Taite CBL36AR3 Combine Conversion Track System

Taite's brochure shows CBL36AR3 as a conversion track system with combine applications. Buying it means buying the running assembly, axle attachment, tensioning, wheels and hubs, and the matched belt. A quote for a 915 mm rubber belt on its own is a different product.

Ask Taite to list every item in the offer: left and right modules, axle adapters and fixings, tensioning and control parts, fitted belts, instructions and installation support. Ask what changes the combine will need. The brochure gives no axle bolt pattern, adapter design or speed ratio, so the model number starts an engineering match and the install drawing comes from Taite for your machine.

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Taite's model block lists John Deere, Case IH and Claas combines, from the 9670STS and S660 to later S-series machines. It gives no year or serial range and no allowed axle options per machine. Use the names to steer your enquiry to the right adapter and drawing; different listed combines may need different kits.

Send Taite the full combine model and build, axle and drive interface, current wheels or tracks, and key clearances. Ask who approves the conversion and checks the installation on your machine. If your operating or warranty terms require the combine maker's approval, get it from the maker; the application list is Taite's own.

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The weight column says one side. Two modules add up to 4490 kg, but the real change in combine weight also depends on the wheels and tyres removed and the adapters added. The module weight also says nothing about how much combine load the system or axle can carry.

Ask Taite for an installed weight breakdown, the machine load cases it has considered, and the permitted axle and module loads. Base that check on your operating setup: a full grain tank, the header and any ballast all shift load, and the brochure does not cover load distribution or payload after conversion.

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Taite prints 1.8 m² contact area for one side, and its conversion page talks about flotation and lower compaction. It does not give the load, ground or belt deflection behind that area, a pressure map, or a field comparison. The loaded footprint in your fields may differ from twice the catalogue area.

Ask how Taite defines the contact area and for the loaded geometry. Work out flotation from the actual load each module carries and your soil, not from the module's own weight. Average contact pressure, local roller loads and field results are three different measures; agree with Taite which ones it will demonstrate.

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The brochure shows an accumulator-assisted hydraulic tensioner, a one-piece forged sprocket shaft, double-layer hub seals and rubber-covered oscillating bogie wheels. Expect each of these in the parts and service package. The brochure gives no AR3 pressure setting, seal life, oscillation travel or fatigue rating.

Taite's rubber-track guide covers belts in general, and its 10–20 mm tension check is for simple belts. For this hydraulic system, ask for the AR3 installation, inspection and tensioning documents, the part numbers for hubs, bogies and belts, and who provides service where the combine works. Plain replacement belts, such as the T762A-M03P137 friction track for MT700 tractors, are a separate product line from these systems.

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