Add-On Tracks Fit Any 4-WD

Add-On Tracks Fit Any 4-WD PICKUPS Accessories 19-6-17 You can go places you never could before with a new track conversion system that'll fit nearly any 4-WD vehicle including pick-ups, swathers, cars and even school buses Called Mattracks the system consists of four triangular, 16-in. wide tracks. They're made out of the same tough material as bullet-proof vests and weigh 250 lbs. apiece. The tracks have 26 sq. ft. of surface in contact with the ground (applying just 1 1/ 2 psi), and they generally add 6 in. clearance to the vehicle. They do not affect turning radius despite adding 18 in. to the vehicle's regular wheel width. They can be driven short distances on hard surface roads. The tracks are self-cleaning so the vehicle won't bog down. "Converting a vehicle is as simple as changing a tire," notes inventor Glen Brazier. Two people can fit them on a 1/2 or 1-ton pickup in 30 minutes simply by removing the tires, slipping the tracks on, and tightening the lugnuts. Mattracks have been gaining a lot of attention - including reports on CNN and the three major TV networks - for off-road recreational vehicle use but the system has many agricultural applications as well, notes Brazier. "We've put them on swathers, pickup spray rigs and Spra Coupes," he says. "It's great for getting into wet fields where normal machinery can't." A set of four tracks sells for $14,995 (8,600 lb. gvw); $15,449 (10,500 lb. gvw.) Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Na- tional Transmission Track Division, 1436. Main Ave. N., Thief River Falls, Minn. 56701 (ph 800 508-8729 or 218 681-5840).

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