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Hybrid Solution: Rubber Tracks Over Tires

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Heavy Equipment Comparison Tracked vs Wheeled Skid Steer.

What happens here

The video suggests a compromise solution: using rubber tracks that can be installed over a wheeled skid steer's tires. This hybrid setup provides increased flexibility and versatility, combining the flotation and grading benefits of tracks with the option to remove them for tasks better suited for tires, such as demolition on hard surfaces. This allows operators to adapt their machine to various job requirements without needing two separate machines.

Goal: Explore the benefits of a hybrid skid steer setup for versatility.

Tools and materials

  • Rubber Tracks — Providing flotation and traction on wheeled skid steers, removable for tire-only use
  • Wheeled Skid Loader N/A — The base machine for the hybrid setup

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going to be talking about is utilizing what I'm going to recommend is rubber tracks over tires it gives you flexibility it gives you versatility so the benefit of a track skid loader I'm going to back it up just a little bit the benefit of a track skid loader is the fact that you can go almost anywhere you can grade almost anything they are just so versatile for the amount of work you can do especially dirt work there's a huge advantage to using them the disadvantages is the cost of those tracks and the limited amount of work that you want to do you don't want to do snow PL with a track skid loader simply because you're wearing the tracks down faster than you are a set of tires and it costs you more per hour to replace those tracks making it almost cost prohibitive but if you compromise in the middle if you take a set of rubber tires and then you put a rubber track over the top of it you can float not as good as a track skid loader but you can still float on the on the surface you can do grading work similar similar to what you can do with the track skid loader and then if you get into a demolition site or you get into a street project you pull those rubber tracks off and you just roll with the tires so you have both benefits it's a huge advantage to it now one of the other questions that I want to bring up is um the steel tracks

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