ARPS BLACK HAWK HALF TRACKS

barry county · Nov 11, 2015

I recently purchased a set of half tracks manufactored by Blackhawk. From what I understand, this company later became ARPS? The track pads are all bolted to a rubber strip, not chained together like most that I have seen on-line. My question is, does anybody offer replacement rubber strips. Mine are ruined. The strips are about 3-4" wide, 1" thick, and approx 18 feet long. Any help or leads will be appreciated.

Mike M · Nov 11, 2015

The only thing I can suggest that may work is if you can find a tire retreader you may be able to by a roll of the tread and make it work. I got lucky and got some to use to bolt on steel wheeled tractors. I got some that was out of date code to use for retreading.

Leroy · Nov 11, 2015

Never heard that Arps and Blackhawk were connected. Only sugustion would be commercial belting like used in gravel plants. Don't think the tread rubber would work for this as there would be nothing in there to keep it from streatching that it would be bound to do.

Mike M · Nov 11, 2015

I like your belting idea too.

markct · Nov 11, 2015

That won't work, retread rubber is just rubber, no cording to hold it. Conveyor belt will do

boler76 · Nov 11, 2015

try bolting the crossers to a chain, easy to get and easy to cut etc

gbs · Nov 11, 2015

should be the same material that is used for conveyer belts, we used it to repair tracks on canadair flextracs and bombardier track machines just get the same ply rating

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