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Explore Now Bradken® Undercarriage to fit 6060 Excavator
Bradken undercarriage solutions for 6060 excavators consistently achieve significant increases in wear life over the OEM undercarriage in the same conditions.
"Bradken designs and manufactures undercarriage solutions that optimise customer operations, with a focus on the critical deliverable areas."
Safety
Safety focus for the full product lifecycle.
Reduced deformation & likelihood of crawler shoe shards.
Simplified & safer track-separation.
Reduced maintenance task exposure.
Reliability
With more than one Bradken 6060 undercarriage installed globally every month, Bradken has proven 100% reliability in the market and no warranty claims for the past 5 years (2018-2022).
Elimination of bush-related failures.#
Fewer pin walking events.
Wear Life
Higher wear life made possible by Bradken’s unique through-hardened alloy.
Re-engineered shoe geometry to minimise stress, especially near end-of-life.
Total Cost of Ownership
Total cost of owning & operating a Bradken® Undercarriage for 6060 Excavators is reduced by:
Increased average wear life.
Reduced unplanned maintenance expenses.
"Our experienced undercarriage team focuses on design enhancements that deliver tangible benefits for our customers."
Product Details
- Specifically designed for mining class hydraulic excavators
- Overall length: 9.2 meters
- Overall height: 2.5 meters
- Mass: 51T on each side.
- The drive tumbler configuration features a dual roller path with 12 raised drive lugs and a bolted final drive interface.
- Belt support includes seven load rollers and two return or carrier rollers, with a hydraulically tensioned front idler.
- 42 crawler shoes per side, with two width options available: 1400mm and 1600mm
Design Differences
- The crawler shoe material used in Bradken's proprietary AOD refined “BKC-400” is through-hardened to typically 420 BHN
- Provides consistent, low wear rates throughout the life of the crawler shoes.
- Bradken's wide roll path provides better roller support and reduces metal flow.
- The pin lugs are strengthened and widened for greater strength and reduced pitch extension.
- The engineered alloy used has excellent impact strength throughout the entire crawler shoe, reducing the chances of failure in the worn condition.
- The optimised core design minimises stress in service and maximises heat treatment and mechanical properties.
Bradken continues to deliver around the globe.
Over the past five years we have delivered 6,874 Bradken 6060 shoes through 81 machine installations.
Delivery results between 2018-2022.
Bradken's
Wear Monitoring
Delivering complementary wear monitoring services and support.
Full-Site* undercarriage inspections to provide condition reports and wear trend data.
Condition-based maintenance advice and a fully informed replacement plan will improve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
* Mining class monoblock undercarriage >250t.
Results based on 4 recent fitments of Bradken bushed crawler shoes at a Gold mine. The Bradken fitments achieved an average of 26k hours compared with the OEM fitments achieving an average of 16k hours.