[AT] Catching up /a ramble /now track

[JParks]

Grant
Good sets won't be easy to find.  When shopping around, be sure you look for
the right ones.  Different link numbers were used on the early D4's (also
D2's, D6's, D7's and D8's) and as a result they had different bolt hole
sizes for the pads.  You can be in danger of finding and buying link groups
that your pads will not match, doubling your problem.

If you find a decent set of links be sure and match up bolt hole sizes by
link number and not by some seller guessing what size bolts were used for
the pads.  They cold be off 1/16" of an inch very easily and you get stuck
with the wrong tracks and a freight bill.

If you have link numbers and need to know what size bolt/nut were used, let
me know and I can look them up for you. Be sure and evaluate their quality
by measurements rather than guessing too.  One-tenth of an inch can be as
much as 30% wear on track of this size.  If you send me measurements I can
look up what % wear or wear remaining may exist.

John Parks
Boise, ID
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Brians" <gbrians at hollinet.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up /a ramble


> John and others, I have a question about track repairs. My RD4 needs a new
> set of rails and pins. Who has them and for how muchused and new? I know
> that they are too expensive right now for me, but I need to plan.
>         Grant Brians
>         Hollister California
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JParks" <jkparks at flash.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up /a ramble
>
>
> > Ivan
> >
> > Congrats on the new crawler.  I'd be interested in seeing the type of
> track
> > the Agricat has and the process you're going through in making
> pins/bushings
> > and boring the links............and the material you're using!  I know
> this
> > is a pretty small machine so you can get away with some shortcuts that
> would
> > not be possible in production machines that move lots of dirt, but it
> still
> > sounds like a quite a project.  I applaud your efforts and dedication!
> >
> > John Parks
> > Boise, ID
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ivan Cousins" <ivancou at usachoice.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 9:31 PM
> > Subject: [AT] Catching up /a ramble
> >
> >
> > Safely tucked away in the shop its
> > > getting new pins and bushings in the track before we go out to play .
> I'm
> > a
> > > little over half way on the bushings ,  I have 39 out of 52 done.  But
> > then
> > > there's 52 pins to make and 110 links to bore .  A good winter project
.
> > > Oh ,I wonder how big a muffler I'd have to put on it to be able to
sneak
> > out
> > > of the shop without the neighbors .  Hmm ,  one off a cub ?  Aw but a
> > > straight pipe sounds much better .
> > > So if anyone else has an Agricat dozer , or knows of one for sale .
Hey
> > its
> > > always nice to have spare parts .
> > >     Ivan
> > >
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