Buying used Caterpillar compact track loaders
Track systems improve flotation but add undercarriage cost. Evaluate surface conditions, travel distance, debris exposure and attachment demand before choosing tracks over tires.
Verify before comparing
- Exact model and serial-specific configuration
- Rated operating capacity
- Tipping load
- Ground pressure
- Auxiliary flow
- Track width
Inspection focus
- Inspect tracks, sprockets, rollers and idlers as a system
- Check final drives for leakage and noise
- Test high-flow hydraulics and cooling under load when equipped