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Saturday we went o the Crosby Texas off road park and it rained all day, the Adiar tracks on my Conquest made everything look easy. After a few to many beers I started doing some hill climbing to see just what it took to stop me, the track will pull darn near strait up. I found out the hard way that they do not give you any side bite if you get at a angle on the top of a hill. I slid off the top of a hill and dropped strait down the side with the Conquest upside down on top of me. Talk about getting the wind knocked out of you, I also broke my ankle, the bar behind the seat bent around my ankle. We rolled the Argo on it's side but could not flip it because of the trees in the way. Argos will start and run on their sides if you have never tried it, and you can drive them on their side to get out of a tight spot.
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Wow...that's terrible...i really hate to hear of anyone getting hurt out there...just goes to show how very important it is to ride in a group whenever possible and keep an eye out for your buddies. Hope you get back up on both feet soon :-(Originally posted by crowhater View Post
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Man that is crazy,You are lucky you didn't break your neck.Sounds like you need a roll cage and some seat belts or 5 point harnass in your case.lolsigpicComment
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Crowhater: Yikes man! I'm glad you didn't really injure or snap your neck in this ordeal. Sounds like it could have been much worse. Did you damage the machine?Comment
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Hey no doubt I should not have been drinking, my father always told me if you are going to be stupid you had better be tough. Friday I picked up the aluminum I ordered for the roll cage I am building for my conquest, it is just my luck that I rolled it before I built the cage.
I want to either modify my engine or replace it all together, the 20hp needs a little more power.Comment
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Sux about the crash, you must have been on quite an angle. As for the engine, you might look into the 27hp Kawi, I like the way mine is working. The 29HP EFI version is nice too.Originally posted by crowhater View Post
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sorry to hear about this crowhater but this does bring up a concern with these tracks. I have watched many videos on youtube and haven't really seen any side hilling. It would seem to me that the easy sliding feature of the tracks might be a weakness in this area of operation. I live in the north east U.S. and trails that skirt the side of hills are not that uncommon. I would like to hear from crowhater more of the conditions of the hill and the events that led up to the slide and roll. i'ld also appreciate input from other owners of the adair tracks who have had to side hill and their opinions. after watching rockdoc's video of assembling them it seems that the connectors between the grousers have space for say screws to give a little more grip. Like tire studs but shorter than the actual grousers so you don't loose that slidding aspect of the tracks on roads or packed surfaces, also help in packed snow. I want a set of these tracks and wondering if this idea might help improve for the side hilling aspect.
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How steep a side hill you want to see me drive on? As long as I stay on power I have absolutely no problems. Keith.sigpic
ADAIR TRACKS, WITHOUT 'EM YOUR JUST SPINNING YOUR WHEELS
REMEMBER KIDS, THE FIRST "A" in AATV STANDS FOR AMPHIBIOUSComment
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Part of the advantage of Adair tracks over others is the fact they turn so easy. That means little sideways resistance. An Adair tracked Argo turns easily even on dry ground which makes it easier to drive and a lot better on the vehicle itself.
Side hilling has always been something to be cautious of with a skid steer vehicle. Even the factory tires are designed to slide sideways easily. Adair tracks will take you farther than anything else, just don't go to far!
Hope you recover quickly, crowhater. Don't feel to bad though, kghills rolled his Argo strait over backwards without sliding sideways... and he wasn't even drunk!
Everybody dies, but not everybody lives.Comment
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Going backwards down hills in aatv, bad...very bad.sigpic
ADAIR TRACKS, WITHOUT 'EM YOUR JUST SPINNING YOUR WHEELS
REMEMBER KIDS, THE FIRST "A" in AATV STANDS FOR AMPHIBIOUSComment
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Well... that's scary. Hate to hear about the crash and gimped-up ankle, will you by any chance be naming that hill Crowhater hill, or maybe Crowhater-hater-hill. Sounds like you definitely need that ROPS, and at least a couple lap belts. Weird though, I didn't think there were any hills around Crosby that were bad enough to flip a Conquest, guess you proved that one wrong.
DESTRUCTION is just a couple of vowels down the street from DISTRACTIONComment
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I had my kick sideways on rocks, limbs and hills before. That is why I did a modification to mine.
I have been happy with the mod so far and the tracks are very predictible now.
My rubber surfaces are taking a thrashing on them, but that is exactly what I put them there for
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Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level, then beat you to death with stupidity!Comment
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Sorry to hear you were hurt Crowhater-everything has it's limitations. Adair tracks work so well that it is easy to get over confident. As with anything you must exercise a degree of caution and realize the limits of the machine and whatever you install to make it work better.Comment
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[QUOTE=brushcutter;127283]Well... that's scary. Hate to hear about the crash and gimped-up ankle, will you by any chance be naming that hill Crowhater hill, or maybe Crowhater-hater-hill. Sounds like you definitely need that ROPS, and at least a couple lap belts. Weird though, I didn't think there were any hills around Crosby that were bad enough to flip a Conquest, guess you proved that one wrong.[/QUOTE.
The name could be Budweiser rift or Jack Daniels slide. Just joking, I'm glad Crowhater made it through more or less intact. Thats a lesson many of us have probably learned the hard way. 2nd lesson: get a roll bar and seat belts no matter how sure footed the machine is assumed to be.Comment
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