Fordson snow tractor

[m78]

This is cool

Here's a video of it in action

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=zBjlSJf4274

 

[lenny1carl]

Holy cow...just friggin' amazing. Excellent find. 1 of a very few YT LONG links I've watched all the way through. I'm now sending it to my brother and step-son..they'll be equally amazed.

 

[surewhynot]

Awesome. I wonder why nothing similar made it to production.

 

[lenny1carl]

Just heard back from my bro and step-sons....It's a hit!!!!

 

[Mr. Stroker]

That thing is so cool!

 

[Skandocious]

Yeah someone posted that video a couple weeks ago. Seeing the picture up close is cool!

 

[lenny1carl]

My brother and kids asked why it never went to production...Hello 1929 Stock market crash!!! damn kids.

Pig.....don't make me associate you with my step-kids!!!

 

[surewhynot]

The market eventually came back.

 

[Blue Goose]

.....and apparently the snow tractor didn't...

 

[lenny1carl]

.....and apparently the snow tractor didn't...

Which is too bad....PIG....you can make one of these, couple of Galvinized 50 gal water tanks with the screws welded on...and send it up here for a Carl test. I've got lots of snow.

 

[blackhat620]

That is a cool video. Here is a link to additional information on it and other screw drive machines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_propulsion

There is one of these tractors located at the Heidrick Ag History Center located in Woodland CA.
www.aghistory.org/cgi-bin/default.asp?AID=178

 

[LEB Ben]

Yeah someone posted that video a couple weeks ago. Seeing the picture up close is cool!

I believe Dennis posted a link to the video...but it is definitely cool to see a pic of one up close.

 

[TexasNomad]

I want one

 

[surewhynot]

Which is too bad....PIG....you can make one of these, couple of Galvinized 50 gal water tanks with the screws welded on...and send it up here for a Carl test. I've got lots of snow.

I bet you wouldn't even need ramps to get it on the porch.

 

[Sparky83]

pretty cool...

 

[m78]

This is cool

Here's a video of it in action

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=zBjlSJf4274

Lee,,, to bad you didn't have one of these to play with. It looks like fun

 

[TexasNomad]

Man I never get tired of watching the videos of that bad *** thing.

 

[Truckin4life]

I wonder if it would float on water?
Snow machine in the winter....
Lake toy during the summer....
Multi tasking FTW!

 

[TexasRho83]

I'd move to a snow state just to drive one to work

 

[racsan]

and if the drums are big enough, it could support the machine across water! seems like alot of stress on a chain-drive system, you would think pulling those 2 sleds of logs if there wasnt drum slippage, the drive chains to the drums would break. wouldnt the safety standards of today have issues with those unshielded sprockets/chains?