Custom attachments & traction experiments: winter tires, DIY track grips, and finding the right material

[arno_rolofaca]

Hi all,

We’ve been testing custom add-ons to improve Yarbo’s off-road capabilities.

Standard soft tracks and even winter tires weren’t giving us enough traction in soft, hilly terrain covered with nice flowering herbs. We mounted aluminum U-profiles as cleats, which solved the grip problem completely—traction is night and day!

However, we ran into three practical issues:

1. Docking/Charging: The extra height causes alignment issues on the charging pad.

2. Pavement: It rolls poorly and loudly over stones/pavement.

3. Interference: We really want to move away from metals to avoid interfering with internal sensors and magnetic fields.

Are any of you working on custom track/wheel mods or attachments? Would love to know if anyone has had success with non-metallic solutions like molded polyurethane, reinforced rubber, or TPU!

[Kolbe]

Gravel Tracks

We have lawn tracks and snow tracks I would like if we could get one more model. Gravel Tracks. Same pattern as the snow tracks but it will be with a deeper pattern or a thicker track. So yarbo will be higher more ground clearance and the snow blower will be able to be more horizontal so yarbo does not drive up in the snowdrifts. As yarbo is now the minimum height that the snow blower should be set 30-35mm and then it will quickly get stuck or drive up in the snow.