Questions around putting over the tire tracks on an 853

[bcollida]

I am interested in putting over the tire tracks on my 853. Here are my questions: 1) Can you tell me what wheel spacers I will need - I have 12.5x16 tires 2) Can you tell me what size bucket I will need to cut just outside of the tracks - I currently have a 66 inch bucket that cuts about 1 inch outside of the tires 3)Anyone interested in my 66 inch bucket? - Located in St. Louis Missouri

 

[skidsteer.ca]

It took a 2" spacer to get the min 3" inside sidewall clearance on mine and a 72" bucket to cover the tracks..
Some mesurement info here near the bottom of the page.
http://www.skidsteer.ca/tracks.html
Ken

 

[bcollida]

It took a 2" spacer to get the min 3" inside sidewall clearance on mine and a 72" bucket to cover the tracks..
Some mesurement info here near the bottom of the page.
http://www.skidsteer.ca/tracks.html
Ken

Ken and company!!!!!, Thanks for the information on ott tracks I'm leaning toward getting the tracks but I have a question I'm hoping someone can answer. 1) Will the steel tracks distroy brick pavers? Here is the situation. I have a small horse farm. The barn has a brick paver floor. I currently drive my rubber tire 853 straight into the barn isle, clean the stalls out directly into the bucket and then back straight out. No turning at all. Life is great. The dump side of the shuttle run is out in a field in a lower lying area I would like to fill up. I know the tracks will help me on this part of the run. I also plan on clearing some light brush around the edge of the farm, but without tracks the 853 and my john Deer tractor both have trouble working in the soft ground. So I think the tracks will help here as well. If I get the tracks I plan on putting them on and leaving them on. Here's the down side, If the steel tracks are going to eat up the brick pavers in my barn, then I'm not too excited about making the purchase. If putting a plywood path over the pavers would help protect them, I guess I could live with that. What are your thoughts. The last think I want to do is spend the money on tracks and then find out that they cause more trouble than they are worth. I only use the bobcat on my farm.

 

[OldMachinist]

Ken and company!!!!!, Thanks for the information on ott tracks I'm leaning toward getting the tracks but I have a question I'm hoping someone can answer. 1) Will the steel tracks distroy brick pavers? Here is the situation. I have a small horse farm. The barn has a brick paver floor. I currently drive my rubber tire 853 straight into the barn isle, clean the stalls out directly into the bucket and then back straight out. No turning at all. Life is great. The dump side of the shuttle run is out in a field in a lower lying area I would like to fill up. I know the tracks will help me on this part of the run. I also plan on clearing some light brush around the edge of the farm, but without tracks the 853 and my john Deer tractor both have trouble working in the soft ground. So I think the tracks will help here as well. If I get the tracks I plan on putting them on and leaving them on. Here's the down side, If the steel tracks are going to eat up the brick pavers in my barn, then I'm not too excited about making the purchase. If putting a plywood path over the pavers would help protect them, I guess I could live with that. What are your thoughts. The last think I want to do is spend the money on tracks and then find out that they cause more trouble than they are worth. I only use the bobcat on my farm.

I have steel tracks on my 453 and they will mark up concrete so I'm sure they would put some marks on the bricks driving straight and would likely try to dislodge them if you did any turning. Putting down plywood is what I do when I need to bring in the shed to work on it. I have a couple of 1/2" sheets that I keep around just for that.

 

[soutthpaw]

If you are looking for floatation then I suggest the Loegering tracks the design is more hard surface friendly and you will get additional floatation from the track design as opposed to the Grousers I have the loegering tracks on my 863G back in 1999-2000 and they were incredible in the mud

 

[skidsteer.ca]

If you are looking for floatation then I suggest the Loegering tracks the design is more hard surface friendly and you will get additional floatation from the track design as opposed to the Grousers I have the loegering tracks on my 863G back in 1999-2000 and they were incredible in the mud

Also the tracks plus design is easier on hard surfaces because they do not have any sharp corners on the pad. They are also light weight which makes them better is mud. They will leave white dust on a concrete floor when you drive across but a skidsteer is too light to gouge the concrete.

Notice how the pad edges curves as opposed to a square corner?
The McLaren bar tracks (like Grouser) with the diamond will lightly chip the concrete when climbing up on the edge of it.
Turning with either would be a no no likely. If you lay plywood or simular you would have any problem so long as you go straight.
Ken

 

[rock]

Also the tracks plus design is easier on hard surfaces because they do not have any sharp corners on the pad. They are also light weight which makes them better is mud. They will leave white dust on a concrete floor when you drive across but a skidsteer is too light to gouge the concrete.


Notice how the pad edges curves as opposed to a square corner?
The McLaren bar tracks (like Grouser) with the diamond will lightly chip the concrete when climbing up on the edge of it.
Turning with either would be a no no likely. If you lay plywood or simular you would have any problem so long as you go straight.
Ken

Bcollida, if you are concerned about damaging the ground, you should go for a rubber version of over the tire tracks. Both McLaren and Solideal offer rubber tracks that will go over your tires and are made to protect the ground from any damage.

 

[m610]

Bcollida, if you are concerned about damaging the ground, you should go for a rubber version of over the tire tracks. Both McLaren and Solideal offer rubber tracks that will go over your tires and are made to protect the ground from any damage.

Plywood does not last. When I had a Case 450 dozer I used conveyor belt on the concrete to avoid the track marks. It was harder to move but did not curl up or crush. I like the idea of skid steer tracks, but wonder if they will actually last long enough to be worth the cost.