A couple of years ago I saw a really nifty invention in a magazine. A few days ago I saw footage of a truck equipped with this invention while I was channel-surfing. What it is is a set of caterpillar tracks that can be attached to your 4WD vehicle. They were yellow and somewhat triangular-shaped. Apparently they attach to each wheel hub, which turns gearing that operates the tracks.
Now, I don’t live around snow. When I move to northern Washington I won’t be living in a snow zone. (At least not where it will stick for very long.) But I’m fascinated by these things. Does anyone know who makes these track kits? What’s their name? Has anyone seen them IRL?
I’ve seen them on TV also. I’m suprised someone around here doesn’t have some yet.
The ones I saw did a great job traction wise, but speed isn’t all that great. 50-55 is about all the faster you can go with them, and they really slowed down for the curves (on clean roads, that is). I don’t know what the probability is for them popping off. Unfortuanately, I’ve not seen them in real life. I can’t find a link at the moment, but I’ll post one up if I do.
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