A method for buffering prestress of unit tracks in a caterpillar track wheel with division of work between track and chain comprising a flexible chain ring (101) and the unit tracks (201), characterized in that a set of unit tracks (201) are uniformly arranged on the outer arc of said flexible chain ring (101), the unit tracks (201) are in point connection with the flexible chain ring (101) longitudinally, each unit track (201) comprises a front part and a rear part delimited by a connecting point at which the unit track (201) is connected with the flexible chain ring (101) longitudinally, the position of the connecting point on each unit track (201) connected with the flexible chain ring (101) is adjusted to make the length of the rear part of each unit track (201) be greater than that of the front part, so that by means of the movement inertial force of each unit track (201) and the centrifugal force obtained during large-curvature revolution and by taking the connecting point of each unit track (201) and the flexible chain ring (101) as a supporting point, the inertial force and centrifugal force which are obtained by the rear part of each unit track (201) and are greater than those of the front part of the unit track (201) due to elongation of the rear part are converted into prestress capable of prying the front part of the unit track (201) to get close to the flexible chain ring (101), thereby making the rear part of each unit track (201) apply prestress capable of enabling the front end part of each unit track (201) to get close to the flexible chain ring (101) in advance to the front end part of the unit track (201) during large-curvature revolution, thus facilitating lessening of the fulminant impact caused by each unit track (201) to the flexible chain ring (101) at the end of revolution.