homemade tracks

[quintonhall]

Any Homemade Mini Dozers? - Page 2 - TractorByNet.com

guy used bent metal and chains

[jpswift1]

That looks a little too heavy duty for AATV use, but it is a good idea for tractors or industrial equipment. I know there are skid steer loader tracks like that. I'd still use the chain, but then rivet pieces of rubber conveyor belt between them like Amphicat did on their factory tracks.

[amphibious drew]

You guys got me thinking about homemade tracks. I was staring at tractors while driving through the country and thought: If I were going to make tracks I would find a big set of tractor tires, same diameter as my six wheels or a little tighter, and a little wider than my tires. Cut the side walls off with my tigersaw. Then put some guides on made out of angle or something. If flexibility was a problem, then I would drill holes in between the tread for flexibility. And who knows. Those big tractor treads put on backwards might even swim.

[MarshallEpp]

AMPHIBIOUS DREW. i am going to make a set of tracks like the ones jp posted.already measured for the chain looks like 50ft will do for the outer and inner runs.going to run an add on free cycle to find the conveyor belt material.

[amphibious drew]

MarshallEpp, Thats great. You'll have to post pictures when your done. I'm all for making something cool out of what others consider trash. I'll keep an eye out for some free tractor tires to try and make a set too, then we can test them and compare our results. I'm thinking I just need 2 big tractor tires and I'll just make a conecting piece somehow. That way I don't have to be too particular on the diameter. Besides, I couldn't figure out how to get the tracks on the tires in my head without some sort of connector.

[husabergler]

Hello,

Time to start thinking about winter. Could someone post the dimensions of the belt cross sections on the amphicat tracks.
Also what are the dimensions of the original tires on the Amphicats that these tracks would have been used on?

Thank you for your time.

Cheers, Ryan

[curbdog17]

What if you were to build something like in the OP with Aluminum?