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Max
07-25-2001 06:43:55
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Re: Case 350 questions in reply to Ron, 07-25-2001 04:26:45
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When you travel in high gear across a fairly smooth surface, do you feel like waving a cowboy hat above you're head? That is the best way I can describe the rollers being bad, but the best way to check them is to put a little slack in the chains, raise the machine, preferably both the front and rear, and check the rollers to see if they are loose. By loose they can be loose on the mounts or have the bearings just wore out. The rollers can be rebuilt but most of the ones that I had seen were so far gone that it wasn't worth rebuilding. If you should get new ones, be sure to rotate the shaft in the roller before installing. I may be a little suspecious but before I started that little trick, I ocasionally had a 'comeback' where I had to do warranty work. The paint was put on those rollers so thick that it prevent the rollers from doing their job freely. To check the alignment you can use a straight edge to see if all of the rollers are in alignment but my experience had shown that wasn't normally a problem for the rollers bolted back up into alignment, but of course I only used the Case parts for I worked at a Case Store. The rails of the chain don't normally cause that many problems unlees they are really worn. The rails usually last twice as long as the bushings, depending on the field conditions in which it was working in.
The bucket have a replaceable cutting edge. You can get comfortable, get a torch, and a grinder. Start cutting the old weld trying to avoid cutting into the bucket, once removed, clean up the area with the grinder, then place the cutting edge in place while holding in place with clamps, and weld in position. Note, move your welds like you are torquing a cylinder head or else the cutting edge will move on you. This may sound like a simple job but be prepared to be at it for a while. The need cutting edge should already have the holes for the bucket teeth, if not, those edges used to be available so ask first before buying for it will be very hard to drill that cutting edge.
As far as the rops, I wouldn't know where to go for these. Good luck and happy diggin.
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