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Inspect Tracks (Rubber and Steel)

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How to Buy and Sell Heavy Equipment

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Inspect the rubber tracks for signs of damage. Look for any major cuts, tears, or excessive wear on the treads. While some separation due to age is typical, major damage could indicate rough use or neglect. In contrast, examine steel tracks (seen on another machine in the background). Steel tracks provide excellent traction for dirt work but can be very tough on the machine, causing increased wear on other components if not properly maintained. Regardless of track type, ensure they are adequately tensioned. Loose tracks can pop off, causing damage to themselves and potentially the machine's frame. For rubber tracks, maintaining proper air pressure in the tires (which support the tracks) and ensuring good tire tread are key to keeping the tracks tight.

Goal: Evaluate the condition and tension of both rubber and steel tracks.

Tools and materials

  • Bobcat S205 Bobcat — The machine being inspected

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and bends them cylinders and okay so you try staying away from that um but the surface rust doesn't uh isn't doesn't going to affect anything on the machine you know it's just so what's the next things we're going to be looking for then the next thing is you're coming around the machine you can look at the Bob tach pins and bushings um tilt cylinder pins and bushings if you just grab the Bob tach if you have it laid out like this just grab the Bob tach and on this one here you can see that the Tilt cylinder pins probably should be replaced um but the bobat pins itself you can see that it's barely moving um this machine is a well maintained machine I maintained this one since it's been brand new including that one too same thing and it's got $1,800 on it with this will be the first time that the tilts the pins will be changed on it so I mean that's pretty good you can tell that this machine hasn't been beat um then you can go on the inside of the machine or open up the door um you know you'll want to look at the hours if you hit the headlight key that the headlight button that'll give you the hours the hours will come up on uh the side of the machine here and it'll give the hours um this one's actually $1,900 um but what you're saying is universal for all all Bobcat all Bob and I don't say Bobcat skid steers really we we've got to Define that you want to check the hours it doesn't they're not all going to have that control panel they're going to have different type even Bobcats are going to have different

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