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TrackTreads Wear Management System

Wear Material comes at a higher cost because the components include extra elemental inclusions and further heat treatment in the hardening process. To gain the full benefit from these components requires achieving a full useful life. Any accelerated wear on the component will lead to a shortened life span and lost value. To gain a

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Scalloping causes more than an uncomfortable ride

Scalloping is where the middle of the Link rail becomes hollowed out. This increases the vibration as the chain moves over the components and can lead to a very uncomfortable ride! Scalloping can be caused by a number of factors: – Idler Rise Heights are provided within the TrackTreads system for easy measurement at each inspection.

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The Value of Thermal Images in CTS (Custom Track Service) Inspections

The art of managing undercarriage is the early identification and then rectification of accelerated wear in the components. Inspecting and measuring these components, and then comparing the results with previous inspection results allows a comparison of the wear rates. Ideally the components should be achieving between 100 and 110% wear before they need to be

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Use Undercarriage Inspections to fight the impact of inflation

Track Inspections, known as cts inspections or custom track services, serve a number of purposes, but a few of the more important reasons are: In the image below, the budget life, of the undercarriage components for a large Dozer, is 8,000 hours, and the cost of replacing the undercarriage is $250,000. Thus, in the above

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Managing Swing Track Chains in the yard

Chains must be able to be tracked from cradle to grave. In any mining environment, chains needing maintenance, whether it’s a regrousing of shoes or a pin and bush turn, will need to be taken off the machine and placed in the yard, ready to repair. To keep the machine productive while the maintenance is

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