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Internal Positive Drive Sprocket System

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Tires or Tracks on a skid steer in Deep Snow-Can you plow with a tracked loader?

What happens here

Buck explains ASV's unique internal positive drive sprocket system. Unlike traditional 'through sprocket' designs found in many competitor machines (which use teeth that engage the center of the track, causing high friction and wear), ASV's design utilizes specialized rollers that engage lugs on the inner edge of the track. This rolling engagement is low-friction, significantly reducing wear on both the track and the sprocket, resulting in longer component life and improved fuel efficiency. The design allows for individual roller replacement, making maintenance more cost-effective than replacing an entire cast sprocket.

Goal: Identify the advantages of ASV's internal positive drive sprocket design for durability and efficiency.

Tools and materials

  • ASV RT-75 Compact Track Loader ASV — Illustrating the sprocket system and its components

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doesn't matter. We actually love it. We will allow this wheel to wear. Our typical recommendation would be allow the rubber on the outside of that wheel to wear at least 70% away before considering a replacement. So, just like you're going to let the tread wear off of your tires, right? You're going to wear at least 70% of that tread Mhm. before you would consider a replacement. Same can hold true with this wheel. Furthermore, in certain conditions, you know, snow, sands, etc., there's going to be no wear, right? Yeah. In rock, you're going to see those chunks and chips. Secondly, if you're at at 70%, you consider a replacement. I mean, let's go a step further. Let's say we let 100% of that rubber wear off there. It's all gone. All off. Now what do we have? We actually still have a functional wheel. You still have your steel idler wheel, which to have an idler wheel contact the track on a steel wheel. How much rubber's on it, right? None. So, if we wore all of it off, it'd be equivalent to what? You're already running wheel on Okay, so wear and tear, wouldn't that be worse for tracks than have steel on rubber? Wouldn't that wear the tracks down faster? Precisely. So, the object of this rubber right here is only to provide a cushion between the wheel and the track. So, what this rubber does is improves track life. And And you know, we really uh we strongly believe we have the longest track life in the industry. 2-year 1,500 hours standard warranty you're going to get with this guy. So, uh in 1,500 hour warranty uh our average owners are seeing 2,000-ish hours in average. And we're going to stop right there because some of you guys may go, "Oh, I don't I'm not seeing that." But you may not be running an OEM actual manufacturer's track. You may be running an aftermarket track. And if you do run an aftermarket track, and if it's not made to the same standards that these guys make, don't expect to get the same results. So, I want to stop some of these arguments right there saying, "We don't see the results that Buck's talking about." Make sure that you're comparing apples to apples and oranges to oranges. You can buy cheaper tracks, but you're not going to get as long a life out of them. Just plain and simple. What would you say guys that are typically running the CTL, the steel tracks, with the undercarriage? What kind of What kind of track life did they normally see? Well, in in direct head-to-head comparison tests, right same guys, same same environment,…

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