Looking for advice on a rip in my track

[Jjanke]

Looking to hear what you guys think about a rip that is in the middle of my track caused by a tree the stabbed through it. Structurally I'm not super concerned about it ripping however, I know that if water gets in through the exposed threads this can cause the track to delaminate. Is this beyond repair? Is there a repair that can be done for this? Am I better off to just replace the track? Looking for some help. Thank you!

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[lilduke]

Trim off that loose piece and run it. should be fine.

 

[catinthehat]

The worst that can happen is the track comes apart way back and you have to helicopter it out.

 

[Jjanke]

The worst that can happen is the track comes apart way back and you have to helicopter it out.

Thank you lol. That's what this post is for... to try to minimize my risk of getting screwed over. Wondering if it's worth the 1000 dollars now to replace the track or the slight risk of a 3000$ heli out of eagle pass...


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[knh208]

Cords or threads getting wet won't matter. If you want to try a full repair, you can get some shoe goo, clean up the edges and glue it up

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[moyiesledhead]

I tried some pretty heavy duty commercial rubber repair stuff on a track once with less than steller results. Came apart in one ride. It's really no bigger than the holes we used to put in our tracks intentionally when we thought porting was the way to go. I'd just cut out the loose part so it can't catch on chit to tear it more and then run it.

 

[X-it]

Lots of people used to drill holes in their tracks a few years back and nothing much happened. Well now I see I repeated what was said on second earlier..haha

 

[lilduke]

Id replace it if you like wasting money..lol That tear is minor.

 

[neilsleder]

I would run it for a few rides and see what happens. If it looks worse then change it. My guess it won't get worse it will be good. Worse case if it does rip apart in the back country you can change a track with minimal tools no need to fly it out.


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[The Kickass One]

round off the edges the best you can and ride it. i drill 6 holes across my track one year for the entire track length and it looked sketchy, but lasted 2 years... lol

 

[Dutchman]

Like most have mentioned already, that little rip shouldn't cause a problem. Clean it up, cut out the loose chunk, trim the threads (even use a lighter or torch to burn thrds). From a few years back, here's a pic of a track that I drilled two 1" holes per pitch. That thing ran for years and never had an issue of the track coming apart.

 

[rtk]

you could clean up the rip and seal it back together with windshield urethane. I have used this to seal a lot of things it must be kept warm until it completely cured. You can buy a caulking gun tube for about $15 at an autobody supply outlet

 

[sirkdev]

Drill rip out with hole saw slightly larger than the wound and sear the sides with the saw. Done deal nothing to snag.

 

[ferniesnow]

Lots of good ideas above. If it were my track, I'd trim it with a box cutter or drill with the hole saw and seal the edges with some sort of rubber cement. The sealing may not be necessary as when porting the tracks there is lots of porosity on all those factory punched holes.