Investing in Knowledge and Experience
The TrackTreads Support Team experiencing undercarriage inspections first hand
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Inspection
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
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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
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Measuring Bushes during Undercarriage Audits
Pins and bushes can be one of the trickiest components to measure when performing a machine audit. Here are some tips and thoughts to help you.The Pin and bush on the undercarriage chain is subjected to wear from 2 directions depending on whether the machine is being operated in the forward direction or in reverse.
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Crack Management on Field Equipment
The TrackTreads system provides “cradle to grave” Crack Management in Mobile Fleet Structures. There are 4 main steps covered in the management of these cracks Identification, measurement and setting of limits Field Inspectors capture, using mobile phones or tablets, the precise position of the crack on the structure by drawing the crack on a structural
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Sometimes is it good to go back to basics. 4 Basic Pillars of Undercarriage Management
Collecting Undercarriage Field Inspection data – Measuring the undercarriage component wear needs to be done regularly and accurately. Readings should then be supported by images and comments. Automatic calculation of % wear and the physical limits along with any prior reading history help the Inspector provide quality information. All this functionality should be available offline
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How many $ Dollars lie in this boneyard of Undercarriage Components
A boneyard of Scrapped Undercarriage components tells a story of how the undercarriage components are managed. Components with life remaining = money lost
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Getting value for your money in Undercarriage
Get value from your undercarriage by running it to between 112% and 120% worn
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The most important Undercarriage Inspection of them all
The last inspection before the undercarriage is removed is the most important and provides a wealth of information
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Field Structural Inspections help monitor patterns of cracking
Digitizing structural field inspections on mobile equipment such as trucks, shovels and dozers allows the collection and recording of the length and position of cracks on components common to the fleet of machines. Crack Length Measurement – Each following inspection will display the existing cracks allowing a further measurement to be recorded. The rate of
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