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<blockquote data-quote="lesgawlik" data-source="post: 73259" data-attributes="member: 4115"><p>It's a matter of ground pressure. The weight of a wheel machine is distributed over four small patches. For your car, they say it's about the size of your palm. The weight of a tracked machine is spread out over several square feet of track, and may be as little as 4 pounds per square inch. It's possible to run a tracked machine straight, without turning, over a grass lawn without doing permanent damage. That's a lot less likely in a wheel machine. However, that advantage becomes a problem over snow. Your traction will be limited. There are three possible solutions to this. Bridgestone makes a track it claims does better in ice and snow. I watched a advertising video, and it looked promising. Second, some people put carbide studs in the tracks. All I know about that is some people do it. Third, there were big cleats that fit over the tracks. Those were very expensive, are almost unavailable now, and the ride will send you to physical therapy. I use a track machine for pushing snow. I don't have any real problems except on a grade, or over ice. I also have a small wheel machine with chains for those areas. The only advantage to tracks in snow is that you can build and ride up a ramp to get rid of the snow you've just cleared.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lesgawlik, post: 73259, member: 4115"] It's a matter of ground pressure. The weight of a wheel machine is distributed over four small patches. For your car, they say it's about the size of your palm. The weight of a tracked machine is spread out over several square feet of track, and may be as little as 4 pounds per square inch. It's possible to run a tracked machine straight, without turning, over a grass lawn without doing permanent damage. That's a lot less likely in a wheel machine. However, that advantage becomes a problem over snow. Your traction will be limited. There are three possible solutions to this. Bridgestone makes a track it claims does better in ice and snow. I watched a advertising video, and it looked promising. Second, some people put carbide studs in the tracks. All I know about that is some people do it. Third, there were big cleats that fit over the tracks. Those were very expensive, are almost unavailable now, and the ride will send you to physical therapy. I use a track machine for pushing snow. I don't have any real problems except on a grade, or over ice. I also have a small wheel machine with chains for those areas. The only advantage to tracks in snow is that you can build and ride up a ramp to get rid of the snow you've just cleared. [/QUOTE]
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