Tracks...running them year round on dry ground

[TURNEROFFROAD]

I am looking at purchasing an 8x8 and am curious as to what tracks would last the longest keeping them on year round and not being in swampy ground all the time... We have do have some wet areas, but ideally unless the river is up it'd likely be dry ground.

[curtisbyrne]

rubber tracks..

[Canadian_Zuk]

Not rubber tracks! WAY too much traction for dry ground all summer, he'll be buying bearings and chain by the pallet Rubber is best for snow and he wont get much of that in Arkanas, for all other conditions there are better track options.

An elevated belt with metal grousers (channel tracks) or UHMW would be the longest wearing and least stressful on your drive.

[ARGOJIM]

No, stay away from rubber tracks on hard, dry, tacky surfaces like asphalt, concrete, hard packed clay.

Any track on a hard surface will wear prematurely, Adair's may work okay for awhile and channel tracks may also but premature wear will happen in any track. The Argo tracks also will work but the pin hinges will wear quickly with prolonged hard surface usage.

If you still haven't picked up a machine I'd try to find someone local and see if they might take you where you want to go, these things will surprise you in both ways. Seat time and terrain reading is very important.

[msafi65]

Good advice Jim. If you haven't spent much time in an amphibious vehicle it's in a totally different class from anything else. On tires they are very capible of driving where a human can't walk. I would see if it will do what you want on tires and for sure not rubber tracks on dry ground.

[grease monkey]

Think i'll weigh in here as well as I own rubber track and still relatively new to AATV's. While tracks will make your machine near unstoppable, my rubber ones really don't appreciate pavement very much. I have to be very careful making turns; lots and lots of chain rap going on. That being said I would never trade them in once the snow and ice comes. In the spring, summer, fall months i'm all about tires only! With a little experience you learn how to pick a line to get where your going and how to operate the machine; once you get there there's usually no worries. Yes I get stuck from time to time but I can usually hop out and give her a quick push by hand and i'm off again.

[North Country Tough]

I am looking at purchasing an 8x8 and am curious as to what tracks would last the longest keeping them on year round and not being in swampy ground all the time... We have do have some wet areas, but ideally unless the river is up it'd likely be dry ground.

Running any track year round is only necessary if you are in a bog infested area or your in the antarctic mostly dry conditions will put huge windup tension loads on your drive line and they are not the smoothest ride your tires will take a sh** kickin and overall very tough on a machine,tracks are designed for snow and very grim swampy conditions you would be causing yourself higher repair expenditures down the road as well.Jus my 2 cents Cheers NCT

[trevorakm1]

All I will say and I'm not promoting is the Adair tracks are very easy on the drivetrain. They slide pretty good making turns almost too easy at times. I bought them as year round tracks and they were worth it in my book. Not promoting just saying.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

great info here !!!!