One other thing I’ve been staring at is that the winter tracks put the studs in the outside of the tracks where there is 0 support…at least the drive cogs have some outwards horizontal supports but they almost could use a row of studs along the centerline if they’re really looking for ice traction. The studs also could be more recessed into the tracks but we’ll see… that’s why I’m thinking some people see nearly the same performance or perhaps even worse performance with the studs, they allow them to dig and loosen up the snowpack more without providing all that much traction.
I wish they weighed about double that, for use in the winter. The snowblower weighs a bunch and is held pretty far out from the core. And add to that any heavy wet snow stuck to it, and in it.
@rgloverii Great! now you have me wondering if I’m jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
I ordered them for mowing several 32~34° hills. No matter which direction I mow the hills, there are currently turns that jackknife mower-n-core. The jackknife causes most of the treads to be off the ground thereby causing the limited contact surface to tear up the lawn.
Sorry to hear about the issue you’re seeing on those steeper slopes.
Please keep us posted on how things go after you install the weight plates. In the meantime, you could also try adjusting the route angle so Yarbo makes its turns on a relatively flatter part of the slope where possible. Setting a route rotation degree between plans may also help avoid having Yarbo turn in exactly the same spot every time, which could reduce repeated turf damage in those areas.
