A MECHTRONIK pre-purchase inspection includes a TROLL report for undercarriage evaluation. Your TROLL ( TRack Operating Life Left ) report will arm you the buyer, with an accurate assessment of the operating hours left in the track gear of the machine you are contemplating purchasing. This can be used as part of your price negotiation strategy and will allow you to determine accurately what you will need to spend on track gear and when. A visual check of undercarriage wear expressed as a percentage of new does not accurately indicate the tracks condition says David Armstrong CEO of MECHTRONIK. The amount of hardened material engineered into each undercarriage component determines the wear factor. In any consideration of track gear the chain must come first because it will usually determine maintenance downtime. Link sprocket roller grouser idler pitch - alignment measurements are taken and calculated against manufactures specs. This is included in an easy to understand TROLL report along with a detailed inspection and photos - To extend your TROLL hours Use the narrowest grouser possible for the conditions Keep reverse operation to a minium Alternate turning direction Wash down your track gear regularly Track straight up and down hills.A ***** heavy equipment inspection will take the guesswork out of buying used earthmoving equipment.
