Want.

That's beautiful.

Old news. Visit the WDM in North Battleford.

Of course if you really have to get there - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjlSJf4274

It may be the first wheel-driven track system, but there are tracked bogies that can be mounted on your truck in place of the wheels, and I have actually seen some of those in use.

I'd like to see what would happen to this rig in adverse conditions. What happens if you hit a deep hole; drifted in with snow? What happens if you hit a downed tree across a seismic line, and it gets caught between the track unit and the truck body? Of course we all know trees never fall across seismic lines, heh.

Note that the demonstration video was made either on roads, or on cultivated cropland, where the operator knows there will no irregularities in the ground surface large enough to cause a mishap.

And how would this system perform in mud?

The big downside to rigs like this is that they take up so much room in the truck box, that your hauling capacity (which is what you bought the truck for, right?) is greatly diminished. Almost necessitates having a trailer dedicated to hauling the track units.

And how many quads or snowmobiles could one buy for the price of this system?

But, but, but... Shouldn't they be making solar-powered water wings for trucks (at least according to the Global Warmists).

This is for running down deer in the snow? For when your butts too big to find a snowmobile suit that fits? For calculating how far fewer mpg you get with the new toys attached?

Full disclosure. I own one of these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHyxJtKlLqI

The one in the video is not mine, but it could be a twin. They are capable of traversing much more difficult terrain than shown in the video. It's a barrel of fun to drive, too.

So it's still winter in Saskatchewan? That's scary.

Cool, beyond words.

Finally snowmobiling for those of us who hate snowmobiles!

Made for Circle Drive in Saskatoon in January.

I'm with you, Joe! Awesome stuff.

I so want one

I have a little drip of saliva on the corner of my mouth , is that normal

Just like 4 wheel drive, it helps you get stuck further away from any help.

mike

Mike said: "Just like 4 wheel drive, it helps you get stuck further away from any help."

Only if you're Kate McMillan, who takes snowdrifts as a personal insult which must be avenged by ramming. ~:D

These tracks are freakin' cool. I have yet to even need tire chains here in Dumbtario, but the way McGuinty's going they may stop plowing the roads some winter. Because they're broke.

These is very cool technology. However, the visuals of snow and cold kinda nauseate me. Hate winter.

Tracked vehicles.

In the fields.

In Canada.

We are not making this up.

Interesting. Potentially useful to relatively small number of users, but the RO-RO capability seems clever, if it's fast,

I'd be interested to see this operate the heavy wet eastern snow rather than dry wind packed western plains snow. Also how does it handle deep drifts, is the group pressure low enough to not ride over it and not get high centered?

Also I'd have to take other peoples word for this, how much better than a 4wd with snow chains is this for the majority of the tasks you'd take your pick up on? And for the remaing, how does it compared to say, a big snowmobile and some tow sleds.

I'll hazard that a big 4x4 pickup with snow chains will do 95% of what you'd want to do for 1/100th the price, and the snowm0bile would do the remaining 5% better and faster and safer

...my duramax would love to have a set on 'er.! this is what a levelled truck is all about.!!

big - yea...bulky..that too, but very kewl..very

Extreme Hagglunds - Track Building

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrWx8yxtsWo&feature=player_embedded#!

Panzer Pickup...!

for more off road fun.

Cheers

Hans Rupprecht, Commander in Chief

1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North”

Very Cool!

I'll stick to my Blizzaks and tire chains for now, it really would be an apocalypse if I needed more than that, but very cool regardless.

Being from N. Louisi-Yana I am not sure what to say. Maybe, WTH was that ?

But, can it fit through a Tim Horton's drive through?

How are these fixed to the truck? You drive into them....i see what appears to be a safety chain dangling from the inboard side of these to the truck frame....the outer hubs appear to have something 'fussy' attached to them and back down to outboard side of track frame....? So what are the real mechanisms of attachment?

OK, OK, we put my augers, snowmobile and tackle with Gord's mini tank into Phantom's truck and go ice fishing at Kate's.

Who's with us?