tracks

rdbrumfield · Mar 10, 2003

tracks for tractornut

rdbrumfield · Mar 10, 2003

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chim · Mar 10, 2003

Clever idea, but shouldn't one leg of each channel be cut off? They look like the would pick up (and try to crunch) dirt and stones as they were straightening out upon contacting the ground. Awful lot of stress on the assembly.

The tabs don't look very "rubber-friendly" either.................chim

rdbrumfield · Mar 10, 2003

I was worried about the "tabs" at first, but after using them for a couple of weeks, there wasn't a mark on the tires from them. Probably a good idea about cutting off the one side of the channel, but when on the ground I haven't had any trouble with them as is. Rocks and such bind up in dozer tracks too but fall out when they open up again. Thank you for your interest, helps to make a better mouse trap.

kyoders · Mar 10, 2003

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I can't imagine a mouse between the channels is going to cause you much trouble. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Kevin

rdbrumfield · Mar 11, 2003

LOL that's a good one.

chim · Mar 11, 2003

How/what do you use them on?...........chim

markie61 · Mar 11, 2003

I'm just echoing CHIM.....what do you use these for? Do they tie the front and rear tires of the tractor together? If so, how do you steer - with the brakes?

I'm intrigued.....

Mark

rdbrumfield · Mar 11, 2003

I use them on a 5300 JD. If you notice there are two different sizes. The wide ones are for the back and the smaller ones for the front. You operate the tractor as you normally would, no different than putting chains on each tire.
I have worked on sidehills and very rough terrain to test durability and the effect on the tires with no problems except for a bad weld, an easy fix.
The reason I came up with these is that I was mowing and the tire flats were killing me. We were having to cut down the brush and put it through a bearcat 3pt chipper, the labor was going to break me. The 400 I spent on making the tracks saved me over 15000 in labor. I was able to mow with impunity, no more flats and soft areas other than bending the gras you wouldn't know I had been there.
I do a lot of what you might call extreme tractor work with my rig so it is set up for some things that most people don't consider for a tractor.
My mower is triple armored, I have a skid pan full length of the belly, and a Hydraulic winch in the loader frame which I use for more applications than I could have imagined when I put it on in the case I buried it. I also Have one for the 3pt and I can say that I can out log my 350C dozer with the tractor.
Sorry about getting off tracik with this, Just letting you know where I'm comming from with my applications.

markie61 · Mar 11, 2003

I think I get it now - each tire has its own track (kind of like putting on snow chains)! I thought you somehow used these like the tracks on a sno-cat, bulldozer, army tank or the excavator in the picture's background. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
My bad!
Mark