Hi guys I need to tow my tracked cat 279c skid steer to a shop is it possible to freewheel it to winch up on a tow truck?
It can only be dragged. There is no way to make it freewheel.
Can the final planetary be removed to freewheel it? Different brand drive perhaps but maybe applicable:
We always just unbolt the sprockets off the final and let it spin works fine aslong as you dont have a far tow (less then 100 feet or so all together)
X2. I've done this 2 times and each occasion dragged the machine for a mile on hill country because the fix was a shop job. Got that idea from the operator manual
Removed the sprocket bolts and it moves easy. Thanks fellas
I dont like to do it far it will wear a nark on the final where the sproket hits
Would you believe it only took the paint off the hub and besides it was the only option I had. Environmental concerns prohibited opening up the hub to remove the sungear. I was in a swamp when the hydraulic pumps fell off the engine on the last occasion. The engine ran good but nothing else was home.
I had one it probably wore a good 1/16 in it i wasnt involved in the tow but if i had far to go id lube it up with something tho in your instance that would probably been frowened apone
Another indication of the wear was later when fitting new sprockets the old ones were still quite tight on the hub spigots.