Mudd Ox Ripsaw Track??

[PA Jeep]

Thanks for the response. I have the ripsaw and like the snow and mudd performance so far. Matt told me they don't swim well. I'm thinking about the Adair setup or chevron Ox tracks for summer swimming and the ripsaw in the winter. My Ox is one of the turned up diesels with low gears so I'm concerned about adair durability at my power level. What do you think? Do you have any Adairs on a turned up diesel?

[alaskadiehard]

Akexpress is right, I have the 20 inch chevron. I ran the tracks one time during the fall on a moose hunt and was amazed at the swamp and mud that it went through, but the rocky ground was hard on the metal tire guides that are on my track and some were bent a bit. I was not able to run it in the snow this year.

I took the Ox out last week with the Adair tracks, to a power line trail at Point McKenzie and got into some mud, muskeg and swamp, but there was nothing there that gave it a challenge. I need a little more snow melt to get it out in some good mud and swamp and see just how well they perform.

[akexpress]

we have had all three tracks designs on a very turned up diesel and that may be why we are seeing the mushrooming of the adair tracks. We also have seen a few bent keeper bolts on the new ripsaw tracks. This is probably due to the track being about the same thickness but the keepers dont go thru the spring steel or outer plates like on the chevron tracks. It will be easy to fix by just cutting the bolts down a bit.

[mudbug3]

Akexpress is right, I have the 20 inch chevron. I ran the tracks one time during the fall on a moose hunt and was amazed at the swamp and mud that it went through, but the rocky ground was hard on the metal tire guides that are on my track and some were bent a bit. I was not able to run it in the snow this year.

I took the Ox out last week with the Adair tracks, to a power line trail at Point McKenzie and got into some mud, muskeg and swamp, but there was nothing there that gave it a challenge. I need a little more snow melt to get it out in some good mud and swamp and see just how well they perform.

alaskadiehard

From your experience of running both the Mudd-Ox chevron tracks and the Adair tracks on your Mudd-Ox , which track is easier to turn left or right?

[akexpress]

thats an easy question 14" versus 20" and probably half the weight the adair will win that contest. Deep snow the chevron will out perform. the big question in my mind is the long term durabilty. Alaskadiehard has a special set of chevron tracks that have all metal keepers, one of only two sets in Alaska.

[alaskadiehard]

I have the 18 inch Adair tracks and have only had them out once so far, so it's too early to really give a good account, but they turn much easier than the rubber tracks on solid ground. The rubber tracks just had too much grip to even try to counter rotate, but the Adair spun in circles on hardpack as easy as on tires.

[akexpress]

Agree the 18inch adair tracks are beefier then the 14 inchers and will be a great choice for your diesel mudd-ox.