Inspection

Continuing Operations under Covid-19 lock-down

Are you trying to manage your continuing operations under the Covid-19 lock-down? Have you considered the potential impact of supply chain disruptions on the operation of your fleet? Could part of your fleet end up being parked due to lack of parts? How long will this continue? Many of these questions cannot currently be answered […]

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Undercarriage Bush Turns to save money

Undercarriage Bush Turns can save money

Managing Undercarriage Bush Turns to save money requires skill, inspection data and systems to accumulate the data. Under Covid-19 conditions, many companies operating tracked fleets may need to manage this in-house, since supplier inspectors are not currently able to visit the machines. Technology can now provide solutions to this challenge. Looking at Bush wear, the

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At up to 3 times the cost of the engine, are you giving your undercarriage the attention it deserves?

Every earth moving operator will faithfully ensure Oil Samples are taken to determine the internal health of the engine, transmission etc. It is normally part of the warranty requirement on the machine or those components. Every Oil sample analysis report is examined carefully for any signs of potential failure to ensure that the component (example

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The Importance of setting “Target Life”for Undercarriage Components

Undercarriage systems are made up of multiple components. Each component has its own distinct life span.  The challenge is to ensure the entire set of components achieves the greatest possible life, (The “Target Life”), for the system as a whole. This will depend on the weakest component. The individual components cannot be replaced individually when

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Digitization of Inspection Management and the benefits it brings

Digitization is the process of converting a manual process into a digital format. There can be many reasons why this is done not least the following:- Increase the accuracy of data collection Increase the volume of data collection such as images, comments and calculated results from readings. In some cases, the history can be available

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TrackTreads releases IOS mobile app to operate on iPhone or iPad

TrackTreads is very excited to announce the launch of the IOS version of our Undercarriage Inspection mobile application. The IOS version of the application comes in response to customer requests and we are pleased to be able to offer the ability to capture Undercarriage Inspections on both Android and Apple devices. The App is currently

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Loose Bolts - Undercarriage

Don’t Miss the Small Stuff When Inspecting Undercarriage

Inspecting Undercarriage is not solely to measure components. It’s about creating a complete picture frozen at a point in time over the life of the Undercarriage. This picture must use images abundantly. Images replace a thousand words. Other points of interest help to complete the picture such as highlighting: Loose or missing bolts Machine balance,

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