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Article: Operators Control Undercarriage Expense.(Undercarriages & Tracks)
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- Equipment Today Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Operators Control Undercarriage Expense
By Curt Bennink
Proper operation is crucial to longevity and lower costs.
With undercarriage maintenance representing half of the owning and operating costs of a steel track machine, any extension in track life drops straight to the bottom line. And one of the largest influences on track life is the operator.
"Maximizing undercarriage life begins in the operator's seat," says Dick Schaefer, senior product manager, undercarriage, Komatsu America Corp. "The operator is the key ingredient to controlling undercarriage cost per hour. Therefore, operator training is a must."
Even with recent ...