hahaha yeah i got a free snowmobile track and thought up this interesting idea. should work ok in the snow maybe, as long as i can get the track to stay on the tire. i have had my beast (stock tires/rims) out in the snow multiple times, and it really seems to depend on the consistency/density of the snow-how good of traction you get. deep soft snow is absolutely no good... tried out in a farmers field last year, and ended up getting towed out a bit by a buds snowmobile... once there are some tracks made, you can usually manage though.
i'm really trying to use the quad for anything and everything. stupidly enough i have tried to pull a mid size truck with it before (level land, but still), the driveline is not meant to handle that much...lol... my gearbox will clunk and skip under heavy load now... not a problem in normal conditions luckily,so i'm not rushing to buy anything or repair until it's actually broke. however i want to put a plow blade on the thing, but i know it wont be any good if i try more than an inch of snow... so thought i would experiment.
needless to say one snowmobile track (i think from a john deer sled... maybe late 70's), will not quite cover 2 wheels... just about though... about 3"/one more 'section', and it would cover both rear wheels. i used household electrical wire to snug it up to the tire and hold it center... it's what i had kicking around... will need something stronger than copper wire though for sure. i took the quad for a boot in the yard with the one track on (one tire) just to see how it would make out... seems like it could work, just need stronger wire to hold them together and squeeze form to then to the tires. i just kept the full width of the track... it clears the disc brakes and muffler by enough.
this is after ripping up some of my lawn and a few turns and rips
