Track cutting success

[MikeWalters]

Hey Guys,

I successfully cut my track to fit the Phazer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqfW4YErCA

TIPS:

-Get 2 buddies to help. 1 to pull track, 1 to catch the ripped off portion of the track

-DO IT OUTSIDE. Very stinky I found out.

-The guy pushing through the saw, wear a FACE SHIELD.

-Hook up a powerful shop vac to your saw, to suck away some of the rubber. It helped for sure.

-Go very slow, you can see when 2 lugs are on the blade your saw will bog down.

-Use a powerful saw, it was a little tough on my Ryobi, but OK if you're patient. A 15amp Dewalt or Bosch or something would have been much easier.

-I used a finishing blade and it seemed to cut very smooth. I was a little worried that a general cutting blade would grab too much with a not too powerful saw.

-Make sure you have a heavy guage extension cord if you need it. I used a 12guage cord plugged into a 20amp outlet.

-Some sort of table help to feed track in.


I'll post some pics tonight if I get a chance, I have to resize them first, they are too big.

 

[xt_gt]

nice write-up. doesn't that smell good. hah.

i cut mine down just using a circle saw with little fence bolted on. a couple saw horses, & a bunjie cord to hold the track up.

bought a cheap saw (thinking it would be junk after) then just a standard carbide tipped blade.

take's some time to do it but go slow so you don't burn up the motor.

 

[soul_hammer]

sweet congrats. how long total do you think it took?

 

[MikeWalters]

Actual cutting time was about 30 minutes.

With set up/clean up about an hour. Installing track this weekend!

 

[xt_gt]

about same time here too.

good luck installing mike.

 

[cannondale27]

Nice job!Had to be scary though eh?

 

[UP bushman]

Cut down 144" x 1.75 Camoplast Back Country track took about 45 minutes and did it by myself. Ran chain from tree to tree with pvc pipe to drape the track over and it turned fairly easy. took some pictures will post them soon.

 

[MikeWalters]

Track install went easy. An hour and half and I was up and running.

I will have to see what it's like on the snow, but there are not many trails where I live so I removed the weight transfer blocks. Bunch of Nytro guys around here do that without any trouble. Nothing seemed to be hitting/rubbing after I took them out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37-NXOqD ... re=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37-NXOqD ... re=channel

 

[UP bushman]

Track Cutting

This is what I did by myself

 

[Jeffz]

Thats pretty ghetto! Glad it worked for you. It reminds me of someone having a V8 hanging by a chain from a tree.

 

[Phazer500]

But when you cut it down isn't it all frayed and stuff where you cut it?

 

[owenb2]

Nice write up, i am probably going to be doing this in the near future.

 

[RayKnobs]

Could you have turned the track inside out so the surface in contact with the saw table was a little flatter than the paddle side?

 

[Jeremy]

When you cut the track it actually turns out pretty clean. As long as you go slow and use finess because it will pay off. I just cut mine down last night. 1.5"X136" Intense cut down to 14.25". Smelly but as somone said do it outside !!! I tried to turn the track inside-out but it was pretty hard man !!! Not like a belt althoufgh i was using the same technique.

 

[xt_gt]

agreed jeremy, it's hard to turn inside out.

cutting turns out clean, then just burn the ends to try & seal it up. you'll get a little fray once it stretchs a little after use, then just burn it some more.