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Nial, thats pretty cool, if I lived where there was snow I'd sign up for one. John, what the heck is that?
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It's a "Snow-Mobile" conversion. These were made by the Snow-mobile company for Model T Fords starting about 1913. They consisted of front skis and a track setup for the rear. They were very popular in Maine and New Hampshire (& probably elsewhere) during the early part of the 20th century. I still see a few sitting in yards here and there.
There's a club up here that meets during the winter to run them & they're great fun.
Here's a less characterful one that shows the conversion better.
...John, what the heck is that?
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It's a "Snow-Mobile" conversion. These were made by the Snow-mobile company for Model T Fords starting about 1913. They consisted of front skis and a track setup for the rear. They were very popular in Maine and New Hampshire (& probably elsewhere) during the early part of the 20th century. I still see a few sitting in yards here and there.
There's a club up here that meets during the winter to run them & they're great fun.
Here's a less characterful one that shows the conversion better.
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Ah thanks for the other picture John. That looks alot more like a Ford, rather than a unibomber shack on wheels and skis.
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An early LBC version was the motor-sledge used on the extraordinary Shackleton expedition of 1915...
https://www.sethwhite.org/images/trips/going%20home/shackleton%20motor%20sledge.jpg
https://www.sethwhite.org/images/trips/going%20home/shackleton%20motor%20sledge.jpg
Ferguson tractors converted to tracks were used on Sir Edmund Hillary's South Pole expedition in 1954. https://www.fofh.u-net.com/pole.htm For those of you unsure of the relevance, Ferguson TE series tractors were manufactured by the Standard Motor Company of Coventry (the company that made Triumphs) and the Ferguson TE tractors used the same basic engine as the TR3. My Fergie still starts reliably at -25C (about 10 below F) and works hard keeping my 1/2 mile long driveway clear every winter.
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