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rubber tracks on crawler loader
- Thread starter tdrainage
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CM1995
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The biggest question would be why? Rubber tracks are more expensive to operate than metal. Only in a very special situation would it make sense.
The weight and power of a 2 yard machine would destroy even a heavy duty set of rubber tracks.
The weight and power of a 2 yard machine would destroy even a heavy duty set of rubber tracks.
idea would be for carrying a tile reel on the front for stringing drainage tile. A larger loader would be heavy enough to hold a maxi roll of tile on the front, the track base would be good for wet/muddy/rough ground, and being on rubber would be nice for taking down the road for short distances. We have jobs that are many times only a mile or so down the road and it is costly to have to haul a machine for short distances.
lumberjack
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Why not street pads instead of full rubber tracks?
DMiller
Senior Member
Could always transporter modify a farm tractor with rubber rails like the Challenger series or the Case IH Steigers or Quad Tracs as most dirt movers around here have. Would be cheaper alternative and has better parts control.
sheepfoot
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Several years ago they used the rubber pads on the pads of cable plowing dozers around here putting in telephone cable along the roads. They were using TD20's and HD16's. The 16's looked like they were loading dock bumpers almost like the tire strip street pads on a backhoe. They had a 175B loader with soft pads also carrying a reel. I know you can do it and it will work, but it depends on what ground pressure you need. Most track loaders don't run a wide pad and could get stuck really nice in a wet field. Those dozers carried there own front reel holders, were able to cross roads and drive down the road short distances when needed.