24 FOUR TRACKS RIGID VEHICLES, MEDIUM

 

 

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Four tracked vehicle. Pict Francis Pierre, late 90s.

 


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Donzilla Four Tracks Vehicle was built for agricultural use in 2002 by Don Kauer in a small farm near Hillsboro, Oregon. Four rubber tracks, of Taeryuk Rubber Company, were fitted on a subframe, itself bolted on a street pickup without any cuts and drilling holes. Speed reached 40 km/h whithout overheating of the tracks and the tests were good. Nevertheless, tracks were noisy, too heavy and unsprung mass too high.  Infortunately, it was dismantled the same year. A video is owned by Taeryuk Rubber Co. Pict Don Kauer.

 

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Donzilla side view. Impressive !

Pict Don Kauer.

 


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Donzilla tracked vehicle made by Don Kauer, Oregon, 2002.

Pict Don Kauer.

 

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M 715 with Una-Track kit to replace wheels in snow, mud or swamps. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

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Wheel-Track Convertible 3!4 t Test Rig of mid-70s carrier designed by Army, could be converted from wheels to tracks in less than one hours. Skid sterring wether on wheels or tracks. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.


 

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Flex-Track Dario additional tracks on front and rear of agricultural tractor. Dario, now DCMA Distribution is an importer and seller near Toulouse.

Flex-Track Dario additional tracks

 


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Bremerwagen experimental conversion of Daimler in 1915. 45 HP, 4 ton truck. mass 6,6 t, payload 2,5 t, speed 12 km/h on roads. Pict of book of Bart H Vanderveen ‘Half-Tracks’, Warne, 1970.

 

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Daimler Bremer 4 tracks, 1915-16 built by Hugo Bremer from a modified 4,5 t Daimler truck to semi-track configuration. then with undriven front tracks, Pict from the book of Bart H. Vanderveen ‘The Observers Army Vehicles Directory from to 1940’, Warne 1972.

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Daimler Marienwagen four tracks, 1918, to improve Bremer-Wagen. It became heavier. From Germany. Built as semi-tracked, four tracks and full track form. Rear track were from Holt. Pict from the book of Bart H. Vanderveen ‘The Observers Army Vehicles Directory from to 1940’, Warne, 1972.

 

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 Tracked Land Rover crossing Bering Strait. Steve Burgess and Dan Evans (conceptor of tracks) ran 16700 km from England to Alaska during 50 days in 2008. They had also two floats on the vehicle.

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Cuthbertson Land Rover built between 1958 and 1972 15 copies by James A Cuthbertson & Sons, Biggar, Scotland. 50 km/h maxi with 77 hp engine, power assisted steering became necessary. Capabilities of climbing steps was poor but its greatly reduced groug pressure make it ideal for marshy and wet ground. Now, additional tracks of any brand are in rubber. Pict Hubert Cifloque and Nick Dimbleby of review 'Land' of July-Aug-Sept 1998.

 

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Tucker Sno-Cat. Pict  Francis Pierre in California, 2000.

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Tucker Sno-Cat

 


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Tucker 743 Sno-Cat belonging to the Science Museum of Wroughton, England, was employed by Sir Vivian Fuchs in 1957 during Commonwealth Trans-Antartic Expedition. Picture taken by J M M at Museum of Wroughton on 2005 04.

 

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Sno-cat of Tucker, Medford, Oregon, in 1959 during International Antarctic Expedition.They arrived to take this vehicle from its dangerous posture. This brand always exists at Medford. Well-knowned picture here on cover of Sciences et Vie, March 1960.

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Case Loader with tracks. Pict J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 2006 06.

Half Hummer, 2000, of MTT, Louisiana. 450 hp, fitted with Mattracks tracks. Pict from review 'Passion  4x4', May 2000.

Linx Half tracks, 1983. Tracks with steel cleatsaround existing tires and jockey wheels. Ground pressure 0,13 kg/cm². From Linx Agriculture Ltd, Brough, GB.Pict. from review Power Farming Sept 1983.

Mattracks tracks on John Deere in the 2000s.

Team Track NHTN2 on a New-Holland tractor allows a high ground clearance.

Mercedes Unimog with rubber tracks.

Comments (5)

1. Don Kauer. 10/02/2012

Thank you very much for putting Donzilla on this fantastic site. It is a real honor to have it displayed here.
Thank you.

2. J M M 05/02/2012

My email is : jean-marc.maclou@wanadoo.fr.
Thank you.
J M M

3. Don 04/02/2012

It is an honor to have my rig on this awesome and very valuable site. To what email addy can I send further information and pictures? Thank you. Don Kauer.

4. 04/02/2012

Thank you for this information. It is sometimes difficult to know if what is written in Internet is right or wrong.
I should be very glad to have pictures and information of Donzilla.
Thank you
J M M

5. Don 04/02/2012

Hi there. Donzilla is not hydrostatic, nor was it made in Alaska by team Lance. It was made by me, near Hillsboro Oregon in 2002. The pickup's transmission and axle gearing was the sole form of power transmission. It has since been dismantled. If the owner of this site would like more pictures and information, I will gladly offer it. Thanks.

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