Snow conversion

[Brianfrench65]

Snow conversion. How do you open the doors?

[Tom Wesenberg]

The bottoms of the doors are cut and welded in place. At least I've seen some that way when the track is higher than the door bottoms.

[ronn]

take the drivers door off for the winter..................

[JonC]

I don't know how you open the doors, but I want one.

[George Miller]

Like Tom said, the bottom of the door was cut off and welded in place. I'm sure some just cut the bottom of the door of and did not use the bottom.

[Lona]

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Can anyone explain how the rear driven tires attach to the treads so they don't slip? Also, how are the intermediate side idle wheels attached to the frame? This thing is really neat and looks unstoppable in the snow.

Glen

[Tom Wesenberg]

The drive tires had straight across lugs to form a sprocket of sorts.

The tires have recently been reproduced.

This is the only snowmobile I'd be interested in.

[Brad in Germany]

Originally Posted by Lona

Can anyone explain how the rear driven tires attach to the treads so they don't slip? Also, how are the intermediate side idle wheels attached to the frame? This thing is really neat and looks unstoppable in the snow.

Glen

....from the Coker Tire web site:


Fordially,
Brad in Maryland

[burner31]

Originally Posted by Brianfrench65

Snow conversion. How do you open the doors?

You don't get out, you stay in there until Spring when the pit crew removes the treads and puts the tires back on.

[CarlG]

Here's a couple more pictures I've run across. The '37 sedan is from Vince's site (Fordgarage)

[spinelll]

Back at ya'

[Brad in Germany]

Here is the one that is in the Den Hartogh Ford Museum, The Netherlands:







Note the two smaller wheels on each side allow for the doors to clear the tracks.

Fordially,
Brad in Maryland

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Maybe you climb in the window, like on NASCAR CARS??
I can't imagine the NOISES these rigs make!!
Bill W.

[Brianfrench65]

Owls Head Transportation Museum, is having a snow machine event, January 23, 2016. They are in South Eastern, Maine, less than 2 hours from Boston. They will have from Model T all the way to modern.

[updraught]

This guy had Model A kits at Hershey a few years ago. About US$8000 I think. They looked like new.
Wish we had some snow!

[Beater]

they look unstoppable, but they actually are not very good in deep snow. the A is way better than the T however. you run out of power very fast

[katy]

Was there a 4 wheel drive conversion for the Model A? I know there was for the Model T but this thread made me think about As.

[CarlG]

Originally Posted by katy

Was there a 4 wheel drive conversion for the Model A? I know there was for the Model T but this thread made me think about As.

Living where I do, that would be the "cat's meow". All my moderns have 4WD.

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

The bottoms of the doors are cut and welded in place. At least I've seen some that way when the track is higher than the door bottoms.

Let me see if I can find it, but I think it was in the unauthorized accessories book. On some conversions, the bottom half of the door had additional wood and another latch in the lower 1/2. Bolts were removed to allow the door to open in two parts and the lower part would latch to the post to stay closed when the conversion was installed and then when the conversion was removed the bottom part was un-latched and the bolts placed it the wood to hold the doors together as one large door.