All terrians but as long as terrian isn't over 12+" of snow! lol

[outhere99]

Ok... I found my Trail Boss will plow up snow, and sit on top when the snow is over 12". I'm sure tracks would help this, but the sleds come out when the snow is flying now!

[kghills]

For us around here our sleds are not set up for deep powder so unless the trails are groomed you would be stuck with the sled just like your trail boss. My Max on the other hand with Tracks just loves this deep 20" of snow. Way more fun than snowmobiling for me.

Keith.

[mudbug3]

Keith

With the depth of snow that you're Max IV with Adair tracks was able to drive through, this puts to rest the questions about ' how well do the regular Adair tracks perform in deep snow '.

[outhere99]

Those tracks look great, but my sleds made it through without a problem... any deeper, and I probably wouldn't have done so well. I have a feeling those tracks cost well more then my Trail Boss... lol!

At a museum I saw an old snow cat with 'home made' tracks. They looked like old tire treads linking wood cut to surround the tires. Could be a fun project.

[PlumCrazy]

Hey Keith, what engine do you have in the Max?
Did the Max sit/run on top of the snow with the original RI tracks you have?
ed

[kghills]

Ed, I never got a chance to use the factory rubber tracks in the snow. I am told they work very well though. Maybe another member who has a Max IV with factory tracks can post or direct you to a video. My Max has the 25HP Kohler Command engine. It works well for me but I would love to replace it with a Kohler 29HP EFI air cooled engine. Just a matter of time.

Keith.

[MAX IV Mark]

The factory Camoplast tracks worked awsome in the snow. I used it up at the cabin in Canada with about 2 feet of snow...oops I mean 60cm It was soft and you could see the belly of the machine drag but never even close to getting stuck. They went more places than I could have with my snowmobile, you could actually stop on top of the powder and not dig in when you go to take off again. I would say the rubber tracks rob about 20% of the power just to turn them. I noticed no loss of power with the Adair chain style tracks but I have had to adjust the tension every 5-8 hours of riding.
Here is video of the factory rubber ones.

and here is a ride with the 16.5" Adair tracks

MAX IV Mark