New Adair 18.5 inch belted snow and ice tracks

[plott hound]

now thats the video ive been waiting for.those are the tracks i need for the winter conditions i deal with.which tracks are those foxvalley?

Here is just one more video,simular to one I posted earlier,but I think this one is needed as to show that in shallow water, when the back of the tracks can touch bottom,these tracks/cleats will walk up on the ice everytime. You will notice that the argo is actually floating as it swims up to the ice,then the cleats hook in and bring the back down hitting bottom,thus creating the needed traction to propell the unit forward,and up onto the ice.

Oops,after watch the video again,it doesn't seem that the back of the tracks are touching at all.There might be ice under the tracks gaining traction that way.I could use some input as to what you guys think.shallow water ice walk out 3 - YouTube

[foxvalley]

now thats the video ive been waiting for.those are the tracks i need for the winter conditions i deal with.which tracks are those foxvalley?

This is Tims new belted track with the belted long cleat kit attached.Since I was down there helping build these tracks,I decided to also add the short cleat kit in between the long cleats.It adds more traction,and smooths out the ride.

[foxvalley]

Just went for a ride yesterday in my swamp,still have ice, frozen ground under about a foot of water. The cleats are very aggressive in this type of condition, and was like driving on pavement,no slip on the icy surface under the water.
Chomping at the bit,as I want to dump into the deep holes that I created last year in the swamp,and where, in a couple of them I was getting stuck.
Looking forward to making more vid,as I should have some cool stuff to post after the thaw in a couple days.
Sure do love the new setup!

[Buzz]

sounds like fun. I'm looking forward to more videos.

[foxvalley]

Thanks Buzz, I enjoyed watching the last video posted on your thread also,very deep snow!
Sounds like we are both having fun,the most important thing.

[foxvalley]

One of the ditches has unthawed,and I spent some time going up and down the ditch,the same ditch that I had struggled with last spring.The other set of tracks that I ran last year got me thru, but there were time that I had to back up and get unstuck.
There is none of that this year!,The large floating bogs,the size of car tires,are now being grabbed by the steel cleats, and are being used as leverage to propell me forward. What is happeneing is there is so much more flex to the belt that the long cleats are attached to that the cleats are now acting like "fingers" and are able to independantly grab much better,giving me all the traction I need.
Also,being in the ditch,that the unit is not touching bottom on,and coming out sideways is just as effortless,there is just so much traction with this track setup.
I should have video of this later today.

[bigbuck]

CANT WAIT!!!!

[foxvalley]

Thanks bigbuck,comments like this make it all worth while for me!

This next video may seem a little tame, but this is actually a very difficult place to run,as this ditch is 4-6 feet deep, and full of large floating bogs,also the video is heavily edited,as it started as a 15 min. clip. I would also like to add that at no time while making this did I ever even come close to getting stuck. Last year with the older style tracks this was an extremely difficult run. Hope you enjoy it.

in the ditch 2013 argo 750 HDI - YouTube

[Buzz]

cool. Thanks for taking the time to shoot, edit, and upload. Sometimes it's hard not to end up with a video that's too long.

[rockrewls]

I would love a video demonstration of 2 non hdi argos loaded with 1000lbs and traveling and turning in various condition including pure bog water etc. with escargo vs belted adair tracks
Another question I have is why do escargo tracks need (adair track tuners) if they are designed supposedly so well???? I have heard them operate without track tuners and the popping noises are horrible!!!