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Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« on: January 26, 2009, 01:48:02 PM »
Very interesting concept vehicle with amazing agility.I wonder if they ever built one for commercial market.It seems working perfect.
Heres the link :drink:
http://www.wimp.com/snowconcept/
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 06:00:57 PM »
Visit the mining museum at the Montana School of Mines in Butte.  They have one on display that is very similar to this.  It has the helical drives mounted on a tractor chassis.  Really cool.  Not many were made, but it got beyond the concept stage.
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 06:19:25 PM »
Very interesting. How did you find it.  :confused5:
« Last Edit: January 27, 2009, 06:57:35 PM by Gettinold »
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 06:19:50 PM »
Pretty cool!  Today it wouldn't be chain drive... could go with hydraulic
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 07:21:23 PM »
Cool find! A lot of old boats were propelled using similar devices instead of propellers .
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2009, 09:14:50 AM »
Quote from: Gettinold on January 27, 2009, 06:19:25 PM
Very interesting. How did you find it.  :confused5:

I came across on another page on the net.Cant remember where tough.Wasnt related to bikes or cars tough.
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2009, 06:39:59 PM »
Quote from: altugo on January 28, 2009, 09:14:50 AM
I came across on another page on the net.Cant remember where tough.Wasnt related to bikes or cars tough.

Maybe it was just a bad "snow day" and you were bored. I watched it x2.  ;D

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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2009, 10:25:34 PM »
Seems like there would be a modern day use for something like this,sure is versatile. Neat as h-ll
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2009, 12:39:44 AM »
I would love to have a machine like that!

THing is Slick  :bananarock:
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2009, 12:44:51 AM »
Quote from: BMF-110 on January 29, 2009, 10:25:34 PM
Seems like there would be a modern day use for something like this,sure is versatile. Neat as h-ll

Thats exactly what i tought when i first saw it.
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2009, 07:21:51 AM »
Showed it to my buddy who is 70 years old.......he has been everywhere and seen everything in his days except anything close to this invention. He mentioned that if the gov't didn't endorse something back then it would have a very hard time making it on the open market.
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Re: Cool snow vehicle from 1924
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2009, 12:35:47 PM »
I was thinking crazy like putting 2-55 gal. drums end to end, making a set of them and using some scrap angle to light frame the deal, and a couple of 20' lengths of simple rebar wound around the barrels forming the"tread" for lack of better 1924 snow vehicle terminology, am I nuts or what I need to get back to work!
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