Installing your mini diggers rubber tracks.

Before fitting your rubber track to your mini digger ensure that all running gear components e.g. Sprocket, Idlers and Rollers are in good order; any worn parts should be replaced prior to fitting the new rubber tracks.

Where fitting rubber tracks for Mini Diggers that have been previously fitted with steel tracks it is recommended that the sprockets are changed prior to installing rubber tracks. The “burring” on the sprockets caused by the steel tracks can quickly damage the links on the rubber track.

Our steps on how to fit mini digger or excavator Rubber Tracks

Removing rubber tracks from your mini digger or excavator

• Lift front of mini digger (Idler End) using boom or blade.
• Release track adjuster valve, normally located in frame.
• Pull idler back as far as possible.
• The old track should then have enough slack to slide off the machine

Fitting new rubber tracks to your mini digger or mini excavator

• Start to fit the at the sprocket end of the mini digger.
• Place track over sprocket ensuring that teeth are located between the lugs in the track.
• Slide over front idler
• Check that the Idler guide and rollers are all aligned with the track lugs.

Adjust Tension

• Pump up track tensioner to leave 10-15cm slack below centre roller when machine is lifted off the ground

Run & Test

• Run the machine briefly and then check that track tension is correct and all rollers, idlers and sprockets are correctly aligned.