Tracks on your atv??????

[rlvb]

Has anybody put these on???These are not cheap!!!i checked on some and shipped are $3400..WOW.Company SAID they sold alot off these in N and South Dakota this winter allready.Do you just take the tires off and the tracks just bolt on???seems to me that there has to be alot of torque in deep snow to turn these tracks compared to tires,this can't be good on the drive gears units and all,,,,,CAN IT??  and these would almost have to void any warranty on the atv,,i would think!!!!!Would like to get some input on this topic as it is real hard getting around anymore and still more snow coming down..I watched some videos with tracks on atv's and that was real impressive,they were in real deep snow and were getting around just like a sled would but for the price,thats WAY out of my range.Are there after-market ones or such that would cheapen it up or something?  Thanks for reading.

[rayman54]

They are quite impressive and quite costly. Think about it this way, you are adding much more rolling resistance to your drive train than a wheel would have, its simple logic no matter what some may tell you. It does slow a machine down to about half its speed also.
I have a 4x4 ATV that I use for ice fishing and much more and it gets the job done very well and for that kind of cash I could get a nice used snowmobile and have a better unit in the snow and way faster when I want to play, I just don't have deep pockets for ATV add-on's like that.
Just my personal opinion,,,,,,,

RAYMAN54,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Raquettedacker]

For half that price you should be able to buy a decent snowmobile and modify it just for icefishing..

[Erzeez77]

Agreed. Your probably better off buying a snowmachine. A few guys I know bought tracks for there quads and they dont like them due to the fact that they throw alot of snow.

[USMarine2001]

I looked into them last fall, and this is what my dealer told me about them You either build them one time or have your dealership build the track ( put together outa the box) once it's done you don't build the track again. there is also a mounting plate too. But what they told me was once you but them together they are to go on and off like you would change a tire on it

[rlvb]

Thanks for the input guys,i just NEED to fish and with all this snow its litterally impossible.getting a sled would be the best option but then you have one more piece of transportation to keep maintained  and running but if its running it will get you out on the fish,right!!!! I did see on a vid that the tracks do kick up malot of snow and that would sorta be a draw back, would get everything covered with snow.I hate all this snow.. and i don't have deep pockets either to purchase tracks but they would be nice.

[mongosmash]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRPHT9wm5cI&feature=related this is what i think would do just nice. it looks fast enough to go along way but light enough to pull out of trouble. with only 13 horse power a tank of fuel would last all day.

[rlvb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRPHT9wm5cI&feature=related this is what i think would do just nice. it looks fast enough to go along way but light enough to pull out of trouble. with only 13 horse power a tank of fuel would last all day.

That does look pretty cool. have any idea what it would cost to build? to start with its $20 bucks for blue prints but then it would be a fun challenge after that.

[mongosmash]

That does look pretty cool. have any idea what it would cost to build? to start with its $20 bucks for blue prints but then it would be a fun challenge after that.

i have no clue on the money needed to build this. but i would have a good time with it even if it took me two years to build. i have most of the tools i think, but coming up the the money in this market is really tough for me. i would love to try though.

[Mainehazmt]

I like this one better      maybe cause of the john deere green   lol   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZCMhW6liow&NR=1

[Fisherman 1]

I think the end of the ice fishing season would happen before he got 1/2 way to the spot he wants to fish, not a bad idea, but terribly slow.

[Mainehazmt]

beats walking

[Fisherman 1]

Ya, beats walking, maybe if he put slightly larger diameter drive wheels at the back, it would increase the speed, just a bit.

[CMMahy]

It may be slow, but I bet that thing has the torque of a small bulldozer! He's the guy you want to make friends with when your hard side is stuck in the slush