Originally Posted by
Eldon
I have factory tracks but I am always interested in a good home made project.
First you need 21 inch tires,should have type "K" rims to keep tires at apx 3 psi from rolling off rims under the stress of skid steering.You would need the exact inside measurement of tracks(I'll provide this over the next day or so if you like).
I think you would need 15 inch wide snowmobile tracks,I should think and probably would need three tracks to get enough length to make two for the Max II.You will need wheel extensions no matter how you do it I think to both have clearance from the body and be able to use tracks wide enough to be of any use to you.The tracks can be spliced with a fabbed up riveted butt splice type affair.The "must haves" in my opinion would be: 21 inch wheels,wheel extensions.The "should haves" are bead lock rims,bearing extensions reinforcing rails.The guides you mentioned on the factory are finger like apparatus made from aluminum they stand on end guessing dimensions from here are about 2x2 inch stock and are about4 inches high.they are tapered at the top and smoothed similar to a big finger.I looked at snowmobile tracks wondering if it could be done like you are doing.If you had to buy new snowmobile tracks at top price I think it would discourage you but if you somehow could source cheap tracks it could be done but my it would be a lot of work! Just a tip though.....running tracks takes extra power and does stress the system in general.There is a really good reason for bearing extensions,wheel extensions,bead lock rims,bearing cage rails,a call for 18-23 hp. and last and far from least the high price of a track system.Let me tell you though a good working set of tracks are worth their weight in gold.