[AT] Fordson Snow Tractor

Dave Merchant kosh at ncweb.com
Thu Jan 29 20:27:28 PST 2009


Looking at the museum picture, it looks like it should be slow,
but in fact it's pretty fast.

The bicycle chains look like a weak spot, also wear on the drums.

I suspect that in the wrong snow conditions, the drums wouldn't slide,
and the machine would go sideways.

It was probably just overtaken by improvements in cat tracks,
especially the rubber tracks developed in WW-II for Weasels,
halftracks, and the Cletrac bomber nurse.

Dave Merchant


At 09:10 PM 1/29/2009, you wrote:
>One of these is on display at the Heidrick Ag. Museum in Woodland
>California.  It was used to haul mail across the Sierra Nevada mountians in
>the 1920's during the winter.  John
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> > Thanks, Doug. That's great. Fitting for the winter we're having. I want
> > one;>)
> > Bob in CNY
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> >> Someone on another list posted this link to a video of a Fordson
> >> specially fitted for snow operation. Seems like maybe Rick Strobel or
> >> someone posted a photo from a museum that had something similar?
> >> Enjoy!
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> http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2009/01/1926-snowmobile-could-pull-20-ton-load.html
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