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Special Tracks
john656:
--- Quote from: paul_humphreys on October 28, 2010, 19:43:58 ---I will ad my little bit.
It is not the tyres that the problem when laneing, it is the DRIVER.
Paul
--- End quote ---
Totally agree. I run Insa Saharas and if i wanted to i could stop on the green lanes around here, open centre diff and dig holes untill i was bored. Theres no doubting that MT's will tear up and move more earth than others BUT surely at some point that the drivers common sense should come into play.
disco2 td5:
Yea common sense should be used on lanes feel like your getting stuck get out have a look n evaluate the situation not sit there with your foot welded to the flood digging great big holes
Chris Putt:
At the offroad centre i work at both of our offroaders run Special track, and we drive a mixture of a designated 'tuition' area and the forestry tracks rouns and about. The ground in the tuition area is a mixture of rock and bottomless peat. Previously, the company ran one vehicle on A/Ts (BFG I think from memory) and a set of Grizzly claws. The special tracks do make a bit of a mess on the Really claggy peat but else where- where you can just take advantage of the grip and drive more slowly, I would say that they seem to make less mess that the previous two sets of tyres as they maintain grip rather than spinning. On the road, the only time I find you have to be a bit more careful and really notice a major difference is when roads are drying out and you get wet sections and dry sections where the difference in grip, say mid corner varies dramatically.
We use the tracks more or less every day and on our greenlane type routes around the forestry I have not noticed a difference, however our quads do make a right mess!
Ja1983:
I've just gonr for some insa saharas, special tracks just seem justified if theres 2 foot of snow, and your planning on driving over a clay pit..
think this thread is boardering into "whats the best tyre" debate..
tyres are the most important part of any vehicle, they are the only part in contact with the road surface. I chose my tyres based on what i presently do, and intend on doing. not what everyone else is doing.
I think special tracks are overkill for most green lanes, but agree that road biased tyres can cause short term damage through spinning.. howver, spinning a deep aggressive tread will ripp up far more material than a road tyre.
jay2578:
I do everything on my synchro 4x4 road tyres, little slip now and again but that just adds to the fun on the really muddy corners!
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