Re: Dayton MVPA pics

From: beng79 (30363johansson@telia.com)
Date: Sat Jun 24 2006 - 08:38:00 PDT


Judging by some of the stories I've read, that front wheel is not really
necessary. It would handle nearly as well without it, provided you didn't
run the wheel fork into the ground!

BJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marty Galyean" <
marty@heavyreckoning.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Dayton MVPA pics

> beng79 wrote:
>
> >Sorry, but you are very wrong in that assessment. This vehicle was no
> >improvised design. It was an integral part of the German series of half-
(or
> >rather three-quarter-)tracked vehicles, and built on the same principles.
> >Like its bigger cousins, this vehicle had a dual steering system, with
> >steering brakes on the tracks taking over for tighter turns. The tracks
had
> >rubber-clad links, with greased pins like the bigger vehicles, needing an
> >enormous amount if maintenace. It was intended as a replacement for heavy
> >motorcycles in situations where these were insufficient.
> >
> >This vehicle is very attractive among collectors and museums today.
> >
> >Do a google on 'kettenkrad' and you will have near to 100,000 hits to
check
> >out!
> >
> >
> >
> Thanks for the correction. I stand humbly corrected. Even if it was an
> oddball, I could still see why it would be collectible if only because
> of its uniqueness.
>
> I like the dual steering concept, but can't help but think that a normal
> vehicular 2 front wheel steering system would alter the course of, as on
> most half tracks, would be much more effective in turning such a heavy
> vehicle. That is a tiny patch of rubber to be vectoring so much mass in
> motion upon.
>
> Marty
>
>
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