Introduction and Track Handler Unboxing

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Testing a TracK changing tool on the cat skid steer

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What happens here

The video begins with the presenter driving and explaining that due to dropping temperatures and impending snow, it's necessary to switch the tracks on their backhoe to snow tracks. He mentions acquiring a new tool to facilitate this task. Upon arrival at the job site, he unboxes the new tool, revealing a track slipper/modoodle, a persuader bar (also called 'the dominator'), and a component that slides onto the bar, along with two ratchets. These items collectively form the 'track handler' system.

Goal: The presenter introduces the day's plan: changing the backhoe tracks to prepare for snow. He unboxes a new 'track handler' tool designed to assist with this process.

Tools and materials

Bar Attachment
Persuader Bar ('The Dominator')
Ratchets
Track Slipper/Modoodle
Utility Knife

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all right guys so here's the plan for today it's been uh just been raining pretty decent for a couple hours here and the temperature just started to really drop so that means that rain is transitioning into ice which is always super fun we're supposed to get two to three inches of snow later this evening and in preparation for that we need to swap the tracks on the kitty cat we have designated snow tracks for that so those have got to go on uh we have a we got a brand new tool that's supposed to really really help get those tracks swapped on and off so we're gonna give that a try see how that works out yeah that's that's all i got it's kind of funny it always seems like we're doing stuff like this when it's really nasty weather that just kind of seems to be the way that it goes but oh well no big deal it's like they say when it's wet you're gonna be wet when it's cold you're gonna be cold no big deal we'll get her taken care of so let's just get into the day [Music] i don't actually know who says that besides sam so what you're actually seeing guys is the fact that tim and i plan things out so that when it's too wet to work on a job site or too cold to work on a job site we still have consistent work that way the guys aren't married to the weather for their paycheck they know that when every week comes and goes they'll have a pretty decent paycheck no matter what happens it just so happens on today's project it's too wet to work out in the dirt but we got asphalt i don't think that's what it's really called i think pretty [ __ ] heavy duty and that was alex that's a freaking that's the best that's the persuader that is the persuader right they call it the dominator oh get bigger one it's a big old bar all right but there's more to it all right sam [Music] i wasn't doing it right tim had to take over wow like it's christmas man having enough presents all right what is this that okay so now we gotta watch the video before using go to www.trackhandler.com and review instructions tab

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