I have a JCB 8080 midi excavator that is currently fitted with rubber tracks. Can anyone tell me if I can put on steel tracks without having to change the rollers, sprockets and idlers?
i know its just not a swap-over. Usely the bottomrollers are softer on a rubber track then the onces on a steel track, and the idler wheel is not as wide as you need for the steel tracks. if you have a short pitch rubber track you'll need a different sprocket too. I'm working tomorrow at a track specialist, i'm gonna ask it an engineer over there if i see one. cause i dont know for sure if your tensioner will be heavy enough too. so all with al it's not just swapping around. But i know you can rebuild them so suite a steel track, but thats not really what you where asking in the first place..
I have a Kubota KX080, and only changed the tracks, bottom rollers, upper rollers, sprokets, idlers, everything is the same.
Thanks BuMach...let me know what the engineer says about it. Make sure you mention that it is a JCB 8080
I was hoping to get away with just changing the tracks
Hello Rebar, You probely need to swap it all. The engineer didnt knew for sure if a jcb has a wide enough trackframe to fit the rollers for a steeltrack. So its not gonna we a quick swap..
Ok thanks