Interesting......obviously it skid steers, so what really is the purpose of the front wheel. I thought at first the track skid was controlled by the movement of the handlebar but near the end of the video you clearly see the handlebars cocked to one side while its moving straight.
The front wheel does help in shallow turns and for sharper turns one track starts braking. There are two of these locally but most likely less than 10 in the US. My wife has driven one, I haven't . . .
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They were developed for towing light artillery through mud and snow (Soviet Union) and perform excellently in those conditions. Awesome actually. Later, used commonly for towing aircraft on soft grass airfields. Think of it as a tow vehicle.
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They were developed for towing light artillery through mud and snow (Soviet Union) and perform excellently in those conditions. Awesome actually. Later, used commonly for towing aircraft on soft grass airfields. Think of it as a tow vehicle.
Interesting they had this idea of a small tracted vehicle back then and just within the past 10 years or so small tracted machines have become popular again.
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The front wheel does help in shallow turns and for sharper turns one track starts braking. There are two of these locally but most likely less than 10 in the US. My wife has driven one, I haven't . . .
Somehow I missed your post. Thanks for the informarion. How are the tracts controlled?
That vehicle is Der Deutschen Kettenkraftrad. It was developed originally for the Luftwaffe as a means of towing their planes out from the tarmac onto the runways. They were especially helpful when the planes bogged down in the mud.
The Wehrmacht immediately saw good use for them and incorporated them into the light artillery and flak batteries. They were also used as ammunition carriers along with a host of other duties. I'd love to have one. They are awesome!
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Anyone have one of these bad boys?
