The repair everybody puts off
Undercarriage is a big share of what a track machine costs to run, and it's the repair most people put off until a roller seizes or a track comes off in the mud. Bring it in before that happens and you've got options. We measure wear on every component and tell you straight what needs replacing now, what's worth repairing, and what can honestly wait a while longer.
How to know it's time
Listen for squealing rollers and watch for tracks that keep coming loose no matter how often you tension them. Uneven pad wear, a machine that pulls to one side, and oil weeping from a final drive are all signs it's time to get it measured. Measuring is quick, and it's a lot cheaper than finding out the hard way in wet ground with a full schedule.
We have our own undercarriage press
Here's the thing most people don't know: most independent shops around Houston can't do real track work because they don't have a press. We do. Ours sits in the shop on Telge Road, so we press pins and bushings, rebuild track, and set everything up in-house. Your tracks don't get shipped across town to wait on somebody else's schedule.
What we handle
- Track chains, pads and shoes
- Bottom rollers, carrier rollers and idlers
- Sprockets and segments
- Final drives
- Track adjusters and tensioners
- Complete undercarriage replacement
All makes. Caterpillar, John Deere, Case, Komatsu, Volvo, Bobcat, Kubota, Kobelco and the rest.
Shop or field
A fair amount of track work happens right on the jobsite with our crane-equipped field trucks. The heavy jobs, like full undercarriage replacement and press work, come to the shop. Call and describe what the machine's doing, and we'll tell you which makes sense. You'll talk to a person, not a queue.