Undercarriage Chain is built to operate in a specific direction of motion, this is the forward direction in which the machine operates under load. When the chain is installed in the incorrect direction, the reverse direction, will cause wear at 3 times the rate of the forward direction. It is thus critically important to […]
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The Front and Rear Idlers on an elevated sprocket machine are effectively the spreaders for the track chain. The idlers keep the chain reasonably tensioned and guides the chain as it rotates. The track chain is essentially a rail that is laid down and picked up again in a continuous movement that allows the machine
Undercarriage Idler Failure can be detected to avoid further Damage and Expense Read More »
On the non-rotating sleeveless bushes, the wear on the bush is typically on only 180% of the bush as shown in the following diagram. Bush Life before Turning The speed of wear on the bush will be determined by various factors such as:- the abrasiveness of
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In our modern world, there is always a heavy focus on technology. What can the software do? What bells and whistles does it have? What wonderful new technology is the software based on? These are all important details, but they often eclipse and are focussed on at the expense of more traditional business factors. In
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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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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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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