Veriga Tracks

With today’s highest capacity skidders, which utilize six-wheel drive and a large grapple, tracks are commonly used to improve traction and performance. This is particularly true on soft or wet terrain, if minimal impact on the forest floor is needed, and to minimize fuel consumption. Tracks have a much larger contact area with the ground compared to tires alone or tires with chains, which enhances the stability of the machine with greater loads. There is greater force transmission, making the machine more efficient. Tracks also prolong the life of the tires regardless of what ground they are working on.

Veriga TracksVeriga produces a track that is well suited for this application. The GreenTRACK Groove has a thick plate with a double-grouser profile that comes standard with an aggressive double spike pattern. It also comes standard as an extended bogie track, required by most 6-wheeled grapple skidders. Veriga’s link system for this track is a 30mm x 35mm oblong design that reduces surface wear and extends service life, as well as a twist inhibiting side rail. Veriga GreenTRACK plates utilize a rolled profile, not castings, ensuring even and adequate hardness throughout the entire profile constructed from a boron alloy steel. All GreenTRACK tracks are put through a specialized heat treatment process to get an optimized ratioof hardness and toughness. Hardness for abrasion resistance and toughness ensures the material is not fragile and won’t crack under higher loads. When purchasing your new 6-wheeled skidder or replacing the tracks on the one you have been operating, consider Veriga GreenTRACK Groove as an option to give you great performance and service life.

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