Sealed and lubricated track chain is the most common type used for dozers. “Those tracks normally have a very good life span — proper maintenance assumed,” says Klima.

Track that’s too loose will cause bounce and vibration which can affect your dozer’s performance, especially when grading. To measure track-chain tension: ...

Track basics. Most crawler dozers leave the factory with SALT (sealed and lubricated track) chains, which use pins having an internal reservoir of oil that flows through a radial hole in the pin and ...

In this video, we demonstrate the process of replacing a front idler and track adjuster on a Deere 450-650 sized dozer. These ...

Walt Moore, Senior Editor. Considered individually, the various components of a crawler undercarriage — links, pins, bushings, sprockets, rollers, idlers, shoes and frames —seem relatively simple, ...