Crawler backhoe thingy

[animal]

I'm not sure what to call this... I found it while sorting potato seed at a local farm. Wisconsin engine on the front, small backhoe on the back, weird rubber tracks around four regular tires and wheels, hydraulic drive.

 

[kenny c]

Home made. Very interesting. The tracks are made from tires with the sidewalls cut out. I doubt they stayed on very well

 

[Sam_Fear]

I was wondering about the tracks too.

First, how'd they get them on the tires? I wonder if one of the axles slips forward. Second, it doesn't look like they would help that much for load distribution without support in the middle.

Looks cool though.

 

[animal]

I've been too busy to get over there and get a closer look. I got those pics as they were waiting for me to get started the other day. I'll try to get a better idea of what's going one when we're done sorting.