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Install New Snow Track

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Testing a TracK changing tool on the cat skid steer

What happens here

Once the old track is removed, the new snow track is positioned and carefully guided onto the machine's rollers and sprocket. The track handler tool assists in maneuvering the track into place. After the track is partially on, the grease gun (Milwaukee M18 Fuel) is used to pump grease into the track tensioner, which is visible as a port on the track frame. This action extends a cylinder, pushing the idler wheel forward and effectively tightening the track to the correct tension. The presenter highlights the importance of precise tensioning, noting a specific measurement (two 'nose pickers') that needs to be just right – not too loose and not too tight.

Goal: The new snow track is installed by guiding it onto the rollers and then tensioning it using a grease gun.

Tools and materials

  • Makita Leaf Blower Makita
  • Snow Track
  • Track Handler Tool
  • Grease

What they say

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that grease gun so this grease gun what he's sam's doing with the is that's how he tightens the track back up and you'll see that on the next uh go around but as that's filling up it's pushing the sprocket out or whatever you call the first real thing i think sprockets the top part that thing just saved me like a half an hour of pumping that thing by hand normally that's a snow track this side is a dirt track and the reason we're changing it is oddly enough that dirt track does not work on asphalt with just a tiny bit of snow on it you just don't all right look at this thing look at that is that sick or what that just god that's what we missed the first go-round but they were figuring it out anyway right i mean you know you just watch guys figuring it out well here you go now this is the second go round so they kind of got the the tough stuff figured out [Music] those sams wearing keen philadelphia boots best boot for winter work period if you got wide feet and you like squishy boots soft squishy boots philadelphia by keen love those boots love them and the their summer version is the chicago they're not paying me to say this just literally my feet thank me every time i put those boots on but i hear ariat makes good boots i've never really tried them so i don't know what what do you guys like [Music] that's that triple see that sprocket in the front right there you can see that now so most of them only have just one in the middle right and this one's got two grooves so the extra grooves is what really keeps these tracks stable them and asv are the only ones that do that that i know of asv actually this is i've said this before but they will actually the first three years or like 3 000 hours you own an asb if you roll out of your tracks they will come to where your machine is and put them on for you that's crazy that's crazy but they that's like the asv the cat controls are amazingly smooth the asv is kind of like a spider sticking to a hill but look at the tracks on the asv in comparison to the tracks i'm putting on very similar they've got a lot of extra grooves in it and that's what allows these things they literally dominate the snow a good skid loader with snow tracks is it's it's better than tires it's better than tires because you get a smoother ride right and then as you're turning you just you have enough traction and enough grip but also enough release okay when you put actual snow tires on a skid loader it's really herky jerky especially when…

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