Track Removal on a Bobcat T190

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9 жыл бұрын

In this video I will show you how I removed the tracks on my Bobcat T190. The first few times I took the tracks off the machine it was quite a struggle so I searched KZfaq and found some videos showing an easier way of doing it. After I took the first track off, it was so easy that I thought I would make a video showing how I done it. I hope this video will help others as this used to be a miserable job before I knew what I was doing. The reason I took the tracks off were to repair a damaged drive motor on one side and to change the oil in the other motor. I hope to make more how to videos in the future as I do some maintenance and repair work on my Bobcat equipment. I hope this video will help other. Thanks for watching.
P.S. I now use three pieces of pipe instead of wood when I take my tracks off. The teeth on the tracks slide much easier on steel than on wood. They both do the job but I will be using the pipe method from now on.
Check out this video to see how I now do it! • Bobcat T190 Drive Moto...

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@PlayscBricks 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea with the "sticks" to compress the front idler and make the track slide right over. I'm going to try that one this week on my T300. Thanks for the video.

@JimHowDigsDirt 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@AB-oj7ok 7 жыл бұрын

Just a quick note to say thanks for producing this video- it helped me immensely on a T590.

@JimHowDigsDirt 7 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped you Adam! You can learn a lot of neat trick searching YT. I know I do.

@jerrysmith9780 3 жыл бұрын

I'm changing my tracks tomorrow and this video helped me big time. Thanks Jim.

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! I discovered that some pieces of pipe work much better than the wood as they slide a lot easier when removing the tracks.

@Mr.frag-out Жыл бұрын

Nice thank you Mr bowers

@JimHowDigsDirt Жыл бұрын

You bet

@joaquincortada1483 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. I leave the bucket on and use a 6x6 to push back the roller to take off the old track. Using the bucket to push back on the roller with the 6x6 in between.

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good tip! I will have to try that next time.

@natesmodelreveiwsetc.9626 8 жыл бұрын

that is a good idea to remove the bobcat tracks

@scottevard6966 8 жыл бұрын

Hey Jim, Tip! If you remove or loosen most of the way on the rear bolt on the front. It will allow that big end of the tensioner cylinder and front idler to retract even further making even easier to remove track and reinstall. Bobcat Scott

@JimHowDigsDirt 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip Scott! I will give it a try next time I take the tracks off the machine.

@joshmarauder 5 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful thanks

@codered5431 7 жыл бұрын

This guy knows what his doing ive done this out in the mud

@JimHowDigsDirt 7 жыл бұрын

Not much fun to do in the mud, ehh?

@codered5431 7 жыл бұрын

JimHowDigsDirt its just hard cause is sinks when u jack it up but ya great video

@andrewwilkinson7460 6 жыл бұрын

Short pieces of metal pipe rather than wooden sticks make it easier to slide, but still loved the well put together video!

@JimHowDigsDirt 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I since learned that method and now use 2 pieces of pipe. Slides much easier now.

@Quadboueux 9 жыл бұрын

Interesting How To ! Thanks for sharing Jim !

@JimHowDigsDirt 9 жыл бұрын

vistaquad Thanks for watching.

@pellerselsjd 8 жыл бұрын

Great Video!! Thanks for the info good for a guy that is getting his first bobcat! Keep posting I am following ya!

@jix177 8 жыл бұрын

Good technique! Well done.

@JimHowDigsDirt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JustMe-yq8li 7 жыл бұрын

I kinda like your technique too. :)

@sergeygayvoronskiy4753 4 жыл бұрын

Jim all you need is 4 ton porta power and push it off of front tie down instead of a pry bar works like a charm!

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

I use three steel pipes know instead of the wood. They slide off much easier using the pipes

@JustMe-yq8li 7 жыл бұрын

:) Well helllllo there HANDSOME....and HANDY.... Love it!

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

You sound like my girlfriend, lol.

@KarasCyborg Жыл бұрын

I wish bobcat would have had a vertical piston on the final drive motor so that when you release the pressure it sags and track comes off real-easy as you could just drag it off the top. Either that or some sort of segmented sprocket that you don't have to even waste the the grease in the piston. They just weren't thinking about maintenance.

@JimHowDigsDirt Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree! It's pretty bad when you have to take off the tracks a sprockets just to change the oil in the outer drive motor bearings. And I think they only take about three or four ounces per side.

@ing.marlonvaldivia-peritop369 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@Ron4936 9 жыл бұрын

very interesting, well done

@JimHowDigsDirt 9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks Ron.

@ManjulaV001 6 жыл бұрын

thank you

@marciotlopes9598 6 жыл бұрын

Very good. Thanks

@brianhvactech 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for vid

@artisannasitra6725 7 жыл бұрын

Jim am I correct your blocks are 6x6's? So two stacked you have 11 inches of blocking?Thanx for the video too!

@garagetime1130 9 жыл бұрын

Nice video I have a bobcat E50 and am looking into getting a t190. Can you do a video of your shop?

@davidgreenwood38 4 ай бұрын

your video really helped me, track came off easy, t870. Getting another track on though was definitely a 2 man job. what track tension do you use? 1/2"? 1"? 1.5"? i have heard different tensions from different websites and people. thanks

@cranberryvalleyrr4579 9 жыл бұрын

All in knowing how AND A LITTLE COMMON SENSE!

@JimHowDigsDirt 9 жыл бұрын

Pastor Leonard Williams CAYA Thank you.

@ignusa749 5 жыл бұрын

I use qty 12 black gas pipe maybe 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 od and 1.5 feet long instead of the wood. just tall enough to clear the roller on the front.. it makes the slide off and on super easy!! also a telehandler and use the mast retract extend with a chain is nice if you are a one man shop to help the old as well as a new track on and off!! trust me the pipe is way easier!! as well as they last a long time if you change or remove tracks often!! also check the bearings on all of the under rollers as well as the front tensioner roller!! also 2) hd 2 inch wide ratchet straps on the track dia work well to help get all of the grease out fast... for the last bit of grease... nice for when it is cold!!

@BoxcarJerry 9 жыл бұрын

cool process on how its done , were these worn out that you took them off ?

@JimHowDigsDirt 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, they were worn out so I had to replace them. I did a lot of work in a rocky area and it really took the life out the tracks. Thanks for watching!

@MrMotoden 9 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, sir. Will we be seeing the new tracks going on?

@richardpaul5152 2 жыл бұрын

i know Im randomly asking but does anyone know a method to get back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me

@CostcoBulkBuyer 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for sharing this idea! Do you think this will work on a susv?

@JimHowDigsDirt 2 жыл бұрын

I know nothing about susv. If it's built in a similar way it might work?

@chrisbeekley1887 6 жыл бұрын

You can slide a piece of hose over the grease fitting then your not trying to catch it inside the compartment

@JimHowDigsDirt 6 жыл бұрын

That would be a better way to do it.

@hashdfw 7 жыл бұрын

I use a a plastic water bottle to catch the grease

@NJGCB 6 жыл бұрын

Just saved me a $800

@codered5431 3 жыл бұрын

Ya its crazy what a shop will charge. I did this in the mud many times

@joaquincortada1483 5 жыл бұрын

Those tracks look good. Are you taking them to perform maintenance?

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the tracks are only a year old. I took them off to change the oil in the outer bearing of the final drive. You have to remove the track and sprocket to get at it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7tzlciXsNKue58.html

@TheNoisyCricket 6 жыл бұрын

Shit that's the hard way. All you gotta do is a 360 on a small stump. Pops it off every time. But man it's a pain in the ass to get back on

@JimHowDigsDirt 6 жыл бұрын

Goes on much easier on a flat surface for sure!

@someguy936 3 жыл бұрын

What was wrong with the tracks? Those old ones seemed to have a lot of life left on them.

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

I had the other side off to repair my drive motor, so I decided to take this side off just to change the oil in the final drive outer bearing.

@outdoorswithlarryrobin 4 жыл бұрын

Good job, now why are you removing them?

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

I took them off to change the oil in the outer bearing of the final drive. You have to remove the track and sprocket to get at it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7tzlciXsNKue58.html

@FishFind3000 9 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that BMW sign on the wall?

@JimHowDigsDirt 9 жыл бұрын

FishFind3000 I made it when I was working at the Department of Transportation provincial sign shop. It's reflective.

@FishFind3000 9 жыл бұрын

nice, i was wondering cuz it would be perfect for my dad.

@christopherlehman626 4 жыл бұрын

What about using a smooth spiting wedge instead of using 2x2's

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

I know use three pieces of pipe instead of the wood. The track slides off much easier on the steel pipe.

@lottsalasagna431 7 жыл бұрын

Gutsy putting your hands under that track. Don't know why anyone would do that ..seen many people get injured and even lose body parts around machinery .. Be safe don't trust jacks or blocks always try to have a secondary safety

@JimHowDigsDirt 7 жыл бұрын

It was well blocked, It wasn't going to move!

@codered5431 3 жыл бұрын

What is wrong with your track.

@JimHowDigsDirt 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with the track! They were only a year old in this video. I took them off to change the oil in the outer bearing of the final drive. You have to remove the track and sprocket to get at it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7tzlciXsNKue58.html