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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: upnorth on February 29, 2012, 07:25:12 PM

Title: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: upnorth on February 29, 2012, 07:25:12 PM

I thought it would be a bit fun to have a thread featuring smaller tracked machines.  You know, the sort of thing you'd have a ton of fun with if you had it for yourself? >:D

Here's a GAZ Beaver to kick things off in Czech firefighting markings:
(https://i.imgur.com/A2M4lBh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/K0GrDCd.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/PqlBgK4.jpg)

Title: Re: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: Weaver on February 29, 2012, 08:36:53 PM

Cool!  8) :-*

Shades of my Trackrover:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/hws5mp/The%20Whiffery/Trackrovers/IMG_5478.jpg)

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/hws5mp/The%20Whiffery/Trackrovers/IMG_5484.jpg)

Title: Re: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: upnorth on February 29, 2012, 11:28:26 PM

I was actually thinking of that when I started the thread.

Title: Re: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: upnorth on March 03, 2012, 09:51:57 PM

This is the SLovak developed Bozena 5 unmanned mine clearing vehicle:

(https://i.imgur.com/dFnopM7.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TnTYEw9.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ySl3vuk.jpg)

Title: Re: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: Doom! on March 04, 2012, 02:31:37 AM

The Bozena MCV is bretty stylish looking.  :)

Title: Re: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: upnorth on March 04, 2012, 03:45:53 AM

Yes, the Bozena is a pretty cool and versatile machine.

Here's the website of the manufacturer:

http://www.bozena.eu/general-b5/ (http://www.bozena.eu/general-b5/)

Title: Re: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 04, 2012, 03:50:50 AM

I like. :)

Title: Re: Small tracked vehicles
Post by: upnorth on January 23, 2025, 02:53:46 AM

I'm bring this thread back, as I've reuploaded my pictures of the Beaver and the Bozena.

I'm also adding a few pictures of this little beastie, the Zetor 2023:

(https://i.imgur.com/E99DiUe.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qxOfK27.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/oQLf6SP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/S4jlWi1.jpg)

While the Zetor 2023 was fully agricultural in purpose, I got to thinking it might make a good platform for a forerunner to the Bozena mine flail. Remove the seat and driver controls and replace them with a remote control unit and rig up an anti-mine device to put on the front of it.

For reference, the Zetor 2023 was built between 1964 and 1967.

It was about 1300 kilograms (2866 pounds)
Maximum speed: 23 kph (14 mph)
It was powered by a two cylinder diesel engine of about 1600cc that put out 22 horsepower

I'm not sure what might have been around at the time to give it more power.

I'm also not sure how much space an adequate RC unit of the day might have required on the vehicle.

Maybe some of you have ideas...