To the untrained eye, one compact track loader looks very similar to another. But look around underneath several makes and you’ll see some significant differences in how manufacturers design their undercarriages.Often, these differences reflect different goals in terms of performance, durability and maintenance. One manufacturer, for example, may build the frame specifically to fit the undercarriage. Another may adapt its skid-steer loader frame to the undercarriage of a compact track loader. Still another may purchase the undercarriage used on its machines from a supplier, rather than design its own. Other differences can range from the number of idlers and position
