Keep your machine on the right track

25 January 2023
Tracks & undercarriage
Small earth-moving equipment
Tracks

 

No two tracks are the same, even if they look alike. Each type has its own benefits and is suited for different work environments. Your machine was even designed with a specific track in mind. Let’s discover the different possibilities of tracks.

Installing tracks

There's a reason many machines in construction, earth moving equipment or mobile elevating work platforms operate on rubber tracks: better traction.  Rubber tracks have better traction than tyres. The weight of your machine is distributed over a larger area. This means that no matter how wet or dirty a surface may be, tracks will give enough grip to get the job done.

You’ll find different tread patterns on different rubber tracks for compact track loaders. Each pattern is suited to a different application. Will the rubber tracks run over concrete? You’ll prefer rubber tracks with a robust tread pattern. Will you be driving your machine across a golf course? You’ll want a smoother multibar pattern. But for a mini-excavator that works on a construction site, you’ll want enough detail in the tread pattern to handle all kinds of ground conditions.

For dumpers, mini-excavators and mobile elevating work platforms, only one tread pattern is always available.

Steel tracks

TVH also has steel tracks in its range, enabling you to alternately switch between rubber or steel tracks in certain conditions.

We also have rubber pads to clip onto steel tracks of larger machines. You mount these rubber pads on your machine with steel tracks when you extraordinarily need to go with your machine on a piece of street or concrete. This way, you avoid damaging the surface. 

There are 3 ways to mount rubber pads on steel tracks:

  1. Bolt-on: mounting the rubber pad directly onto the steel track
  2. Chain-on: remove the steel plates and then mount the rubber pads.
  3. Clip-on: the rubber pad is slid along the side over the steel plate with a hook.
     

Find the right tracks

When it’s time to replace tracks and undercarriage parts, technical support will come in handy. Because finding the right replacement parts isn’t always easy: there is no international conformity for the measurement of tracks and every brand has its own system for undercarriage parts.

Therefore, the best way to find the right tracks and undercarriage parts is through the machine details (brand, model, etc.):

  1. Go to the MyPartsFinder search function on our online shop.
  2. Enter your machine’s details.
  3. Find the parts you need!

Not 100% sure what part(s) you need to order? Don’t worry, you can always contact us! Our skilled colleagues are ready to give extra support.