New Adair 18.5 inch belted snow and ice tracks

[Rock Doctor]

Well, sounds like Keith is coming up for a ride in the muck,this should be a great test,belted tracks/cleat kit, vs. Tims 18" tracks. Keith is running his max 4 with the 18" tracks, and I will have the HDI with the belted tracks/cleats.
Keith will have the weight advantage,as his unit weighs half as much,but I'll still bet serious cash I will be pulling him out at least once.
Yes, I will have video of the whole ordeal,especially lots of footage pulling keith out. Any takers on how this is going to pan out,voice your thoughts now before we start. I'm betting he's getting pulled out 3 times.

I'll Play
Just for clairification...... You have the 14" Belted Adair Tracks with the "Snow Kit" extensions and cleats, and Keith has the 18" "Chained" Adair Tracks....... Is this correct?

I don't believe you will get any footage of Keith being pulled out, but if he does get stuck, I expect to see a vid of you driving around his machine before it gets pulled out

I would like to make a request. After you get stuck and pulled out, I would like to see Keith's machine drive straight into the hole you were pulled out of, to see if he can drive right through your tracks and out the other side, or vise-versa.

Have fun
RD

[foxvalley]

Keith, You have been very quiet,starting to worry about you. You know you are welcome up here any time you like, can't wait to see how your new toys preform.

Well, sounds like Keith is coming up for a ride in the muck,this should be a great test,belted tracks/cleat kit, vs. Tims 18" tracks. Keith is running his max 4 with the 18" tracks, and I will have the HDI with the belted tracks/cleats.
Keith will have the weight advantage,as his unit weighs half as much,but I'll still bet serious cash I will be pulling him out at least once.
Yes, I will have video of the whole ordeal,especially lots of footage pulling keith out. Any takers on how this is going to pan out,voice your thoughts now before we start. I'm betting he's getting pulled out 3 times.

[foxvalley]

Cool videos Doug. When can we come up and go for a ride again?

Keith.

Keith, You have been very quiet,starting to worry about you. You know you are welcome up here any time you like, can't wait to see how your new toys preform.

[kghills]

Cool videos Doug. When can we come up and go for a ride again?

Keith.

[rockrewls]

thanks fox keep em coming!

rock

[Buzz]

nice..... You are having way too much fun.

[foxvalley]

And this years prestigous award for the best new film clips in the category of "New Track Performance" goes to...................FOXVALLEY!!!!!

I have to go to the store now.......and buy larger hats..........
Thanks you guys.Comments like these,really make a guy feel good,and gives me motivation to find new and exiting ways to impress. I don't know if I should mention this,but I tried to walk the argo up a pine tree........it was going up......but it was too hard on the tracks,had to let er down.Would have made the ultimate video!
Once again Dan,thanks for straightening out my video.(What am I doing wrong)

[miker89]

Awesome videos - Nice job Doug!

[bigbuck]

And this years prestigous award for the best new film clips in the category of "New Track Performance" goes to...................FOXVALLEY!!!!!

[mightymaxIV]

Holly Mackerel Fox Valley! I stay off the internet for two days and you post more ground breaking unbelievable videos, if I wasn't watching this video with my own eyes I would tell you this couldn't be done! Wow you have done it again Fox Valley!

The first video shows just how well the counter rotation works under these conditions, you were able to get your Argo straight and pull right up a sand bank that would have been the death of most machines, and all this pulling a log trailer! Wow that machine swims well!

[foxvalley]

Wow, cool video Doug.....but I cant help to think I might have just heard your poor little trailer saying "ouch"...lol

Tim

tipped over trailer - YouTube

[Obsessed]

Seriously...it did look like a pretty well built little trailer...when I seen the overloaded pile of logs on it go down in the water I thought to myself "nope"..."that ain't gonna work"..."that trailer is gonna sink like a rock"...made me giggle when you dragged it up that steep sand bank anyway and all the water dumped out of the back if the trailer...thought to myself..."well I guess that's one way to wash your firewood"...lol...leave it to Doug to get things done!

:-)

[foxvalley]

Wow, cool video Doug.....but I cant help to think I might have just heard your poor little trailer saying "ouch"...lol

Tim

I was shocked,no stunned, that the trailer wasn't going on the burn pile today!

[foxvalley]

cool vids fox, how hard is it to turn the argo when its loaded with all the metal crossers added, eg. carrying a moose plus gear type of weight so 1000lbs or so in the argo itself?

Rock

Hey Rock, Haven't forgot about your request, just don't have the manpower (ballast) to fill it up. The pro series with the cleat kits installed turn very simular to the rubber tracks,if not better on hard surfaces,and any unit that would run rubber,can run these,but the nice thing about this setup, is you can take the cleat kit off,and turn like silk,and still have an extremly aggressive track.
I had to put about 400lbs. of logs in the back of the unit,to get out of the swamp with the trailer,with about 100lbs. in it,so there is 600lbs. in the argo pulling the trailer,I know you don't have the same setup,but this is all I have to demo in(ya,I know it sucks)but weight in this setup is more of a non issue.
I will post the vid of me getting out of the swamp this way,I was going to delete it,(boring) but it might give you a better idea about these tracks.One more note on this video,there is still ice under the water on this trail,and without steel cleats,I never would have made it back here,......at all....

http://youtu.be/b3PJwb2GyE8

[Obsessed]

Here is another video,I should be working, but just can't help myself. I just got done making a bunch,so more are on the way.Thanks for enjoying my "work" Hey,am I supposed to be embeding the video to get set up right?

up the sand knob with trailer - YouTube

Wow, cool video Doug.....but I cant help to think I might have just heard your poor little trailer saying "ouch"...lol

Tim