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Amphicat
The Amphicat (known in Spain as Artés Gato Montés) is a six-wheel-drive, skid steer amphibious all-terrain vehicle, one of whose developers was Spanish inventor and businessman José Artés de Arcos, whose company produced the model in Spain. Manufactured in the late 1960s through the early 1970s by Mobility Unlimited Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan, the product line was purchased by Magna American (a division of "Magna Corporation", unrelated to Magna International) which produced the vehicle in Raymond, Mississippi for several years. The vehicle was also made in Canada by Behoo Industries and differed slightly from its American counterpart, mostly on the transom. The Canadian version of the Amphicat was featured as the Moon buggy used by Moonbase Alpha personnel in the television series '' Space: 1999'' and the US version as the Banana Splits' cars in the TV show ''The Banana Splits''. It also appeared in the TV series ''Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp'' and in an episode of ''Blak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amphibious ATV
An amphibious all-terrain vehicle, or amphibious ATV (or AATV), is a small, all-wheel drive, off-road, all-terrain amphibious vehicle, used for recreation, farm-, hunting, utility or industry tasks, by enthusiasts and professionals worldwide. They are legally off-highway vehicles in many countries, or at least restricted from use on Limited-access road, express highways and motorways – their use is generally extra-urban. Amphibious ATVs frequently use a lightweight body-tub with wide balloon tires and a simple drivetrain without any Car suspension, wheel suspension or steering – the only cushioning is provided by the soft tires, that also contribute to floatation in the water. Steering is through differential steering, also known as skid-steering. Models are frequently six-wheel drive, or eight-wheel drive on larger models. They were marketed from the early 1960s and quickly became popular, predominantly for recreation, in both the United States and Canada, originally called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
José Artés De Arcos
José Artés de Arcos (1893–1985) was a Spanish businessman. He was born in Alhama de Almeria, Almeria on February 27, 1893. He died on 1 January 1985 in Almería. He was known in the automotive world, among many other accomplishments, for being the driver of racing cars such as the Guepardo of Formula 4 (1966), the Artés Campeador (1967) or the amphibious 6-wheel car the Artés Gato Montés (1971). Biography José Artés de Arcos was born into a family of bakers, and already at a very young age his manual dexterity was noted. He used to repair and make everyday objects. He worked in different mining companies, such as "Sota Aznar" and the "Spanish Mining Company of San Juan" in Melilla. In that city he developed his first patent: the rotary engine registered under no. 61714, the first of more than five hundred which he managed to produce throughout his life. Career The workshop in Barcelona In 1918 José Artés de Arcos moved to Barcelona, where he worked in a company that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Magna American
Magna American a division of Magna Corporation of Flowood, MS, was a manufacturer of tractors, lawn mowers, garden tillers, and specialized products including the Amphicat and the Magna Duck Plucker. The company was based in Ohio, then moved to Raymond, Mississippi Raymond is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,933; in 2020, its population was 1,960. Raymond is one of two county seats of Hinds County (along with Jackson) and is the home ... in the late 1960s. The company ceased operations in the 1980s. Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the United States {{US-manufacturing-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Banana Splits
''The Banana Splits'' is an American children's television variety show produced by Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions and featuring the Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four costumed animal characters in red helmets with yellow crests. The costumed hosts are Fleegle (guitar, singing, vocals), Bingo (drum kit, drums, vocals), Drooper (bass guitar, bass, vocals), and Snorky (keyboard instrument, keyboards, Sound effect, effects). The series ran for 31 episodes on NBC on Saturday morning cartoon, Saturday mornings from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970, and in Broadcast syndication, syndication from 1970 to 1982. The show features the Banana Splits band as live-action costumed characters, who host both live-action and animated segments within their program. The costumes were constructed by Sid and Marty Krofft based on designs by Hanna-Barbera artists, and the series' sponsor was Kellogg's, Kellogg's Cereals. A feature-length comedy horror film adapta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Argo ATV
Argo is a Canadian manufacturer of amphibious all-terrain vehicles. It was founded in 1962 as Ontario Drive and Gear (ODG) Limited, in Kitchener, Ontario and was later moved to New Hamburg, Ontario. Argo offers 6×6 and 8×8 amphibious extreme terrain vehicles, as well as 4 wheel ATVs. History Founded in 1962 in Kitchener, Ontario. ODG helped design the transmission for the Amphicat. ODG manufactures 8×8 vehicles and 6×6 vehicles for recreational and industrial use. In November 2009, volunteers in twelve communities in Nunavut were each equipped with an Argo Avenger, one of ODG's 8×8 vehicles, for local Search and Rescue. Recently, ODG was asked to help the Canadian Space Agency in designing a lunar vehicle. The Argo is an all-terrain 8×8 or 6×6 amphibious ATV / UTV / XTV. ODG has been manufacturing the Argos for over five decades. Technical details * 8×8 and 6×6 * Triple differential ADMIRAL steering transmission provides even torque to all 8 of the 25" Argo ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Recoil Start
Rope start (also called ripcord , ''pull start'', or ''rewind start'') is a method of starting an internal combustion engine, usually on small machines, such as lawn mowers, chainsaws, grass trimmers, ultralight aircraft, small outboard motors and portable engine-generators. Also used on some small vehicles such as small go-karts, minibikes, and small ATVs. Recoil start This starter mechanism comprises a rope, with a grip at the end, moulded rope reels and a spring. The rope is coiled within a reel which is held under spring tension within an outer reel. This reel assembly is in contact with one end of the crankshaft A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a reciprocating engine, piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. The crankshaft is a rotating Shaft (mechanical engineering), shaft containing one or more crankpins, ... through a ratcheting mechanism (specifically, a ''freewheel clutch''). When the rope's grip is pulled, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
ATVs
ATV may refer to: Broadcasting * Amateur television *Analog television Television broadcaster * Andorra Televisió * Anguilla Television * Ayna TV, Afghanistan * ATV (Armenia) * ATV (Aruba), NBC affiliate * ATV (Australian TV station), Melbourne * ATV (Austria) * ATV (Canada), the former name of CTV Atlantic * Aluetelevisio, Finland * Asia Television, Hong Kong online media company and former Hong Kong TV station ** ATV Asia, former Cantonese-language channel ** ATV Home, former Cantonese-language channel ** ATV World, former English-language channel * ATV (Hungary) * Aomori Television, Japan * ATV Jordan * ATV (Pakistan) * ATV (Peruvian TV channel) ** ATV Sur * ATV (Russia) * ATV (Suriname) * ATV (Turkish TV channel) * Associated Television, United Kingdom (1955–1981) ** ATV Music, a subsidiary, now part of Sony/ATV Music Publishing * Antenna TV * Alternativna TV * Azad Azerbaijan TV Transportation * All-terrain vehicle, for off-road use * Advanced Technology Vess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tubeless Tyre
A tubeless tire ( also spelled as tubeless tyre in Commonwealth English) is a pneumatic tire that does not require a separate inner tube. Unlike pneumatic tires which use a separate inner tube, tubeless tires have continuous ribs molded integrally into the bead of the tire that are forced by air pressure into a flange on the metal rim of the wheel, sealing the tire to the rim. History Many patents had been filed covering tubeless tires. ''Killen Tire'' applied for a patent in 1928 and was granted in the UK in 1930. The Wingfoot Corporation, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire were granted a patent in South Africa in 1944. Due to technical problems, most of these designs saw only limited production or were abandoned. Frank Herzegh working for BF Goodrich applied for a patent in 1946 and eventually received in 1952 in the United States. By 1955 tubeless tires became standard equipment on new cars. BF Goodrich had to defend their patent in court several times, due to the similarit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Band Brake
A band brake is a primary or secondary brake, consisting of a band of friction material that tightens concentrically around a cylindrical piece of equipment or train wheel to either prevent it from rotating (a static or "holding" brake), or to slow it (a dynamic brake). Uses Band brakes were common on winch drums and chain saws and is also used for some bicycle brakes. Band brakes were commonly used to control the winding drum on railway inclines that lowered loaded wagons while raising empty ones over a steep slope. A former application was the locking of gear rings in epicyclic gearing. In modern automatic transmissions this task has been largely taken over by multiple-plate clutches or multiple-plate brakes. Features A band brake is a flexible band which warps around part or all of the outside surface of a wheel or drum. One end of the band is anchored in place, while the other is attached to a lever. Pressing on the lever brings the band into contact with the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Torque Converter
A torque converter is a device, usually implemented as a type of fluid coupling, that transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion engine, to a rotating driven load. In a vehicle with an automatic transmission, the torque converter connects the prime mover to the automatic gear train, which then drives the load. It is thus usually located between the engine's flexplate and the transmission. The equivalent device in a manual transmission is the mechanical clutch. A torque converter serves to increase transmitted torque when the output rotational speed is low. In the fluid coupling embodiment, it uses a fluid, driven by the vanes of an input impeller, and directed through the vanes of a fixed stator, to drive an output turbine in such a manner that torque on the output is increased when the output shaft is rotating more slowly than the input shaft, thus providing the equivalent of an adaptive reduction gear. This is a feature beyond what a simple fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gasoline Engine
A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline). Petrol engines can often be adapted to also run on fuels such as Autogas, liquefied petroleum gas and Common ethanol fuel mixtures, ethanol blends (such as ''E10 petrol, E10'' and ''Common ethanol fuel mixtures#E85, E85''). They may be designed to run on petrol with a higher octane rating, as sold at petrol stations. Most petrol engines use Spark-ignition engine, spark ignition, unlike diesel engines which run on diesel fuel and typically use compression ignition. Another key difference to diesel engines is that petrol engines typically have a lower compression ratio. History The first practical petrol engine was built in 1876 in Germany by Nicolaus Otto, Nicolaus August Otto and Eugen Langen, although there had been earlier attempts by Étienne Lenoir in 1860, Siegfried Marcus in 1864 and George Brayton in 1873. Design Thermodynamic cycle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
