22 TWO TRACKS RIGID VEHICLES, HEAVY

Vityaz (Knight) B1 ZIL prototype built in 1967-70 by Gazstroymashina Design and KB ZIL at Experimental Plant of Moscow. Ground Pressure only 0,13 kg/cm², Speed 27 km/h, not amphibious. http://inetauto.ru/retro/22802-v-1-vityaz-takoe-ne-vstretish-7-foto.html

Belarus 1502 tracked tractor from JSC Plant Engineering Mozyr, Gomel, Belarus. http://www.mozyrmash.by/about/common/

 Tracked tractor on www.rcforum.ru

 Tractors from Techstory.ru : AT-75B tractors (2 upper) from Volgograd Tractor Plant, 1973 with harvester peat machine ITF-41 in the middle from plant of Ryaztorfmach (Ryazan). Below :  DT75MTF41. From site http://www.techstory.ru/fotoses/finn_turvemuseo.htm

 Tracked tractors of Russia from www.farmphoto.com

Universalmash, Mobile Power AEP-101. http://www.stroyteh.ru/wiki/УНИВЕРСАЛМАШ/ http://51931.ru.all.biz/en/goods_welding-machines_904213

Universal tracked manipulator from JSC Kurgan Plant.   www.kurganmash-zavod.ru

 Iset-1 tracked transport for civilian use, 2006, from Yekaterinburg Plant, Russia. Length 5885 mm, payload 800 kg on water, 1400 kg on land, speed 50 km/h, 10 on water, ground pressure 0,45 kg/cm², 240 hp,    http://www.144btrz.ru/us/podrazdel_5/

Universal tracked chassis, from JSC Kurgan Plant.    www.kurganmash-zavod.ru

TTM-6901GR of JSC Transport. http://www.nzttm.ru/?id=361

TTM-6901 of JSC Transport Universal tracked manipulator from Kurgan Plant.   www.kurganmash-zavod.ru

TTM-6901 GR of JSC Transport, Nizhny Novgorod. This vehicle can be equipped with excavators, crane, and pumps. Empty mass 16 t, capacity 8,5 t, 300 hp, speed 18 km/h, on water 5 km/h.

TTM-4901 RV of JSC Transport. http://www.nzttm.ru/eng-company.htm

Tracks of TTM 3902. Wideners are in rubber.  http://www.nzttm.ru/eng-company.htm    

TM-120 of JSC Kurgan, Kurgan. This plant was founded in 1950 to build heavy cranes and military vehicles. http://www.skbm.ru/rus/works/civil/tm/

TM-120 of JSC Kurgan

Slark-1 amphibious homemade vehicle, about 2009, speed 45 km/h, on water 8 km/h, from Russia. Seen on the site : http://strannik.flyboard.ru/topic483-15.html http://krpb.ru/viewtopic.php?t=888

MT-LBU tracked vehicle with auger, mass 13 t, power 240 hp.

AT-C 712, built from 1952 to 1962 at Chelyabinsk then Kurgan Plants. Empty Mass 12t, payload 3 t, ground clearance 400 mm, ground pressure 0,557 kg/mm², speed 35,5 km/h, autonomy on road 305 km, on terrain with trailer 201 km. Slope 35°.

http://gvtm.ru/at-s_mashina_pennogo

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Volvo BM SM 661 from 1966 helped to mechanization of forest industries in Sweden and Scandinavia. Pict from 2008 on Picasaweb by Esko Peranto. https://plus.google.com/photos/118035189206079278417/albums/526858152848486

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Volvo SM 660.        https://plus.google.com/photos/118035189206079278417/albums/5268581528484868

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PTS amphibious vehicle used for rescue during floods. The first appeared in Russian Army at fall of 1965.   http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/13003

PTS-10 Amphibian from Museum of Lesany, Slovakia. Pict from Gabčo Martin, 2010, http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/13003

Tracked vehicle seen on www.farmphoto.com

Gefrat tracked vehicle made in Berlin around 1930. Unusually, the tracks could curve laterally to steer the vehicle, so the manufacturer claimed the wear of tracks on the ground was minimum. Picture from book of Nick Baldwin : 'The Illustrated History of Off-Road Vehicles' Haynes Publishing, 1987.

Ford 6410 tractor with Difco tracks of Ballintubber Enterprises, Ireland, for swamps and peat. Pict. from book 'Ford Tractor conversions' by Stuart Gibbard, Press Book, 1995.

Ford 7840     http://forum.grostracteurs

passion.com/viewtopic.

php?f=10&t=4455&start=80

Liebherr Litronic PR 732 BM. See Chap 'Changes around the Track II'. From     http://haddick-gewaesserbau.de/htmls/einsatzbericht.html

Difco LGP Utility Excavator of Ballintubber Enterprises Ltd, Roscommon, Ireland used in forestry, peat and transportation since the 80s. 180 hp, mass 10 T empty. J M M archives.

PDF : Difco LGP Utility Excavator (465.39 Ko)

Difco Bog Master

Difco Full Tracks

Hitachi CG110D         http://www.rossplanthire.co.uk/tracked-dumpers.asp

LGP excavators of Moorlands Specialist Excavations Ltd Staffordshire, Ireland and Difco Bogmiser by Ballintubber. http://www.thmcf.org/images/gallery/TR08excluded/slides/CNV00049.html                http://www.difco

equipment.com/index.html : it seems Difco, Tyrone, Northern Ireland,  no more manufactures Bogmiser.

Difco Powertrack Pushes JCB Fastrac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxE68M4VukQ

Bogmaster by Bigtrack Ltd, 1992, for peat extraction from : Thorne and Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum, Ireland. Roworth images in the site :   http://www.thmcf.org/moorsig.htm

Tracked vehicle for peat.       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gaqc2x8Jdk

Suokko for peat extraction from : Thorne and Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum, Ireland. Roworth images in the site :       http://www.thmcf.org/moorsig.htm

http://www.goshandel.se/SUOKONE.html

Mastenbroek PLD-35 tracked dumper in peat of Moors Country, Ireland. Pict from Roworth images, 2000.     http://www.thmcf.org/images/gallery/TR08included/index.html

 Ford 7910 with tracks, 1997-98 in peat of Moors country, Ireland. Pictures Roworth images.     http://www.thmcf.org/images/gallery/TR08included/index.html

 Excavators CAT 312 LGP and Hymac 141B in peat of Moors Country, Ireland. Pict from Roworth images, 1999 and 1990.   http://www.thmcf.org/images/gallery/TR08included/index.html

Big Track Constructor of Big Track Construction Equipment LTD, Dungannon, Ireland. It was a multi-purpose workhorse on tracks. The machine also had self-loading capacity as all machines were fitted with 360° Excavator Loader. It probably dates from the 80s and it seems this Company doesn't exists anymore. See Chapter : 'Changes Around the Tracks II. J M M archives.

Big Track Constructor, Bog Master

Water Buffalo Cuthbertson of James A. Cuthbertson Ltd, Biggar, Scotland, from 1951. A unique track system enabled it to negotiate very soft soils like peat bogs. Seen here with amphibious equipment. Pict F. Pierre archives.

Cuthbertson crawler

Water Buffalo Cuthbertson

Water Buffalo Cuthbertson

Water Buffalo Cuthbertson fitted with amphibious equipment. The upper trailer is 28-ton and the other 10-ton. F. Pierre archives.

Cuthberson Crawler, cut. The elaborated road wheels suspension allows distributing load on all the surface of the tracks. F. Pierre archives.

Cultbertson Water Buffalo tractor of the 50s in Scotland for working in peatlands and restored by John Flett about 2010. http://www.forestry-memories.org.uk/picture/number1053.asp

Cuthbertson Tracked Trailers built in 1960. F. Pierre archives.

Albion-Cuthbertson Water Buffalo built near Glasgow in 1959. This amphibious tractor could float thanks to surrounding fairing and was intended to move in the peat bogs of Scotland with a ten tons trailer. F Pierre archives.

Amphibious Piker Bagnis of Bagnis Company, Cannes, in 1987, served to collect algae on beaches by sucking up through the 2 propeller screws. 2 tracks provided travel on the ground. Is this piker really off-road ? Yes in sand ! J M M archives.

A steering system by curbed tracks was designed by L. F. Little as a private venture from 1936 by Vickers Armstrong Ltd, now Vickers Defense Systems, Elswick Works, on the Tetrarch vehicle, which ran first in December 1937. The track itself was made more flexible than usual to be curved. About 200 were built during the war and the steering system was revealed in 1946. Pict from 'Wheels & Tracks N° 16', 1986.

Alecto fitted with curved tracks

The curved track of Tetrach/Alecto performed well but skid steering was always available for sharp turns.

Pict from Wheels & Tracks N° 16, 1986.

Tetrarch and Alecto steering curb tracks system. It is the only steering track type vehicle, with later in the 80s the snowmobile Finncat, to be series produced.

Pict from Wheels & Tracks N° 16, 1986.

Tetrarch Mk VII of Vickers, 1938, from GB, 45 km/h off-road and 60 km/h on road. Tetrach was driven like a car, tracks could be curved in turns. Pict from review : 'Armes et Militaria', Feb 2000.

Caterpillar Schneider CD built by Somua, St Ouen, subsidiary of Schneider Creuzot-Loire, constructed about 300 copies between 1917 and 1922. 60 hp engine, empty mass 10 t, payload 3 t. Pict from Collection François Vauvillers in the review 'G B et Matériels' N° 86, Jan-Feb-Mar 2009.

Caterpillar Schneider CD with trailer at Somua plant, St Ouen, Idf, about 1918. Trailer remained at prototype stage.

Pict François Vauvillers Collection in the review 'G B et Matériels' N° 86, Jan-Feb-Mar 2009.

Go-Tract GT 200 in the 60s, See chapter : 'J. A. Bombardier : snow travel'. F Pierre archives.

Go-Tract Equipment News

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Go-Tract Equipment News 3

Go-Tract forest fighting vehicles

Go-Tract GT 550 Logger

Go-Tract

Morooka at work.

Morooka-dumper.pdf

Morooka PDS 75 S. Pict J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 2009 04.

Morooka MST 2200T

Morooka MST-3300. Morooka, since 1958, is located at Ruygasaki, Japan and its tracked dumpers are used worldwide. It seems the same dumpers are also manufactured or sold by other brands like Hitachi or Komatsu.

Morooka Carriers

Ratrac SBW of Swiss was a Thiokol Hydromaster in the 70s.

Ratrac-sbw-md-380-h-1.pdf

Ratrac SW

Paurat Shearer and Wagner loader. This awesome mining vehicle is not 'off-road' but unusual.  Pict of J M Maclou at Rodolphe Pit, Pulversheim, MDPA : Mines Domaniales  de Potasses d’Alsace, Ecomusée d’Alsace and Conseil Général du Haut-Rhin, France, 2012 08

Jeffrey 120HR shearer 1973 and Joy loader. This awesome mining vehicle is not 'off-road' but unusual.  Pict of J M Maclou at Rodolphe Pit, Pulversheim, MDPA : Mines Domaniales  de Potasses d’Alsace, Ecomusée d’Alsace and Conseil Général du Haut-Rhin, France, 2012 08

Megetron of series Transformer from China, not functional   http://mobbit.info/item/2011/2/28/kitaec-sozdal-tochnyu-kopiu-megatron-tank-iz-transformerov-12-foto

Welding station on AEP-101 chassis from    http://www.universal

mashinfo.ru/products/

XT3-10HK Transporter, can transport 8 men in extreme conditions (-40° to + 50° C), 300 hp, 60 km/h, 23 km in water or deep snow. Empty mass 11 t.    http://www.forum-auto.com/les-clubs/discussions-salon/sujet1058-2170.htm

Russian Tracked vehicles from Wikipedia. From U to B and L to R : MGT 529, 521M1 from Rubtsovsk Machine Building Plant, founded in 1959, MGTT-T1, MTT.    http://www.rmz.ru/prod/?Lang=en&pm=4 and  http://rmz.siberia.com/

GT-T Transporter in the 50s, empty mass 10 t, 180 hp, Speed 60 km/h, 6 km/h in water, range 600 km.

 GT-T Transporter                       http://www.spectehnika.biz/bigphoto/?msg=3084&

photo=1

Chetra V30 (TM120), produced by JSC Kurgan.  Capacity on water 3000kg, length 7,470 m, 250 hp,  http://www.kmz.ru/

production/tm/modify_tm/chetra_v30_tm.asp

Chetra TM-140.                        http://www.chetra-im.com/company/photo/54/

 Cheboksars tractor posted to www.farmphoto.com by Walter Ruda

 BAT-M Bulldozer without its blade, issued from artillery tractor AT-T. 415 hp, consumption 46 l/h, 27,5 t, winch 20 t. Pict from www.farmphoto.com and :     

http://girtek.ru/tekhnika/

gtt.php

BTM-4M Trencher, designed for digging and backfilling trenches, ditches, clearing and planning difficult areas and permafrost.      http://www.universal

mashinfo.ru/products/?cid=1

Mdk-3-trencher.pdf

ATS tracked vehicle

Komintern Artillery Tractor, from KhPZ Manufacturer. 50 produced from 1930 and 2000 from 1935 to 1941. 131 hp, Pict from Wikipedia.

TM-75, 1954-55, TM-76, 1962 from kmz.ru

 T1000MB Swamp Tractor from Chelyabinsk plant.    http://www.techstory.ru/fotoses/expo77_84.htm

 MT-LB and MT-LB-U, for civilian use in Ukraine. http://rcforum.ru/showthread.php?t=1397&page=2

 Motex SBBT4-P tractor. Motex.ru

Forestry tractor from Onega Plant. Pict of forest tractors of JSC "Velikiy RMZ", since 1948, Grande-Oustioug, Vologda region, public Company for mechanic repairing forest vehicles. From L to R and U to B : LT-33, TDT-55A-05, Chassis CT-4 with LP-185-14 crane, TLT-100 skidder.     http://vurmz.vologda.ru/

 TDT-55 for crawler forestry, picture from site www.jed.simonodes.org.

TDT55A OTZ forestry tractor from Onega plant.   http://atst.ru/tdt55a.htm

TDT-40 Forest Tractor, built at Onega plant since 1956. TDT-55 replaced it in 1966, then in 1969 LHT-55. From www.techstory.ru

 Forest vehicle of Onega Plant from mid 60s or early 70s.    http://rcforum.su/showthread.php?t=1397&page=7

X Track Perard Transbordeur Interbenne 25 m3.  Perard, Verdun, Tracks are not driven. Pict J M M , SIMA, Villepinte, 2011 02.

Talus MB-H       http://www.claytonengine

ering.co.uk/equipmentitem/4d78d64aeeeb8/Talus-MBH

Talus MB-H vehicle for recovery lifeboats up to 15 t from beaches. 12 km/h, 30 were built by Clayton Engineering Ltd, Knighton, UK.

 Kaskoo-X04 of All Technologie Inc, Chicoutini, Québec, Canada. Pneumatic suspension, amphibious, Government of Canada subsidized in 2010 the Company to create a modern tracked vehicle with Innovation Program.

 Drains Laying Vehicle exhibited at auction of Moerdjick on March 2003, The Netherlands. Pict J M M.

 Crawler Crusher. From the excellent site   http://www.practicalma

chinist.com/vb/antique

-machinery-history/ot-crawler-tractors-196276/index19.html

Crawler Crusher, Swamp Clearing Machine, Gregg, 1969. See chap ' Change around the track I'.

Caterpillar CD4 based and Continental CD6B straddle tractors were built for working in wine yards. Continental CD6B of Richard Frères, Villeurbanne, France was built from 1959 to 1966 this later being replaced by CD6D. Pict J M M at Rétromachine, Cordelle, 2009 08.

 The AOL 'Old Twin' as delivered by Lombard, 1922 and rebuilt as 'New Twin' in 1927. The track was flexible.     http://www.practical

machinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/ot-crawler-tractors-196276/index18.html

Crusher Crawler            http://www.heavyequipment

forums.com/showthread.php?1999-Any-rumours-news-on-D12/page3

Neptune Amphibious, 1945-46, 4 ton, MCC/Nuffield Neptune of Morris, Metro Camell and co-producers. From the review 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 34, about 1989.

Argosi 2, 1947. From the review :  'Wheels and tracks' N° 33, 1990.

NLVT(X) or NACT(X), 1952-54, built by Vickers Armstrong, GB. This was probably the biggest amphibious to be built and it was thought it could be a prime target. There were no series construction.    http://www.jedsite.info/fulltrack-november/november/nlvtx_series/nlvtx-series.html

Amphibious tracked vehicle from Russia.

BAT for Engineers    www.forum.index.hu http://www.jedsite.info/engineer-bravo/bravo/bat_series/bat-series.html

GSPZ Amphibian from Hungary       www.forum.index.hu

PTS-M amphibian, 350 hp, 10 t capacity in water. Pict : 'Military Machines International', Nov 2002.

PTSZ Csepel amphibian      www.forum.index.hu

PTS Amphibious vehicle 10 t payload on water, 24 on land, length 11,52 m, empty mass 17700 kg,  was introduced in 1965, using the ATS-59 chassis. Speed 40 km/h. PTS-M date from 1969 and PTS-2, bigger, from 1985.

PTS Amphibian   www.z287.narod.ru

MT-T of  Morosov from  www.upload.wikipedia.org

MTT as a dumper http://photostp.free.fr/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10645

MT-T Tractor  1979-1992, 710 hp, empty mass 25 t, capacity 12 t, speed 65 km/h, range 500 km.                     http://www.forum-auto.com/les-clubs/discussions-salon/sujet1058-2170.htm

Forestry tractor. It is probably used to straighten trees.     http://forums.dhsdiecast.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1138554

Schneefräse Peter snowplow of the brand Konrad Peter, built in Switzerland in 1943 at St Blasien, with 2 Ford V8 engines. Mass 12.5 t. It worked at Geiranger, Norway between 1951 and 1968. Francis Pierre information.    http://www.panoramio.com/photo/68271912

TV 1000, tracked, 1966. Wheels of the TV 1000 were replaced by Bonmartini tracks. Bovington Tank Museum. http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2011/06/a-brief-history-of-fres/

TV1000 Rhino with Bonmartini tracks - Count Giovanni Bonmartini Chertsey - 1966.

http://www.tankmuseum.org/veh_plan_search

Imgoldby Transporter, 1930, Great Britain. Tracks had no articulations.   http://strangernn.

livejournal.com/517852.html

Husky 4 of Foremost http://www.foremost.ca/index_innovation.php

Foremost tracked vehicle 583.     http://www.transport

clermont.ca/album.html

Demag R609, 1949, Düsseldorf, Germany, 85 hp. Driver stands forward for better control.                            http://www.demag-bagger.de/r609/d-r-009.jpg

Caterpillar 517 forestry tractor, 2007. Pict Francis Pierre in : 'Revue des Engins' from AIPETOHAC, 2008 12.

Belt Track Test Bed, BTTB, CAT prototype, 1980. Pict from book of Eric C Orleman : 'Caterpillar Chronicle', MBI 2000.

Cahwi Crucher. Pict J M M at  Forexpo, Mimizan, France on 2012 06.

Arctic Tank, 1936.          http://www.polarpost.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1839

Big Float amphibious excavator of REMU, Finland. Pict J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 2012 04.

Waterking WK250 amphibious excavator, The Netherlands. Pict J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 2012 04.

Waterking WK85 amphibious excavator. Pict J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 2012 04.

Amphibian vehicle from : http://www.impact-enterprises.com/0519.htm

Waterking of Knoop Machinary B V, Tynaarlo, The Netherlands. This is a dredging company since 1990 which began to develop under his own management in recent years the amphibious digger the 'Waterking', in different sizes. The biggest, UK 250 weight 18 t, its length is 9,5 m. J M M archives.

Waterking Amphibious Vehicle

And Kori :

Kori

Kori Amphibian

Quality Cargo Amphibious from Quality Industries, Louisiana, now Wilco. Pict from site www.amphibiousvehicle.net.

Wilco Marsh Buggy built at Harvey, Louisiana, in the 2000. Quality Marsh, Lafayette, LA, brand of amphibious equipment and parts, are exclusively sold by Wilco Marh Buggies and Wilco manufacturing.

Quality Marsh Industries Amphibians

MPI Amphibious vehicle was built at Montceau-les Mines in the 70-80s. J M M archives.

Amphibious Carrier MPI

 Wilson Marsh Buggy. 127 hp, operating mass 6.4 t, 4 km/h.   http://www.wilsonmarsh

equipment.com/buggy.asp

 Swamp Buggy excavator EC-270.    

http://skbgsm.ru/snegobolotohod_skb-600_vezdehod_bo address given by http://industry-peat.at.ua/news/5

Big Float Amphibious vehicle is built since 1994 by Remu Ltd Ähtäri, Finland. It exists in 3 different sizes. Additional pontoons can be added by patented system. Anchoring piles allows to work until 6 m depth and track is adjustable.

Big Float Amphibian

Cargo Buggy of Marsh Buggies, Inc., Harvey, Louisiana. 8 km/h on land and 4 km/h in water, 33 t for 10 t payload. This brand was created in 1969. http://marshbuggies.com/swamp-buggy/

Amphibious tracked vehicle of the 90s for oyster or mussel culture. This one from Chantiers Navals Hus Bernard, near Mont St Michel, was later transformed into a wheeled amphibian. Today, wheeled are completely retractable in the body, and speed is increased of 4 knots. Price is 555000 €. Pict from the book : ‘Camions en couleur’ of Jean-Gabriel Jeudy, ETAI, 1996.

http://www.cmv.amphibie.org/#Presentation.A

Westland Equipment Personal Carrier, Thibodaux, Louisiana. www.wetlandequipmentco.com

Westland Carrier WP2, capacity 900 kg. From   www.westlandequipmentco.com

Industrea Dozer on Youtube    http://www.industrea.com.au/irm/content/home.html

Heavy tracked tractor from   www.kransite.de

Sandvik Crawlers are used to transport heavy mining equipment such as conveyors, crushing plants on uneven terrains. Capacity is from 150 to 1500 metric tons. RC or operators in the cabin.   http://www.directindustry.fr/prod/sandvik-mining-and-sandvik-construction/transporteurs-a-chenilles-40142-557536.html

Sandvik D1600, 2004.     http://www.marketbook.fr/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=8335071&LP=MAT&

 Tracked tractor SZ24, 1962, from VEB Mähdrescherwerk Weimar, former East Germany. 180 hp, Plough was moved between 2 crawlers thanks to a rope drum. Pict. from the book of Richard H. Robinson: ‘Crawler Tractor Scrapbook’ Part Three, Country Life Ltd, New Zealand.      http://zoep.webhop.net/

weimar-werk/highlights-detail/seilzugaggregat-sz24/c403f27eef46f4e2

49f2aa1b0a566dad/

 Tractor and tracked trailer.     http://www.transport

clermont.ca/album.html

 Röhr tractor for peat, 1953, from Erich Rörh Maschinenfabrik Gmbh, Passau. Pict  from the book of Richard H Robinson: ‘Crawler Tractor Scrapbook’ Part Three, Country Life Ltd, New Zealand, 2000.

 Pavlodartractor SBTT-4 snow and marsh transporter, from Pavlodar Tractor Factory, PTZ, Kazakhstan. Pict. from the book of  Richard H Robinson and Alfred Meyer : ‘Crawler Tractor Scrapbook’ Part Four, Country Life Ltd, New Zealand, 2001.

 NTK N5PPP Tractor of Nittoku Metal Industry Co, Tokyo, which manufactured tractors in the 60s and early 70s. This tractor was named Special-Super-Swamp crawler for wet terrains. It weighted 10 t. Speed 8,8 km/h. Pict from the book of Richard H Robinson and Alfred Meyer : ‘Crawler Tractor Scrapbook’ Part Four, Country Life Ltd, New Zealand, 2001.

 Altai ATZ forestry tractors from OAO Altai Tractors, Roubtsovsk. Upper : LP-18A  issued from TT-4, lower : TT-4 in Siberia in 1992, built from 1966 to 1979, by Ben Bergman. Pict from the book of Richard H Robinson and Alfred Meyer : ‘Crawler Tractor Scrapbook’ Part Four, Country Life Ltd, New Zealand, 2001.

 Amphibious vehicle from Russia. Pict from book of Alain Dupouy, Auto-éditeur : 'Les véhicules tout-terrain N° 11 Tome I'. 1995.

 Amphibious vehicle     http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vash555/view/384250/?page=1