Under carriage crawler chain ( Track chain) maintenance frame

A reduction in the R&M (repair and maintenance) cost for bulldozer undercarriages has been
demanded by customers due to the considerable expense involved. PLUS (Parallel Link
Undercarriage System) is a new technology for undercarriages of small- and medium-class
bulldozers, achieving twice the wear life of conventional types. Even though this machine is
available in undercarriage work shop, but the machine can’t diamante the flat plate from the
whole crawler . So to overcome the troubles on undercarriage maintenance I recommend to do
the “ “ for this specific problem.

Key Words: Bulldozer, Undercarriage, Rotary Bushing, Parallel Link , Track shoe

1. Background
The undercarriage makes up a considerable proportion of the R&M cost, which is the
expense incurred by the user after purchasing a bulldozer, of which, in turn, the track
shoe and sprockets account for more than 70%. A detailed analysis of this R&M cost
shows a high replacement frequency, indicating that the R&M cost of the bushings and
sprockets needs to be
improved to reduce the total R&M cost. One solution to this challenge is to improve their
service life.
should preferably be set as shown in Fig. 10. A similar result
was also obtained in a bench test. No cracking due to a change
in shape was found during in-house field tests and seeding
tests.
Regarding easy on-site maintainability, which was another
feature of the parallel link, it was confirmed that any outer link
could be dismounted easily, as illustrated
Design Concept
A track with a new structure dedicated to rotary bushings was studied, instead of using
rotary bushings as in the conventional track, to ensure strength equivalent or superior to
that of the conventional tracks. As illustrated in the parallel link was anticipated to offer
various advantages, such as in overall strength and easy on-site maintenance, by splitting
functions to the outer and inner links. In fact, the pins were press fitted into holes at both
ends of the outer link and strength equivalent or superior to that of the conventional outer
link could be easily obtained. However, the inner link was press-fitted only with
bushings, which received the traction force, into holes at both ends and the strength had
to be ensured by the link alone. The rigidity balance of the outer and inner links was
therefore repeatedly studied. As a result, it was found that assuming the length of the
press-fitted parts of the outer and inner links to be t and T respectively,
T/t = 1.3 to 1.4
Hydraulic pump

A Hydraulic pump is a mechanical Device that converts a mechanical power in to a hydraulic energy. It
generates flow with enough power to overcome pressure induced by the load. When a hydraulic pump
operates , it performs

pushing large amount of oil through hydraulic cylinders and motors ( in this fashion, the pump converts
the mechanical energy of the drive i.e ( Torque speed ) in to hydrostatic energy i.e ( flow pressure.)we
can use a hydraulic machines equipped with a pump to do different types of work such as lift , lower,
open , close or rotate components.

A hydraulic pump is the source of power of a hydraulic system ,as a result it makes that is the most
critical component.

Hydraulic pumps operate according to a displacement principle. This involves the existence of
mechanically sealed chambers in the pump .through these chambers ,fluid is transported from the inlet
(suction port) of the pump to the outlet (pressure port)The sealed chambers ensure that there is no
direct connection between the 2 ports of the pump. As a result ,these pumps are very suitable to
operate at high system pressures and are ideal for hydraulics.

Hydraulic pumps are made for different purposes.

Based on different functional and hydraulic system requirements such as

1. Operating medium

2. Required range of pressure

3. Type of drive

Etc…
A large range of design principles and configurations exis

Types of hydraulic pumps

Gear pump

Rotary vane pump

Screw pump

Bent axis pump

Inline axial piston pump and swash plate principle

Radial piston pump

Peristaltic pump

Flow

Gear pump

Machines and combustion engines need the right amount of lubricant in order to operate smoothly.
Depending on the machine , there could be thousands of gears that need lubricant , and a gear pump
helps keep all these components running strong .Gear pumps are used as a lubrication systems that
injected fluids in to gears using pressure to make sure the lubrication reaches all the nooks and the
crannies. Gear pumps can also be used in hydraulic power steering systems to move fluids.

Undercarriage
Track adjustment _______________________________ Hydraulic

Frame _______Oscillating equalizer beam suspension and pivot shaft

Track link pitch ________________________________ 175 mm

Track shoe height______________________________ 52.5 mm

Pin diameter _________________________________ 36.58 mm

Track shoes per side

CLT track __________________________________________ 43

CELT track _________________________________________ 43
Track rollers per side __________________________________ 7
Carrier rollers per side _________________________________ 2
Track roller rail diameter ___________________________ 190 mm
Track on ground
Shoe area
508 mm ____________________________________ 26323 cm2
559 mm ____________________________________ 28965 cm2
660 mm ____________________________________ 34199 cm2
762 mm ____________________________________ 39484 cm2

Operating Weight
Weight (kg)

Long Track 13.809 (14)

Wide Track 14.807 (15)
Low Ground Pressure 14.988 (15)