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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brdgbldr" data-source="post: 120445" data-attributes="member: 7474">I had Grouser steel tracks on my 742B and without them I'm sure I would have gotten stuck in the backwoods. Tracks help to spread out the weight of the machine.Keep in mind that Grouser tracks are 800-1000 lbs a piece. I would only use them for soft ground. Very hard on the machine and operator on hard surfaces. I used them on snow but I think that chains work just as well.Actual tracked machines sometimes have problems in the snow. I know a guy that had a tracked machine for snow removal at his place and he road it like a sled down his driveway the first time he used it. Took out an expensive fence and ended up trading the machine in for a wheeled machine and tire chains.I had to reverse the wheels on my machine to make room for The tracks. So keep in mind the wheel offset that you would need for the tracks you chose. This will also make the machine wider.Keep in mind that there are other types of over the tire tracks out there Including rubber. I've even seen where people have made them out of heavy duty tire chains by just linking them together.</blockquote>