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<blockquote data-quote="Farmall" data-source="post: 10647" data-attributes="member: 1308"><p>Fishfiles indicates the current shop shortcut, though only one finger width. I think the factory spec is too tight for most operation. I ran early track sets tight as per spec and they wore out fast, no matter how easy I was on them. I leave tracks looser now, but not sloppy, and track life has improved. Too sloppy and you'll lose one (oh joy). I make sure they are tighter if I am working sidehills. Track quality, both measured over time, and by different manufacturers, has made a big difference, so comparing track life and performance always seems apples to oranges. What the operator does IS very important. BTW the early manual descriptions on how to measure and adjust track tightness must have been written by some techie that had never ever never set foot off pavement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmall, post: 10647, member: 1308"] Fishfiles indicates the current shop shortcut, though only one finger width. I think the factory spec is too tight for most operation. I ran early track sets tight as per spec and they wore out fast, no matter how easy I was on them. I leave tracks looser now, but not sloppy, and track life has improved. Too sloppy and you'll lose one (oh joy). I make sure they are tighter if I am working sidehills. Track quality, both measured over time, and by different manufacturers, has made a big difference, so comparing track life and performance always seems apples to oranges. What the operator does IS very important. BTW the early manual descriptions on how to measure and adjust track tightness must have been written by some techie that had never ever never set foot off pavement. [/QUOTE]
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