Patent ID: 8662214

Claim:
A track assembly for providing traction to a vehicle on a ground surface, the track assembly comprising: a) an endless track comprising: a ground-engaging outer surface for engaging the ground surface; an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface; and a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge defining a width of the endless track; and b) a track-engaging system for driving and guiding the endless track, the track-engaging system comprising: a drive wheel for driving the endless track; and a front corner wheel and a rear corner wheel spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the track assembly; the endless track being disposed around the track-engaging system, a lower run of the endless track defining a contact patch of the endless track with the ground surface; the track assembly having an asymmetric configuration such that the contact patch of the endless track is distributed more towards the first lateral edge of the endless track than towards the second lateral edge of the endless track.