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Better Than Tracks
Before you spend $25,000 to $30,000 on Caterpillar-style tractor tracks, take a close look at Dyna-Bite cleats that mount on the rear tires.
"They provide many of the same benefits as tracks yet, at $5,850 per set, cost about one-fourth as much," says Tod Granryd, inventor.
What's more, a set of Dyna-Bite
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Better Than Tracks TRACTORS Tires/Wheels 20-6-24 Before you spend $25,000 to $30,000 on Caterpillar-style tractor tracks, take a close look at Dyna-Bite cleats that mount on the rear tires.
"They provide many of the same benefits as tracks yet, at $5,850 per set, cost about one-fourth as much," says Tod Granryd, inventor.
What's more, a set of Dyna-Bite cleats on your tractor can quickly and easily be transferred to your combine.
"They'll about double the pulling power of your tractor or combine," says Granryd. "They provide as much or more traction as front wheel drive assist, yet are much more economical."
"And they're not just for mud or snow," emphasizes Granryd. "For normal fall or spring tillage, Dyna-Bite cleats will increase drawbar pull up to 40%, and increase traction up to 100% or more. In mud or snow, the benefits increase ten to twenty-fold." The fold-out cleats, first featured in FARM SHOW three years ago, are 10 in. wide and 5 in. high. They hinge on four pieces of sturdy 1 1/8-in. dia. wire rope - each piece running within tubes around the perimeter of the wheel - that act as giant flexible springs, allowing the cleats to flex.
The cleats are arranged in four groups, with four cleats per group. It takes only a minute or two to manually fold the cleats in or out and is normally done only once or twice a day.
"With the patented Dyna-Bite system, you can reduce soil compaction by removing the ballast weight and you need not buy new tires - the worn ones will do nicely as long as they hold air - because the cleats do the pulling and take the beating," notes Granryd. Dyna-Bite cleats mount on 2-WD, 4-WD, or front wheel assist tractors with 26,32, 38, or 42-in. dia. wheels.
Granryd has sold Dyna-Bite tracks to farmers all over North America. One set even went to the Phillipines. He's also interested in hearing from manufacturers interested in securing rights to the product.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dyna-Bite Industries, Tod Granryd, President,124 W. Elizabeth St., No. 3D, Wilmington, Ill. 60481. (ph 815 476-9545.)
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