My Sad Sprockets

Lynn Eades · #1 24-09-10, 01:59

I would guess that this "rimmed" sprocket, was introduced to help the track chain run a little better to try to alleviate this uneven wear. The book says that the track should be removed, and the sides balanced. This might include swapping the track from one side to the other, to get optimum life from it.

ron · #2 24-09-10, 10:45

Hi Lyn,
We had track support rings here in Australia that were fitted to our later carriers, they bolt onto both sides of the sprockets and give a much wider area of support I always fit them to my carriers, I reckon they must take a lot of weight off the ends of the sprockets, Regards Ron.

Lynn Eades · #3 24-09-10, 11:14

Can you show us a picture?

ron · #4 24-09-10, 11:21

OK Mate will I will take pics and post in the morning,
Regards Ron

ron · #5 24-09-10, 12:03

Hi Lyn just gone through a few pics and found this one showing a track support ring fitted to the marmon herrington carrier conversion that I found some time ago it is only fitted on the one side as the large diameter round plate takes the weight on the other side,I will take pics of the ones on my carriers tomorrow, as you can see there are a large number of bolts holding it together regards Ron

ron · #6 25-09-10, 23:54

Hi Lyn here is a pic showing a set of track support rings fitted, as you can see they give a lot of support to the track and take all of the weight, these would be very easy to reproduece, Regards Ron

Aidan · #7 26-09-10, 00:55

Do you think maybe the support rings were used for a large fan belt to run stationary machinery? with the tracks off?
Aidan