Maintenance Tip #43

Make sure your shoes are the proper width for the specific conditions you are running your machine in.

The extra flotation that wide shoes allow in wet, mucky conditions can also lead to high track wear and structural problems in high-impact conditions. The leverage effect of the wider track on a hard surface puts tremendous strain on track shoes, pins and bushings.

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