The TrackTreads Undercarriage Management system allows users to measure, inspect and manage their entire fleet in one system by:- Covering machines from the smallest to the largest Covering all families of tracked machines – even fixed plant Covering all brands of undercarriage manufacturers One System does it All!
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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. Read more…