Track Kit Converts Any Tractor

Track Kit Converts Any Tractor TRACTORS Miscellaneous 27-6-43 Here's a new add-on track system that the inventor says is different than anything on the market. What makes the tracks different, according to Henry Toews of Grunthal, Manitoba, is how the walking beam is constructed and the way it hangs off the tractor axle, eliminating brackets outside the drive and idle wheels.. Toews says the simpler design should be more economical to produce and maintain than other track systems on the market. The 71-year-old retired farmer obtained an international patent on his invention and has installed a prototype on a 44 Massey tractor. "It runs like a charm," he says. "You can drive over rocks and do anything you want with it. There's no way you can knock the track off." Toew's prototype uses tractor tires to form an endless track. His system works on 2-WD or 4-WD tractors and requires dual wheel mounts because the center lugs operate between the duals. The walking beams that support the idler wheels hang from the tractor axle. As a result, there are no obstructions on the outside of the drive wheels or the idlers. The walking beams swivel on a 3-in. pin and have adjustable sliders at each end that can be tightened with an impact wrench. The idler wheels on his prototype are made from regular car tires - one 24 in. and one 18 in. diameter. The drive wheel is a 24 1/2-in. truck tire measuring 42 in. in diameter. The track is made from a 42-in. tractor tire. Toews says he would like to work something out with an investor or manufacturer but hasn't publicized his idea until now. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Henry Toews, Box 27, Grunthal, Manitoba, Canada R0A 0R0 (ph 204 434-6202).

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