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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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Harland, W. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1939
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400038067 2024-03-03T08:48:08+00:00 Design for a Sledge-Wheel Harland, W. B. 1939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400038067 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400038067 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 3, issue 17, page 10-11 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1939 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400038067 2024-02-08T08:23:00Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 3 17 10 11
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Design for a Sledge-Wheel
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
description 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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