Track work the easy way

CatD8RII · Post by **CatD8RII** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:09 pm

I picked up a used track press from a local paper. OTC no longer makes them but the company that took the track tools over still makes the pins to push out 350 series pins!! Sure beats a hammer and torch!!

wwattson · Post by **wwattson** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:33 am

I don't know, I'm really starting to like the hammer and torch method. Of course, I've developed a significant drinking habit, I've expanded my Navy vocabulary tremendously, and I'm hard of hearing but I like to think I'm a better person for it.

Seriously, I would love a press like that. WTC still makes it as the Model MPP-100 but who can afford one? I'm guessing they sell them for about $8000 a copy with minimum tooling thou Lavoy would know better.

JD440ICD2006 · Post by **JD440ICD2006** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:16 am

If you don't mind sharing, what did you have to pay for it?

Post by **Lavoy** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:44 am

I think they quote me at least $8000 and that was many years ago.
Lavoy

CatD8RII · Post by **CatD8RII** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:55 am

Got it for 4500, it came with a ton of adapters, even stuff to do Mack walking beam bushings. The adapters for a JD 350 were about 350 from WTC. The older OTC ones are nice because they have Power Team hydraulic components plus you can remove the ram and have a general purpose 100 ton hollow ram. The new units from WTC come with a Ram-Pac pump and ram , we have one at work and it has not held up very well at all. Its only 2 years old and its been through 3 pumps and the cylinder is leaking.

CatD8RII · Post by **CatD8RII** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:01 am

Lavoy is right, the price varies a bit depending if you want an air or an electric pump. There is another outfit making them called Tracbuster? (i think). And their price is about th same.

Post by **Lavoy** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:11 am

Given the general attitude I have gotten from them in the past, I wonder how well they were to deal with on warranty, or did they just blame it on you?
Lavoy

CatD8RII · Post by **CatD8RII** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:31 am

I'm not sure about the warranty but,WTC wasnt that bad to me for getting the 350 adapters. I'm pretty sure they took the pump to the local Cat dealers hydraulic re-man center.(maybe that was the 2nd and 3rd problem?). The other thing is the press at work gets used by 6 or 7 guys, and most of them dont take good care of the press.

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