Snow Tractor - Rare 1926 Video (10mins)

Submitted: Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 19:59

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1926 Snow Tractor - rare original video of an invention by Henry Ford that never went very far. I wonder how it would go on sand.

Snow Tractor

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Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 20:54

Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 20:54

Thanks for finding such an amazing film clip. What an awesome piece of gear... Wonder how many they sold....
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Follow Up By: Member - Wamuranman - Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 08:59

Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 08:59

Thats Ok Fred.
I thought it was a very interesting design - revolving threaded drums. It seems to work well on the snow.
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Reply By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 21:11

Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 21:11

Ive got one of them. Its only got the summer kit.

Most people would know it as an MQ Patrol......hahaha.

Cheers......Lionel.

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Reply By: Mandrake's Solar Power- Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 08:29

Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 08:29

Wonder why they didnt use it in the Arctic or Antarctic ?

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Mandrake

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Follow Up By: Member - Wamuranman - Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 09:00

Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 09:00

Good point. It seems to work so well its amazing it never kept in production.
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Reply By: Mandrake's Solar Power- Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 09:22

Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 at 09:22

Guess what ???

Amphirol

It is in production !

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Mandrake

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Follow Up By: pop2jocem - Monday, Jan 18, 2010 at 19:00

Monday, Jan 18, 2010 at 19:00

Well found Mandrake, when I saw the original post I remembered seeing that and some similarly driven more modern vehicles but could not remember where

Cheers Pop

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