2000 Bigfoot 6x6 going half-track

[JoeB]

Hello. Winter is coming. Have owned a 2000 Bigfoot with plastic super tracks for about 5 yrs. We use it mostly for trail making and crossing swamps. Winter use is more limited, because the plastic super tracks are too slippery. Good flotation, poor traction. Unable to climb a moderate sledding hill.

Taking kids up our sledding hill is the current goal. Going to try half tracks and tire chains. Half-track 6x6 climbing a sledding hill: chains on front tires or rear? Any experience? Thanks!

[Noel Woods]

You should speak with Mightymax4. He just went to half tracks on his Argo 6x6 and went thru that thought process. He went with tracks on the front two tires.

https://youtu.be/2jWbZcpzUrg?si=x7JDcIAWwdAcWHTc

[john swenson]

halftracks work great in most terrain ... mud 'snow, etc. i've run them for years on my max 2 . you loose a bit of footprint and traction , but gain some power and they turn easier . i have always run mine on the back 2 tires . looks more like a '' half track ''' for me. johnboy va

[JoeB]

Ouch. Two different recommendations. Thank you Noel. I did some searching and had read about MightyMax4’s 6x6, but his Alaska Bush Tracks are worlds different than Plastic Super Tracks. Hard to say you can’t compare, but it is almost like apples and oranges. Those plastic tracks get slick. I’ve spent some time thinking about adding steel to the regular plastic super tracks, but haven’t found, or come up with, a good solution. Do you remember seeing anyone who’d successfully added steel to the regular super tracks?

Thanks John. I agree about turning easier. Our 6x6 came with 25’s and a set of 22’s for the tracks. If you run 25’s with 22’s on the back it turns so much easier and smoother, less front to back bumps and rocking too. It’s a better ride. With half track and chains up front do think it’s does a better job climbing? Thanks!