ermineerwhatbuc
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What ever you decide, look on ebay and find a used set for cheap and try them if you dont like them , buy another that you think highlights the advantanges and disadvantages of the set you bought.
Hi Sparky, how are these Bullman tracks working for you? I see they have a lot more steel to wear that the Trackplus tracks. I used to have the Bullman flat proof tires, but not the Bullman over-the-tire tracks.
I'm sorry that I took so long in replying HillBoy, I am very happy with my Bullman tracks. As I stated in an earlier post they are a sister company to Mclaren that are located at the the same address so they can't be half bad. I have Mclaren Nu-air tires with the Bullman bar type tracks and they are a good combo for me.
I believe that you can order the Mclarens direct and Bullmans you have to go though a dealer. When I was looking to buy tracks I found out that a tire dealer 1 mile from my house was also a Bullman dealer. When I talked to a salesman there about them he had no idea what I was talking about but promised he'd find out in week or so. I called the girl back that I had talked to at Bullman and she sold them to me over the phone and had them drop shipped to the tire dealer before the salesman even know what skidsteer tracks were.
good to hear from ya Razvy. l'am in colorado. 12-16.5 is the tire size of the steel tracks. thanks for your interest. old skool iron.
You bring up a good point about tire pressure.
The tracks on my new ss were way too tight. I was concerned about damaging the axle bearings (only about 1/4" sag at best).
The service guy came out to add another link, took one look at it and said "they put too much air in the tires". He reduced the air pressure to 55 psi and I finally got a bit of sag (about 3/4"). Not enough according to the track manufacturer's web site, but he said as they wear in more (it only has 28 hours on it), they will be fine.
His comment was that, with tracks on, the tires should not be rounded out in the center. Initially they had 65 psi in the tires.
Ken
is it true over the tire tracks will damage your unit if you have foam filled tires??>?
is it true over the tire tracks will damage your unit if you have foam filled tires??>?
FWIW Almost everyone I know runs foam filled tires in there OTT.
A friend broke his drive axil doing this... ointhead
But maybe if you run the OTT very loose, it may help somewhat. Still, I wouldn't risk! Plus, I would assume that the extra weight of the foam filled tires plus the weight of the OTTs is already getting quite heavy on the machine. I'm all for some extra weight to stabilize the machine, but having too much of it may not be wise.