The FReeper Foxhole's TreadHead Tuesday - Sd. Kfz. 2 Kettenkraftrad Oct. 18, 2005

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[snippy_about_it]

Thanks alfa6. We certainly know what work goes into putting up a thread. Today's is really neat. What a cool vehicle.

[snippy_about_it]

Adorable as always.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning feather.

[alfa6]

According to the ops manual in rough terrain it is recommended that you remove the front fork and operate on just the tracks. The top speed is way down, obviously but you can get where ya want to, I guess.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning!!

[blackie]

Das isa goot von!

[blackie]

You gonna buy one for your old uncle blackie? ;)

[blackie]

Pair of Telefunken U47's

[Professional Engineer]

Cool machine. I've been enamoured with these with some time.

[Professional Engineer]

Hi miss Feather

[sasportas]

I look at this Kett and think about so many other German innovations, their Panzers, the mighty 88, the ME 262, and I realize what a really formidable opponent they were. It is no wonder that they overran the Europe, North Africa and Russia.

Fighting Germany was the ultimate confrontation. These ragheads we are fighting now are not even in the same league.

[Professional Engineer]

Bitty girl is looking good there P.E.

She's feeling better as well. Of course she'll passed on to dear old dad.

[Professional Engineer]

1926 George C Scott Wise Va, actor (Patton, Bible, Taps, Hardcore)

[Professional Engineer]

Hiya Sam

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am

[colorado tanker]

Thanks, Alfa, for continuing the Treadhead Tuesday tradition!

BTW, what an odd little vehicle. Did the front wheel handle all the steering or did the tracks also help?

[snippy_about_it]

Ahhhh.

I just had a very handsome young man from the US Army come into the store. He is an infantry man just out of basic but assigned to local recruiting.

The poor soul was nervous. "Would we consider letting him put up his brochures?"

Of course I was beaming and telling him about Sam and how we would be proud to put up their display and of course thanked him for his service.

It's a good day. :-)

[Iris7]

Been wondering just exactly that. I think the front wheel was used with both tracks running on the output of a differential and free to run at different speeds. At slow speeds the right and left track (differential) brakes were used.

Hints were: taking front wheel off for rough ground and going slowly.

3rd pic from top shows maybe a brake disc on the left.

#20 post shows the top of the differential brake covers with ventilation holes.

#26 shows differential brake operation pedals. Just like an old tractor.

The whole thing is set up like an old tractor.

[colorado tanker]

Thanks, Iris. Very astute. I think you're right.

[Professional Engineer]

Awesome!!!