I totally understand what you are saying and agree with your thought pattern here. BUT.
The Maxtrak I was an "awesome" track if you were looking for a track and were tired of constantly giving TS money.Then they made the Maxtrack II. It was the exact same pattern for lugs, stiffer but it did preform better? Not better dollar wise but you thought you could feel it. Then came the camso kit. The track was modeled off the Peak track. The problem was the mono rail. One would have to cut new windows, clip it and plug the center. The camso kit is heavier then others but people were impressed with it and how it hooked up. The track must be working.
CMX pulled the trigger and had a track made. In the snowmobile industry there is a huge amount of choices for tracks. With the new CMX track there are now a hand full of tracks to choose from. We all still will rip off lugs on rocks or trees and will need a new track some day. We can buy a new track for a lot less money then a new kit. So here is what I saw yesterday with the new CMX track.
I saw it laying on the floor of the CMX shop. I compaired it by hand to the following: Maxtrak I & II, TS track, and the camso track. Both Maxtracks were softer then the other three and are out IMO. The Camso track takes too much work to convert for the two rail system. The full lugs on the CMX track is an attention getter and work on the snow with the Camso. The edge or outside lugs on the TS were softer then the CMX outside lugs. The two towers on the outside of the CMX really stiffened it up which should add to the traction during side hilling or cornering on the trail. The CMX lug has groves molded on the front side of the lug. They say the groves are for powder snow traction. That maybe true but I see it helping with ice also. The center of the lugs "feel" as stiff if not a little stiffer then the TS paddles. The TS track is clipped every window as is the CMX track. The CMX track also has guide clips. The guide clips will lessen track drag when coming in contact with the hyfax. This CMX track is going to hook up.
With the limited power we have in the bikes I want a track with paddles that will move snow. Long paddled will move more then a bunch of smaller ones. I feel this track is going to be real good as a snowbike track. I'm glad I put my money down for a deposit. When the snow gets deeper we will see........
