8E9812 Track Shoes fit Caterpillar

The 8E9812 is a track shoe for tracked Caterpillar equipment, including tracked bulldozers and pipe-layers. It is a single-grouser shoe intended for moderate-service undercarriage applications and provides the contact surface between the track chain and the ground.

This is a new aftermarket spare part manufactured by CTP (Costex Tractor Parts). The equipment brand specified for fitment is Caterpillar; Caterpillar is identified here as the manufacturer of the machines on which the track shoe is used.

The track shoe is an undercarriage component mounted to the track chain with bolts. Its working profile provides traction and propulsion while also forming part of the protective running surface of the tracked undercarriage. The supplied part designation is 8E9812, with the hyphenated number 8E-9812 also used in the equipment parts reference.

Fitment

The 8E9812 track shoe is listed for the following Caterpillar equipment models and series:

• Tracked bulldozers: D3
• Tracked bulldozers: D4H XL
• Tracked bulldozers: D5C
• Tracked bulldozers: D5C III
• Tracked bulldozers: D5C PAT
• Tracked bulldozers: D5C PATLGP
• Tracked bulldozers: D5G
• Tracked bulldozers: D5K LGP
• Tracked bulldozers: D5K XL
• Tracked bulldozers: D5K2 LGP
• Tracked bulldozers: D5K2 XL
• Tracked bulldozers: D5M
• Tracked bulldozers: D5N
• Pipe-layers: 561H
• Pipe-layers: 561M

Fitment is determined by the track shoe dimensions, track pitch, shoe configuration, and attachment bolt specification. The listed Caterpillar models cover both tracked bulldozer and pipe-layer applications. Before installation, the existing shoe pattern and the undercarriage attachment dimensions should be checked against the specifications below.

Cross-reference numbers

• 8E9812 — SKU and non-hyphenated part number
• 8E-9812 — hyphenated part number designation

The numbers above identify the same track shoe reference in different written formats. No additional supplier cross-reference numbers are provided in the available product data.

Specifications

The dimensions are listed for the track shoe itself. Length, width, and depth are provided in centimetres, while track pitch, shoe width, and bolt size are provided in inches. The weight specification is given in pounds. The part is described as a single-grouser shoe, so the grouser profile is intended to be used as the traction surface on the tracked machine.