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Post by 86taco on Dec 10, 2003 16:50:54 GMT -5
I seen an awesome rig going down the road the other day. It was either a sidekick/or samuri. It had tracks on it. Needles to say it was on a trailer and I just caught a glimpse of it. I would like to of seen that thing in action. Has anybody ever seen one of these out wheelin'  |
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Post by carlos4x4sand on Dec 10, 2003 18:01:30 GMT -5
They were probably driving on what are called MATTRACKS. They are tracks for trucks. The are like $15K. But u can go thru anywhere. www.mattracks.com check out the videos( www.mattracks.com/html/video_clips.htm ) there badass. I thinking of gettn some(when i win the lotto ;D). |
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Post by 86taco on Dec 10, 2003 19:53:36 GMT -5
Those things are bad ass. Yea it would be nice to have lots of money.
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Post by carlos4x4sand on Dec 10, 2003 20:52:59 GMT -5
I honestly think that with of set of those tracks and locked diffs., maybe even with stock height ok maybe 4"s There is no stopping you.
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Post by snorkleman on Dec 10, 2003 21:30:18 GMT -5
Yeah if you think about it the low surface pressure and good coverage you could get traction anywhere. Of course for $30k Ill stick to my 36's. Of course then you think about guys buying the hummers for over $45K when they could have bought a used toyota and a set of matttracks. Makes sense to me! ;D
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Post by Beanfieldhopper on Dec 10, 2003 23:30:38 GMT -5
I bet it takes alot of HP to push those tracks. Verry cool.
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Post by carlos4x4sand on Dec 11, 2003 3:40:12 GMT -5
How much power does it take to pull the tracks?
Because there is a natural gear reduction, (the drive sprocket is 2/3 the size of your original tire) the power to run the tracks is about the same as required to turn the original tires. With tracks when your speedometer reads 60 mph, you are actually traveling approximately 40 mph.
I got this from the Questions & Answers on the MatTracks website.
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