Excavator Track Fell Off?? How to put back on an excavator track.

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A wonderful start of the day.

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Wanted to start digging the foundation trenches for the office add-on for my workshop. But instead my excavator threw a track giving me a change to make a how to for you guys!

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What you will need:

  • pry bar
  • grease gun
  • socket wrench
  • some good working gloves
  • paper/rags for cleaning up

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Step 1
Lift the body of the excavator with its arm to give some clearance from the ground.

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Step 2
Remove the idler-wheel grease fitting. Make sure to clean and inspect it.

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Step 3
Use the pry bar to push the idler wheel back. Catch the grease coming out of the grease fitting hole with some old rags.

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Step 4
Pry the track back on the sprocket then use the sprocket to drive it back on (Warning keep hands and feet clear of the moving track! 🙉 🙊 🙈 ).

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Step 5
Reinsert the CLEAN! grease fitting and hand tighten. No need to go hulk style on this.

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Step 6
Using the grease gun, tension the track. Make sure to not over tension the track or else it could snap.
I like to keep two fingers distance between the track and track roller.

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All ready to get back digging!

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Use the pry bar to push the idler wheel back. Catch the grease coming out of the grease fitting hole with some old rags. Hehe

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