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Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:17 pm
by wally426ci
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjlSJf4 ... r_embedded#
Alright, looks like someone needs to convert a Sweptline next....
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:02 pm
by soopernaut
That thing is pretty cool. It doesn't look like it would be too hard to make one.
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:35 pm
by dakotadave
how does the steering tie in? they didnt show that part. i could see they used the steering wheel to steer but it seems like you would need a fancy transmission type thing to control steering.
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:59 pm
by Veriwide
found a few shots of one outside the mining museum in Butte.
That is the coolest!
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:58 pm
by Hotfoot
Speeding up or slowing down of one of the tracks to make turns
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:22 pm
by wally426ci
That thing rules!
But how impractical is it these days to be sitting outside in the freezing weather....!
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:47 pm
by mopardwh
wally426ci wrote:That thing rules!
But how impractical is it these days to be sitting outside in the freezing weather....!
Yeah, those things are awesome! Wouldn't be hard to make it a heated cab. Awesome idea.
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:36 am
by dietzdiggler
One part I liked is the "Horses should NOT be used in deep snow" ... let us proceed by showing you, using a horse in deep snow
PITA guys and liberals would have a fit if someone did that in a new commercial. (though I know the horse was fine) I really want to ride around on one of those things!
Re: Not Dodge: 1929 Fordson Snow Machine
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:54 am
by dietzdiggler
I found a couple other pics that are pretty good close ups. I really like these things. Looks like it was all steel construction. If you go to this link
http://fountainheadauto.blogspot.com/ you can click the images and see it up close. Though theres no rear shot, they do tell a little bit about the steering.
