The Bobcat MT50 runs a 180x72x39 track: 180 mm across the tread, 72 mm between links, 39 links around. Cut for hardscape, landscape and tight-access work and shipped free to the lower 48.
What the numbers mean on a Bobcat MT50
- 180x72x39 — 180 mm tread width (about 7"), 72 mm pitch, 39 links
Width is the tread face, pitch is the distance between drive lugs, and links is the count around the loop. All three have to match — a track one link off will not tension correctly no matter how close the width is.
Tread choice for the Bobcat MT50
Size gets the track on the machine; tread decides how it works and how long it lasts. What we stock for this one:
- C-Block — concrete, asphalt and hard-packed ground. Longest wear life and the least vibration on hard surfaces
- Directional — digging, trenching and slope work. The standard excavator tread
If the machine splits its time between surfaces, buy for the ground you are on most — a hard-surface tread on constant mud will spin, and a bar tread on concrete will wear out in half the hours.
Bobcat MT50 at a glance
- Operating weight — 2,504 lb
- Engine — 18 hp
Undercarriage parts for the Bobcat MT50
Rollers, idlers and sprockets wear on the same clock as the track. Fitting new rubber over a hooked sprocket or a seized roller is the fastest way to lose the new track — check these while the tracks are off:
- Drive sprocket — 6733211
- Front idler — 7109408
- Bottom roller — 7109409
- Undercarriage kit
How these wear
Stand-on loaders spend their life on curbs, trailers and hard surfaces, so abrasion is the usual failure mode, not cracking. Replace in pairs where you can: a new track running against a stretched one loads the drive unevenly and you will feel it in the steering.
Same track, other machines
Track size follows undercarriage geometry, not brand, so 180x72x39 shows up on machines from several makers. If you run any of these alongside the Bobcat MT50, it is the same belt:
- Bobcat 418
- Bobcat E08
- Bobcat E10
- Bobcat MT52
- Bobcat MT55
- Bobcat X418
- Boxer 530DX
- Canycom SC30
- Canycom SC45
- Ditch Witch JT2510
Not sure which you are running? Read the size off the inside of the old track, or call (850) 816-7898 and we will pull it off the machine record. The Track Finder works by make and model too.
