APOLLO 108756 Pre-Assembled Track Pad Kit Cuts Milling Machine Undercarriage Downtime to One Shift

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — The APOLLO 108756 poly track pad kit, supplied pre-assembled for W1500 and W1900 road milling machines, is now being positioned as a downtime reduction measure rather than a simple wear-part purchase. Instead of rebuilding an undercarriage on the workshop floor, crews lift in a complete pad-and-chain assembly and return the machine to the cut within a single shift.

Track pad replacement is rarely priced by the part alone. On a conventional rebuild the machine is out of production while the crew presses pins, matches links, aligns rails and torques pads one by one. Two shifts of labour is typical; three is not unusual when a pin fights its bore.

None of that time appears on the parts invoice, but all of it appears in the project schedule. A milling contractor already billing machine hours cannot recover a standby day, and pushing the remaining crew onto another site rarely balances the lost production.

The 108756 kit is delivered as one integrated unit: polyurethane pads already mounted on the steel chain assembly, with links, pins and bushings matched at the factory. The on-site job becomes a replacement rather than a rebuild.

1. Machine is raised on stands and the track slackened.
2. The old assembly is lowered out and the new kit lifted in as one piece.
3. Track is tensioned, run in and the machine returns to milling.

Because alignment has already been set at assembly, two of the most common causes of premature undercarriage failure — a mis-seated pin and an under-torqued pad — are designed out of the job.

Pads on a milling machine live in continuous contact with milled surface, water spray, abrasive fines and occasional fuel spill. Polyurethane handles that combination better than conventional rubber:

• Tear resistance — resists chunking and edge damage on sharp milled edges.
• Hydrolysis resistance — does not break down during wet operation with dust suppression running.
• Oil resistance — tolerant of fuel and hydraulic fluid around the machine.
• Higher hardness — stiffer footprint under the weight of a heavy milling machine.

Measure pad wear across the full track before ordering. Wear concentrated at the drive end usually points to tension or alignment problems that will shorten the life of a new kit if left uncorrected. Inspect the idler and sprocket at the same time — a worn sprocket accelerates chain wear on a fresh assembly, which is a routine reason new undercarriages underperform.

With a 1-2 week lead time and annual supply around 1,000 kits, fleets running two or more W1500 or W1900 machines are advised to hold one kit per depot. A spare on the shelf converts a two-week wait into a one-shift changeover.

The APOLLO 108756 kit is available for direct export orders, and fitment can be confirmed in advance by sending the machine model, serial number and a photo of the current track assembly. Orders may be consolidated with other milling machine undercarriage and conveyor components.

Request a quote today for the pre-assembled 108756 track pad kit.