switching from Rubber to Steel tracks on the excavator

If you are doing this yourself on a machine with tensioning like this, don't forget to change the tension settings. I'm going thru that here, kzhead.info/sun/mtpwns6Oj3-lips/bejne.html

Nice to see someone clean their equipment before turning wrenches on it.

I must admit I have never in all videos seen anyone replace a track as easy as you did. It was amazing to watch. 😊

Wow. I had never expected that one guy could do this job alone. A good example of working smart, not hard. Well done! I plan a trip to Sweden this year. Should we meet, I will buy you a beer, promised! Cheers from Germany

So one very important thing I learned from this video is the unique track tensioning system that Takeuchi uses…I have a C50R track dumper and it’s track started to slack off on me and come to find out it has hydraulic cylinders that tension the tracks and I couldn’t figure out how they actuate in order to tension them and low and behold you have to put it in high gear to put pressure to the cylinders…which is funny because I almost never use rabbit mode in my dumper but I was working at my neighbours house a few weeks ago and I put it in rabbit mode to drive down the road and noticed my tracks were tight again!..my goodness!..🤦🏻‍♂️

Very true how nice it is to see someone clean off the areas to be worked on. Doesn't matter what it is to be worked on, especially if it is in an area that gets greasy or oily, or from broken hoses, keeps the machine sanitary and the worker and parts cleaner.

Nice video! I wish you had it posted about 2 months ago. I'm a Takeuchi parts dealer in the US and have a customer with the same machine change to steel tracks. He was having trouble with the last pin and I couldn't be of much help since I got them from a 3rd party vendor. Customer is a government highway dept and often has to work in creeks with sharp rocks. They would wear out the rubber ones in about 300 hours. One question: did your dealer tell you about the additional parts that should be added to the machine? Extra guides go on each side to keep the steel track in line and a step extension because track is wider. I too am impressed to see you clean it before working on it. Takes a few minutes longer, but easier!

The log you picked up had me thrown for a while. I thought it was going to be used to prop something up while changing tracks. I didn't think that you would be using it to untension the track. Very well done getting it all done by yourself.

To throw my 2 cents in, I've done grousers and track chains mostly alone before. A little trick I found is to pull the track on by running a tie down strap around the idler and using the final drive as capstan winch. I had ropes tied to the levers and with one hand i pulled the track lever and the other hand i pulled on the capstan tail.

Hi nice job 👍 you have to decrease the track tensioning pressure from 20bar to 10bar when going from rubber to steal crawlers soon you will find that they will bee very tight that will wear out your new chain faster and the undercarriage will be more difficult to maneuver there's a pressure limiting valve inside the undercarriage you need a pressure gauge (50bar) on a 1/4" BSP T piece fitting and a hex key remember to take the pressure off the tracks before like when you took of the rubber tracks That's the only down side to this hydraulic track tensioning every time there's space for the front wheel to move it will do so when moving i 2. Gear resulting in tight tracks and some time not travel straight Nice to see your work flow enjoy your new steal tracks cheers from 🇩🇰

Taking off the pads on the 2 last links makes putting the pin in easier. Also, the pin is meant to be pressed in usually. A bottle jack will typically work on its side. I made a press out of allthread 2 steel plates and a bottle jack.

A lot better with steel tracks, you'll be able to use the dozer blade in the wet, instead of your tracks spinning. Like the way you used the digger to get done, what you needed to get done. 🤗

Great work, nice video

The craks in the rubber traks is absolutly normal and where is a bit wavy as you mentioned the steel wires are not broken, a brand new tracks would look like the same, so there was no problem with that rubber track

You know how to do things, by yourself. Happy to find you here. Keep up the good work!

Just found your channel, and have subscribed. You are very industrious, and your videos are very informative. Appreciate you sharing with us.

Cool video. Really liked how you thought to use the same machine youre making repairs on to remove the old track with a log. You got my thumbs up

I remember doing tracks and a sprocket change on a Hitachi log loader in the field. Same method just larger scale. Lots of come alongs to get the track in, the sprocket change was a job itself, must have weighed 250lbs. No HIAB, working in lots of mud. Fun times.

He changed the tracks because he likes the sound! I love him! makes me love him even more! You should always do what makes you happy in life.

Excellent job. I'm certain the machine is more useful for your work with those tracks. Could you have used the boom to pull the track up onto the sprockets (with a chain perhaps)?

Riktigt smidigt med bandspänningen där! Innebär väl också att man "automatiskt håller banden spända". Smidigt att det gick att byta från gummi till stål utan att behöva byta alla stödrullarna. 👍

Run your track on with a chain on your bucket then you can take the slack out, making it easier to get the pin in. You'll notice the difference with steel tracks.

Great video. You sir need a big battery impact, those little impact drivers will never be strong enough to break those big nuts free. You have mastered that machine to perfection! Great operator.

it's amazing how much faster it goes the second time

Great job, I hope to have an excavator one day. After I am done with my Skid Steer, I plan to sell it.

I have a case mini and put steel tracks on it and they are great. It made the mini work way better.

M. Bjoernstroem, sir, you are an incredibly interesting and skilled KZheadr. I would love to leanr more about your background, line of work, etc within the privacy limits you decide.

everything about installing these looks like a finger about to be smashed! nice work getting them on by yourself!

That track tension was a great system, never heard about it before. Will it always tension it when you run 2 speed? And why is your videos mainly in mono sound?

Ya never use used sprockets on new track rail pins, if they are, the sprockets and pins wear out faster and premature, it's easy and one of the least expensive components to change, instead of costing more down the short line.

En nackdel med stålband är att maskinen glider lätt sidledes när det är halt (is). Det går fort nedför backar 😉..

You know that you’re on right track when your present packing threads has to be opened with angle grinder.

You made it look too easy. Wondering what you do there??? Lots of gear, tons of talent and experience...

Bro, you got some skills wow!

You probably already know but you don’t have to run steel tracks so tight in muddy condition I was told to run them 4 fingers under the middle roller it will help turn in the mud and 3 fingers in the dry. If you run them as tight as rubber tracks they stretch and you’ll have to replace them sooner.

This guy flexing his skills with the excavator by using a tree stump and the machine itself to remove part of the tire is awesome

Steel & rubber recoils are adjusted differently.

Buen trabajo , pero si tienes que teabajar con la máquina en asfalto o pavimento vas a necesitar revestimientos de goma para esas orugas

Wish the tracks on my leeboy paving machine were that easy to replace!! Hello from Tucson AZ USA

How does the track tensioner work? Ive only seen tracks get tensioned with a grease gun.

Привет, отличная работа молодец так держать удачи тебе и крепкого здоровья.

Rubber tracks don’t appear so worn out. Mine are much more, already 2 Steel carrier parts went off from the rubber and I’m still using them (with care)

Amazing Mini Excavator Takeuchi 👍👍👷

Those are some pretty cool looking pants. Had to go look them up. Sadly, that style is not available in the USA and the company does not offer tall sizes. 😢

Well done on the track change,good to see you looking after you're plant, the old tracks would make nice raised bed planters😂 take care when working alone🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧👍🚜

13:05 You are not the Clown. You are the entire circus. Thanks for the laughs :D You gotta make do when you're on your own...

Nice Job! Regards from Germany Stephan

Smooth well done, enjoy your videos, Arizona USA

Rubber is great for when you need to do as little damage as possible to the ground. Get them in snow though and they become a danger to load on certain trailer.

Nice video, just a fair warning those triple bar grouse don't like mud lol it's like ice.

Damn you are better with that log and excavator than I am with a toothpick :D

Very useful, but i have a question. How much for this steel track?

Where did you buy the tracks? They are intended to use the rubber track rollers I assume? Nice work!

Have you set the Pressure of the Adjustcylinder?

Were the first person I have seen wash their equipment before you work on it and wash it again if you have more dirt well done and I just subscribed keep up the good work

WOW.. thats some awesome Deal! Everything in Canada is double and triple those prices.

I remember changing Tracks on a Tracked Howitzer whilst in the Army-oh & the fun we had, thinking it would be so easy lol you think like that when you are 20 👍

Is the old and new sproket with the same teeth pitch?

What headset are you using

2:56 Man has his priorities in order. I'm not even being sarcastic.

So, did you order the right sounding ones? :)

To retention a track is to put it on the ground so it is easier to put grease back in

22:00 obviously you’re curious did it improve your dozing capability. I’ve been wondering the same, and the blade height. Imo the dominating factor is the machine weight that gives you tracking force - or lack of it.

👍👍👍

One side looks minivan, the other side looks prowl and growl... I see why you like metal track.

Wow!!!.....to be young and productive again!!!😄

Hej Mattias Jag fick ett meddelande om den här videon. Bättre sent än aldrig. 🤣 - Hälsningar från Polen, Paweł.

Grym kanal och videos, väldigt intressant arbete och bra redigering! En fråga, varför byter du till stålband? Är inte expert på grävmaskiner därav frågan. Din maskin ser väldigt snarlik ut som Volvo ECR88D, är det samma? ECR88D är tillverkad i Sydkorea om jag minns rätt.

My left ear thoroughly enjoyed that.

Steel tracks are far superior than rubber tracks, and they work perfect on paved asphalt or concrete roads or parking lots, just bolt on rubber segments, as the steel tracks have pre drilled holes for them, just as those steel tracks have pre drilled holes for rubber segments to be put on or off as needed. They last way longer and less likely to get thrown off from catching edges.

Now that looks a decent electric pressure washer what make was that if you don't mind me asking what is it a Karcher or something else 👋👍🏻

How does the auto tension adjustment work? It’s usually a grease fitting you use to add/remove tension

I’ve found it much easier to put the master pin in when it’s on the sprocket end of it, the teeth help hold it in place.

Why the sledge hammer pin placement is their no nut on the end of the bolt?

Thanks for sharing. Where did you get the tracks? I’m in Sweden too and wondering if I can get steel tracks for my CAT 305. There are a lot of rocks, stubs and boulders in my backyard. Nice video.

Now all you need to do is wield on a piece of plate steel on top of the blade making it taller than the dirt won't roll over the top and you can push more dirt 😊😊

How that tensioning works?

Good job!

How come the majority of the sound seems to be on the left for this vid?

Nice video

You're the Andrew Camarata of Sweden dude! Great to watch!

Juda yaxshi qoyil

And satisfaction priceless!

No torque wrench?

The old rubber tracks look like they would make an industructable raised garden bed.

Good job

Bơm mỡ tăng xích kiểu gì hay vậy

I agree with you on liking the sound of steel tracks. For me, Its just like when I hear the iconic sound of someone racking a shotgun. It’s an unmistakable sound, and you know things just got serious. LoL

Fin maskin du har finns inget som slår dom i kvalitet.

เจ๋ง

Helal olsun tekbaşınıza değiştirdiniz..

Ese riel que tiempo dura. Cada cuanto tiempo se cambia.

Nice 😊

What are the advantages of a steel track vs rubber track?

Great job, pretty to watch.

That’s a real nice looking machine

Hopefully one day, there will be video about that white Škoda Felicia Pick-up.

So much better steel tracks

Cool 👏