[AT] Fordson Snow Tractor

[Thomas O Mehrkam]

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/553004984dhpqxM

A link to the museum pictures.

Dave Merchant wrote:
> 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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