Kick ass, dude. I always wanted to build something like that using an old Romanian Roman truck and some parts from a UTB S650 tractor . My very own half-track. Actually seen a simpler design being built on TV from a big ass V8 pick-up truck.
The "Half Track" was used in WW2... I can tell this is different from the "Half Track"... but the proof of concept proves its viability... it can haul quite a load thru some difficult muddy terrain that other trucks would just get stuck or bottom out in.
@ 420 witchdoctor: the point is not to not get stuck, it's about low groundpressure, to prevent damage to the fields, forrest or...... They show it on rough terrain though to show it's nearly unstoppable. :)
@surfnfx at 3:57 it runs just fine down the road. IIRC the truck can still run down the road as it uses the dual tires at the front and rear with the track lug fitting between the tires to keep the track on. Pretty neat really.
Good idea having a half track like that. Band tracks are becoming far more more reliable. I"m not sure about military applications though. They've been tested on the M113 chassis and I think they'll need more development to deal with extremes of hot and cold for military use.
@428ghost Yep Cold with Snow and Ice like here in Canada Would rip those rubber tracks apart Most of the reason we use chains On the tires If need be and rubber on Ice isn't very good At all If you want to move any were at an kind of speed.
@hotdogsandwiches its an all wheel drive it just uses fwd to save the rubber tracks looks funny yes but good idea none the less i say kudos good design and less pm on the half track idea
What keeps the tracks from slipping, either off or just letting the tires spin in the tracks? I couldn't see teeth on the drear wheels or on the inside of the tracks to keep them from throwing when cornering.
@Conservativepacheat You may not have noticed, but most of your American lorry manufacturers are actually in European ownership now. Mack, as an example, is owned by Renault.
Saw the title and thought 'hover craft/truck?'. This is a half-track, technology pre-WWII. Germans used a lot of them, US had one that got a lot of use.
in some parts of the vid is it so that the front wheels have low air preassure in 'em to give more traction and less ground preassure? and secondly who is the (...) saying that u can't drive with a RWD car in winter without proper tires? in my understanding it's all the same RWD or FWD both equally fucked up in snow with bad tires.
