Do you think this concept would succeed if built with modern technology?
Or old technology (picrel). They tried to reinvent the wheel (by devoluting the wheel) and it failed because of it. Regardless. the cruiser remains as my favourite vehicles regarding aesthetics.
>Racing slicks on a snow vehicle What the fuck were they thinking?!?
>>2009583Did it actually drive over the snow? > they spun freely and provided very little forward movement, sinking as much as 3 feet (0.91 m) into the snow.Guess not. I guess that even with those giant dump truck tires you end up with too high ground pressure and just sink in.Target is about 1 psi ground pressure.
>>2009676gotta go fast
They use ag tractors now. Google “South Pole overland traverse” pretty neat.
>>2009708Doesn't help they used tires built with less tread than a slip and slide.>>2009583Though they are superior on hard terrain, wheeled vehicles do notably poorly in snow, mud, and loose sand. Those are conditions where tracked vehicles shine. Purpose built snow vehicles are usually tracked and occasionally have skis (think snowmobiles, or like >>2009595).
If I had unlimited money, finding this thing on the ocean floor is one of the things I'd fund.
>>2009676They thought tread would just clog up with ice and snow immediately and turn the tires into slicks anyway. They might not have been wrong with the tire tech of the time anyway.
