making track pads

[Cooper]

Oh and are they a roll pin holding tracks together? As some of mine would loosen and come out of one side. I could easily see how that might break the tracks if it happened. And keep in mind tracks on our machines are the most vulnerable to clogging. I see some guys burying their machines in dirt from digging or turning. Just like 1:1 machines it's a skilled operator that keeps tracks fairly clean and debris free. Especially in a quarry.

[Jack3M]

Yes, I am learning very rapidly to keep the dirt out of the tracks. No pics handy, but the links are breaking at the pin, the pin is a very hard, solid, chromed, ?steel? Pins show no wear.

Had to make some extra T-nuts yesterday. Found some cold rolled steel and not sure how fast I should cut, but it seems to cut fairly well. I think I could make tracks from it. Just time and I have plenty of that in the upcoming rainy season.