Found this on Utube.
A Russian built offroad vehicle that is driven by huge screws.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJ18eJeNgU
A Russian built offroad vehicle that is driven by huge screws.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJ18eJeNgU
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Screw driven off road vehicle
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Pixie you need that in your wood lot!!! I sure would'nt want to run into that thing on trail,but sure could have used it when we first put the trail in.
Ford or some other tractor maker experimented with the screw drive system way back when. I am not sure why it didn't go too far in production.
Have you ever considered, say, and 8n or 9N with the fordson track conversion? very popular before the skidder.
Have you ever considered, say, and 8n or 9N with the fordson track conversion? very popular before the skidder.
There was a screw drive machine that the City of Anchorage had bought in the 60's that was suppose to be used out in the tidal flats for rescue, but it didn't pan out.
The major road block in them was the amount of damage that was done to the terrain after passing over it... In Russia, they didn't have "Friends of the Earth" chasing them down with banners!
The major road block in them was the amount of damage that was done to the terrain after passing over it... In Russia, they didn't have "Friends of the Earth" chasing them down with banners!
http://www.athropolis.com/news/icechallenge.htm
Here is a link to the story.
Here is a link to the story.