Track segiments

[28560HUNTING]

PUT ON A NEW SET OF CARLISLE AT189 22X10X8 FROM ARGO HOW MANY SEGIMENTS DO I NEED IN MY SUPER TRACKS FOR THESE TIRES????HAS ANYBODY CHANGED AND PUT ON SUPER TRACKS???THEY ARE SLIGHTLY TALLER THAN THE OLD RUNAMUCS

[eightwheeler]

28 and spacer for 6x6 36 and spacer for 8x8

[28560HUNTING]

Put the tracks on tonight had 36 seg s same as the old runamucs and fit fine.put 5 psi in tires and when lifted off the ground so that tracks are hanging have approx 1 inch to about an inch and 3/8 gap between tire and track when supported off the floor.seems ok to me.argo dealer told me no more than an inch but i think i should be ok.

[28560HUNTING]

I am goin to try 35 1/2 seg to see what that is like????with 36 i can pull up and hit the tub easily does any body have any imput?????????????????

[eightwheeler]

Well not sure what to say cause when i put my supertracks on my beautiful set of 22" Runamuks im using 36 links and spacer as per dealer instructions so when i lifted machine off the ground with forklift i had like 4-5 inches hanging down but never have had any issues at all running the tracks ever so i dont know if im right your right my dealer is right your dealer is right?? lol

[JohnF]

This is what I have gleened from this site: (for 8x8)

Measure tire diameters at 6 or 7 psi.
Put the smallest on the front axle.
Starting from the rear, install progressively larger tires.
So smallest is on the front and largest is the next tire.
when installed the goal tire pressure is, from the front, 5-7-7-6.
You should have 4 to 6 inches between track and tire at the center when lifted.
(but you do adjust track tension with tire pressure.)

[28560HUNTING]

well boys i put 35 1/2 seg and have approx 1-2 3/4 sag from track to tire when lifted.i think 4-6 inches is a lot of play not i would be sacard that the tire would have a chance to walk out of the tracks????just my 2 cents. i think i am going to stay with the 36 links and no 1/2 seg.

[28560HUNTING]

Sorry no changed my mind again going 35 1/2 segiments thought it over and looked it over 35 1/2 seg at about 3.5 to 4 psi watch out swamp donkeys here we come

[eightwheeler]

lol these tracks love high pressure tall skinny tires i run at least 10psi all around and the tracks perform well

[28560HUNTING]

Holy moly what the heck.do i start to second guess myself again????with 35 1/2 seg with about 4 psi in tires and argo on the ground i can still lift track up off of tires they are not fiddle string tight.

[JohnF]

You really don't want fiddle string tight. Remember that all of your axles are mechanically coupled together with chain and sprockets. If your tires don't couple with the exact same ratio as the chain/sprockets then you will build a great deal of tortional energy in the axles. (called chain windup in these parts) That energy has to go somewhere and if you lock the tires together then the only places you leave for that energy to dissipate are all destructive. If you are lucky you spin a wheel/tire bead; if not, stuff breaks.

The slack in the tracks is to let the tires spin to release this buildup when needed.

[edit]
I see in my above post I said measure diameter. Uh, circumference is much easier to measure. (and really what I meant. )

And your tires are not the same ratio as the chain/sprockets. When you measure you'll probably see that there is a big delta in tire sizes.

[dgh110]

ran my tracks all last winter, ran 2-3 psi in tires, no problems and all was good, no spinning in the tracks either