How does this undercarriage look like

andrehoude123 · May 22, 2014

Went to look at a KX 161 and to me it looks all good what do you guys think it has 2400 hours and over all looks faded but in good shape mechanically

Thanks

Gale Hawkins · May 22, 2014

It could be the angle of the shot but I see noticeable wear on the drive sprocket so I would have to 'assume' equal related wear on the other parts of machine. What year is it?

andrehoude123 · May 22, 2014

2006 or 2007 not exactly sure

andrehoude123 · May 22, 2014

And all the idler wheels were already changed at 2000 hrs

Tractor Seabee · May 22, 2014

If he is trying to sell it w/o cleaning it up, that would raise a red flag about past maintenance to me. With all that dirt it is hard to do a good inspection.

Ron

andrehoude123 · May 23, 2014

My buddy has a KX 161 I'm going to go look at it tomorrow and compare it

Bigfoot62 · May 23, 2014

It could be the angle of the shot but I see noticeable wear on the drive sprocket so I would have to 'assume' equal related wear on the other parts of machine. . .

There is some U/C wear, but it's not bad. Sprockets and idlers actually look pretty good. There is some obvious wear on the rails and rollers, but again, not terrible. I would guess that you still have a lot of life left before it requires a change. Unlike a dozer, excavators aren't constantly walking and pushing a load. The U/C lasts longer.