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Ken T

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a novel way of getting through snow
« on: 04 December 2010, 17:21:47 »
I was brousing after watching Lizzie's train snow clearance and came across this :

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

The Fordson Snow machine. It looks great fun would probably suit farmers with hills very well.

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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #1 on: 04 December 2010, 17:31:01 »
What a marvous machine!! :D :D :y :y

I wonder if a modern version is in production? :-/ :-/
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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #2 on: 04 December 2010, 17:49:01 »
If you look there is remote control toys with similar concepts off the link given, they travel on water too  :y
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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #3 on: 04 December 2010, 17:51:37 »
This might suit Debs farm. I wonder if you could modify a landrover using the power take off ?.

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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #4 on: 04 December 2010, 18:29:58 »
Brilliant concept.
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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #5 on: 04 December 2010, 19:11:43 »
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What a marvous machine!! :D :D :y :y

I wonder if a modern version is in production? :-/ :-/


it is lizzie   ;D ;D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBnqSEiws6s&NR=1
« Last Edit: 04 December 2010, 19:12:06 by skruntie »
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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #6 on: 04 December 2010, 21:31:48 »
really impressive.. top job for those years :y :y
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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #7 on: 05 December 2010, 08:56:09 »
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What a marvous machine!! :D :D :y :y

I wonder if a modern version is in production? :-/ :-/


it is lizzie   ;D ;D
[media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBnqSEiws6s&NR=1[/media]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBnqSEiws6s&NR=1


 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Thanks Skruntie! ;D ;D ;D :y
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Re: a novel way of getting through snow
« Reply #8 on: 05 December 2010, 09:02:55 »
archimedes screw based technology, sure they used one of those to cross ice/sea in Antarctica?
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