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jim420 · Post by **jim420** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:49 pm

new to board and have a question. i have 2 old sets of tracks for a 4 roller 420c. rails are thin on one set and the other set is rusted up tight so bushings will not pivot. both sets are 2 bolt and i currently have a 4 bolt set on my crawler so the pads wont interchange. should i scrap them?

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:18 pm

Depends on if you have the room to save them. Not a lot of value in either case, but might be of some use to someone.
Lavoy

jim420 · Post by **jim420** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:37 am

thanks lavoy. my wife is after me to clean up abit now that the snow is disappearing. and since they are both snow shoe pads i wasn't sure if they were that valuable.

Tigerhaze · Post by **Tigerhaze** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:53 am

My 2 cents-

If the rails are too thin, then they probably aren't going to be much use to others. I would put them up for sale and see if there are any takers, but otherwise you could probably get a little money for them as scrap.

However if the pads are good, I would save them because they don't take up much space and could be of use to someone with the 2-bolt rails. I wouldn't think it would take too much effort to use a cutting torch and burn off the attaching bolts. They should then stack up nicely until you find someone that could use them.

Paul Buhler · Post by **Paul Buhler** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:15 am

However if the pads are good, I would save them because they don't take up much space and could be of use to someone with the 2-bolt rails. I wouldn't think it would take too much effort to use a cutting torch and burn off the attaching bolts. They should then stack up nicely until you find someone that could use them.

Maybe your wife would like a rustic garden path made of metal stepping "stones", or a garden border that won't rot?

I made a yard sculpture out of worn out skidder ring chains - once. ;_0

JD440ICD2006 · Post by **JD440ICD2006** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:17 am

Welcome to the site!!!!

With scrap prices being up, it may be worth the effort to cut the pads off, take the rails and cut bolts and nuts to get some $$$ if you have a scrap yard near by.
Someone will want those pads.

Tiny Crawler · Post by **Tiny Crawler** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:26 pm

I need to take a picture of what a guy did locally with his tracks, welded them up like a sea serpent with a head and set them in his pond, Kind of cool looking..

tiny..

Tigerhaze · Post by **Tigerhaze** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:59 pm

Tiny Crawler wrote:I need to take a picture of what a guy did locally with his tracks, welded them up like a sea serpent with a head and set them in his pond, Kind of cool looking..

tiny..

That is the coolest idea ever for a set of tracks

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:38 pm

When I moved onto this property in 2004 there was a chain here so badly rusted wasnt worth considering for anything other than junk. Since it had been coiled up I took a piece of pipe and made a bumper shoot stand for the wife. Works perfect even in strong winds.

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:30 am

Tiny, If you get a picture of the sea serpent, please post it. I have a pond. I have some old tracks. Sounds like the type of art I can appreciate. Thanks, Gil

Paul Buhler · Post by **Paul Buhler** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:49 am

I found this picture of used tracks and other agricultural resources.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84511015@N00/160196826

Ray III · Post by **Ray III** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:40 pm

Tigerhaze wrote:However if the pads are good, I would save them because they don't take up much space and could be of use to someone with the 2-bolt rails. I wouldn't think it would take too much effort to use a cutting torch and burn off the attaching bolts. They should then stack up nicely until you find someone that could use them.

That's how I removed some of my pads that needed the holes repaired, and it wasn't hard. Considering I had to drive the bolts out of the chain, and you wouldn't have to take that step for something that is being scrapped, you could probably pull all the pads in about 3 hours.

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