lejustemilieu wrote:Personally, I find this invention brilliant.
Already by the weight gain (the tracks are very heavy)
Then, the mechanism is frankly much simpler than tracks.
Then when we see that this little tractor is capable of pulling as many tonnes of wood, it's great.
Then, to work in the woods, there is less impact on the site, (always a story of weight)
Sometimes good inventions go unnoticed
... sloping, with the wind in the back woué! And for braking, telescoping insured?
The invention is ingenious, but putting it into practice ...
In addition, the threads must have been very heavy, much more than the tracks, which may be made of synthetic materials.
Then for traction, we see a tractor engine! (For the Russian equivalent it is a military vehicle) What about the consumption and the power required?
So I would not be specially wrapped. Especially that in case of frost if the cylinders touch the snowpack when stopped you will be easily frozen on the icy ground ... The metal is very conductive (ditto for aluminum) What must happen often. Those who ski will understand what I mean: in action the friction causes heating and melts snow and ice in a film of water, but as soon as you stop with a negative temperature: it sticks !!!! and / or it makes you a beautiful hoof!
Good wind to take off without preheating said cylinders ....