JD 550C Track

[JBandTTractor]

What is the easiest way to get a track back on a bulldozer? I broke the track apart and put it back on, it stayed on for about 30 minutes. This time the track off the front roller and the back sprocket but still under the center. Can someone please give some advice, thanks.

 

[Wolfy]

I believe on the adjustable idler puller arm, you would loosen a nut. That will release the grease, and the arm will retract. After you remount the track, tighten the nut and regrease the fitting, and the arm will extend. Be sure to keep both sides at the same tension. The best way to get the track on would be to pull it with a excavator or backhoe, and a few long bars. I recall the nut and grease fitting were under a hinged panel, at least on my 450E. But I only lost a track once, and that was many years ago.

 

[JBandTTractor]

Thank man, I will try to get a backhoe.