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Message: <blockquote data-quote="7LBSSMALLIE" data-source="post: 65808" data-attributes="member: 6879"><p>probally shouldnt discuss my backgrond . but if you are serious , drive motor rebuild is the #one main concern. when a seal kit , is half the price of new motor, add labor in. the warrenty issue its . benifical to custmoe to reccomend replacement. yes they can be rebuilt. is it cost effective no. #1 failure is outer hub brg. usually due to lack of maint. THAT OIL NEEDS CHANGED, another common issue is joe blow replaces motor or hub. but negletcs the case drain filter, and or brake block. resulting in low hr catostrophic failure causining more damage, also douctamtion of repair by joe blow., for instance i pull a case drain its full of metal i need to find source??? tear it all down and go to head scratching,. only to find o yea got one one on the internet but did not know about case drain. now at this point contamation has thrashed new motor or stat,, as to undercarrige on bob cat. zero issues no roller idler or sprocket issues. normal wear and tear, tracks getting good hrs out of. seems to be an operator thing, things you can do to minimize track wear , plan turns j track (dont skid) 60% more wear in rev than fwd.hope this helps,</p></blockquote><p></p>