Need to replace my tracks as you can see, but wondering if something is causing the cleats to tear out before I go and put a new set of tracks on. The other side not pictured threw the track because a few cleats tore off. Not sure if the problem could be sprockets or other driveline parts, poor quality tracks, user or terrain, etc. The machine is a Deere 317g and the tracks are aftermarket 320mm wide with about 800 hours on them.
Did you put new sprockets on with the last set of new tracks?
Unless the machine is used extensively on blacktop rubber tracks wear out from the inside. If you are operating in a area with a lot of rock you will tear up tracks faster. If you deal a lot with bony material, the rocks get inside the tracks and get pounded between the rollers, sprockets and tracks. That is what gouges and cuts the rubber where the rollers ride, and in time those cuts and gouges are what allows water and debris into the track, which tears up the cords and rubber. Eventually you start ripping bars out of the tracks. I try to avoid turning excessively in rocky soil, as well as anything else that puts more debris inside the track. Pushing piles off is rough. You push the side of the bucket past the pile, and the rest of the pile falls down onto the side of the track. Load and carry; it is a loader, not a dozer. Replace those sprockets with the tracks.
I bought it with the new tracks already installed so can't say for sure, but I highly doubt it since it seems like they were planning on selling the machine.
So using it to spread 3/4" stone for foundation footings and basement floors is doing a number on the tracks?
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. If you're pushing out piles like Acoals said, there isn't anything worse.
800 hours... We got 2000hrs on a TR270 before they broke cables? and kept walking off... and thought that was horrible for hours on tracks. Expected at least 3k. They were still easily 75% tread. I've got 2000hrs on my S250 tires, they are still 40-50% fronts I did replace a couple years ago, wore right through and tube popped out. Edit Why does the forum keep erasing my smiles?
Looks like they are worn pretty well. Always change sprockets when you change tracks. We used to have the same issue on BC T250's with aftermarket tracks. Some sets wouldn't last 500 hours until we started replacing sprockets with the new tracks. This was 18-20 years ago. The last few set of tracks I've bought OEM Bridgestone's when the dealer runs a special. Also replace the sprockets as well. Now we don't have track issues other than just plain old wear. BTW - we push out of piles all the time from #2's, #57's and DGB with no issues. We actually use them as much as a dozer fine grading as we do a loader.
Only the emoji's in the bar above from the drop down list are supported. Phone emoji's are not supported, I wish they were..
@Steve Frazier needs to spend some of that moldy money
800 hrs is poor but not unheard of. I'd say average is 1200 to 1500. 2000 hrs not unusual on new machine with all new undercarriage and oem tracks.