Ag Track Talk: What to Know About Ag Track Specs

Aug 22, 2024

Ag Tire Talk is a blog where James Tuschner asks tire manufacturers and other industry experts for their opinions and advice on key topics in the world of ag tires. This edition focuses on track specs.

Camso

David Graden: Operational Market Manager – Agriculture

Farming applications, from one region to another, are all very unique and the machines used are also unique from one manufacturer to the next. Therefore, Ag tracks are also a bit complicated.

Over the decades, Michelin’s Camso has created an extensive line of tracks to fit virtually any application. We manufacture both positive and friction drive tracks for all major machine brands. Each track is also specifically designed for the machine weight, horsepower and application, by manufacturer. These specifications will include varying carcass thickness (which include cables, alignment and reinforcement plies), drive lug shape, size and spacing, and tread bar differences for varying applications.

Due to the many different variations and tractor fitments, the track identification numbers and part numbers are also a bit complicated. Every Camso track is stamped with a track identification number on the outside edge of the track belt and consists of the following:

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Video: Learning to Wrench From Dad the Hard Way

Harvest is a week out and the farm picked this week to fall apart. The truck needs a battery, the barn curtain's got a problem, and the corn and beans are telling us we're out of time to get it all fixed.

So it's a full day of wrenching. Tork supervises while I get the truck back running, then we're out at the hog barn where one rusted up part has the whole curtain system hung up. Ladder work, cable work, and a little dad-and-son disagreement about the right way to do it. We close it out walking the fields, shelling beans and checking corn, because whether everything's fixed or not, harvest starts when harvest starts.

Chapters: 00:00 Everything breaks the week before harvest 01:00 Tork supervises while I fix the truck 12:30 Out to the barn to find the curtain problem 14:30 One rusty part hung up the whole curtain 20:00 Running the curtain cable from the ladder 24:00 Walking the beans and corn before harvest 26:30 Wrapping up

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