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At the Bridgeport, California Mountain Warfare Training Center in March 1997, a test Humvee drives through the snow, equipped with Mattracks treads. The rubber track system is a bolt-on independent unit that takes the place of individual vehicle wheels. [1] One or two people with hand tools and a floor jack can install the entire Mattracks ...
1963 10-passenger Thiokol 601 operated by the USAF Early-style, 12-passenger snow coach made by Bombardier of Canada. A snow coach is a specialized passenger transport vehicle designed to operate over snow or ice, similar to a large, multi-passenger snowcat equipped with bus-style seating. These vehicles may have multiple sets of massive, low ...
Developed during World War I, external track extensions – often called "grousers" or "duckbills" – were added to the outside edges of the trackshoes on armored fighting vehicles such as tanks, widening the track for improved performance in snow or mud. [2] Track segments (i.e., trackshoes) that incorporate grouser bars are known as grouser ...
A PistenBully 600 working in 2006. A snowcat dedicated to snow maintenance rather than transport is known as a snow groomer. Other terms are "piste machines", "trail groomers" (in North American English) or "piste bashers" (in British English) because of their use in preparing ski trails ("pistes") or snowmobile trails.
Two drive sprockets on a hub drive the rubber belted track. The most modern version of the Sno-Cat track is the all-rubber Terra Track system. This system uses a wide single rubber belt, constructed with a multi-ply design similar to a modern car tire. The exterior perimeter employs molded rubber treads instead of the steel grousers of prior ...
A snow groomer is usually employed to pack snow and improve skiing and snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions. The resulting pattern on the snow is known as corduroy, [2] and is widely regarded as a good surface on which to ski or ride. Snow groomers can also move accumulated snow made by snow machines as part of a process, called "snow ...
Bobcat Company is an American-based manufacturer of farm and construction equipment. Its American headquarters is in West Fargo, North Dakota , formerly in Gwinner, North Dakota . Its European headquarters moved in 2017 from Waterloo , Belgium , to Dobříš , Czech Republic (where Bobcat operates one of its European manufacturing plants).
It provides a consistent surface for competitors to test their athletic ability unencumbered by adverse weather conditions. Historically, various forms of dirt, rocks, sand, and crushed cinders were used. Many examples of these varieties of track still exist worldwide. Aerial view of a standard 400-metre running track.