I've found a couple LPG machines with run out undercarriage; can I replace all of it with standard undercarriage? I won't be around any rock I'll be pushing dirt and taking tree's to the pile. Should I just go with a cheap or mid range priced undercarriage What brand should I be looking at? Who to buy from?
What do you mean by undercarriage? chains, idlers, rollers and pads doesn't differ more than width of pads so in theory you could run smaller pads.
You can run a lgp with standard pads, the big thing is the gauge, some lpg machines just have more bottom rollers, others have a different equalizer beam, wider rear shaft beam, off set sprocket depth, and different track frame/ wish bone set up made to it. Have seen several people that switch tracks in this area, taking the lgp pads and chain group off and walking onto a smaller pad set up when the wide pads are not needed. Then some keep them on all the time which is a lot of extra wear and tare in good hard ground. You would spend some money changing the gauge, and would be nicer if it had a inside C frame for the blade that you didn't have to deal with, where as a out side frame is hooked to the track frames. Track pricing is all over the place, and you have to really shop around to get a deal, what size machine?.