carriers in the snow
 

I just thought I'd ask before I went out and got myself in trouble. How do carriers do in the snow? Can they make it thru the deep stuff or do they just bog down? It looks to me that they might just plow snow up in front of them until they can't push anymore?

John

snow
 

You got it Pontiac. :thup2:

In which case, you just hunker down with a brew and wait it out!

Or you get a Pal to clear the snow from the track. Make sure he pays close attention to what he's doing:

Are those leaves on that tree? (winter willow?)

Canadian Carriers in the Snow
 

You can always take some plywood and build a permanent shelter for the winter.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...rciseEskim.jpg

Or if you dress warm and drive fast enough you can skim over the snow.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...tionofMine.jpg

UC WINTER SNOW
 

Seems they clip along a pretty good clip

Re: Canadian Carriers in the Snow
 

In the lower photo there , you can see a hole in the armour on the left side (gunners ). What is it for? I've seen it in pictures in the manuals and they have a patch on it. It's a round hole maybe 2".

Re: Re: Canadian Carriers in the Snow
 

It's for the "Pee" tube....

:remember :support :drunk:

Looks like a Gum tree so the Troops are probably Aussies .

Snow carriers
 

Hi Tony, Great pictures of the LP 2 and crew. Imagine fixing track in those cold conditions, makes my fingers ache just thinking about it. Were they taken over here somewhere in NZ or up the Blue Mountains around your area. Thanks David...

David, It must be an Aussie one. They've lost all the tools off it!

And the tracks.

Re: Snow carriers
 

Looks warmer than here now -29C.

Ice Scapers
 

Hey yer'al...all yer needs is a pair 'O these:

Coarse...
 

..oney if'n it git cold....

scapers
 

I asked at C.T.C and they said they were obsolete. They said to try Wally-world.

Scapers
 

I had scapers once, highly embarrassing! They had to put this blue guck all over my..... er, well anyway, they went away after a while. :o

scapers
 

:nono:

Re: Scapers
 

Yeah , sure "ONCE". Unhuh.... :salute:
Sean

Here is a couple Carrier pictures I had in my computer of them playing in the snow.

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Re: Re: Scapers
 

You're just jealous... :D :p

In response to the question about the hole on the side of the carrier I think it was part of the early flamethrower conversions.

I think this was the Ronson. You can see the hole and some sort of coupling for the fuel hose that ran outside the hull. Perhaps it allowed the operator to turn a valve while remaining inside the vehicle.

Jumping carriers
 

Jumping carriers seems to be popular in carrier testing.
Colin Jones's in Australia,and this one in your pic. Jordan.
Heres a Kiwi one during trials/ demo at Trentham, Courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Re: Re: Re: Scapers
 

Nope, JUST DAMNED ITCHY...ow ow ow

Ah.... that explains something.... sounds like the herd I lost at Beltring - I wondered where they went; persistent little bastards, ain't they? Kinda cute, though, once ya get to know 'em... :D

Scapers..
 

Jif...
......But Sean never had had them scapers in his eyebrows...


:drunk: :remember :support

Re: Alex
 

:sheep:

:thup:

Re: Scapers..
 

BAHAHAHAHA....

That must be it , you infected my tent. I should have known they were related to you 'cause I tried to burn them out with a shot of whiskey but they settle right down instead :drunk: so now they have to get their daily Tot.
Sean