Yesterday’s aggravation

[doobin]

You wouldn't consider steels on it instead?

He’s not doing work that requires steels, rubbers are cheap and can be taken across tarmac no worries.

Split tracks happen, who knows how old that one was?

 

[Storrsy]

He’s not doing work that requires steels, rubbers are cheap and can be taken across tarmac no worries.

Split tracks happen, who knows how old that one was?

Was just thinking if it's neighbours machine it's probably mainly on farm/rural work, the extra durability and weight of steel might be welcome

 

[doobin]

Was just thinking if it's neighbours machine it's probably mainly on farm/rural work, the extra durability and weight of steel might be welcome

ah i didnt see that

 

[Stroppymonkey]

You wouldn't consider steels on it instead?

Not my machine. Tracks were like new when he bought it at 1700 hours (now on 2800) and about 50% worn.
s**t happens. I’m paying for half as I’ve had the machine for a week here and there and not paid anything .
MST were £652+vat
Kubota dealer (not Chinese tracks) are £1000+vat so he’s going genuine. (Not my choice)

Mark at MST was helpful so I will be going there when I need track on the E10 or the Dumper

 

[Storrsy]

Not my machine. Tracks were like new when he bought it at 1700 hours (now on 2800) and about 50% worn.
s**t happens. I’m paying for half as I’ve had the machine for a week here and there and not paid anything .
MST were £652+vat
Kubota dealer (not Chinese tracks) are £1000+vat so he’s going genuine. (Not my choice)

Mark at MST was helpful so I will be going there when I need track on the E10 or the Dumper

The worst bit about new tracks is the first time you have to take it over stone. My Wackers have already got small cuts in them at 37hrs.

 

[Bri963]

Today’s ball ache. The tilt cylinder hose split right under the lift cylinder support. The hoses run along the top of the C frame and under the bracket holding the front of the cylinder, i.e. under and behind the worst of the mud. Over an hour and a half digging and pressure washing access, then found we had to remove two hoses to get the third. The nuts had seized onto the tails so the entire hoses were trying to turn. So all told, three hours to remove. Putting the new hoses on is tomorrow’s morning’s first job.

I can’t decide which job I’d least like on a regular basis, hose fitting or plant tyre repair. Our tyre co.’s newest fitter says he prefers plant tyres to wagons, at least you aren’t working alongside live traffic. One of my mates made the mistake of telling me what a rough day he was having looking up bolt torques online. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Been there, that’s a miserable job. Mud-packed brackets and seized fittings turn a simple hose swap into half a day of fighting. When the nuts spin the whole hose, you already know it’s going to hurt.
I’d still take hoses over plant tyres most days, but it’s close. At least with hoses you’re not wrestling rubber that weighs more than you do. I usually double-check routing and torque specs in the service manual from reliable-store before refitting, just to avoid doing the same job twice.

Morning James

Just trying to remember Chicago's nickname...can you remind me?

 

[Bri963]

Morning James

Just trying to remember Chicago's nickname...can you remind me?

Where’s he gone? James, that is.

 

[V8Druid]

Where’s he gone? James, that is.

looks like he was an AI bot

 

[Bri963]

I know this is probably mundane for some of us, but just to show how much of a pain a simple repair can be in bad conditions, the top one is the three hoses that failed, the lower picture is to show the amount of s**t we had to shift to get at the fittings. The worst hydraulic repair I’ve had was the hose supplying the levelling ram on a Genie cherry picker. Threading that bar steward up the boom was a mare. Second worst was on a JCB 100C. A hose from the bottom of the valve block to the boom foot burst and it took me almost a day to get down to it. No belly plate.