# Cool snow machine from 1922

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 29, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138 "2009-01-29T12:39:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/1 "2009-01-29T12:39:24Z")

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[http://acriacao.com/2009/01/22/demo-film-of-the-armstead-snow-motors-company/](http://acriacao.com/2009/01/22/demo-film-of-the-armstead-snow-motors-company/)

![http://acriacao.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/maqgel01.jpg](http://acriacao.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/maqgel01.jpg)

Check out the vid in the link. Pretty cool engineering going on here! Basically they’ve mounted these two drums to the tractor and are using them to accelerate and steer. Watch the vid and you’ll see some impressive feats that it accomplishes.

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/2 "2009-01-29T12:54:53Z")

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That is pretty impressive. Seems to move along pretty quick given the technology of the era.

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**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/3 "2009-01-29T13:00:15Z")

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sweet! i want one now! lol

edit: would be nice for seasonal roads but really thats it.

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**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/4 "2009-01-29T13:03:28Z")

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Looks like a death machine but i want one LOL.

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**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/5 "2009-01-29T13:06:06Z")

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i love the osha approved chain guards. 😉

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**Author:** ![civicjim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/civicjim/32/5297_2.png) [@civicjim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/civicjim)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/6 "2009-01-29T13:08:14Z")

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That’s pretty cool. :tup:

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**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/7 "2009-01-29T13:25:52Z")

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1;22 in. WRX and EVO owners be jealous… first cyclone ever.

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**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/8 "2009-01-29T13:31:26Z")

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![http://www.rcmania.com/reviews/tyco-terrain-twister/tyco-rc.jpg](http://www.rcmania.com/reviews/tyco-terrain-twister/tyco-rc.jpg)

Relived design, as an RC

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**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/9 "2009-01-30T06:03:48Z")

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That is bad as hell! New meaning for “drive screws”.

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**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/10 "2009-01-30T19:54:14Z")

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Pretty sweet. BMW Isetta actually had a kit for the ercle(sp?) mobile that attached a similar setup to it thus making it into a snow mobile lol. Going to try and find some pics of it. It looked pretty funny, but still was a novel concept.

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**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/11 "2009-01-30T19:57:15Z")

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I would like to have one.

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**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/12 "2009-01-30T20:13:33Z")

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That thing is all sorts of awsome.

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**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/13 "2009-01-30T21:36:12Z")

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very cool…20 tons of logs, impressive

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**Author:** ![Half-Breed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/half-breed/32/5351_2.png) [@Half-Breed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Half-Breed)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/14 "2009-01-31T16:29:40Z")

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Very cool idea but where did it go wrong???

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**Author:** ![ezfd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ezfd/32/7334_2.png) [@ezfd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ezfd)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/15 "2009-02-01T20:14:29Z")

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I like

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/16 "2009-02-01T20:16:34Z")

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me wants.

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-snow-machine-from-1922/62138/17 "2009-02-02T06:02:04Z")

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I love when companies and people actually thought of innovative solutions to problems.

:dreams:
