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As the snow-cold British winter rolls on and on, we must face facts: our puny family hatches on their scrawny summer tyres are simply not up to the job of taming the icy tundra that shall no doubt encase our fair isle until at least, ooh, August.
We need a radical solution, and this is it. This is... well, we're not even quite sure what it's called, but it is awesome.
Take a look at the video of this Russian - how to describe it? - tank conversion, and admit that you very much want one. Drive your puny family hatch onto the tank bed, do something complicated with the driveshaft and voila! An indestructible all-terrain four-by-four monster!
We have absolutely no idea what the pimptastic gentleman in the video is saying, so apologies if he's discussing his puppy-skinning business or the best way to defraud pensioners. Any translations gratefully accepted...
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Rahabh commented on this article
at 02:03 pm on 15 February 2010
Hi! This is a piece of engineering from some guys in the Urals (Russia). Essentially, as the person in the video explains, you need to drive you car onto the platform, hook up your driveshaft to the drivetrain of the platform, connect the brake circuit - and off you go, So far, the platform is suitable for all-wheel-drive and rear-wheel drive cars with a high ground clearance. All the normal car controls are used, so no modification to your car is needed. The steering has been adapted to control the caterpillars, so if you turn the wheel sharply the caterpillar on the corresponding side is locked and the thing can turn around virtually on a spot. In general terms, that's what they say in the video.
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oliroolz commented on this article
at 02:19 pm on 15 February 2010
THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!
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arrielfim commented on this article
at 03:27 pm on 15 February 2010
And they connect the steering into the differential???? HOW?
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scottneal commented on this article
at 05:22 pm on 15 February 2010
The Soviets have made a tractor !
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unroolyme commented on this article
at 06:14 pm on 15 February 2010
Thats brilliant! One has to admire the crude Russian engineering that goes on there. Now if only I could hook my mini to one...
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