Patent ID: 9604682
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A track system for a vehicle, the track system comprising: a) a drive wheel configured to be mounted to the vehicle; b) a support frame; c) front idler wheels pivotally mounted to the support frame; d) rear idler wheels pivotally mounted to the support frame; e) road wheels pivotally mounted to the support frame; f) an endless track disposed about the drive wheel, the front and rear idler wheels, and the road wheels, the endless track defining an overall perimeter of the track system; wherein the support frame comprises at least two adjustment mechanisms, one of the adjustment mechanisms pivotally supporting the front idler wheels and the other of the adjustment mechanisms pivotally supporting the rear idler wheels, each of the at least two adjustment mechanisms being configured to allow the one of the front and rear idler wheels to be in at least two different operating positions, each of the operating positions corresponding to a different shape of the overall perimeter of the track system, the adjustment mechanism being adapted to substantially maintain the one of the front and rear idler wheels in one of the operating positions.