Adair tracked Argo 8x8 vs. Max II in the snow

[vader8x8]

They have extensions that go on the 14.5". You can get up to 21.5" using their custom wheel spacers. Same tracks just extended. I'm going with just the outside extended I think Tim said they will be 16.5" with very good snow performance.

[Bud]

It is my belief Adair makes a track just for the snow. Does anyone know if this is true or not? Are you guys just running the 14 inch track or something a little wider?

Mine are the 14.5s.

[MaxRules]

I do recall the Frontier I had being hard to start back when I sold them. Full throttle and full choke did seem to help. My 03 Max II with 18hp Briggs starts on full choke within two seconds.

The Max II plows really well. This snowfall was a tough one because we got a little ice under the snow. Traction was minimal but it still moved snow. It was really good at plowing the last snow, which was about 8-9" with good traction. I have the 60" plow and it seems to be the best size for most conditions. Any larger and I think the vehicle would not have enough traction to push the extra snow load. It still covers the width of the Max even at full tilt, and two passes is plenty wide for a car to drive through. My only gripe is the difficulty in shifting the T-20 forward to reverse. A hydrostat would be ideal, but having a quick shifter like in the Frontier would work great.

[Eldon]

I have a 76 inch plow and it plows great with tracks but I agree Brandon that a 60 inch plow is the best size,of course it isn't wide enough at tilt with tracks.I have a snowblower and a four wheel drive tractor and though the Max plows faster than either the other two I rarely use it because of the forward/reverse shuttle.It shifts OK but snowplowing requires a lot of shuttling.I'm currently working on a split-shifter and I think its possible that shuttling may be easier and faster even though using two levers.But that isn't the reason for the split shifter.