Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[doobin]

2 hours ago, dumper said:

Edited April 30, 2023 by doobin

[josharb87]

If you have a machine that throws rubber tracks often, would it throw steel ones as often? 

[topchippyles]

20 minutes ago, josharb87 said:

If you have a machine that throws rubber tracks often, would it throw steel ones as often? 

Steel doesn't stretch like rubber if a machine is throwing tracks then there's another issue.

[monkeybusiness]

Rubber tracks only stretch when the internal steel cords are broken (and the tracks are subsequently goosed). 
Tracks coming off regularly are either too loose or idler bearings have failed. 

[Malus]

11 hours ago, Stephen Blair said:

Malus I was always popping tracks off my Cat and I had it down to a fine art of getting the tracks back on, I’ve owned the Bobcat for 2 years and it’s never come close to coming off so over time the sockets got used somewhere else and never returned, the hand held grease gun was launched in anger and replaced with a battery Makita that lives in the yard 😂. 
 Any more pics of your track building? 

I wonder if there's a difference in idler/roller design between brands that's better or worse. The little Kubotas are usually pretty good until the tracks get a bit stretchy. Have had issues with the Kubota u48 though, that used to throw off brand new tracks with no noticeable wear on the idler. Also had issues with the check valve on the track tensioner on a u48 so it wouldn't let grease in after putting the track back on.. may have lost a grease gun or two in a similar fashion to you 😂

 

I'm not the best at taking photos but here are a few from this job 

 

[doobin]

3 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

Rubber tracks only stretch when the internal steel cords are broken (and the tracks are subsequently goosed). 
Tracks coming off regularly are either too loose or idler bearings have failed. 

Or the grease tensioner has a leaky seal and is bleeding pressure. 

[Stephen Blair]

57 minutes ago, Malus said:

I wonder if there's a difference in idler/roller design between brands that's better or worse. The little Kubotas are usually pretty good until the tracks get a bit stretchy. Have had issues with the Kubota u48 though, that used to throw off brand new tracks with no noticeable wear on the idler. Also had issues with the check valve on the track tensioner on a u48 so it wouldn't let grease in after putting the track back on.. may have lost a grease gun or two in a similar fashion to you 😂

 

I'm not the best at taking photos but here are a few from this job 

 

Is that a dihatsu 4 track?

  Very nice work! 

[william127]

Obviously not my photo but what a beast👌👌👌

[doobin]

Why is everyone painting their diggers black, they look bloody horrible.

[dan blocker]

21 hours ago, Malus said:

 

Mountain bike track🤔