Hello all,
I am new to these tracked machines and this forum. I always thought these were designed only to be used in snow as trail/ski hill groomers, not for use all year.
Then a few weeks ago I was researching vehicles for steep terrain, and came across some photo's of j5's and muskegs. Fast forward a few weeks and now I am on here looking for more information.
My reason for researching steep terrain vehicles is that the farm I hunt and cut firewood on has some very steep hills/bluff's. Think 70% grade. (we don't go on those except on foot) And a few areas 4 wheelers are tricky to get up out of with a single rider, putting a deer on the front rack helps a-lot. Can't even load the back of the ranger with un-split rounds and make it up the hills, much less pull a log or a trailer full of rounds with it. (40 or 50% grades??? have to go measure now)
Looking for a machine that can get in and out of the trails discussed above moving a log or 2 using an arch or possibly winching the log butt's up on to the back of the machine. Think J5 ram skidder.
First question, Anyone know the uphill downhill rating of the J5's? (www.safetyoneinc.com PDF for the J5 does have this spec listed ... unless I just missed it.)
2.) If the information I have found is correct, sprocket should be 11 tooth measuring 5.25" tooth to tooth, giving a total diameter of slightly more than 18 3/8". Is this correct?
3.) Anyone know the actual drive diameter of the sprocket? Or even just the tooth height?
Then I can subtract 1 tooth height from the full diameter of the sprocket to get the diameter at 1/2 the tooth height. Should be accurate enough for calculating speed and drawbar pull. (thinking or re-power an old body/tub, with hydrostactic drive, sort of like discussed here. )
http://www.forumsforums.com/3_9/showthread.php?t=46397
I look forward to becoming part of the community,
Aaron
I am new to these tracked machines and this forum. I always thought these were designed only to be used in snow as trail/ski hill groomers, not for use all year.
Then a few weeks ago I was researching vehicles for steep terrain, and came across some photo's of j5's and muskegs. Fast forward a few weeks and now I am on here looking for more information.
My reason for researching steep terrain vehicles is that the farm I hunt and cut firewood on has some very steep hills/bluff's. Think 70% grade. (we don't go on those except on foot) And a few areas 4 wheelers are tricky to get up out of with a single rider, putting a deer on the front rack helps a-lot. Can't even load the back of the ranger with un-split rounds and make it up the hills, much less pull a log or a trailer full of rounds with it. (40 or 50% grades??? have to go measure now)
Looking for a machine that can get in and out of the trails discussed above moving a log or 2 using an arch or possibly winching the log butt's up on to the back of the machine. Think J5 ram skidder.
First question, Anyone know the uphill downhill rating of the J5's? (www.safetyoneinc.com PDF for the J5 does have this spec listed ... unless I just missed it.)
2.) If the information I have found is correct, sprocket should be 11 tooth measuring 5.25" tooth to tooth, giving a total diameter of slightly more than 18 3/8". Is this correct?
3.) Anyone know the actual drive diameter of the sprocket? Or even just the tooth height?
Then I can subtract 1 tooth height from the full diameter of the sprocket to get the diameter at 1/2 the tooth height. Should be accurate enough for calculating speed and drawbar pull. (thinking or re-power an old body/tub, with hydrostactic drive, sort of like discussed here. )
http://www.forumsforums.com/3_9/showthread.php?t=46397
I look forward to becoming part of the community,
Aaron