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This vehicle is currently on display at the Museum
This vehicle was developed and built in Sweden for use on deep soft snow. The light weight and wide tracks gave a very low ground pressure, less than that of a human foot. The vehicle could therefore cross deep snowdrifts and had many potential military and civil roles in Scandinavia and other Arctic or Antarctic areas. It could also cross sand dunes and soft mud flats. The ST4 Snow Trac replaced wartime US built Studebaker Weasels which were designed for a similar role and had remained in service with Scandinavian armies long after World War 2.
The British Army had a special NATO role, reinforcing the Norwegian Army in the event of an invasion of Norway. The Army therefore needed vehicles which could operate in snow should a deployment take place in winter. A small number of Snow Tracs was purchased for this role in about 1970. Most were later operated by the Royal Marines. REME and REME trained Royal Marine tradesmen used Snow Tracs in workshop detachments and as light recovery vehicles. In severe winters in Britain, there were occasions when military Snow Tracs were called out to move supplies to isolated farms and communities. The Snow Trac was replaced by the larger and more versatile Swedish built BV 202 in 1977.
Length |
3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
Width |
1.90 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Height |
1.85 m (6 ft) |
Unladen Weight |
1.35 tonnes |
Laden Weight |
1.85 tonnes |
Engine |
Volkswagen 4 cylinder petrol |
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