max 2 adair tracks

[Noel Woods]

If you have the 5" extensions you are in good shape, you will have to do some tub heating, but only above the tires.

I used the heat gun on high, picked a warm day, and had the machine in the sun, heated it up for about 5-10 minutes above each wheel, and then used a 1"x8" board to start, then as I got more clearance, went with a 2"x4" eventually. You will have to repeat the process to get the desired clearance. Don't stop when you have just enough as the body will sag eventually, I'd say stop when you have about 2" clearance above the tires. The process will need to be repeated about once a year to maintain the clearance.

I think that your theory of using 20" tires is very valid, there's not much that the extra inch gains you in clearance, and you could probably cut your heat gun usage as well.

[john swenson]

'noel, thanks buddy , you got me set clear. 20 '' tires seem small, but i guess the difference in them and a 21'' is 0nly a 1/2'''ground clearance. hope to have a short video soon of my testing my modified homebuilt half tracks. ruth took a video on her phone, but it won't download. will try the camera in a few days. keep you posted. johnboy va.

[Noel Woods]

Here's a short clip of the very 1st Adair tracked Max2, that I had for awhile, it had the prototype 18" tires which worked just fine, and this machine equipped with the tracks only stood 1.25 inches less in ground clearance than my Max2 with 25" tires.

max 2 tracked - YouTube

[mightymaxIV]

Hey John, this is the very machine I was talking about, don't let the tire size fool you, the grousers can be machined taller for increased ground clearance. Smaller tires make for lower gearing you will need to run your Max. A MaxII is so small and light you can lean left of right and get the machine to walk through almost anything. As you can see a MaxII with Adair's is a potent machine.

[rodp]

Here's a short clip of the very 1st Adair tracked Max2, that I had for awhile, it had the prototype 18" tires which worked just fine, and this machine equipped with the tracks only stood 1.25 inches less in ground clearance than my Max2 with 25" tires.

max 2 tracked - YouTube

What model track are those, they appear to be bolted together with side plates between the grousers ? They look quite good.

[john swenson]

great shots of the adairs on a max 2 in action. just like a little tank !! i see the tire size does not make that much difference in performance . i love the way that machine just scoots around. that's the setup i will get when funds allow. meantime i will keep at it with my halftracks. will get a short video taken this weekend. thanks, johnboy va.

[mightymaxIV]

What model track are those, they appear to be bolted together with side plates between the grousers ? They look quite good.

Those are the Adair tracks that Tim made with metal links. Mudbug has a set of these on his Argo 6x6 Frontier HD and they probably the best of the Adair series at eating pure mud but they are pretty heavy. I am not sure if Tim is still making tracks with the metal links.

Mudbug says this line of tracks is very stable and he was able to go through rutted areas with out worring about the possibility of throwing a track. They also eat mud very well because almost all of the grouser area is exposed to mud and they clean out very, very well.