Snow tracks for ATV

we ran them last year surveying in Alberta. worked great but had problems going up steep hills, the tracks would just dig down. Also they wont go over logs at all, the rear tracks would always get stuck and they are heavy as hell to lift over. All in all they were good though and preferred the quad to the sled.

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noneck180 said:
Tatou and Apache seem to be the most popular. Remember there are few tweaks that have to be done. Your mileage will be out..not sure how your steering works, but maybe limited. Let me stress this..tracks are for winter only, don't let anyone tell you different. Unless you want to change bearings and bogie's. I haven't decided on them yet, I have a sled though.
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Nice ATV.
 
in the last 24 hours is has snowed over 3 feet here now .......

i really wish i had tracks on my 4 wheeler ........ it sits stuck in the back yard till i can dig it out so i can plow out my drive way tomorrow ...
 
burnt_servo said:
in the last 24 hours is has snowed over 3 feet here now .......

i really wish i had tracks on my 4 wheeler ........ it sits stuck in the back yard till i can dig it out so i can plow out my drive way tomorrow ...
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Sooo, what's the problem?
Put a blade on your snowmobile and plow it for Jimmenies sake..:p
 
roccoskeet said:
[Maybe if you go back and read one of my previous post I said top speed on my bike with tracks is 60 kph (gps) so no it's not as fast as your blah blah blah hp sled.
Wanna see who breaks free and pulls a heavy load of anything you want in deep slush look me up.
Enjoy going fast on your super sonic double quadraholic dilithium cyrstled powered sled. Go fast fast fast wear a helmet be safe have fun ill just poke along slow with high torque and good ground cover and pull my ice hut. Its built for one dumb ass and 2 of my buddies. Lol !


QUOTE=crazydave;6518932]The tracks work decent enough but they don't even compare to a modern sled, i have used both.

Will a quad with tracks go through more than a old 340 yamaha sled, probably,
Will a quad with tracks come close to a modern sled, (like my m8 with a 162x 2.5 inch track) not a hope in hell!

Not just talking speed, the sled has more track surface area, better traction and due to the weight difference half the ground surface pressure.

In other words in deep soft powder even putting around i can guarantee who will sink first, can you guess who it would be?
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QUOTE=crazydave;6518932]The tracks work decent enough but they don't even compare to a modern sled, i have used both.

Will a quad with tracks go through more than a old 340 yamaha sled, probably,
Will a quad with tracks come close to a modern sled, (like my m8 with a 162x 2.5 inch track) not a hope in hell!

Not just talking speed, the sled has more track surface area, better traction and due to the weight difference half the ground surface pressure.

In other words in deep soft powder even putting around i can guarantee who will sink first, can you guess who it would be?[/QUOTE]

actually, from the camoplast website:

front " 11.5" wide and 40" long = 460 sq/in X 2
rear : 12.5" wide and 42.5" long = 531.25 sq/in X 2

total of 1982.5 sq/in of contact with the ground.

900lb with driver included =

tracks = 0.55 PSI
tires = 2 PSI

An average long tracked sled
15"W X 48" = 720sq in

Mountain sled
15W X 58" = 870sq in

Granted the tracks above are snow tracks which are probably longest & widest but then your useing a mountain sled for comparison which is also the ultimate in deep snow & hill climbing.
There are many types of tracks for many types of uses as can be seen here
http://www.atvtracks.net/
& no-one can argue HP is king for hillclimbing, but for agility in the bush a long tracked sled has no chance.
 
They have a ski that straps onto the front tires. I drive by the post on the highway they have the a bike on top of every week. I actually thought that it looked interesting before I bought what I have. When I watched the video clip for them in was taken in a area that was packed pretty flat. Definitely no deep snow present. They may have a new video by now I'm talking 3 yrs ago.
Having gone into 2x4 a couple times by accident on my bike almost resulting in getting stuck I know what it means to have a four driving. For this reason hitchatrack would not be for me.
Often when out on the lake or in the field with "12 inchs or less snow I will drive the bike in 2x4,
For those types of conditions probably they would be ok.
Where I go yote hunting in deep snow or drifted areas along fence rows I think what I have is better for me.
 
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