I've run a lot of tracks and tires. Tires are fine some of the time and with a good operator, which are few and hard to find, will get a lot done with tires in conditions that would surprise most. I'm not one of those good operators and prefer the original Cat track system they got from ASV. I won't run a machine with the Bobcat track system or any variation thereof.
Steel over the tire tracks have a place, but I feel that while they let you keep working you pay a price in the mess they make. I take them on a case by case basis since they are useful at times and work good if you have a slick surface over a solid base.
Mr. HE
People who like the ASV system aren't the one's who have ever worked on a ASV track system. There is a reason caterpillar stopped production of its tracked skid steer years ago when they first entered into the skid loader market. They wouldnt stand up to the abuse of a construction site. They did iron out the troubles, but they didnt make them easy to maintain. Bobcats simply need a little grease pumped into the cylinder to tighten the tracks. Cats need a special tool kit with a over-sized bolt mechanism attached to given places on the undercarriage. I wont even get into how big of a pain it is to change a track or even replace a boggie wheel.
