New Type of Tracks - Chanel Tracks

[Patenteux]

Very nice vidéo Tune

Patenteux

[mightymaxIV]

Wow , unreal, that's what I call winter traction!!!!!

[mudbug3]

Here is the video. Great video too! Now I want to see how these tracks perform in thick mud and muskeg.

[Tune]

70cm of fresh stuff

Hi Guys!! We got 70cm of fresh snow this week and i had a chance to play today. Wow! Even with only the narrow 17" tracks this thing is a WAY better than the plastic tracks! Will try to get another vid for you guys. Still not running any spacers, 10 hours on them!

[mightymaxIV]

That video is very impressive, incredible what these new tracked machines will do, they have opened a new era for AATV's.

[lesiou]

i have tried the chanel tracks yesterday with my brand new hdi and and ....WOW..very impressive i`m sure i will have a lot of fun with that..thank Tune for the phone call

[Tune]

i have tried the chanel tracks yesterday with my brand new hdi and and ....WOW..very impressive i`m sure i will have a lot of fun with that..thank Tune for the phone call

You're welcome lesiou!! Don't forget to drop by and to say hi the next time you're in my area!!! And remember "Drive it like you stole it!" lol Enjoy!

[lesiou]

i don`t know what`s happen in quebec`s forum,but it seem that any guy who`s talking about chanel tracks is kick out of the forum.that`s the way for me...they talk about argo,adair,escargot and bolduc....but CAUTION about chanel tracks..

[BigMerv]

I have a '96 Conquest. It is in desparate need of tires. I was considering the 22" ARGO tire, but it's mega-expensive. If these tracks can use "any" type of tire as posted above, it might be a good idea to use a utilitarian (read less expensive) tire than the ARGO 22" tire and run the Chanel tracks with it for a dedicated track machine. Even adding in a set of Track Tuners, it would be much less expensive than the ARGO tire and Adair track setup that's been so popular thus far. This setup would save over $1,000 if my numbers are right. Do you guys think this would work on my Conquest?

[Rock Doctor]

I have a '96 Conquest. It is in desparate need of tires. I was considering the 22" ARGO tire, but it's mega-expensive. If these tracks can use "any" type of tire as posted above, it might be a good idea to use a utilitarian (read less expensive) tire than the ARGO 22" tire and run the Chanel tracks with it for a dedicated track machine. Even adding in a set of Track Tuners, it would be much less expensive than the ARGO tire and Adair track setup that's been so popular thus far. This setup would save over $1,000 if my numbers are right. Do you guys think this would work on my Conquest?

In a Nutshell.......... YES, it would work.
What tires do you have your eye on?
RD

[BigMerv]

The Carlisle Stryker in 22x11-8. It has a bit of a chevron tread in the middle and is essentially a 3-ply tire. Tougher than the 2-ply tries I've looked at and a softer ride than the 4-plies. I've heard that it won't swim at all, or that it will 'barely' swim, that it will swim if you modify (cut off) some of the knobbies, and I've heard that it swims fine if you mount the chevron backwards like the ARGO tires. I've even heard that it will swim, but backwards to what a typical ARGO owner would suspect (i.e. - with the chevrons mounted as the ARGO tires are - open end of the chevron forward, the tire swims backward)! I guess I'll have to try a set and find out for myself. I they do swim, I'll post pics.

Down here in the deep south, swamps are where it will typically operate, so I'm leaning heavily toward a tracked vehicle, though it would be nice to take the tracks off and still have some ability to swim. That's when I was considering the new, improved, ARGO tires. The 24" idea is nice, but I didn't want to take on the hassles of proper fitment, and I am concerned about re-weighting the torque converter to offset the 9% effective gearing increase the taller tires provide. Also, my Conquest still has the 20 HP Kawasaki engine and I am not sure if it will have the power to pull the larger tires in the deep, sticky mud down here. So...I checked out the ARGO 22" tires and then the Adair tracks. I was going to accept my fate, swallow hard, and spend the dough to get that combination. It's tried and tested, plus no other modifications are necessary.

I got the Conquest for a really good price and it only had 106 one-owner hours on it when I bought it. It was in storage for many years and the owner did pamper the vehicle. Even considering all of that, I am a bit concerned about sinking a touch over $4,000 into the ARGO 22" tires and Adair tracks. That's a lot more than I paid for the vehicle. If I ever want to move into a newer ARGO, I'll lose my rear end on the sale of the Conquest. I don't expect to MAKE money if I trade up, but I do want to limit my losses.

When I saw the thread about the Chanel tracks low cost and being able to run on "any" tire, my interest piqued. Maybe this could be a workable solution that most of us common, hard-working, middle-class folks can afford.

[brebett]

Hi, I saw another video of chanel track on youtube. It's called argo chanel track 19 hill. I talked to Patenteux and he told me that it was in 30 inches of snow. The hill is steeper than it looks like on video. It's also amazing seeing it going up those wood logs topped with snow. It doesn't seem that the track slips on the logs.
So far everything I saw about those chanel track look very interesting. Still waiting for the money to buy myself a pair.

[brebett]

same for me. It's a shame. We have good tracks made here in québec and we can't even talked about them. We could have a comparaison between different type of tracks but no way if we mentioned chanel track on that site we get banned. I think that it is just better for all of us to have a chance to share different experience with our aatv.

[rockrewls]

Need some vids of these tracks in floating bog and in deep water where the tracks arnt touching bottom plz

[Patenteux]

Hi Rockrewls i make a new vidéo in a swamp at my hunting camp in a next spring in deep water.