royreynolds108]

If you replace in pairs, the old one that comes off would be an emergency spare. If you can afford it.

[@idigit4967]

If the other track is still fine then I’m not gonna replace it. One track was $2500 and some change. I don’t see the need to replace a $2500 dollar part for no reason.

[@susanvanover1]

Someone needs to take that bar away from you before you get hurt!

[@idigit4967]

Someone might need to take the keyboard away from you before you say something stupid.

[@susanvanover1]

Don’t feel bad just watch some KZbin videos on changing tracks. Sorry you got your panties twisted. lol

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

How on God’s green earth did you manage to do this. Running over a land mine?

[@idigit4967]

LOL no I think a stump got it LOL