Supertrack Mod - Grouser Fab/Install

[MGM11085]

My brother and I designed and fabricated a grouser to fit on the old style super tracks to give them more bite. I posted some pictures in the gallery. Any feedback would be appreciated. We fabricated and installed 6 grousers today to see how they handle some abuse. We are thinking of putting them on every other segment if they pass the test. Let me know if you guys see any problems with them. Thanks

[Buzz]

very nice work. The only thing that might get you in some snow conditions is that the good ole super tracks like to fill their voids with packed snow/ice. So you might run into a situation where your cleat doesn't stick out far enough to bite. More steel height would be good assuming you have the tub clearance for it. The super track is already so thick which eats up some of your "above the tire" room. But again, nicely done!

[Old Tucker]

very nice work. The only thing that might get you in some snow conditions is that the good ole super tracks like to fill their voids with packed snow/ice. So you might run into a situation where your cleat doesn't stick out far enough to bite. More steel height would be good assuming you have the tub clearance for it. The super track is already so thick which eats up some of your "above the tire" room. But again, nicely done!

I like the idea all right In some snow it will work great but in the snow we have on the west coast I found the supper track just balled up like a big snow ball. And it got so thick on the track, the track would not even turn. Until you got out and hammered the snow off the track. Then I could go another half mile and do it all over again. Then again in different snow it may work fantastic and give you lots of bit.

[trevorakm1]

Look good as long as they don't rub the tub. I would be interested in a set if they test well. I don't have the means to fabricate anything in metal like that.

Trevor

[MGM11085]

I like the idea all right In some snow it will work great but in the snow we have on the west coast I found the supper track just balled up like a big snow ball. And it got so thick on the track, the track would not even turn. Until you got out and hammered the snow off the track. Then I could go another half mile and do it all over again. Then again in different snow it may work fantastic and give you lots of bit.

Have you tried spraying the tracks down with something so that the snow won't stick. I have read ideas on here about spraying them with diesel like people do with plow blades, but haven't heard about anybody trying it on the tracks yet.

[thorn]

My brother and I designed and fabricated a grouser to fit on the old style super tracks to give them more bite. I posted some pictures in the gallery. Any feedback would be appreciated. We fabricated and installed 6 grousers today to see how they handle some abuse. We are thinking of putting them on every other segment if they pass the test. Let me know if you guys see any problems with them. Thanks

They look good, but you might want to consider welding a 1.5"- 1 1/4" high piece of angle iron on the outside 6". If you are in any kind of deep snow you really need to have a high paddle to help the machine pull and swim in it. I think I sent you a pic of my set up and they really improve the performace of the supertrack in deep snow and its climbing ability. Like the other guys mentioned in the moist snow and slush the supertracks like to ball up and you really need somthing that will stick up beyond the snowball as well. Give us a report after you test them out.

[Old Tucker]

Have you tried spraying the tracks down with something so that the snow won't stick. I have read ideas on here about spraying them with diesel like people do with plow blades, but haven't heard about anybody trying it on the tracks yet.

I tried diesel, Wax, cooking oil Even sprayed some of the segments with a undercoating to see if it would help. The problem is any oil will only stay on for a very short period of time. That gets you 1/2 a mile up the trail. Then out comes the hammer. Some times I must admit given the right snow they worked absolutely great. The rubber paddles I put on the tracks helped the most. It seem to for some reason prevent the snow from building up as bad and gave the tracks a lot more traction.

[MGM11085]

Thanks for the input everybody. Where we are riding in PA anything over 6"-12" of snow on the ground is a lot. I saw your pictures of those angles and they did look good. We wanted something that we could run on and off snow due to our snow coming and going numerous times through the winter. We were originally going to use 1"x1"x1/8" angle but decided to see how the 1/2x1/2x1/8 worked first. 1st test will come this weekend with 3 grousers on each side. If it performs well then we will make 18 per side and give it another test. If not then we will bump up to the 1" angle depending on clearance. I will post our findings Sunday or Monday.

[MGM11085]

The tracks and grousers performed well this weekend. There was 12-18" of snow and the commander that was up at camp was spinning tire to try to get around. It was parked the majority of the weekend. The argo was able to do everything that was asked of it. It even pulled out a few stuck pick up trucks. We need to make a modification to the grouser so that they wont bend in the middle. They bent like this ( between the end supports from pulling on the frozen ground and rocks. A small piece of flat bar in the middle should accomplish this.