carriers in the snow

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Snowtractor
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 settled right down instead so now they have to get their daily Tot.
Sean

My God, it's nice to be appreciated! Have at it, laddie! Just to confuse you even further ('tis nothing, I know it's not difficult), I only drink tea now, so the remaining herd has moved on. Coming to visit soon?

On the subject of this thread - I actually looked it up, I amaze myself sometimes - I had understood that heavy snow, and the wet stuff in particular, tends to clog up carrier track in much the same way as mud and grass can, inevitably resulting in off-chucking it. Is this not in fact the case, or is it simply that carrier owners by-and-large just don't drive them cross-country in the snow anymore?

On a related subject, I recall also reading that in the snow and muck of Operation VERITABLE in early 1945, the T-16 was one of the few vehicles which could actually transit the chewed up areas (along with the Weasel) much of the time; is this true, and if so, why, given the T-16 is using the same basic track? The only thing I could suggest is the larger footprint and slightly lower ground pressure, but aside from that, I'm at a loss. Would the T-16 operate that much more efficiently in heavy snow as well?

Hmmm... great things consume small minds on a cold, snowy afternoon in Tronna...

Time to change laundry loads and mop the floors (I can't believe I just said that - am I becoming *gasp* domesticated?? )