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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gtstang462002" data-source="post: 42636" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>I have replaced tracks ahead of sprockets and sprockets ahead of tracks. It mostly depends on the enviroment that you are running the tracks in and the amount of daily maintenance that is performed after use. If you are running through mud day in and day out and clean your track system daily you will find the tracks to be the way to go. If you are running around an asphault or concrete yard with scrap metal you are better off with solid wheeled tires(tracks get cuts that tend to cause premature wear). I have bought about 16 rollers from loaderpartssource for a customer of mine and have yet to have a single roller last over 300 hours. I would recommend OEM for most hard parts unless they are 1/3 of the price of OEM. The cheaper off-brand tracks don't seem to hold up for any lenght of time either. I recommend finding a bridgestone dealer close to you and buying from them as you can get the OEM tracks for half what the dealer typically wants. All of my experience with these systems though has been Bobcat. I priced out some ASV stuff with is identical to the older CAT track systems and their similar components were twice that of the Bobcat components.</p></blockquote><p></p>