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How to Choose the Right Rubber Tracks for Your Mini Excavator or Compact Track Loader
May 19th 2026
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How to Choose the Right Rubber Tracks for Your Mini Excavator or Compact Track Loader

Rubber Tracks Buying Guide Picking rubber tracks is more than matching the brand on the side of your machine. Width, pitch, link count, guide type, and tread pattern all have to line up — and getting one wrong is the difference between 1,500 hours of solid service and an undercarriage tearing itself apart in 500. Here's how to get it right the first time. BT Broken Tractor Editorial Team &b

How to Measure Track Gauge on Dozers and Excavators: The Sprocket-to-Sprocket Method
May 19th 2026
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How to Measure Track Gauge on Dozers and Excavators: The Sprocket-to-Sprocket Method

Undercarriage Reference Track gauge isn't just a measurement — it's the spec that decides which undercarriage configuration your machine actually has. Two Cat D6Cs can sit in the same yard with a nine-inch difference in gauge and need completely different track shoes, chains, rollers, and recoil springs. Here's how to measure it right and use the number to order parts that actually fit. BT

How to Replace Cab Glass on Skid Steers, Backhoes, and Excavators (Without Wrecking the Frame)
May 6th 2026
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How to Replace Cab Glass on Skid Steers, Backhoes, and Excavators (Without Wrecking the Frame)

Dealer quotes for cab glass replacement run $700 to $1,800 by the time you add labor. Here's how to do it yourself in an afternoon, what tempered vs. polycarbonate actually means for your work, and the one mistake that costs operators the price of a second pane. If you've ever caught a stick through the front of a forestry cab or had a rock kick up off the trencher and crater your door glass, you

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