About ten years ago I owned a Bombardier Bombi, but never really did much with it. Then it was a Polaris Wide Track for ski hut trips. Last year I picked up a Samurai, chopped the back off, and built a fiberglass pop-up camper on it. Recently I scored some Tatou snow only tracks and mounted those on it. Now I have a mobile camper that I will use for ski hut trips and to cruise around the Utah mountains with the family.
The vehicle weighs 2500lbs, with 2400 sq/inches of surface on the tracks. Not the best PSI, but for what I intend to use it for, it should be fine. It currently has open diffentials, but I might lock the rear when finances allow. This rig will also be used to do some light nordic ski trail grooming in Draper, UT.
For transportation, I just pop the track pods off, put the wheels on, drive to my destination, then put the tracks on an go. The advantages of this vehicle are cheap/readily available parts. Disadvantages are higher PSI than snowcats.
Maybe one day, when I'm rich and famous, I can get an LMC 1500 and finally be at peace
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/trackheadmoto/2011-11-05_08-02-15_652.jpg
The vehicle weighs 2500lbs, with 2400 sq/inches of surface on the tracks. Not the best PSI, but for what I intend to use it for, it should be fine. It currently has open diffentials, but I might lock the rear when finances allow. This rig will also be used to do some light nordic ski trail grooming in Draper, UT.
For transportation, I just pop the track pods off, put the wheels on, drive to my destination, then put the tracks on an go. The advantages of this vehicle are cheap/readily available parts. Disadvantages are higher PSI than snowcats.
Maybe one day, when I'm rich and famous, I can get an LMC 1500 and finally be at peace
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/trackheadmoto/2011-11-05_08-02-15_652.jpg