Drott t-340

anyone have any information or knowledge on dotts? my tacks needs adjusted I thin I'm doing it right turning the bar towards the bottom of track well trying to turn it, I can't get it to move at all been soaking with pb blaster and still can't get it to move? am i doing it the right way or id something holding me up from doing it any help on adjusting these would be greatly appreciated

(quoted from post at 19:27:08 11/26/20) anyone have any information or knowledge on dotts? my tacks needs adjusted I thin I'm doing it right turning the bar towards the bottom of track well trying to turn it, I can't get it to move at all been soaking with pb blaster and still can't get it to move? am i doing it the right way or id something holding me up from doing it any help on adjusting these would be greatly appreciated

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Its not a Drott. Its an international t 340. Drott manufactured the dozer or loader attachment for mounting on the crawler tractor
You should be able to get a service manual for the tractor

With a bit of YouTube viewing, it appears that the nut is loosened and the adjustment screw rotated to tighten the track. If it will not move it
will likely need to be heated until red, then cooled (possibly more than once. Jim

it has Drott imprinted on the sides of the machine

what nut needs loosened? anyway you can give me the youtube link?

This should help, I only have experience with TD-18s Bigger fish Jim
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then discussion

On those old crawlers with the manual adjust oh man they can be a pain in the drain . In my youth i worked for a large construction company and even as a teenager i twisted wrenches and even had a co0mpany truck equiped to work on everything the company had in the field and the one tool for track adjusters was the ROSEBUD torch and the track adjusting wrenches for everything along with a six foot piece of pipe for the ones that got stubborn , i fought many from bigger crawlers D6 and on up TD 9 up to TD 24's The day they came out with the hyd. track adjusters was a god sent . SO what you need to get them to move is HEAT , sometimes you got LUCKY with only applying enough heat to get them warmed up to around 200 Degrees FAST , Fast is the KEY , you want the nut to heat more then the screw . If your trying to do this with a cutting tourch the screw and nut will almost heat even and your fighting a loosen battle . Once you get it to move you work it back and forth and apply your Kick ah Poo joy juice . If you try and keep on turning to get the adjustment you want you will pack the threads with rust and make things harder , by working back and forth and move ahead 1/4 turn at a time you will clean the threads as you go . Use a wire brush ahead of the nutto get as much dirt and rust out of the threads.

A friend just replaced an adjuster on his IH 125, after a few days of no success breaking it loose.

The big nut right behind the idler yoke. The other guy has told you right only other thing is before
you go to heating take a wire brush on a grinder and clean clean the threads on the adjust rod. You
need it to be bright if possible. As old as it is and as long as it has been maybe you will just
have to give up and break the track first. The early t340s had a track master pin that has a small
roll pin that can be knocked out then knock out the master pin. After the track is broke you can
than slide the complete idler with the pork chops right off the end of the track frame. After that
you might be able to get more heat on the nut.

(quoted from post at 00:33:49 11/27/20) it has Drott imprinted on the sides of the machine

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Drott made the loader/dozer setup, not the crawler itself.

Drott Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of industrial equipment. The Drott name is usually associated with the 4in1 Bucket and International Harvester tracked loaders which are often referred to just as Drotts in the UK due to the prominent Logo on them.

So when did they crawl in bed with case

(quoted from post at 22:57:26 11/27/20) Drott Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of industrial equipment. The Drott name is usually associated with the 4in1 Bucket and International Harvester tracked loaders which are often referred to just as Drotts in the UK due to the prominent Logo on them.

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Yes sir, I understand that. But you were looking for info on track adjustment IIRC. You'll need to reference the specific International Harvester crawler in order get the proper information, not the loader system.

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In the 70's I believe

DWF

I have one of these (T340 w Drott 4 n 1 loader). Thought I would touch base with you - I AM NEW HERE - in case you know anyone looking for one. I posted and ad in the classifieds but cannot locate the forum posting I put up about it about a week ago.