Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

In developmental aviation, all flight test components are international orange for easy identification. Something I learned when I became part of that process and after I bought my RGS. Which was originally silver, but soon became blood-orange.
 
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Here is one most of you warm weather residents have probably never seen. It's a Bombardier. They were used as school buses and by workers like power line crews to get around where either roads were impassable with snow or thete were no roads at all....back in the day. On Lake Winnipeg where I am, the commercial fisherman use them to get out on the ice to tend to their nets. I took this picture while out on my snowmobile. There is over a meter (3') of ice so its pretty safe to drive on....except for the pressure cracks.20230224_104525.jpg
 
henrywillms said:
Here is one most of you warm weather residents have probably never seen. It's a Bombardier. They were used as school buses and by workers like power line crews to get around where either roads were impassable with snow or thete were no roads at all....back in the day. On Lake Winnipeg where I am, the commercial fisherman use them to get out on the ice to tend to their nets. I took this picture while out on my snowmobile. There is over a meter (3') of ice so its pretty safe to drive on....except for the pressure cracks.View attachment 70325
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Haha no we never needed one of those to get to school 😁
Always wondered, is the steering solely by the skis or do they skid-steer the tracks as well?
 
The old ones around here turn by the front skis only. Most have a wood stove to keep warm when its not running and the guys are working the nets. Also most have a PTO driven ice auger for drilling holes for the nets.
 
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