The level of competence you find on YT amazes me. We have used these kinds of tracks on our harvesters and forwarders for a generation in Scandinavia -- the technology was well known even when I first started my logging career in the late 70's.
Good idea,very smart investment,and,the pond is looking good,when the grass and landscaping is done it's gonna be beautiful,your property is looking good,great video,Thankyou.
Hi from New Zealand Jessie. I'm old enough to be your's and Andrews grandpa, yet i love to watch what you boys are getting up to. Most men including me are very interested in machinery and what it does, this is why you both have high numbers of followers. Without a doubt, Andrew and you, Jesse, are way up there in the interest videos. In particular i admire the no profanity vids.Sometimes Jesse, i watch your vids but only click on like and don't say anything, but i'm here watching. Uncle Bob, NZ.
I have the same tracks I got back in 2015. I have not had to replace a tire, bearings, ect. 500+ hours and I am still using them today. If I had not had them, I would have never been able to do any work in the mud around my place. Wish I would have taking some videos over the years to show how these transform your loader into a dozer with a bucket. They also work great in the snow as well, never had any trouble with ice build up.
I always wondered about those tracks. I do alot of work in the woods and it's muddy most of the time. I might have to give those a try Thanks for the video
I had a old 825 bobcat that I put a set of these on and man the difference they made was night and day with how much it would push and the places you could go and I put well over 1000 hours on them and never had any problems with axles or tires and I had her sunk in mud up to the radiator and she was still pushing like a dozer...got a brand new set arriving tomorrow for my gehl 6620 I have now
When you put them on just connect a piece of chain between the ends across the front tire and back up by the time you get the joint between the tires it will be tight just a little trick my axle seals leaked because of the tracks so be careful
Your buddy Andrew must just about drive you crazy with all the toys he has for his. So far, no vacuum cleaner attachment yet tho. Matt from diesel creek has his set up like that. You and him run neck and neck on fixing your own stuff up. Its a kind of funny feeling at first worrying over will it chew the tires up or just what but you have it all under control... thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing... that def is a great price. I looked into them a few years back and I remember them being at least double that. I wonder how much extra stress they put on the hydro motors and pumps... I guess its not really a concern as if you can't use the machine at all in mud vs extra wear and making money.
Surprised it worked out so well - nothing compares to a tracked machine for dirt work. Takeuchi or Kubota is a brand to look at - we have had excellent results with these machines and they seem bullet proof.
Nice setup! I could be wrong but I remember a manufacturer saying you wanted a few inches of chain sag on the top in-between the wheels not making them too tight to ware the axles. Maybe worth checking out?
Got the same thing off a guy who made them out near hunter mountain in upstate ny about 13 years ago, 7/16 manganese chain they used in Alaska on tires,, worked great in the mud, real rough on firm ground, stopped using them because it felt like it was really stressing out my machine, found a used set of actual grouser tracks, and there is definitely a difference, machine glides everywhere, tracks don't feel like they are binding to stay on the tires because they are alot looser, and when the ground firms up, alot smoother, paid same price too for the used set
I put steel OTT tracks on my new holland LS180 since my property is sandy loam and sugar sand. I really needed the flotation. I actually loosened my tracks up a notch since I was worried about sticks, rocks and debris getting inside them and causing a bind which could take out some wheel bearings. You seem to have yours extremely tight and that can definitely cause you issues with all the rocks you have. It's ok if the tires slip inside the tracks. btw, I still make a mess even with tracks
Seen them around but never used them for the work I used to do. The boss wished he had them on one job we helped out on redoing the weeping tile on a house. It was a wet area and getting gravel around to the back was a real pain with the mud and a skidsteer on tires.
Matt of Diesel Creek has those chains on his skid steer and he swears by them. Saves the tires and great for top gravel leveling or finishing work. you can see them in his vids.. Thanks for this vid I like it
I was hoping to see you try to dig into that pile of dirt with the tracks on. I've had the heavier duty version of the Grouser bar tracks for some time and they work great. They're a little easier on your tire sidewalls and with the extra bars it helps with traction and flotation. The bar version is between 2-3 times the cost depending on your tire size and wheelbase but if you're patient you can find a good used set for about a $1,000. The heavier bar tracks are more difficult to handle and install, however if you modify a heavy ratchet strap and do it a few times, it goes pretty fast. As far as the squeaking and noise, it is irritating if you aren't wearing hearing protection but you should be anyway.
Those add a lot of versatility to that machine. You end up with the ability to go muddin or to use the machine on paved or delicate surfaces that require tires or rubber tracks.
That's what diesel creek has the look like a bike chain but in this vid look like regular old chain 🔗 but like this skid steer rather than diesels Bobcat
I hope they work out for you. Saw that type on ebay. Was not sure what happens when the stretch. Your thoughts? You can probably make whatever repairs they may need in the distant future. I finally found a pair of Grouser brand that fit my S175 10x16.5 tire. I had to buy a new link for each side to lengthen them for my machine.
thanks. we had just had a biblical flood there and it washed all the silt into the pond. it will eventually run out of silt and clear up. it has been pretty clear for a while
These things make a huge difference. I'm a concrete mixer driver and have seen wheeled skids be stuck and the over tire tracks just plow through the mud
I have used loegering trailblazers for years. Long wearing excellent traction. Get a feel for not slipping the tires in the track it will chunk the bar tread. Careful with flat rocks they will push the bead off the wheel. I get 700 hrs for bolts about 3000 hrs total. You can drive around a rubber track machine in mud. Only high center will stop you. They are cheap used now as the market moves to track machines.
Good video and product demo. You should be asking the manufacturer for a discount, they can only say no. The great thing about tires is they don't destroy lawns - but the downside is they slip. You have to think this puts a lot of new pressure on the axes; I realize there is no suspension here but how easy is it to over-tighten and over-pull the axels together?
Looks like a big Improvement in traction. I've heard those things tear up the tires pretty bad. But if they're already junk tires and obviously that's no big deal. Do you think you could have any ill effects on the drives?
I dont think so as long as you keep the hubs greased. but yea I have junk tires so no big deal. I will get another set of brand new tires on rims to switch when I dont need these tracks
Jesse, Do you plan to upgrade the Lights on the Skid loader to LED? Would provide a good tutorial on it and content! I have a HYDRA-MAC and plan to do so myself. Halogen just doesn't cut it. LED is cheap enough.
When I saw those I thought wow, they don't look very aggressive. There's another guy in PA. Uses something similar track over tire set up , but they looked more aggressive "Diesel Creek" is the channel Matt is like you buys n fixes
If extra traction was needed for some reason, I wonder if you could weld or bolt extra fins to the cross members, to dig deeper into the mud, snow, etc.
IT'S WEIRD. THERE WAS THAT RED PROGRESS BAR ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THIS VIDEO AS IF I'D WATCHED THIS BUT I DIDN'T! I'M GLAD I DID CHECK AND WATCH IT IT WAS A GOOD AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEO, THANK YOU SIR!
Are those the traction tracks set from NC reason I ask is they are only 1.5 hrs from me and if they looked like they would work I'd go get a set for my cat 226
11:40 Nice big crane but where did you get that massive ocean going size canoe? 😀 Serious question. Generally what is the advantage of wheels over rubber or steel tracks on a skid steer? Thanks for your videos. They are much appreciated. 👍
Nice camera work between the wheels and tracks! Maybe the traction can be improved even more by welding some sharp edges on those flat pieces? (don't know the names of those)
Those are nice to have, I wonder how they effect the wear on the tires over time, especially on the side walls, I guess the mud actually helps lubricate it lol
You’d be surprised, Ponsse forestry equipment uses tracks very similar to this but with more lugs, it doesn’t affect the tires much at all. They actually protect the tires from a lot of the major wear and slices that most tires suffer. It would probably take a couple thousand hours before any noticeable wear has occurred
@@fishsticks4981 his tracks are very different, they're all just linked together, no chain like this one... i could see his being more effective but i am sure this one is much much cheaper.
@@AaronHollander314 Watch when he is driving through the mud and see how much each rib digs in to the mud when it's between the tires, more surface area and more ribs on the ground for more traction
I have a set of commercial steel over tire tracks and I don't think that you want them quite that tight. Being overly tight can wipe out your bearings and will also wear out your chain links much faster. Your tires won't really slip in them if they're a little bit loose you just want them tight enough that they won't slip off. You need a little wiggle room for when you pick up a rock or stick or something because if it's that tight and you pick up something then something is probably going to bind and break. Just a thought.
I think the idea behind these tracks is that the master link is weaker than the rest of the steel so if something gets bound up, it just breaks the master link. the guy who makes these says you want them pretty tight
Jesse Muller my loegering mud tracks lasted for roughly three thousand hours and we live on swamp and rock piles also I wouldn't worry about the trailer and putting the wood boards on the ramps
I think these tracks look pritty light duty, thin chain and only 10mm steel, im sure they will work for a while. But how about the stretch when it wears? The chain is quite a long link so shortening it takes a big step..? Hope you got good luck with it. Keep up the good work.
I have had the same tracks for almost 10 years, i have not needed to tighten from them stretching yet. As the loosen they seem to be easier on the machine but more rub and slip on the tire sidewall near the tread is all.
You get better flotation because the space between the wheels is bridged by the track, more like a tracked setup. There is better ground engagement too.
We have a set for our skid steer the only downside we have had was with the tires getting slick an spinning inside the track them loegering conversion tracks work real good though
I have seen tracks for wheeled skid steers before but these ones look so light duty hope they last you a long time and turn out to be a good investment. Just need a video on buying a cheap track skid steer and fix it up I enjoy your repair vids on making what was junk and bringing it back to life and putting it back out to work.
We used to have a similar setup on our Case 40XT, but with rubber pads on the tracks instead of just steel. As your buddy said, completely transforms the machine from something useless in slight mud, to something completely usable. Videos on my channel if anyone is interested.
