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
BJ
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necessary. It would handle nearly as well without it, provided you didn't
run the wheel fork into the ground!
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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