Some oil companies use their plows to access remote well sites and others use them to access private cabins. The company also performs service work on these vehicles for customers all across the country and Canada. “What we do is strip them and take what was really good and make it better with the new horsepower, new engine,” Rubis said. It also puts on new paint and adds other custom refurbishments to the original vehicles. Tracked Outdoors installs new engine packages in the rigs, like a Cummings R2.8 turbo diesel and an 8-speed transmission, which results in 30% more torque and 20% more horsepower. The company was then bought out and shifted its focus to building government vehicles, but the originals are still extremely popular and can be found in 130 countries, Rubis said. The original Hagglunds were in production from 1985-2005, when 12,000 were made. “They’re just incredibly maneuverable,” Rubis said. While some of wheels, many maneuver around on tracks, which helps them churn through and over some of the harshest and rugged terrain. Hagglunds all-terrain vehicles are military-grade and designed for long distance travel through treacherous winter conditions. “I think last winter was so severe, people are saying, “I got to get prepared,’” he said. Highway 26.Īfter this past severe winter, Tracked Outdoors President Larry Rubis said business is booming and keeping his staff busy all summer long. The massive, tank-like plows are prominently displayed outside the Tracked Outdoors grounds a few miles west of Casper on U.S. Tracked Outdoors specializes in refurbishing used Hagglunds all-terrain vehicles. ![]() CASPER - There’s a business just west of here that many people have likely seen, but few understand.
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