Hello I changed the tracks to steel with rubber pads because the rubber ones rubbed on the final drive housing. The rubber tracks take more hp to run as well.
The steel with rubber pads are tougher, you can drive over rocks, trees and things like that. When you drive a rubber track machine you are to scared to do that because you will wreck them.
I did not want tracks that fail.
I have been driving a new Cat 259D ( Rubber Track.) you have to be so careful when you turn or drive on rough ground, with these tracks it does not matter. Can still run over concrete and roads and not hurt them
mjt