Any decision to purchase replacement undercarriage components is governed by 3 main factors: Cost, Performance and Availability Cost –In construction, most undercarriage purchasing decisions are based on cost, for good reason. Equipment is costed to a contract or job and life expectancy is normally not a consideration. Cost per hour is the KPI in […]
Undercarriage on dozers, mining excavators and shovels is an expensive commodity, equivalent to, or more than tyres and rims if not properly managed. This is a significant cost and as demonstrated in a previous article, can be north of $40.00per hour of operation. Such an expensive commodity as undercarriage which is present on every jobsite
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TrackTreads have now been providing undercarriage training to inspectors for the last 12 months. This enables customers with large tracked fleets and mine-sites wanting to manage their own undercarriage with the necessary skill set internally to be able to measure correctly and accurately. Many customers already manage their own tyres and rims and are looking
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Undercarriage inspection and management is more complicated than tyre management, yet is just as important; and in some cases more important. Undercarriage consists of more parts, which means more points of possible failure. Good management and regular inspection of these parts goes a long way towards mitigating this increased complexity. Looking at a cost comparison
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Mining Shovels are high impact machines, not just in relation to the work they do, but also by virtue of the impact they can have on your production timeline and your bottom line. For this reason, undercarriage management on these machines is particularly important. It is critical that you select, monitor and manage the correct
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Undercarriage Management is not just a matter of inspection Undercarriage maintenance costs can be as much as 50% of the total owning and operating costs of the machine. Managing these costs is not just a matter of reviewing historical costs in the management accounts. To manage the undercarriage with serious intent requires performing inspections regularly
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Are you managing undercarriage data with spreadsheets? Do you spend lots of time preparing the data so that you can then manage and make decisions? If you do, you are not alone! The reason for this is simple! The tools for inspecting, measuring and managing the undercarriage inspection results are not readily available. The next
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