A very different Fordson use

essex pete · Post by **essex pete** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:29 am

A link for something interesting. I apologise in advance for the section with the horse but it was a different less era.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=568_1233111054

Meanderer · Post by **Meanderer** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:02 am

That is probably the most intersting video I've ever seen from the internet!

Not something we would ever have been introduced to here in Australia, but since I'm supposed to be heading for a heavy snow area of Canada, it was of great application interest!

I was wondering and wondering how useful it would be under load until it came to the Log Sleds! My question was more than answered! Surely they didn't use Special Effects back then.

And I was glad to see the horse wasn't still there in the second visit to that spot.

Recommeded viewing!

Bensdexta · Post by **Bensdexta** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:32 pm

It's interesting to speculate why this device didn't survive in the long run.

I suspect because the rotors and their spiral 'threads' would wear quickly on a hard surface, so the device is less ubiquitous than the track, which now rules supreme in soft environments.

One wonders if the tractor would also float, as those rotors look pretty buoyant?
All the best
Ben

Grani · Post by **Grani** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:54 pm

Bensdexta wrote:It's interesting to speculate why this device didn't survive in the long run.

I suspect because the rotors and their spiral 'threads' would wear quickly on a hard surface, so the device is less ubiquitous than the track, which now rules supreme in soft environments.

One wonders if the tractor would also float, as those rotors look pretty buoyant?
All the best
Ben

It would propobly float upside down because the center of gravity must be wery high on a construction like that and rotors to short to make it stable.

Bensdexta · Post by **Bensdexta** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:17 pm

Grani wrote:It would propobly float upside down because the center of gravity must be wery high on a construction like that and rotors to short to make it stable.

Possibly. It might be OK - like a catamaran. One would have to do the calculations.

I agree about the high CG; was surprising it didn't turn over during some of the manoeuvres on the video.
Ben

essex pete · Post by **essex pete** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:42 pm

Bensdexta wrote:
Grani wrote:It would propobly float upside down because the center of gravity must be wery high on a construction like that and rotors to short to make it stable.
Possibly. It might be OK - like a catamaran. One would have to do the calculations.

I agree about the high CG; was surprising it didn't turn over during some of the manoeuvres on the video.
Ben

Yes he looked as though he was pushing luck.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:25 am

That was the coolest video that I've seen, I wonder why it didn't make it to market. That would be good to use right now, for places where there is a lot of snow.
Great video

henk · Post by **henk** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:18 pm

Nice video Pete,

I always are surprised about the simply solutions they use in agriculture.
Thanks for showing.

Meanderer · Post by **Meanderer** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:48 pm

Here is a bit more about it and a couple of good photos at this forum.

http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/u ... 65/gonew/1