I think I need one of these to drive to work! :D

 

Now all you need are spinners and you'll be the "undisputed king of the parking lot."

 

definetly OVERKILL.

 

A .50 cal machine gun turret would make it better.

 

Just a question,

ARE THOSE THINGS REAL? I mean, Iv'e seen them on the net a couple of times and technically they are possible to make but is somebody actually selling those and if so, What is the porpouse? Other then prooving it can be done I see no practicality to them, even in mud or other terrain.
Also for them to work, the lower pulleys would need to be fixed to the chasis of the car , otherwise they would rotate and hit the fenders on the first bump they encounter.

 

The are used in the Artic. Oil companies etc..

 

I think thoses tracks would'nt climb up inclines steeper than 48/49 degrees....but that pic is not in the truckers mag.,I'm sure...

 

And there's a second one behind it. Notice the mystery fifth trend under the body and the other truck cab through the windows.

 

Here is a site that sells them. Some pretty cool pics.

http://www.mattracks.com/index.htm

 

they reviewed those on either discovery or tlc, show was called "from tactical to practical" they raced a hooked up 4x4 with big monster tires (like 33's or 35's) and a regular 4x4 with the mattracks installed up a huge sand dune. the one on the mattracks won, easily.

 

pretty cool, will the fit the rx8 for winter driving. jk

 

We had a brand new Yukon with matttracks sitting at the GM dealer up here last winter. Pretty cool. They sit a lot higher off the ground than it really shows in the pics. You can only go like 35mph and can't rally them too hardcore.

 

I looked at getting these awhile back for a Jeep wrangler I had (for fun). The idea of these are to allow less weight per square inch on the tire thus keep the trucks "floating" on the surface not sinking into the sand or mud. I have seen guys purposely run over thier feet to demonstrate the weight per sq inch is very low. They are not intended for street use as the treads wear very quickly on the roads, but I think they are a great idea for trucks.