Combines Griptracs or other tracs for combines

[newguy]

Great question!!! I heard they take allot of HPIJIJIJIJ I have absolutly nothing to back this rumor,so take it for what its worth! Hopefully someone with experience will talk!!

 

[silver]

Thats interesting because there web site states how much easier they are on drive train and that you could save 20% on fuelIJ Thanks anyone elseIJ

 

[Kevco]

The custom harvester I worked for this fall bought a set of griptracs and 10 MPH was the top speed on the road with them. As for fuel usage I know on one job they were figuring about 2 gal an acre. This was in very muddy conditions. The combine had a 12 row 22 inch head on and would make a half mile length and dump on a cart sitting make another half mile length and dump on another cart sitting on the other headland. The combine was a 9760 STS with the big unload auger. In cold conditions you had to watch and make sure that the tracks were clean at night or else the mud would freeze up in the bogey wheels at night and make for lots of fun the next morning! Each track also took about a tube of grease per day....was sure glad we had the electric grease gun with us

 

[Neill]

We have a set of grip tracs, they worked very well this harvest. Road speed seems to be cut in half. As far as power goes, they were much better than tires because they didn't sink. With tires on we were running out of power with our CX880 but once we put the tracks on we never ran out of power. We felt that rear wheel assist wasn't necessary, but bigger tires on the back would have helped with the ruts. We have never seen it as wet as this year, we had over 20 inches of rain during harvest. Our tracks are a little over 1 year old, if anyone is interested in them we will be trying to sell them. Tracks are very easy to install and fit most combines.

 

[8]

They cut top speed to about 9 mph in two wheel drive and about 4.5 in 4wd. Also they bolt directly to the final drive and will eventually cause the spindle to break.