[Video] TechTalk: Keeping the Undercarriage Clean

CASE's Brad Stemper discusses the importance of undercarriage cleanliness to overall machine health and performance.

December 11, 2015

CASE's Brad Stemper discusses the importance of undercarriage cleanliness to overall machine health and performance. For more on undercarriage care, visit: http://bit.ly/1Y8s5jS

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