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Getting Traction in the Snow with the Overland Trains

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The Yuma Proving Ground publishes their newsletter electronically. This month, the front page topic focused on traction in the snow. I figured that they had already done those tests with the Firestone 48x68x120 tires found on the Overland Train 🙂

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Read the Yuma Proving Ground newsletter at https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/57460

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  1. Sno-Train Testing in Houghton, MI – Overland Trains

    […] Traction lugs are the equivalent to tire chains, but they are for the monster 120x48x68 tires. Seen below is the diagram showing the Overland Mark 2 traction lugs, which vary from the lugs seen above. R.G. and his engineers iterated on many of the designs as they learned more about how they operated in field conditions. The traction lugs were one of those iterative devices. […]

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