News for rednecks, stuff that mattursssssssssss
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Anonymous Coward
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Make sure you whistle that ess real good now, you hear?
I love the product but hate the website.
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Forge
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1. Video caset infomersials for sale. $15 plus S&H.
2. No prices anywhere. Roles Roice or Rolex can maybe get away with that. everyone else shouldn't try.
3. No ecomerse (acceptable since this IS a big investment)
4. No links to anyone who dose Ecomerse (Hint: If they offer reseler status to anyone that caries a variety of vehicle stuff then that 3rd party would handle almost all the Ecomerse risks and headaches.
5. "Find a dealer" link inadequate. You only search by Zip code (Which doesn't exist for my homeland). Worse yet if you haven't got a dealer to attach to the 90210 area code then you don't have an extensive dealer network. Unless the code is just broken and doesn't know what is close to what.
how do you steer a truck with these things without trashing your differential if you're on something that would provide too much traction, say, grass.
That's the exact reason for a differential - turning & traction differences. These are no harder on your truck's differential and transfer case than any big tire. The track system is essentially just a wheel trapped by the track itself. The whell drives on the track, the track moves over the ground. Having 4 indepandant untis mean it's just a real fancy tire -not like a tank at all.
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They cost $15,000 US for a set of four
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Katravax
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Yes, but the changeover requires jacking your vehicle up, which with something as big as a Tahoe isn't something you should take lightly. Even taking snow chains off and on is a major hassle, especially in the kind of conditions these things are getting used for. Do you REALLY want to get all down and dirty just to take the tracks off? Of course not. These tracks are going to be filthy.
how do you steer a truck with these things without trashing your differential
I was amazed by that myself. They claim identical turning radius to the factory tires, which is pretty darned tight, and that would definitely stress out your joints. If you examine the photos, there doesn't appear to be any kind of gearing to let the tracks freewheel, so 4wd on grass would mean trashing the grass and your tranny.
-- What's your damage, Heather?
Re:The only drawback - 40mph max
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Brento
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They'd be having to repave the street up to your house every few days!
Nah, they're rubber tracks. You're thinking about the steel tracks used on tanks, which would indeed rip up the road. These are relatively harmless. The specs even list the PSI pressure exerted on the ground, and it's quite low compared to regular tires, because the weight is spread out across so much more area. These are actually a lot easier on the road, believe it or not.
I thought about these a bit back when C|Net mentioned them on there TV show, cool as hell but I don't drive big trucks. What I do drive however is an electric wheelchair and I pondered the possability of getting one of these build on a much smaller scale but with the same principles.
The ability to handle snow, and sand alone would be a major benefit to electric wheelchair users. And at a max speed of about 7-8mph I sure as hell aren't going to come close to the 40+ mph mark.
Any one got a set of these and the facilities to make me a pair of smaller ones?;) I'm fairly certain the transition to these could be made without much hassle, the seating position would need to be realigned due to the height increase in the back.
The last thing I haven't figured out is wether or not there would be a loss of power (a gain perhaps?) Who know's. I'd love to be able to actually cruize a beach, Hey lady's you want a ride?
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Make sure you whistle that ess real good now, you hear?
1. Video caset infomersials for sale. $15 plus S&H.
2. No prices anywhere. Roles Roice or Rolex can maybe get away with that. everyone else shouldn't try.
3. No ecomerse (acceptable since this IS a big investment)
4. No links to anyone who dose Ecomerse (Hint: If they offer reseler status to anyone that caries a variety of vehicle stuff then that 3rd party would handle almost all the Ecomerse risks and headaches.
5. "Find a dealer" link inadequate. You only search by Zip code (Which doesn't exist for my homeland). Worse yet if you haven't got a dealer to attach to the 90210 area code then you don't have an extensive dealer network. Unless the code is just broken and doesn't know what is close to what.
--= Isn't it surprising how badly I spell ?
That's the exact reason for a differential - turning & traction differences. These are no harder on your truck's differential and transfer case than any big tire. The track system is essentially just a wheel trapped by the track itself. The whell drives on the track, the track moves over the ground. Having 4 indepandant untis mean it's just a real fancy tire -not like a tank at all.
"Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm." - Anonymous
According to http://www.jjournal.net/jeep/newproducts/Mattracks /, the price is about $15,000US for a set of four.
apparently the changeover takes 30 minutes
Yes, but the changeover requires jacking your vehicle up, which with something as big as a Tahoe isn't something you should take lightly. Even taking snow chains off and on is a major hassle, especially in the kind of conditions these things are getting used for. Do you REALLY want to get all down and dirty just to take the tracks off? Of course not. These tracks are going to be filthy.
how do you steer a truck with these things without trashing your differential
I was amazed by that myself. They claim identical turning radius to the factory tires, which is pretty darned tight, and that would definitely stress out your joints. If you examine the photos, there doesn't appear to be any kind of gearing to let the tracks freewheel, so 4wd on grass would mean trashing the grass and your tranny.
What's your damage, Heather?
They'd be having to repave the street up to your house every few days!
Nah, they're rubber tracks. You're thinking about the steel tracks used on tanks, which would indeed rip up the road. These are relatively harmless. The specs even list the PSI pressure exerted on the ground, and it's quite low compared to regular tires, because the weight is spread out across so much more area. These are actually a lot easier on the road, believe it or not.
What's your damage, Heather?
... put these things on my new Accord. Put some racing stickers on it with some ground fx. I would be so l33t.
-prator
I can see it now, Monday I'll get run over by some 6 ton SUV with these fucking things...
If you voted for Nader, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!
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That's cool.
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I thought about these a bit back when C|Net mentioned them on there TV show, cool as hell but I don't drive big trucks. What I do drive however is an electric wheelchair and I pondered the possability of getting one of these build on a much smaller scale but with the same principles. ;) I'm fairly certain the transition to these could be made without much hassle, the seating position would need to be realigned due to the height increase in the back.
The ability to handle snow, and sand alone would be a major benefit to electric wheelchair users. And at a max speed of about 7-8mph I sure as hell aren't going to come close to the 40+ mph mark.
Any one got a set of these and the facilities to make me a pair of smaller ones?
The last thing I haven't figured out is wether or not there would be a loss of power (a gain perhaps?) Who know's. I'd love to be able to actually cruize a beach, Hey lady's you want a ride?
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Dont put the smack down on stickers. Its proven that 'sticker charging' Hondas really makes them faster.