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Cat D10T

Obtaining Maximum Life From Your Undercarriage Components

The art of undercarriage management is achieving as close to 100% wear from all components on the system simultaneously.  This means that each component; whether rollers, idlers, sprockets or chain; are all wearing so that when the first component reaches 100% worn, all of the other components are as close to 100% worn as possible. This ensures that both time and money are spared. An example of this would be when an undercarriage system has Read more…

By John, ago

Inspection Forecasting – Knowing What and When

Every Inspection will identify the current wear of the components along with possible actions to rectify the wear profile of the components.   The aim of the target wear profile is to achieve the maximum possible life from all the components on the undercarriage system, thus maximising your ROI. Regular inspections are essential to achieving this. The TrackTreads Undercarriage system provides a forecast of next inspection due dates based on your inspection schedule and the Read more…

By John, ago
4100 XPC

A Focus On Reducing Cost Per Hour

In reposonse to high demand from many mining customers TrackTreads has now incorporated GET, Dump Bodies and other wear surface management tools into the same package and offering as the Undercarriage solution.   This gives inspectors the ability to inspect the following wear surfaces; undercarriage, dozer and grader blades, excavator and shovel buckets, dipper buckets, booms and any other wear surface while on the same inspection visit to the machine. Some customers have extended the Read more…

By John, ago
Schematic Bucket

Bucket, Dump Body and Boom Inspection Tools

TrackTreads recently released their latest software toolkit for measuring and managing the wear surfaces in Dump Bodies, Buckets and any other wear material needing to be managed and measured regularly. Users of the Undercarriage Management System will find the system and layout very similar and accessible in the same web portal.   Key Features include:- Using the mobile app to take measurements, images and add comments. Mobile app connects to an Ultrasonic tool for material Read more…

By John, ago

Undercarriage Management – Increasing Your ROI

Investing in the implementation and use of undercarriage inspection management software needs to provide a return on investment. Undercarriage can make up more than 50% of the maintenance costs of a machine. Therefore managing undercarriage has the potential for large savings. How is the ROI measured:-   Time and accuracy to complete an inspection The ultrasonic measurements with the smart phone app enables immediate percent worn calculations and comparisons with prior inspection measurements. This improves Read more…

By John, ago
Hitachi Ctaerpillar

Managing Undercarriage Across Different Brands Of Machinery

Look at any jobsite whether construction or mining, and you will notice a mixture of equipment brands. Every Mine-site or construction jobsite faces the same problem; how to manage the undercarriage inspection and condition information across the different brands of machine in their fleet. TrackTreads have addressed this by including every Make and Brand of machine into the TrackTreads solution. Users can measure anything from a small John Deere excavator, all the way up to Read more…

By John, ago
Reports and Quotes

Track Inspection Data Rapidly Converted Into A Quote

TrackTreads have recently updated the Undercarriage Inspection Management system to enable quick generation of a quote for repairs or part replacements. Inspectors can now perform an inspection on any make or model and deliver to the customer, both the inspection report and a formal quote within minutes of completing the inspection. The shorter the turnaround time, the greater the likelihood of a successful sale.   Inspectors measure the undercarriage using the mobile application connected to Read more…

By John, ago
Undercarriage Track Shoe

Undercarriage Inspection Management System to Support Key Undercarriage Purchasing Decisions

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 the mining environment, with miners being particularly sensitive to achieving the lowest cost per hour without compromising performance. Extensive analysis Read more…

By John, ago
Dozer Undercarriage

How Often Should Undercarriage Be Inspected?

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 must be managed. However in order to manage effectively, it needs to be measurable. Unlike Tyres, Undercarriage contains many moving Read more…

By John, ago

How useful would historical data be when conducting an Inspection?

How useful would it be to have the previous inspection results displayed when completing the current undercarriage inspection and measurements. The screenshot seen below is the TrackTreads mobile application used for recording undercarriage inspection results in the field. The previous inspections results are displayed below each component including the tool used, actual measurement and percentage worn.   This data benefits the inspector for the following reasons:- 1. Consistency in method of measuring by ensuring the Read more…

By John, ago