Design for a Sledge-Wheel

The wheel was constructed as shown in the accompanying sketch. It was made from a bicycle wheel and a thin sheet of iron 4 in. wide. The bolts fixing this tread on to the rim projected so as to grip the ice. An ordinary cyclometer was attached to the axle so as to “tick over” by contact with a proje...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Harland, W. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1939
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400038067
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400038067
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Summary:The wheel was constructed as shown in the accompanying sketch. It was made from a bicycle wheel and a thin sheet of iron 4 in. wide. The bolts fixing this tread on to the rim projected so as to grip the ice. An ordinary cyclometer was attached to the axle so as to “tick over” by contact with a projection on the spoke.

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