RTV on Tracks

[Paystar]

Saw this at my dealer the other day. The powerline contractors here are using a lot of these now.

 

[5030]

Looks like an expensive modification. Wonder who makes the tracks? Certainly not Kubota.

 

[Paystar]

Looks like an expensive modification. Wonder who makes the tracks? Certainly not Kubota.

They are Camso tracks. I never asked the price. I'd sure like to see how they work on that machine.

 

[bmaverick]

When I read the subject line I first thought, who would want to have one on rail-road tracks.

 

[Paystar]

I just found you tube videos on RTV's with those tracks. I'd be scared to even try and go where they did, but they seem to work! Even looks like it can still go normal (well, for an RTV) speed.

 

[Paystar]

I'm always scared of getting mine stuck. You'd need a bulldozer to get that heavy thing out, LOL

 

[5030]

Tracks on a diesel powered Kubby side by side would be interesting in as much as they don't make gobs of power to begin with. I would think the parasitic loss from the track assemblies would further degrade the power output, but what do I know. Not something I'd be interested in anyway. We own a Kubota side by side but not a diesel powered one, rather a gas powered unit that actually produces good power and travels over the 25 mph speed that all the diesel powered ones are governed to. Ours will ran close to 60 if necessary, not that we do ever simply because 60 is scary in it.

 

[Paystar]

Tracks on a diesel powered Kubby side by side would be interesting in as much as they don't make gobs of power to begin with. I would think the parasitic loss from the track assemblies would further degrade the power output, but what do I know. Not something I'd be interested in anyway. We own a Kubota side by side but not a diesel powered one, rather a gas powered unit that actually produces good power and travels over the 25 mph speed that all the diesel powered ones are governed to. Ours will ran close to 60 if necessary, not that we do ever simply because 60 is scary in it.

Huckabones has a video of a Sidekick with tracks as well. It does take away some speed and he says you need a country mile to turn it around.
I mean I guess I can see them useful for somebody like a powerline contractor, or a wood lot.
Like I say though, I would HATE to get it stuck, LOL

 

[oldnslo]

I recall a post from someone on installing tracks on his ATV for snow work. Don’t recall the ATV brand or size but I believe he was grooming trails in the Michigan UP area.

Agree with Paystar you don’t want to get one stuck.

 

[East30]

I have those same tracks on my 2017 x1100. Love them. Wintertime use only, for plowing and on the lakes for ice fishing. There's a lot of surface area with them and can float over a lot of snow. The tracks also provide a lot of traction for pulling ice shacks, so long as it's not glare ice. They need snow to grab, and they do bite in snow with the amount of surface area. We pulled out a Ford F250 that another full-seized truck couldn't budge. The Kubota walked the F250 right out when in low gear.

However, did get it stuck once, just a matter of shoveling to get the frame off the snow, and backed out. Loss of speed is 50%. And yes, need lots of room to turn it around, I'm a three-point turn expert now.