Seeing as there was no comment to my question, I thought I would give something a try....I needed something inexpensive... something locally avaialbe, cheap and easy to work with so as to build some sort of protective track pads with.

Using the man-made Trex material found at Home Depot/Lowes used for outdoor decking, I cut to lenght and width enough for my track pads. all holes are now drilled and ready to be installed. this stuff cuts nicelly, is some sort of plastic composite, so it appears as if , with light to moderate use, they will survive for a spell. Maybe better than I anticipate, but we will see.

If anyone is interested, Ill tell ya what I did, what I needed to buy, sizes etc to make it work.

[i:2clopu7c]NOTE: my intention, as of now, is to use these temporarily.. I need something to run on concrete, asphalt while I test drive this machine and work out some mechanical issues. After its delivered to my second home, where all i have is hard packed gravel and rock, , the pads will come off[/i:2clopu7c]

Dave