Loegering VTS Track System.

MC Excavating

Has anyone used a Loegering VTS track system on a skidsteer. I'm thinking about buying a set in November for a big job I have coming up. This would be for my S300 Bobcat.

Heres a link.
http://www.loegering.com/tracksystems/vts.asp

denick

MC,

I've seen the track system you mentioned and was thinking of buying a used machine and thought I might try that set up but never got any farther than the thinking end. It would be interesting to hear how the system holds up.

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DBUG10

Have either one of you gotten a price on these track setups Im curious about them to

MC Excavating

New - 16 to $17,000 for the larger skidsteers. $12,000 for mid size.

tnmtn

the local cat dealer is setting up some wheeled skid steers with those tracks and selling them new that way. apparently there are some concerns with the cat/asv track system and some of their customers like this set up better. the only negative i have heard about them has to do with the way they are driven. only heresay to me, but they say the rear drive motors are what drives them and as a result take some extra wear. maybe someone else has more background on this.
good luck,

farmboy555

Looked at a set yesterday at a trade show here in Ky. They only get power from the rear axle. The life of the tracks depends on the operator & conditions. But for the price I would have to go with a set of solid tires & over the tire tracks.

Jaybuild

A guy who does my tree work has a Volvo with them. It broke one day and wouldn't move. After removing the inspection covers we found the chain that drives the rear wheels broke. The front chain wasn't doing anything, because the track is driven only by the rear. I guess the original design spread the torque between two chains, but with the track it overloaded the one chain.
Jay

tgeb

For the cost involved I think the over the wheel tracks are a better option. I have a set of the McLaren rubber OTW tracks and got good service from them for about $3,500 when I bought them a few years ago.

I agree with the design of the Logering's being hard on the rear sprocket drive of the host machine, (they are not designed to have all that force on only one wheel).

And for the $12 to 17K added to the cost of your machine you could put a serious down payment on a new tracked skid loader.

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ramseph

i bought a set in may 2006 for my case 95xt. bear in mind i or my kids run this machine. i never run my engine over 75%. i paid $13,500.00. no regrets. one thing, keep the tracks tightly ajusted or you will slip them.happned to me once no big deal getting them back on though. be mindfull of replacement tracks. i live in fl. i should have bought (c) pads but i bought a straight bar pattern and it's to agressive for sand. this caused it to shear the axel mounting studs.cost me $70.00 / side to replace with no sweat. took me and one of son's my less than 1 hr. to put new tracks on. i first tried mcclearen i had to ajust them almost every week or the tires would spin inside the tracks when in wet areas. some times i could not even get it on my trailer. same deal with solideal ottt.plus i had to buy 4 hard sidewall tires for almost $900.00. i always regret after spending apx.$ 9'000.00 with shipping that i did not buy the vts.one other thing check hubs often for lube.reason they do not sell internal parts. the complete assembly costs $932.00 plus shipping.

Ironman

I bought a wanna be track machine in 2005 it was an older NH LS180 w/ Loegering tracks. It was a good machine as long as you were on level ground , put it on a slope it was this biggest piece of junk I ever owned.
The tracks were constanly jumping off the front , or the drive motors were heating up & going out. just buy a track loader if thats what you need dont waste good money on a wannabe.

Williams Ex Co

16-17K for the tracks? Are you outta your mind? I recently bought a T300 bobcat with 614 hours, heat/AC, power bob-tach and 2 new buckets for about 27K.... I wouldnt even consider add on tracks with all the hassle of on/off and the machines not being designed for them....

smeagol

t300 600 hrs 27k you got away with robbery

digdeep516

agreeed... mine was like freakin 60 when i bought it... damn thing had 40 hours on it too

foodplotplanter

i have a set on a cat 242. 900 total hours on them, on my third set of tracks and now one of them has separated. have broke drive chains on both side of machine. fixing to change over to over the tire tracks.

missouriman

i have a set on a case 90xt with about 900 hours on them and am on my second set of tracks however when something goes wrong they can be a pain they have a lot of moving parts compared to most factory track systems. one thing nice about them is that they have a shock absorber built in so they are smoother to operate.

ramseph

I am having problems with the high speed on my transmission. I changed the select button about one year ago. It was malfunctioning on account of all this florida dust. It worked fine until recently. When I depress the button I can hear it engage but it is not as fast as it used to be. I changed the hydrulic filters.There was also a small leak in one the lines comming of the tranny. I tightened the line but still no improvement in fact I think it droping back in the low speed. I called case service manager he thinks it's low pressure in the tranny. Welcome answers from anyone who may have had this problem. Thanks Ramseph.

Site-Tek Inc

Ramseph.....You said be mindful of the replacement tracks, what can you tell me about them? I am on my second set of factory tracks, just broke one and the other one is almost gone. I have a slick spare on one side that I got from the Cat dealer, they were going to through it away. First set only had 20% wear before they broke and this set made it to probably 50%. I really like the system and need to get another set of tracks badly. With tires on I can't do half as much with it as I can with the tracks. If you can offer any help with info on the replacement tracks please let me know.

cexcavation

Solideal over the tire rubber tracks are the only way to go if you ask me!!!

CanDoExcavating

i'll agree with ce but i will change the brand to loegering steel over the tire tracks but then again I am mostly just in the dirt.

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redbudbison

I purchased a vts system for my Cat 236B three years ago. It made the machine feel like it was on steroids. The majority of my work is in pastures, and dirt. Great addition, but..... after three years, and 300 to 400 hours, the bearings in the idlers are already going out. The tracks are pretty much going to need repair/replacement soon. Realizing it is out of warranty (Loegering was quick to comment on this aspect), my concern is that this system only has 300+/- hours on it and the main parts are starting to fail already. I love my tracks, but if I have to replace the system, I'm hoping there is something else out there when I do. Just for note, the cost 11.5K.