The 1929 Fordson Snowmachine Concept

[Doc]

I stumbled upon this today.
I was talking with a coworker about mattracks and the Zil screw drive machines came up. I googled and found all kinds of stuff. This is one of the better videos of one in action.
The Fordson 1929 Snowmachine concept. Very cool.

http://www.spike.com/video/vintage-awesome-1929/3105951

 

[bill w]

man...that was a great find...love the chevy.didn't tucker dabble in something like this?bill w

 

[aksnocat]

There's a Fordson like that in front of the Pioneer Aviation Museum at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska.

there's another thread going on the Fordson here:

http://www.forumsforums.com/3_9/showthread.php?t=32256

And yes, EM Tucker's first attempts at snowcats were a screw-driven model.

 

[Doc]

Yep, sure nuff. And in that thread is another pointer to another thread. All the better for google to find us with this stuff.

Here is a pic from the 2nd thread mentioned in the link you provided in your post.

 

[kermit2]

Check this out, it's a weapon!

http://weburbanist.com/2010/01/12/military/