Perform Initial Traction Test

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What happens here

After a section of the tracks has been grooved, the skid steer is driven on a patch of melting ice and snow to perform an initial traction test. The test clearly illustrates the difference in performance: the sections of the tracks that have not yet been grooved struggle to find purchase, often sliding, while the newly grooved sections immediately grab and pull, demonstrating a noticeable improvement in traction. The presenter remarks that the machine was frozen to the ground before grooving.

Goal: Evaluate the immediate impact of grooving on icy and snow-covered surfaces.

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Bobcat T180 Skid Steer

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sun shining down on me and it's shining down on Minnesota so it's melting everything we've got ice everywhere let's try out these uh tracks it's Sam siping oh let's take a look at what he did here real quick Zip Zip so since this machine hasn't been moved for about three months I guess Sam has about half of the track stuff fair comparison better than nothing let's just take a look probably did not get any of this surface done unless he did something without me knowing which he didn't do it but let's just see what having half your tracks safe stuff so when sand siping the tracks they were actually or Groove the tracks the machine was actually froze into the ground so he was not able to get all the way around and you can actually see the

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