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excavator undercarriage question?

Went to view an excavator today with my buddy. The machine ran great and seemed to function flawlessly, however when I looked at the sprockets, they were quite pointed and a few had broken off. 

My buddy who knows more about machinery than I do, said it’s not an issue since I won’t be using it for heavy work. From what I have read however, it seems when one piece of the undercarriage is that worn, it’s time to replace the whole thing. This is a 98 Hyundai 130 price is 30k. 

I’m wondering if that means the machine is in immediate replacement of the undercarriage and what the cost would be for that type of machine. I don’t want to double my cost..

Thanks in advance for the advice!

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  • 7 months ago

    Don't know that particular excavator but on every machine I've seen or heard of worn sprockets are simply replaced. I'd do some research around wherever you live.

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    7 months ago

    your buddy may know more about machinery than you do so he knows absolutely nothing about machinery. Walking gear and tracks is what gets you around so any problems seen there are expensive problems for you if you are silly enough to listen to you mate

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