Crazy wheel attachment for mud/snow???

[Spddude]

OK thought I'd ask to see if anybody has ever seen theses things, because I've never seen any thing like them, and am now curious. The picture is off a Japanese off road parts site. The description was a bit lost in translation, but it said they are from the British military, for mud and snow. I tried looking up more info but couldn't find any thing on them.

 

[BC40]

I'm not that well versed in the British military gear, but I doubt anything of theirs is made blaze orange . Interesting idea to increase flotation on a lightweight truck though.

 

[Spddude]

Yeah, I don't think they would make something that bright colored either. But maybe its a copy of a military version.

 

[Bogo]

I haven't seen that style before, but I've seen attachments like that on wheels for mud and snow use. I have no clue if they really work or not, but that design does look like it has some potential to work.

 

[roscoFJ73]

The attachments look as if they would hinder tyres abilty to change shape over rough terrain.
They would be cumbersome in tight areas.


What is that vehicle.? Suzuki, or one of those Filipino Deltas

 

[Spddude]

I would think its a Suzuki, but that's an assumption because its in Japan. By the looks of it though, there is only one big bolt holding it in the center for what looks like it would be for quick attachment, and removal. Maybe there is a hub mount that enables that, or a special rim that is specific to the mounting of the wheel extension.

 

[Belgium BJ]

The car is a Daihatsu Taft, 800cc engine.
Great littel offroaders, for the orange stuf , never seen it, have serius doubts for snow or sand, they just d'ont look propely attached to the driveshafts for pulling the car.
Maybe for swamps and floating purposes?

 

[sandcruiser]

hmmm... in very deep muck, the would certainly add more traction, and float the weight of the vehicle onto a larger area. But I'd be skeptical until I saw them in action

 

[blue bomber 88]

wheel adpater

those are called "bog Clogs". i have seen the in a land rover magazine

 

[Crash_AB]

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I was wondering what that said - looked like "god cone" to me. Needless to say, got some strange google results for them. Nothing on "Bog Clogs"

 

[IndianDoc]

Put them on in the southern US and somebody will have them spinning no doubt!!!

 

[Brian in Oregon]

The US Army in the 1930's and early 1940's experimented with putting dual tires on the front axle for better floatation in soft terrain. One of the problems was much greater difficulty in steering on firm surfaces. The solution for this was to put a smaller diameter tire on the outside. On firm pavement it would not touch the surface, but on soft ground the larger tire would sink, and then the smaller tire would make contact. The drawback is that an oddball diameter tire has to be used, which then can't be used as a spare.

During WWII, dualing the front wheels was still done, but not routinely. The GMC 2-1/2 ton CCKW 6x6 truck came in a long wheelbase version (CCKW-353) with one spare. Photos exist of these being used with an A-frame on the front bumper, using the winch. The spare and a rear tire would be used as dualies to prevent the front from sinking into mud while being used as a crane. The short wheelbase model (CCKW-352) was primarily used as an artillery prime mover. The winch was often used for placement of the artillery piece, and this truck had two spares behind the cab for use in dualing the front tires to help keep from sinking in. I have yet to find an actual combat photo of this being done, though it was definitely done during training.

 

[1shot1kill]

They are for water crossing!

 

[TwoThirtyDirty]

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The vid takes forever to download but kinda cool.

 

[FLFJ40]

Hey There's a FJ-40 in the vid.

 

[Spddude]

Nice work TwoThirtyDirty, I don't know how you found that info, I guess using the proper name helps.

I was right about the way they attach though
Still waiting for the video to load...