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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treekiller66" data-source="post: 42566" data-attributes="member: 4797"><p>Well i had a sit down with the cat salesman and heres what it comes down to. A tracked machine has got the best ride, stable with heavy loads, Wet muddy conditions they will roll like a tank. Sounds like a no brainier don't it. Well not so fast , those tracks cost cost cost and cost . I'm looking at a CTL 279 C new. These are in the park numbers . Retails for 54,000 My 262 Goes for 42,000. Then we run it for 1,000 hours if your really good and lucky  1,500. 2 grand up to 3 for just the track and that is just 1 SIDE!!!!!. And new tracks means new sprocket. Around 800.00 he thought. If your in derbies id be worried about cutting the tracks. Then sometime or another you gotta replace the rollers and final drives. EEEWWWWW! For as many hours as i put on them don't think its for me. But i still think its a heck of a machine. I'm gonna go with my 262C and keep with over the tire tracks when i need them, worked this long. If ya don't run lots of hours , on dirt allot and don't mind keeping a watchful eye on them probably a strong machine. But also my disclaimer i have never ran one just talk to a guy who sells them.</p></blockquote><p></p>