this thing is awesome

46270

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKJIbaEKa3o#t=148

victorj19

Thanks. I needed that. Just drove from Furnace Creek in Death Valley NP. It was 121 degrees there.

fishkiller41

Just another toy for folks with more $$$ than need for such a machine..

shilowar

That looks like a lot of fun. A modular and practical machine.

pwillie

What happens when the extension cord isn't long enough?[:o)]

nord

Modular yes. Practical no.

Consider that this machine is battery powered and consider the energy required to move in a cold environment whereupon the machine is always bucking heavy resistance. How much energy can be stored versus how much energy must be expended?

Then the tractor configuration. In theory it looks good. In practice it's not. This configuration became somewhat popular in the 1960's and was quickly discarded. It was very quickly found that when traveling through tight trails or uneven terrain, body english applied directly over the machine was necessary. The tractor can't do this.

As with most "new" ideas, it's not new. It's been tried before and the same rules of physics apply. This to include the fact that a tank of gasoline contains many times the energy of an equivalent weight of batteries.

catgunguy

That would be a lot of work if you have a lot of tight turns on the trail.

Tech141

"This thing is awesome"......

That's what SHE said..... :-)

Bubba Joel

We go south to get out of that white stuff.
Maybe it would work on a sandy beach.[:D]

ChrisInTempe

shilowar

At 280 LBs and a range of 28-130 miles per charge I think its pretty cool, I imagine it is much quieter than a gas snow machine so it may be useful for hunting.

select-fire

Pretty slick.

montanajoe

that's cool,,

p3skyking

I'll go with amazing. It would have to levitate to come close to aweing me.