McLaren Over the Tire Tracks..... My Review

I finally got tired of getting my skid steer stuck. So I decided to buy these over the tire tracks from McLaren. In this video I will show you how to install them. The best investment I have made for my bobcat yet!

[@bennyk8939]

Jeezus... it made my head hurt watching this video!

[@benmiller5003]

I had a bobcat wheeled machine I love my steel tracks but they are a pain in the ass when flat tires

[@SixxGunZTravels]

love the review, this gives inspiration for my bobcat at work, in North Dakota during the spring thaw the clay is horrible, and during the winter months the ice is the biggest issue. the one thing I wish you would not do however, is when you were removing the rope from the tracks you made a very very rookie mistake and left your forks up in the air when you exited / re-entered the bobcat. I know it seems crazy when you think you can trust your equipment, but you should never do that. All it takes is one seal to blow at just the right time and you're wife is collecting an insurance payout.

[@skywaterhaven]

Sixx GunZ - I agree with you Sixx! I hold my breath when I do that, knowing I shouldn’t. Thanks for slapping me upside the head. I deserve it.

[@ventrac]

Getting stuck is no fun. Looks like you found a good solution.

[@dogit1840]

I think you can definitely take another link out let the air out of the tires reconnect them re-inflate your tires and for god sakes buy decent wrench set will you

[@trr8794]

Well one thing about it he had plenty of straps holding them on the trailer ..lol

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

Watching you fight with the tracks trying to get them off the pallet hurt my head. You have a bobcat with forks, Use it. Hook a chain through the tracks and lift it with the bobcat. Next time use a come a long when installing tracks. In the end you got it to work so I will give you a thumbs up

[@ThePullnfool]

I just stick my fork in the track and carry it to where I want to lay it out, then unroll it with the forks..

[@n2daair23]

Why all the hate man! Heck, this video was GREAT cause it made me feel like a freakin genius. Geeeze, use the right tools!

[@07decker]

people are bored and frustrated from Covid19. I just ignore it now

[@marcgg9760]

I have always found it peculiar when someone who has never done a task, states he wants to teach the viewer how to do it.

[@brentweisgerber3616]

Well it wasn't specifically a tutorial, it was his experience installing them, there's value in that.

[@ferguson20diesel49]

Watch Andrew camarata

[@chuckmarquart]

Typical soy boy..... I don't know how he made it that far in life

[@skywaterhaven]

Marc, as Brent said, it was not a tutorial, just sharing my experience as painful has it was. Yes, I should have done things a bit different.

[@HiddenValleyHomestead]

I've been looking at tons of tractor and skidsteer vids and this vid popped up! Glad I found yall

[@skywaterhaven]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@neilmacleod5371]

Painful to watch , my daughter could have done it faster and smoother. Throw that damn Cresent wrench away use real tools

[@skywaterhaven]

No argument from me Neil... I could have done a much better job. I have the right tools, just didn't use them. I reach out to you and see if your daughter can help me on my next project....

[@jaredpeake6710]

Put your tensioner on top of the tracks and use an impact on the side of the tensioner with the hex head on it to make it a whole lot quicker. Makes short work of install

[@1oddog]

You can't, if you look at the chain links if you were to pull that way the links would fold down. Me, I used to use a ratchet strap underneath, way easier!

[@chucklambert7470]

Nice tracks. Wouldn't it be easier to deflate your tires after you have the tracks in place and re-inflat after the hook up?

[@skywaterhaven]

Interesting idea Check! I just might try that next time. Thanks for the feedback!

[@07decker]

@@skywaterhaven thats what I did, it only helped somewhat, the sidewalls are like cement on these things

[@txmyocastor]

Thumbs up......because you live in the same wrong way crescent wrench nightmare I am trapped in.

[@ThatcherKSA]

How tight do you want them? Any risk pulling wheels in on eachother wearing out wheel bearings?

[@skywaterstudios]

Good question, The tracks are not very tight at all. so I believe bearing wear would be minimal.

[@ThatcherKSA]

@@skywaterstudios 👍

[@Gixzer04]

Haha n just when you figure out an adjustable you grab a new one n it’s opposite , kinda like plugging a usb in. Somehow they’ve yet to mark top n bottom 🤦‍♂️

[@ryanwagner1831]

Can’t wait to see videos of you using this legendary Bobcat 763 with these McLaren Diamond OTT tracks moving dirt and stuff great video man!

[@billyblack8687]

One track at a time and use a come along much easier on you.

[@topjob1000]

First thing i would did was use the forks to lay them out then tie the rope to the fork mask that way the rope would not be trapped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@777cygnus]

Happy New year. U made it look easy. 😆👍

[@fpvrcstuff]

I had a couple of those crescent wrenches and I hated the darn things they are knuckle busters. so I just search for the correct size wrench now, it takes a bit longer but my knuckles are better for it !

[@jasonwhittemore3083]

any updates on the tracks? How are they holding up? considering the same set. Thanks for the very informative video!

[@brianho9957]

excellent informative post. im currently shopping for oveer the tire tracks

[@kirkpennell3028]

I can't believe you climb in and out of the machine with the boom up , hope to God you had the safety stop installed. Fun video to watch 1- 1/2 of track slack required minimum.

[@ThePullnfool]

When you are putting tracks on or taking them off the boom just gets in the way...

[@hermancm]

What the heck is that thing on your right wrist a TV set?

[@txmyocastor]

I would be concerned about the exposed nuts on the outside of the tracks. Hours of smashing on rocks with have them rubbed to nothing.

[@ThePullnfool]

The nuts MUST be on the outside or they would tear up the tires.. The nuts do very well as far as wear and tear..

[@fredysa7221]

Que incrível esse jogo de corrente seria muito bom pra min aqui em porto Murtinho ms pantanal

[@ThePullnfool]

Do not turn off your machine with the throttle in the fast position. Let it idle a minute or so before you shut it off.. . And DO NOT START your machine with the throttle in the fast position.. The engine is screaming with no oil pressure when you first start it.. In cold weather damage will result from a cold high RPM start, both engine and hydraulics..

[@skywaterhaven]

Thank you very much for that tip! I did not know but that makes perfect sense. Thank you!

[@FFLFFS]

Geez use the bobcat. That what it's there for.

[@KenMrKLC]

Yes, The wrench adjustment the wrong way is something aliens implanted when we were abducted for their comedy entertainment. They also did that with USB plugs have you noticed that?

[@toddjenest3212]

How come no one makes these for our trucks? :(

[@AlexanderJScheu]

..May I comment ..* beforehand. measuring , but I learnd US-people are very practicable, wish You the best, Good Luck and Health for You, your Familiy - last but least, Your ... Wolf-Dog. I*ve seen, Greetings from Southwest Germany

[@KEEPERBJr]

Tensioner on top 😉

[@robertgibson4494]

There was no review. Crap.

[@sullivanseeley8550]

Was it 1700 for the set?

[@07decker]

I feel your pain dude, I finally got my tracks on my Gehl 5620 and loved them, until they got full of mud and snow, then froze. Me and a neighbor spent an entire day f__king around trying to get them on, it was a nightmare. As great as they were for going anywhere, I took them off because they became a secondary nightmare. I am going to get a track loader and sell mt skidsteer. I have a 100 acres of swampy wet land that allot of it can only be accessed in July/Aug P.S. Bobcat is the most unreliable POS on the market for a skid loader, sorry.....

[@TheSagerider]

I used to have the same problem you had adjusting your wrench with small DC motors. No matter which wire I connect first it was always the wrong one and the motor would run backwards. I even went so far as to try reverse phycology but of course it was still wrong. Those tracks look awesome!

[@chadnewville6980]

Well having run skid steers, when! Not if you get it stuck with the tracks. Its gonna be even harder to get it out. Get more time in the seat and use the bucket/forks whatever you have on it, but use the machine to get out.

[@madmikedds]

Why did you choose metal over rubber tracks? Not finding much info out there.

[@roberto.peterson9917]

I think I've seen rubber over tire tracks ? I guess it you going have over pavement travel rubber would be better metal in the brush off grid

[@jackman6256]

That's the trouble with American metric wrenches (adjustable you call crescent)

[@bobf12]

The best way to fix that crescent wrench is to soak it in water........at the bottom of a deep pond. lol.

[@dogit1840]

It's like when somebody makes a sign for a business it's best to put what the business does in big letters and the name slightly smaller

[@lesterclaypool1]

uhm would it help if you let some of the air out of the tires ? install the tracks and fill the tires ?

[@davekimbler2308]

I would fill my tires with foam or slime to practically eliminate flat tires ! As you go your tires will wear out and replace with never flat tires a little bit more then the ones you have but well worth it for sure !

[@ThePullnfool]

I hate the concrete rude that foam filled tires give you.. The cost is about double too..

[@davekimbler2308]

R B Barnby the ride is bad and I also hate the slime type products but they do fill a need at times !

[@kirkpennell3028]

Not recommended for use with solid or foam filled tires , ruins the axle seals. If you got a rock in between tire and track could bend shaft .

[@bearbait2221]

speed wrench is wrong tool for any job use proper wrench.P.s i do the same thing every time i hate speed wrench

[@andrewh5988]

I’m really surprised u didn’t have to use spacers?

[@jackman6256]

I always turn the thumb screw the way iam want the adjustable to turn

[@mgpunya1]

Helps alot if you've a ratchet cable puller or tensioner..

[@kenfarrell1508]

To other stuff. It's supposedly a track review. Rain delays and fallen trees, not interested. Where is the actual use where you were stuck at the beginning.

[@ernestosantana7842]

Este hombre no tiene ni idea de cómo se trabaja ni siquiera para dónde afloja o aprieta un tornillo

[@ddsgala4405]

Ok one year latter and hiw did they hold up Looks like mini dozer Good for demo the full cover ones we loved

[@williambissell794]

A come-along would have made your job a lot easier.

[@brettgofgosky1911]

GET A TEN YEAR OLD GIRL TO DO YOUR BRUTE WORK FOR YOU OR START LIFTING WEIGHTS

[@inevitablecraftslab]

is this meant to be slapstick comedy? this cant be real ^

[@dominicpetruzzelli3134]

You need solid tires or foam filled tires on that machine

[@blk90s13]

yes the wrench is always the wrong direction

[@rickeyburke2596]

Thats the way cresents are, a pain in the back side.

[@iamthemoss]

Don't worry about the haters, good job!

[@dogit1840]

You're not editing out the unnecessary points

[@lovesconquest9724]

in your opening shot, can't believe you were shoveling it out! that is what the bucket is for -- to push you out!!!! I have been buried 3 times that deep -- never used a shovel. Anyway, nice tracks. Thanks!

[@skywaterhaven]

I was stuck between two tree roots, I did try to use the bucket, this time it didn't work..... and I've gotten out of some really muddy bogs.

[@mikeyoungblood1706]

Dude, Use the forks and a chain to unstack the tracks.

[@alphonsotate2982]

DONT USE A AJUSTABLE WRENCH USE A OPEN END WRENCH THE RIGHT SIZE.IT IS LESS CHANCE OF SCREWING UP THE NUT FROM IT SLIPPING

[@skywaterhaven]

Thank you! Good tip!

[@dirtnation7003]

Did you even air down the tyres

[@ken0269]

I bought this SAME Product . Except we had the rubber pads . The pulley they sent us to pull the track together was worthless AND we had to take one track out because it was to long . Pain the the Butt. I have a Bobcat S220

[@jeffgriffiths9528]

How are they in deep snow?

[@dogit1840]

Unnecessary thoughts

[@benmiller5003]

Make sure there’s air the tires after

[@bladerunner6354]

No ground clearance is problem number one. These machines are for firm soil and asphalt running. You will have better with more experience . A small bulldozer would have been a better choice here.

[@1oddog]

Maybe for land clearing and pushing, he seams to do a lot of other things that require lifting. It's all a compromise, what will the machine be used for most? From what I saw he might have been better off with an ASV track machine.

[@skywaterhaven]

You are correct Toddog, I do a variety of things around here and so far this has worked really well for me. Thanks for the tip on a ASV Track machine.

[@jimcraig5208]

How come your right track looks looser than the left one?

[@skywaterhaven]

After removing this tire and having it fixed, I found out that we missed the nail that caused the flat... its still in there today. the reason one size looks looser than the other is because the tires are not all inflated at the same pressure.

[@bigjay6743]

The great for keeping you from getting stuck but look how much more damage they do to your lawn it's a tough call with those tracks too bad they weren't easier to come on and off they still look like there a little too loose I guess that's all you can do. Thanks for the video.

[@skywaterhaven]

Yea, they are a bit loose because my tires were not inflated all the way. and my tire are really worn down. In hind sight, I wish I would have gotten the tracks with the solid pad.

[@CrusaderSports250]

@@skywaterhaven solid pad tracks do not grip as well, you pays your money and makes your choice, how much lawn running do you do?.many people may have done it differently, we all live and learn, it was your first time, they are on they work so job well done!.

[@RedefineLiving]

Looks like the best of both worlds now. I'm surprised you couldn't get out with the flat tire but I don't know. They make non pneumatic tires too but they are costly. I've been looking at tractors lately. I need one out in Arizona. I just got my septic and water tank in! Hope all is well with you guys.

[@brettgofgosky1911]

et air out of tires for now

[@mgpunya1]

Oh ok...

[@rodhanson6871]

What they cost

[@tonycampbell9648]

Love that aussie what’s his name?

[@skywaterhaven]

We have two, Theia and Loki.

[@TheDistur]

What are these made of? Cast steel?

[@skywaterhaven]

Yes

[@spyke123able]

Now all you need are puncture-less tires!!!

[@ThePullnfool]

NOT for me.. I hate then unless they are needed in hazard conditions where they arte subject to punchers.. Those tires are like riding on concrete tires..

[@richardvought8205]

That's the way adjustable wrenches are supposed to work!

[@maxlindstrom5435]

No, The original BACHO wrench from Sweden works in opposite (logical) way!

[@emeldabattiste8422]

All in the camera

[@ThePullnfool]

I was surprised you did not use the forks to lay the tracks out.. This is how I lay mine out and roll them up when I take them off.. I made my tool for pulling the track together but your factory tool looks like it works well

[@1oddog]

Try a 2 inch ratchet strap that's what I used to use, easier to wiggle into place.