Ok guy's and girls I hope I am not opening a can of worms but I have a guestion! I have a 01 1000 Tcat that this year I ripped my second track on by throughing a pick out on the outside edge. Needless to say I will never have picks in a track in the outside edge again! But what I would like to know is what track works best for you guy's. I would like to go to a 1 1/4 this time but I am a little afraid that I will start ripping lugs off! What are you guy's useing that you have had the best luck with? I do a lot of Northern Maine miles and like to drop out in the powder when I can! Thanks for the help!!

depends on what kind of riding you do. If its mostly tail riding then a paddle track isnt for you but if you mostly do back country then the oppsite applys. i do mostly trail riding i use a .750 lug camoplast ripsaw track with 96 studs. but honestly you really dont need studs with that track i just use em' for more stopping power. Ive been really happy with it. and i paid just shy 0f 500$$ for the track. so theres my .....................

Are you running the pics staggered on the outside belts? That will rip 'em out more easily than if you center them in the belts.
I run sleds with 170-300+ HP and have never ripped out a stud, I always pic the whole track, been doing it since 1973.
The picture is of a triple 1214 CC 285 HP XC Edge with 240 studs, two sizes longer than what's supposed to be on that track, they have been in there now going on the 4th. season.


Don

this is how i had my old track set up never hwas any problems either. of yeah the rip saw was a 1.25 lug height sorry for the miss info.

Don' what brand and make was that track in the picture?
Thanks, Mike

Best upgrade I made with a track was longtracking it to 136, and I run 162 studs down the middle and outside, no rip outs yet - had a few rip outs when it was a 121 in the middle, and outside, so its all in how the stud catches something, maybe your sliding the rear too much in your turns while under power and or from using an inferior pattern? Anyway I have always run 1" lugs to keep the studs at a maw length of 1.175. Tcats like to send long studs into the front exchanger -whether from balloning at 110+mph or track ratchet while accelerating, even my 1.175's gently rub the exchanger every once in a while. Traction has been fine with the 1" - it has a lot to do with susp set up also.

Been running the stock track on my 01' T-cat with 192 studs. Has 1800 hard miles on them and not 1 missing! This year its Going to a 136" Hacksaw. 1" Lug. With studs. O. Can anyone tell me how many bars a 136" Track has.? I know the 121" is 48. Thanks.

Camoplast, 1 inch general purpose track, Durasport 1000,,, I like these tracks because it makes it easy to use angle backer plates which increase traction, and prevent the studs from "lying" over under acceleration, extending track life greatly.

Don

54 bars on the 136 - 162 studs is a good number - keeps the rotating weight down, but remember, there are more studs on the ground because of the longer length.