Track Tuners ?

[thorn]

You are right about that with the tuners, however I think there is a secondary benefit to putting your four largest tires in the center of helping with steering/pivoting by raising up the end tires even more.

[plott hound]

Good to hear Plott. Just an FYI, but along with indexing/sizing your tires Argo recommends running the following psi with tracks: rear 7, centers 6, and front 5 psi. This might help with slippage too.

you know what thorn,i never indexed the tires,thought it was a non issue when using the tuners.

[thorn]

got a chance to check my tires today and they were all a bitt low.aired them all up to 5lbs then the nephew and I went for a good ride through the bush then around the block on the roads.seems the slippage is gone so as soon as that river freezes up NCT,give me a shout and we will try these suckers out.

Good to hear Plott. Just an FYI, but along with indexing/sizing your tires Argo recommends running the following psi with tracks: rear 6, centers 7, and front 5 psi. This might help with slippage too.

[plott hound]

got a chance to check my tires today and they were all a bitt low.aired them all up to 5lbs then the nephew and I went for a good ride through the bush then around the block on the roads.seems the slippage is gone so as soon as that river freezes up NCT,give me a shout and we will try these suckers out.

[North Country Tough]

im sure its just a matter of getting my tire preasure correct to stop the slippage.just have not had time to mess with it as of late.will get it straightened out through the holidays.if your in the giving mood this holiday season NCT,a new set of channel tracks would look good under my tree.

Gotcha covered Plottya just gotta return the given and we are all GTG,let me know how you make out with them tuners,you and I are in the same conditions most times and I have yet to try them,you know how much I use my tracks to gain access to the camp as much as possible really want to know how they work in the slush.

[plott hound]

im sure its just a matter of getting my tire preasure correct to stop the slippage.just have not had time to mess with it as of late.will get it straightened out through the holidays.if your in the giving mood this holiday season NCT,a new set of channel tracks would look good under my tree.

Would ya like a second set of them rubber shoes Plott,luv ta send mine down the road and try them Channels,never used tuners afraid too, mostly we travel to the camp when there is slush or what others call overflow and don't wanna be stuck with slippage but on the other hand chain breakage could make it a bad day too,that said hasn't happened yet but I do change out chains from time to time,

[North Country Tough]

good info guys,if these argo tracks give me a rash I might have to borrow some coin from NCT and get a set of channel tracks.

Would ya like a second set of them rubber shoes Plott,luv ta send mine down the road and try them Channels,never used tuners afraid too, mostly we travel to the camp when there is slush or what others call overflow and don't wanna be stuck with slippage but on the other hand chain breakage could make it a bad day too,that said hasn't happened yet but I do change out chains from time to time,

[john swenson]

hey guys, just wondering what, if anything could be fastened to the inside of the tracks for the tires to grab. maybe some 3/16 '' thick ''dimpled '' rubber strips maybe 2'' wide and as long as the track width. spaced maybe every 4-6 ''. use a bolt with a low profile head. just a thought , maybe other possibilities. maybe someone has tried something that works. johnboy va.

[plott hound]

definitely slippery on the inside.gonna air up again tomorrow and see if it improves.

[Buzz]

sounds like your track is loose and/or slippery on the inside. In certain conditions there is no way to totally avoid the slipping with rubber tracks.

[plott hound]

threw the plow on today and cleaned the yard out.right hand side track is slipping real bad so tomorrow im gonna air up and see if that stops it.if not the tuners are coming off and the experiment will continue.

[plott hound]

sounds cool thorn,let us know how those tracks perform.

It looks like I am finally going to be able to test out my Chanels on the annual x-mas tree hunt either Friday or Saturday. We have been getting some good snow in the high country and I am dying to try them out!!! Seems like you wouldn't have any problem selling your Rubbers in your area.

[thorn]

It looks like I am finally going to be able to test out my Chanels and track tuners on the annual x-mas tree hunt either Friday or Saturday. We have been getting some good snow in the high country and I am dying to try them out!!! Seems like you wouldn't have any problem selling your Rubbers in your area.

[plott hound]

good info guys,if these argo tracks give me a rash I might have to borrow some coin from NCT and get a set of channel tracks.

[Buzz]

yep, you can limp along but as soon as you hit a spot where you need a lot of driving force to turn the track (like a steep climb)- you're done. You just gotta have both corner tires driven to stand a chance. A couple of us up here have driven for several hours (tracked) through nasty swamp conditions with middle tires missing/removed (broken axle or broken older-style track tuner) without a problem at all. But, remove power from a corner wheel and you're screwed if you're loaded, towing, or have to do any climbing.
I have long schemed to bolt on a sprocket set-up with bouyancy added while letting the remaining axles idle. But, I'm concerned that the factory axles/bearings/frame would not be up the task, and as long as you leave both corner axles "driving", you'll never have problems driving your track...as long as it's open grouser style.