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Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532

MTD Track Drive Replacement Wheels
Original Message   Jan 1, 2011 4:58 am
I remember about a month ago someone was looking for a new snowblower because the plastic wheels on the tracks kept breaking.

I just found this link today.

http://flyingvproducts.com/Products.php
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trouts2




Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
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Re: MTD Track Drive Replacement Wheels
Reply #1   Jan 1, 2011 6:07 am
That was starworrier, he ended up getting an Ariens. Good reference though, just in case.
borat


Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Points: 2692

Re: MTD Track Drive Replacement Wheels
Reply #2   Jan 1, 2011 1:35 pm
trouts2 wrote:
That was starworrier, he ended up getting an Ariens. Good reference though, just in case.

Good one Troutsky....
tkrotchko


Location: Maryland
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
Points: 143

Re: MTD Track Drive Replacement Wheels
Reply #3   Jan 1, 2011 1:51 pm
My MTD plastic wheels cracked one time, it was during a 36" snow event which broke a lot of things on that machine. I replaced them and never had a problem after that with them. I put it down to a bad batch? I purchased most of my parts for that machine directly from MTD or from Jacks Small Engine in Maryland.
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Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532

Re: MTD Track Drive Replacement Wheels
Reply #4   Jan 9, 2011 5:59 am
http://cgi.ebay.com/CRAFTSMAN-TRAC-DRIVE-WHEELS-/130473141565?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e60ce253d

http://cgi.ebay.com/CRAFTSMAN-TRAC-DRIVE-TRACS-/130473140087?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e60ce1f77
starwarrior


Joined: Oct 27, 2010
Points: 91

Re: MTD Track Drive Replacement Wheels
Reply #5   Jan 9, 2011 6:36 am
Shryp wrote:
I remember about a month ago someone was looking for a new snowblower because the plastic wheels on the tracks kept breaking.

I just found this link today.

http://flyingvproducts.com/Products.php



Thanks for the feedback Syryp.

I gave up my MTD Trackster for another machine. The drive wheels had stress cracks and it was becoming evident that I was not going to find certain replacement parts very easily.

After 14 years the machine in general was becomming unreliable and since other parts also had significant signs of wear I sold it.

So far my new Ariens machine is doing just fine only I have to quantify my purchase by starting a cost per storm calculation all over again. First storm =1849, second =924.5, third=616.3 and so on and so on.

I will naturally loose count after a few years but after 14 years I figure the cost per storm quantifying my MTD purchase was down to about $3.00 per storm and I certainly couldn't hire anyone for that price.

Shovels are still much cheaper but it takes only one bad back episode and its' the Chiropractor that buys himself the new snowblower. No way.... 

I can honestly say that the MTD track mode snowblower was a super manuverable, very reliable machine.

Starwarrior

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