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ATV & UTV Track Systems

 Recently I attended a demonstration of the Camoplast Track Systems for ATV and UTV applications. I was totally blown away. They are easy to install, easy to adjust and transform your ATV or UTV into a completely different vehicle with minimal effort requiring very basic tools.

The Camoplast Track Kit includes a set of four track units that bolt directly in place of your ATV / UTV stock wheels. The installation involves no drilling for any of the extra hardware and everything was easy to reach and understand. It was surprisingly easy!

 The next step was to install a piece of hardware that  clamped onto the lower A-frame of each wheel utilizing a couple of bolts. This is the connection point for the stabilizer or pretension arm that attaches to each track. The adjust-ment of this stabilizer/pretension arm was easy and straight forward. This procedure was repeated for each ATV / UTV wheel.

While a few items remained to be checked before driving, the installation was essentially complete. For such a major change to a vehicle’s appearance and utility, the installation is a breeze! Camoplast has an installation video that is very simple to follow and available to view on their website. For me, after watching this 5 minute video, the instructions were mainly used as backup. Being old-school, instructions are only good after you get into trouble anyway!

So, what can you expect from a track system? The track units give you significantly more ride height. On the UTV, it added about 5 inches (about the same on an ATV ). Take off across the field and it drives great. The steering is understandably heavier and the vehicle a little slower. Why slower? Think of the track unit as a new gear box from Camoplast, because basically - that’s what it is. Apparently, Camoplast decided to lower the gear ratio just a bit to compensate for the extra weight of the units as well as the extra power needed in harsh terrain.

 Comments from track owners:

“I just took her out and WOW, it went everywhere I pointed it. I started at the base of my hill and it went right up. Went across an extremely swampy area and up a bank that previously buried us before. This set up is so cool – it goes anywhere!“

“It's slowed me down, but I was prepared for that. It seems unstoppable which is what I wanted. I felt like I was driving a mini tank. I threw things at it that would have previously buried my old 600lb Artic Cat 600. The flotation properties are simply amazing!”

“This thing has crazy pulling power. I pulled my equipment trailer out of the snow in low and didn't feel any bogging. Then I pulled my ice house. No issues whatsoever.“

“Basically, there is no amount of fresh powder that will stop it. The flotation is great. With two men and a little gear in my UTV, our tracks were only sinking about a foot in the snow.“

Track removal is a breeze. Remove one bolt for each stabilizer/ pretension arm, remove your lug nuts and install your stock wheel on your ATV or UTV. Also, reinstalling the Camoplast tracks will be much faster than the initial track installation because most of the adjustments have already been made and you are much more familiar with the process.

Maintenance was my next concern. Camoplast’s basic recommendation is to just check for proper track tension about every 20 hours. However, people told me if you drove it like a sane person (translation – no fun), hours between maintenance could be greatly extended. However, the largest contributing factor to premature track wear seems to be loose tracks, so you will definitely want to adhere to a schedule that suits your driving style.

Bottom line, the Camoplast Track System delivers everything they promise and everything you expect. It turns your UTV or ATV into a mean-looking, go-anywhere, do-anything machine. Now, if I can just scrape up the money.