The Snow Motor - From 1926

[Uncle Cracker]

I'm thinking that the thing would make its operator into a screw-driver...

[germdoc]

I'm thinking that the thing would make its operator into a screw-driver...

Especially if his name is Philip...

I'm thinking we might have exhausted this thread...

[LinuxRandal]

Hmmmm....I don't think you'd see them ON water.....

Thinking a modified pontoon.

[phi1l]

I'm thinking we might have exhausted this thread...

I'm sure some one can come of with a new twist on it.

[annunaki]

Bad Joke

There's a bad joke there somewhere 'bout "Twin Screws"!

[woodturner]

Tread technology was pretty well advanced by then and could do pretty much everything this could do, and more--look at tanks, snowmobiles, construction equipment, etc.

Track technology is advanced, but there are serious limitationss of tracks that this may overcome. For example, tracks don't work in deep mud or snow. A tank trap is just a muddy pit - and very effective. The floatation the snow screw would probably allow travel through mud.

[gerti]

Really interesting, but I wish that idiot didn't beat the poor horse when he was stuck in the snow, I don't really know what they were thinking when they included that part.

My thoughts too, though I probably would have used different language.

[Mr__Bill]

Really interesting, but I wish that idiot didn't beat the poor horse when he was stuck in the snow, I don't really know what they were thinking when they included that part.

We need a horse person to comment here.

I do know that sometimes it's necessary to beat a horse to get it to move when it's given up or about to give up and just lay there and die. However it doesn't look like he is beating it, any more than a jockey is beating the horse to make it go faster in a race.

The scene certainly shows how the snow machine can travel where a horse can't and remember it's 1926, most farmers and ranchers used horses all winter. Not many Ski Doos around then.

But back to the machine. I have to wonder how it did on hills but it sure would be fun to play with one. Thanks for the link.

Bill
over here in the rain

[Pappy]

What's the big deal here????? Eleven + minutes of watching some overpaid executive screwing around in the snow.....

[gsmittle]

What's the big deal here????? Eleven + minutes of watching some overpaid executive screwing around in the snow.....

STOP!!!!! You guys are killing me!!!!

As for the horse, my impression is that back then farm horses were a commodity and often treated as such. Think about how some people treat their trucks today. Personally, I cringed when I saw the dude beating the horse. OTOH, I used to use a crop on hunter-jumpers often. A riding crop makes more noise than pain, though.

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[crokett]

There's a bad joke there somewhere 'bout "Twin Screws"!

Or "screw twins".....

One reason it might not have caught on is those screws are bulky to store. I could see where it might be useful to convert a tractor over, but not the family car, unless you plan to spend a lot of time in the back country. Also, I am sure roads are plowed better today than they used to be, so less of a need for it.