EXCAVATOR UNDERCARRIAGE & WEAR PARTS

Rubber tracks wear with use, but how you drive, clean and tension them makes a real difference. Five tips drawn from Cat, John Deere, Volvo and Bobcat guidance.

Three measurements are all it takes to size a replacement rubber track: width, pitch and the number of links. Here's how to take them and read the size.

Sharp teeth, a skipping track, a track that won't hold tension: how to spot a worn excavator sprocket before it shortens the life of a new set of tracks.