Unleash your UTV’s full potential – boosting farm efficiency with track conversions

25th April 2024

As a farmer, your UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) is your trusted companion in the field. Its versatility, agility, and speed make it an invaluable tool for anyone in the Ag industry. Whether you’re in arable farming, livestock, or forestry, you know just how critical your UTV is to your daily operations. However, many farmers are discovering they can unlock even more potential in their vehicles. Track conversions can enhance your UTV’s capabilities, significantly improving operational efficiency and boosting your productivity.

By increasing the weight and width of the vehicle, tracks can help to lower its centre of gravity. This, in turn, helps the vehicle to maintain better traction with the ground reducing the risk of slipping. As a result, the vehicle can easily climb and descend steep slopes and hills, making it more efficient and safer. Additionally, by improving the vehicle’s stability, tracks can reduce the risk of rolling, further increasing the added safety benefit.

Track conversions on your UTV will also lower the amount of pressure that your vehicle exerts on the ground. This happens because tracks have a larger footprint than tyres, so the weight of the vehicle is more evenly distributed across the ground. This helps the UTV with floatation, allowing you to glide over loose or wet terrains like sand, snow, mud or bogs. This gives you the confidence that your vehicle is less likely to get stuck or sink and ensures you can maintain productivity on the task at hand.

Off-road capabilities are further enhanced as tracks give your UTV higher ground clearance allowing you to conquer uneven terrains confidently. A smart feature of the Soucy WSS4 track kit for John Deere Gators is the pronounced attack angle, helping to clear obstacles and uneven ground as the initial contact point is higher up.

People often assume that the one downside of a track conversion is the reduction in speed. However, the WSS4 (for John Deere Gator), ST-100, and ST110 kits (for Kubota RTV) do not restrict the speed or gross limit of the vehicle indicated in the owner’s manual (SoucyTM, 2016). Converting your UTV tracks can increase its versatility without sacrificing speed. The installation process is also quick and simple.

Upgrading your UTV to tracks allows you to experience a new level of freedom with your farming. You will no longer be restricted by terrain conditions or weather, and you can safely go anywhere anytime. This will allow you to focus on what is most important without anything holding you back.