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Undercarriage Inspections – learning the Basics

How do I start implementing an Undercarriage Monitoring Program? – TRAINING! As with all improvements once you have identified what to change, sometimes how to start moving in the right direction can be a little more challenging. Undercarriage inspections do not need to be complicated or difficult. Knowledge can be gained through training and support information. TrackTreads can provide both! This enables managers of fleets to be able to measure and complete undercarriage inspections to Read more…

By John, ago

Undercarriage Budgets – How to achieve your KPI’s

With increased pressure to perform against measurable objectives many bonuses have been linked to cost reductions – does this sound familiar to you? Read on to understand a methodology to achieve your targets! Test Case – Peter manages 20 large mining dozers with an Undercarriage replacement budget for each undercarriage set of $250,000. His budget life to achieve for each set is 8000 hours. The Site is remote and undercarriage expertise is lacking on the Read more…

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Managing Undercarriage in a world of inflation

Digitized undercarriage inspections are now the industry standard while extracting maximum life out of components is now the new frontier. The benefit is reduced costs of ownership and increased ROI Undercarriage Inspections are the basic foundation of undercarriage management, but offer little long term value unless components are tracked across their entire life. To track components, requires each component the be uniquely identified within a digital system which then allows the component to be tracked Read more…

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TrackTreads provides audit tool to manage component rebuilds

TrackTreads has included in the toolbox a Component Rebuild Audit tool which tracks the rebuild process of Undercarriage Track Frames from cradle to grave. Each step of the process is captured with measurements, images and comments on a mobile device and shared directly with the web application for review and reporting. The system provides several benefits to users in the rebuild process: – Users may also use the following tool to support the Component Rebuilds: Read more…

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Underground Buckets added to TrackTreads Field Inspection Software

Inspectors can now perform condition and wear measurement inspections underground on their mobile device on GET, Wear Plates, the bucket core and attachment points for their underground buckets. The system will automatically forecast when the bucket needs rebuilding based on the wear percentage and residual life of the critical components, while also displaying performance against a preset budget life. The system will capture the cost of replacement components for GET, and Wear Material, along with Read more…

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Undercarriage Inspections give certainty to Maintenance Planning

In our business at TrackTreads we have many different customers each having their own reason to perform Undercarriage Inspections. There is however one common theme throughout which is to calculate the residual life of undercarriage components so as to plan for the next maintenance event. This calculation comes from the measurement resulting in a percent worn which coupled with the life in hours already lived, allows the residual life to be determined. Planning for maintenance Read more…

By John, ago

The Art of Measuring Track Shoes

Undercarriage Shoes provide flotation for the tracked machine on soft ground. The grouser bars provide the grip to enable to machine to propel forward. The grouser bar also provides a secondary function by adding structural strength to the shoe, the more grouser bars, the greater the shoe strength and the more loading the shoe can withstand. Shoes can be measured using a depth Gauge or the Ultra Sonic Tool. The grouser bar often becomes rounded Read more…

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Measuring Undercarriage Links

The Track link along with the bush are often the most important components to measure during a machine audit. The links can be measured using 2 of the available tools: Ultrasonic Tool and the Depth Gauge. Ultrasonic Tool The Distance F is measured using the Ultrasonic Tool. A small amount of Gel is placed on the face of the probe and then placed on the rail surface. A mistake can easily be made when measuring Read more…

By John, ago