Adair ' rubber belted ' track swim test

[mudbug3]

This is the new ' belted track design ' that Tim now has for sale. Swims pretty darn good too! I like the smaller Argo 6x6 for the places that I like to go, but I really envy the water speed of the Adair tracks on an Argo 8x8.

[Trent]

Those are my tracks!! Can't wait to get them and try them out. Suppose to arrive on the truck tomorrow. I was having problems here on the platte river with exiting the soft sand banks and crossing the soft sand bars in the middle of the river. After reading alot on here and service from Tim and Mike when i got my frontier 8x8 i decided to finally bite the bullet and order a set.

[BCgrizzly]

WOW! Very impressed with the reverse speed

[Rock Doctor]

They seem to work very well, that's good, I haven't had mine in water deep enough to swim in yet.


RD

[mudbug3]

Kyle

I'm really looking forward to watching a video of you in your Argo 8x8 and the new rubber belted Adair tracks in some really serious mud.

[kghills]

That is really fast for tracks. I would even go so far as calling them a swimming track.

Keith.

[highrollinmopars]

Man im jealous. So do the original chain style adair tracks swim that well on a argo 8x8 or is it that the rubber belt style tracks makes that much of an improvement in the water speed department? Im very impressed.

[gimmegreens336]

very nice!

[Rock Doctor]

Kyle

I'm really looking forward to watching a video of you in your Argo 8x8 and the new rubber belted Adair tracks in some really serious mud.

I'd like to show you something like that, but there's not enough mid to get the tracks dirty around here right now, very dry summer/fall.

I'll look around, see what I can find, lol

RD

[Trent]

Got the tracks on monday and installed them tuesday night on my frontier 8x8. I took them out for a little test last night. Didn't stay out too long because it started lightning bad(too bad it didn't actually rain). We have been in a drought here so there was not enough water to swim the machine, but it was about a foot deep water and then all sand bottom so played anyway. Let me say i am definatly pleased. I went straight across the river with no problems at all. Something with just tires and with tires and 4 j-wheels i could not previously do without getting it burried in the sand. After that i played on a couple sand bars that were 2 to 3 feet staight up to get on them. The tracks would spin a little and start to dig in and then right up the little bank i would go. After that i took it out in the middle of the river and tried to turn a circle. I could not do this at all with the tires or j-wheels previously. The track that was turning dug in and spun some but around it would go. I did have to let it go straight some to get the engine to gain some revs as that sand does make it bog while turning. By now the lightning was picking up and dark was setting in so decided better call it quits. On exiting the river decided to see if it would climb straight from the water up a steep bought 5 foot high sand bank. Right up and out i went. I am qurious how it will do both swimming and hitting a sandbar while the back tires are still floating. If it does anything like today i should have no problems. I might try to get a little video next week. 88 yesterday and only 48 today with chance of snow this weekend so doubt the wife will volunteer to come film me till it warms up next week.

[brebett]

Very nice, I hope I'll have a chance to see how well they perform in snow and slush

[highrollinmopars]

I would still like to know if they swim better than the regular chain style Adair Tracks. That Argo was really moving are most Argo 8x8 with Adair tracks that fast of swimmer? Thanks Thomas

[kghills]

I would still like to know if they swim better than the regular chain style Adair Tracks. That Argo was really moving are most Argo 8x8 with Adair tracks that fast of swimmer? Thanks Thomas

No the chain style, std or case hardened do not swim as fast as the belted style. The grousers are larger and spaced farther apart on the belted track and seem to work as better paddles than the more closely placed grousers on the chain style track that's spacing is dictated by the pith of the chain.

Keith.

[highrollinmopars]

Thanks bud what I needed to know

[juggernaut]

-How wide and thick are the belts and how are they connected to close the track around the tires ?
-Can the belts be adjusted if they stretch over time ?
-Any on trail repair kits or method if one of the belts gets cut through ?