It runs on two rubber tracks powered by a Volkswagen flat 4 industrial boxer style engine and is suitable for both deep snow and soft surface use. The engine developed about 40 horsepower, but that varied from year to year as the earlier models developed 36 hp, and later models developed 54 hp.

The Snow-Trac ST4 is only 6 feet 2 inches wide, and about 12 feet long -- rather small compared to most other closed-cab snowcats. It is also quite light, with its VW engine and mostly-aluminum body, so even with the relatively narrow tracks it handles deep snow very well.

2016年11月9日 · Designed and built in Sweden, these vehicles were designed as “personal” snowcats, smaller and easier to control than typical commercial duty machines. Roughly the size of a typical, contemporary European family car, steering was by a conventional wheel. This one’s been converted from VW air-cooled boxer to diesel power, also from Volkswagen.

2023年4月21日 · Discover the fascinating evolution of snowcat vehicles, designed to navigate through deep snow and steep terrain. From the earliest snowcat vehicles in the 1930s to the latest modern Sno Trac, we explore how snowcat technology has advanced and become an integral part of winter travel, recreation, and industry.

Kristi snowcats were 1950s/1960s tracked vehicles suitable for snow and other terrain and produced originally in Colorado and then later in Washington. The original Kristi snowplanes [1] were very similar to the earlier Russian Aerosledges which were developed as early as World War I.

2023年1月13日 · A prototype of a modern sno trac built by hand in North Idaho get put to the test by the rowdy boys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co. that snow Cat is a blast! Check out the details here...

A snowcat (a portmanteau of snow and caterpillar) is an enclosed-cab, truck-sized, fully tracked vehicle designed to travel over snow. Major manufacturers are PistenBully (Germany), Prinoth (Italy), and Tucker (United States). A snowcat dedicated to snow maintenance rather than transport is known as a snow groomer.

The company put his snow vehicle into production in 1957: the Snow-Trac. It rode on two rubber-belted tracks, had an enclosed seven-passenger aluminum cab, and was powered by an air-cooled Volkswagen engine.

2019年1月23日 · I used to have a snow trac and they are super fun and capable snow cats for personal use. Is the shop rebuilding it for someone? They are hard to find. They only produced about 2500-3000 Snow Tracs. Here is a picture of the one I used to have.

Today we look at a Australian made snow cat with an air cooled vw motor. Made in 1980 in Melbourne there's only a few of these still around. A great piece of...