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SW Iowa | Thats interesting info plowboy, I've seen lots of cast drivers cause more damage to tracks then good. In hard pull conditions they will actually pinch the inner part of the belt and ruin it. Cat put on special belts that have an extra cable in them to go with the cast drivers, because they are so hard on the belt. I've also seen then when they run in a little snow and they won't work as the cast drivers ice up, and chevron drivers will flex and break the ice off. The cast drivers were intended for badly muddy conditions, and the slots in the cast driver let the mud squish out instead of building up to bend tear up the undercarriage.
I guess I'll change my last comment to "In Iowa, if you are going to be doing heavy drawbar applications, or pulling a scraper, I would recommend staying away from Cast drivers. They can quickly damage the inner portion of the track in a high power, high traction application."
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cat 95e what can you tell me about them
