RE: tracks

["SUSAN GUTBRODT" <showa1-at-msn.com>]

Joe,
   There's so much construction in Vegas that you can't find a skid steer to 
measure....
Kurt (my back yard is dug/moved by hand) G
PS
   Last time I had a bobcat in my yard, a trailer mysteriously fell over??? 
LOL

>From: Joe Sommer <anvilus9-at-adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>Subject: RE: tracks
>Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:52:41 -0400
>
>
>Richard,
>
>At 08:51 PM 9/22/2004 -0500, "Richard Davis" <its2farout-at-earthlink.net> 
>wrote:
>>  Go check out taskmaster and trackmaster on Google search engine for some
>>neat ideas for tracks and drive units. Tiny little work units with tracks
>
>I have seen and measured mini skid steers
>from Ditch Witch, Gehl and Ramrod
>(Taskmaster) but their tracks are all about
>twice as big as our biggest tank.  Your
>note sent me on a Google trail that also
>found mini skid steers from Kanga
>and Toro.  I am also aware of the old
>tracked carriers/dumpers from Honda
>and Grillo.
>
>The Toro Dingo 413 looks promising.
>http://www.toro.com/professional/sws/loader/400/22308.html
>I have requested prices on tracks and
>drive sprockets, and will try to find a
>Toro dealer that carries contractor
>equipment this weekend.  Unfortunately,
>I live in Appalachia and we are not as
>up-to-date as The Land of Pleasant Living.
>
>Based on past info from Honda, Grillo and
>Ditch Witch, I estimate that these rubber
>tracks will cost about $300 each.
>
>If anyone has a Toro dealer in their area
>that carries Dingo contractor equipment,
>please try to measure:
>1)  diameter of the drive sprocket
>2)  length from the drive sprocket axle to the take-up wheel axle
>3)  width of the track
>
>You can locate your nearest Toro dealer using
>http://www.toro.com/locator/index.html#pro
>
>Kurt G, you should know all about these mini skid
>steer loaders with all that construction in your back
>yard.
>
>This may turn out to be another wild goose chase,
>but someday we may find the Holy Grail - cheap
>durable lightweight rubber tracks that fit our tanks.
>
>Thanks,
>Joe
>
>
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>Joe Sommer
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