Comments on: Kettenkrad – the motorcycle tank

By: julian constantine

julian constantine — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:58:42 +0000

I briefly owned a kettenkrad which had had the motorcycle fork assembly removed.It came as part of a land clearance project I was involved with.I used it to tow a small trailer.It operated quite well using the differential controls to the tracks.Lovely little toy.I gave it away at the end of the project,silly arse.

By: NickA

NickA — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:28:19 +0000

the differential brakes on the tracks didn’t start to work until the steering was turned by more than 5 degrees. For a vehicle that did 40mph on roads [many people quote 50, but that was at 4000rpm for emergencies only] you’d rarely get to turn the handlebars by more than 5 degrees except low-speed manouvreing – so on-road MOST of the steering would be by the handlebars. Compare with the Bren carrier steering mostly by track bend, and only braking for sharper turns.

By: kyler

kyler — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:22:28 +0000

people. stop saying the front end is pointless. it not. people did not know how to drive cars and things in europe in the 1940s. well most of them. the motorcycle front end gave it a more comfortable feel. also, the front wheel helped it get over obstacles. and even though it didnt help much, the wheel DID help steer it.

By: thomas

thomas — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:59:59 +0000

where can i get one

By: h phillips

h phillips — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:36:06 +0000

i was watching Saving Private Ryan and saw the units – glad for a website to confirm they actually existed