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Mattracks is an American
The rubber track system is a bolt-on independent unit that takes the place of individual vehicle wheels. One or two people with hand tools and a floor jack can install the entire Mattracks system.
Mattracks also produces a motorized
continuous track
Continuous track is a system of vehicle propulsion used in tracked vehicles, running on a continuous band of treads or track plates driven by two or more wheels. The large surface area of the tracks distributes the weight of the vehicle ...
manufacturer. It specializes in rubber track conversion systems for wheeled vehicles.
Products
The rubber track system is a bolt-on independent unit that takes the place of individual vehicle wheels. One or two people with hand tools and a floor jack can install the entire Mattracks system.
Mattracks also produces a motorized snowboard
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called the Powerboard.
History
Mattracks was started by Glen Brazier. The company developed out of a drawing by his 11-year-old son, Matt, in which tracks took the place of a truck's tries. The tracks first went on sale in 1994. The rubber track conversion system was first manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota in 1992. Later, production was moved to its current location in the community ofKarlstad, Minnesota
Karlstad is a city in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census.
U.S. Route 59 and Minnesota State Highway 11 are two of the main arterial routes in the city. The city's slogan is "The Moose Capital ...
. Mattracks, Inc. was incorporated in 1995.
In 2002, Mattracks launched the LiteFoot ATV track conversion systems, adding to the Mattracks rubber track conversion product lineup.
Since 1994, Mattracks has created 72 different models of tracks that can go on four-wheel drive vehicles, ATVs, tractors, and trailers. The tracks are used for recreation, work, commercial and agricultural applications. Mattracks can equip most 4 wheel drive vehicles from a small ATV to trucks up to 25,000 lbs.
Uses
Mattracks have been used for a variety of applications, both for work and recreational purposes. Mattracks equipped vehicles have been used to travel over difficultterrain
Terrain or relief (also topographical relief) involves the vertical and horizontal dimensions of land surface. The term bathymetry is used to describe underwater relief, while hypsometry studies terrain relative to sea level. The Latin w ...
. The track systems have been put to work in industries including agricultural, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency services and government agencies. Mattracks equipped the Mars Institute's "HMP Okarian" Humvee on the Northwest Passage Drive Expedition. Mattracks are sold worldwide.
See also
* LiteFoot ATV *Humvee
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ...
* Snow coach
* Ford Expedition
The Ford Expedition is a full-size three-row SUV, manufactured by Ford. Introduced for the 1997 model year as the successor of the Ford Bronco, the Expedition was the first full-size Ford SUV sold with a four-door body. For its entire producti ...
* Northwest Passage Drive Expedition
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.mattracks.com/ Companies based in Minnesota