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SECTION 11
ACCESSORY INFORMATION
11.3.5 Rubber Tracks
Rubber tracks are a highly durable belt track design con-
structed of rubber. This system has low rolling resistance.
Installation Instructions - Rubber Track Systems
1. Install the Hinge Assembly as described in the Rubber
Track Kit instructions.
2. Install axle extension and extension studs to the wheel
hubs following the guidelines as described in 11.3.3 of
this section.
3.
Tires must be checked for size and installed in a specific
order as shown in section 11.3.3 step 4.
4. Remove the air from the front and rear tires.
Installing the Tracks to the Vehicle
IMPORTANT
BEFORE INSTALLING THE RUBBER
TRACK SYSTEM, IT IS CRITICAL THAT
TIRE SIZING IS PERFORMED AND THE
TIRES INSTALLED AS SHOWN IN THE
CHART (Figure 11-9). PLEASE REVIEW AND
ENSURE YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE PRE-
VIOUS INSTRUCTION BEFORE PROCEED-
ING WITH THE FOLLOWING:
5. Lay the two assembled tracks on the floor.
6. Drive the vehicle forward onto the tracks leaving approxi
-
mately 8" extending past the front tires.
7. Pull the remaining track around the rear tire and forward
to the front of the vehicle.
8. Deflate the front and rear (or all tires) for easier installation
of the final track pin.
9. Join the two ends of the track and secure them in place
with C-Clamps as shown in Figure 11-10, so that the holes
of the hinge lacing line up.
Figure 11-10. Securing with C-clamps.
10. Insert the 825-56 Track Pin through one of the 108-23
washers and then through the hinge lacing.
Be sure to
install the pin from the outside edge of the track so
the end with the cotter pin hole ends up nearest the
vehicle lower body.
11. Secure the Track Pin in the hinge with a 108-23 washer
and 100-100 cotter pin at end closest to the vehicle body.
12. Re-inflate the tires as shown in the chart. With the tires
installed and inflated as shown in the chart, there should be
2 to 3 inches between the bottom of the second (or third)
tire and the inside surface of the track when the vehicle
is elevated. See Figure 11-11 and Figure 11-12. This may
require the installation of a track extension or additional
hinge kit. The extension can be easily removed if the
wheels slip within the track during winter use.
NOTE:
Putting too much tension in the track will severely stress
the axles, bearings and frame.
Figure 11-11. Measuring the gap of the mid tires
