{"id":8124,"date":"2022-02-03T16:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T05:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=8124"},"modified":"2022-02-03T16:18:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T05:18:40","slug":"cat-undercarriage-maximised-with-track-service-inspections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/cat-undercarriage-maximised-with-track-service-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat undercarriage maximised with track service inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.australianmining.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hastings-deering-cts-604x270.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When operating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsdeering.com.au\/products\/new\/dozers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">track type tractors<\/a>, around 50 per cent of the total cost associated with owning and operating for the life the tractor, is in its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsdeering.com.au\/parts\/cat-undercarriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undercarriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a fleet made up of over 350 machines, the Mackellar Group prides itself on maximising the uptime of its equipment by investing in genuine Cat parts and regular Custom Track Service (CTS) Inspections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d0YI8D8delY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsdeering.com.au\/owning\/book-a-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dealer support&nbsp;<\/a>provided by Hastings Deering, CTS Inspections are scheduled with the Mackellar Group to gather quick and accurate analysis of undercarriage wear rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jarrod Sharpe, third year apprentice for Mackellar Group, said that the CTS Inspections helped the maintenance team to understand how the undercarriage is wearing and allowed them to rectify issues before they come up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey use ultrasonic technology, they\u2019ve got more analogue, idle and depth gauges and ultrasound equipment where they can give you a precise depth on your track links, on your rail height segment wear,\u201d Sharpe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CTS inspections utilises Cat Wear Management System (CWMS) which incorporates Ultrasonic Wear Indicator technology to assess and advise on the condition of a machine\u2019s undercarriage directly measuring the most critical dimensions on Cat undercarriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using this technology, the Hastings Deering Product Support representatives can analyse the bushing wall thickness, link rail wear, track shoe wear limits, idler centre flange wear and track roller wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These advanced diagnostics are then compiled into a detailed report on wear projections for the Mackellar Group which can access and use the data from CWMS, to plan its undercarriage change outs to maximise machine uptime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-sdi.dataweavers.io\/-\/media\/project\/hdweb\/public\/news\/optimised\/cts-inspection.jpg?rev=43feb13878054afb870399918a669eb1\" alt=\"Cat undercarriage inspections\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Pelling, group maintenance manager for Mackellar Group said that this analysis has helped the Mackellar Group to evaluate service options, plan maintenance and schedule planned downtime to ensure its fleet is at maximum productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCustom Track inspections are very important, so then we know if we can go in and change a set of tracks out and achieve maximum life out of bush wear. It\u2019s the downtime that kills us,\u201d Pelling said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve always favoured the Caterpillar genuine parts in our undercarriage because reliability is just there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe pride ourselves on keeping our machines moving, we don\u2019t want to be down, and that\u2019s why we use Hastings Deering support and genuine Caterpillar Parts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To keep up to date with Australian Mining, subscribe to our free email newsletters delivered straight to your inbox.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.australianmining.com.au\/newsletter-sign-up\/?utm_source=Q1DB&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=AM%20Posts&amp;utm_content=posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When operating&nbsp;track type tractors, around 50 per cent of the total cost associated with owning and operating for the life the tractor, is in its&nbsp;undercarriage. With a fleet made up of over 350 machines, the Mackellar Group prides itself on maximising the uptime of its equipment by investing in genuine Cat parts and regular Custom &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/cat-undercarriage-maximised-with-track-service-inspections\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cat undercarriage maximised with track service inspections&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mines-and-quarry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cat-undercarriage-maximised-with.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83F9T-272","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8376,"url":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/kobelco-delivers-heavy-duty-machines-for-hard-conditions\/","url_meta":{"origin":8124,"position":0},"title":"Kobelco delivers heavy duty machines for hard conditions","author":"yinghui","date":"August 9, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"ADAM DAUNT WA Limestone wanted a rock breaker with some \u201cmeat on the bones\u201d to handle its hard rock quarry in Onslow. 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