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Excavator steel track links seizing up when dry

Bomag ยท 2016-04-05 16:07

Hi there, new on here! Can anyone help me with my steel tracks on an excavator binding when they are dry?? Cheers in advance.

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  1. #1GaryHoff2016-04-05 20:52

    Pour some diesel on the tracks. Once the rust is broke free it should be ok.

  2. #2gunracer12016-04-06 12:07

    diesel is all we have ever used.

  3. #3Nige2016-04-06 12:13

    The best application method I have come across is a pump-type garden sprayer or similar. You can set the nozzle to a fine mist and get the diesel right into the gaps between the track links where it will eventually soak into the joints. It may take 2 or 3 applications before all the joints free up.