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<blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 5324" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>Most are figuring between 5 and $10 per hour extra cost of operating for track, idler and sprocket wear. plus initial investment, likely 10k more</p><p>Many big operators keep their wheel loader to use on asphalt and concrete surfaces, as turning on these is the hardest on the undercarriage of a track machine.</p><p>They excell where soft and rough ground conditions make operating a wheel loader tough. They don't drop into every hole as the track just test to rest on the high spots.</p><p>Tearing a track is about 5 times as expensive as ruining a tire, most won't warrantee their tracks for punctures lke small stumps of re bar.</p><p> But if the conditions require that much floatation to operate, or if overall cost is not so much of a concern, they seem to be the (trendy?) way to go.</p><p>Several of the track loaders have seen updates in the undercarriage dept, so buying a used loader may get a design that needed some improvement.</p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skidsteer.ca, post: 5324, member: 307"] Most are figuring between 5 and $10 per hour extra cost of operating for track, idler and sprocket wear. plus initial investment, likely 10k more Many big operators keep their wheel loader to use on asphalt and concrete surfaces, as turning on these is the hardest on the undercarriage of a track machine. They excell where soft and rough ground conditions make operating a wheel loader tough. They don't drop into every hole as the track just test to rest on the high spots. Tearing a track is about 5 times as expensive as ruining a tire, most won't warrantee their tracks for punctures lke small stumps of re bar. But if the conditions require that much floatation to operate, or if overall cost is not so much of a concern, they seem to be the (trendy?) way to go. Several of the track loaders have seen updates in the undercarriage dept, so buying a used loader may get a design that needed some improvement. Ken [/QUOTE]
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