I saw a video of his Jeep circulating on Facebooger. You've inspired me to pm him.
Mine haven't. Mike parks his in the shop....mine is outside the whole last month.Do those tracks have problems with freezing up? Like will the components get warm enough to melt the snow, then refreeze if parked? Lock the tracks up.
I've got 37s now. Just put a lift on. 42s might kiss the inner fenders a bit! Although the 37s fit for 4000 miles with stock suspension. They would rub a hair in the back on occasion when articulated. Haven't done anything super crazy with them though.Some thoughts on tracks, though my experience with them is with SxS and not trucks:
1. They don't like rocks, dirt, or anything else besides snow. Can handle a little, but too much is asking for damage.
2. Tracks work best on flat ground. The less off camber the better. Great for accessing cabins etc on roads.
3. They're going to be a bit odd in terms of suspension and steering.
4. Tracks have their own sets of issues. Flipping over, broken wheels, incorrect tension causing odd tracking... When they work they're hard to top, but it would be helpful to be able to work on and maintain them yourself. Including field repairs.
If you want to do serious snow wheeling, 42s and good beadlocks are the proven way to go. For accessing a cabin or something simple like that, tracks probably require less skill and experience to use successfully.
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What do you have tracks on?Mine haven't. Mike parks his in the shop....mine is outside the whole last month.
Depends on the snow.And you dont need bigger tires or beadlocks. The right 35s at 3-5 psi would get that jeep around pretty good.
What do you run for air pressure?Depends on the snow.
My Toyota is heavy but its double locked w 35s.
And it doesn't even stand a chance of going where I want to go in the spring for elk sheds.
Thats why I've looked into tracks.
Pickup tracks are expensive AF
And like I said all my buddies have tons of problems. But they do rally.
The main reason I don't get a cheap snowmobile is no body ever goes with me and I'm to worried of a break down.
Depends on the powder for sure, and I do think tracks can do better in bottomless/baseless powder.I can tell you that the red jeep above is built. The owner has a stable of toys and uses them to capacity. I have wheeled my locked cj on 15.5 wide swampers and in 5 feet of pow it's not happening. Tracks just don't care how deep it is.