How tight should my excavator tracks be?
How tight should my excavator tracks be? Make sure you have the proper track sag/tension He says to adjust track sag, lift the tracks off the ground about 3 or 4 inches with the hydraulics of the boom and arm. If the tracks are too tight, the excavator loses track power and extra wear occurs. “It is better to have tracks too loose than too tight,” Boyle says. How tight should mini excavator tracks be? Generally, correct track sag for smaller mini excavators should be about 2,5cm, while correct tension on larger rubber track machines should be about 5 cm....