new member with a 1010 crawler

[wwattson]

It's not really that much work. It's a bigger deal if you can't do the weld buildup and grinding yourself but that's more a matter of finding someone that can come to the crawler or taking the crawler to a welding shop. It would be easier with the track frames removed but that's more of a skill set issue in my case and not really a problem for an experienced welder.

Lavoy, do you have a source on the 1010 idler guides?

[Lavoy]

Nothing that I have ever found. I have comtemplated having them made, but have not gotten that far.
Lavoy

[Pjw350]

It's not really that much work. It's a bigger deal if you can't do the weld buildup and grinding yourself but that's more a matter of finding someone that can come to the crawler or taking the crawler to a welding shop. It would be easier with the track frames removed but that's more of a skill set issue in my case and not really a problem for an experienced welder.

So the weld buildup is on the 2 wheels. Theres 2 grooves where the track rides on. You weld and gring to form the grooves up? Am I understanding that right?

[wwattson]

I was talking about the track frames. Replace the idler wheels at $173 each from Deere. It would cost you more to horse around with them than it costs to replace them.

I'll try to copy a couple of your pictures and add circles and arrows to show you more clearly what I'm talking about. Sorry for the confusion.