MacAulay Plant Services

[wee_gus]

Hydraulic pump seals replaced for farmer ready for hay turning, couple of hoses replaced on loader also

 

[wee_gus]

Undercarriage replacement on case CX130, chains and sprockets

1 engineer 7 hours, decent going

 

[wee_gus]

Call came in at 1630 yesterday and on site this morning by 0800 with replacement pin, and refitted snapped track onto timber harvester

 

[Shovelhands]

@wee_gus , what do you put the abnormal wear on the 8t down to? It’s very unusual.

 

[wee_gus]

@wee_gus , what do you put the abnormal wear on the 8t down to? It’s very unusual.

We are doing some tests just now to find out 100% but suspect it’s an issue with idler assemblies.

 

[V8Druid]

We are doing some tests just now to find out 100% but suspect it’s an issue with idler assemblies.

or the track frame is out of square???

 

[wee_gus]

or the track frame is out of square???

That was the initial theory but on measurements it’s running true, there’s only 2
Of these in Scotland and they both have undercarriage issue

 

[V8Druid]

That was the initial theory but on measurements it’s running true, there’s only 2
Of these in Scotland and they both have undercarriage issue

twisted then ?? .... in the horizontal plain .. is the wear identical on both .... build jig issue ?????

 

[maz]

great thread Gus, keep it going!

 

[Quattromike]

I think what we are saying is, if you just work a bit harder you'll get more jobs done and more pictures up to keep us entertained

 

[wee_gus]

twisted then ?? .... in the horizontal plain .. is the wear identical on both .... build jig issue ?????

I couldn’t see the other one but apparently not identical, they have only ever sold 7 ECR88D with steel tracks in Uk & Eire. We have rotated the idlers around just now and will check again in 500 & 1000 hours to see what’s going on

 

[V8Druid]

I couldn’t see the other one but apparently not identical, they have only ever sold 7 ECR88D with steel tracks in Uk & Eire. We have rotated the idlers around just now and will check again in 500 & 1000 hours to see what’s going on

well summat is deffo out of line to do that to the front idler

 

[GazCro]

I couldn’t see the other one but apparently not identical, they have only ever sold 7 ECR88D with steel tracks in Uk & Eire. We have rotated the idlers around just now and will check again in 500 & 1000 hours to see what’s going on

I may be wrong here but are steel tracks that much worse for sprocket and idler wear than rubber. Do rubber tracked Volvo 8t not suffer from higher wear than other makes?

 

[wee_gus]

I may be wrong here but are steel tracks that much worse for sprocket and idler wear than rubber. Do rubber tracked Volvo 8t not suffer from higher wear than other makes?

I’m not 100% sure. All my customers machines are on steel. So don’t do a lot with rubber tracks.
I

 

[wee_gus]

cat 320E in for undercarriage replacement, Hose replacements, teeth replacement, LOLER, QH repairs, and new beacons wired into shut off lever.

 

[wee_gus]

Flow and pressure checking of machine.
Wire in shear harness.
Diagnose damaged valve block leaking internally

 

[wee_gus]

Undercarriage replacement down in Chesterfield

 

[wee_gus]

Undercarriage replacement in Preston, she was a little bugger as track pads had been run slack

 

[wee_gus]

Last one of the week, undercarriage replacement in Perth

 

[wee_gus]

Even we have bother