In the Beginning ...

[KaiserM109]

The first tracked vehicle:
http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/traction/traction.htm

 

[tommys2patrick]

Must be WWI or earlier. Thanks for the post.

 

[KaiserM109]

Must be WWI or earlier. Thanks for the post.

That one is 1910; the very first was in 1905.

I don't know why the URL won't post as a link. I tried to edit it, but couldn't fix it. If you cut-and-paste it into the URL line, it will resolve.

 

[Katahdin]

I was led to believe the first tracked vehicles were invented in Maine (1901) for log hauling.

http://umaine.edu/met/capstone-projects/2014-lombard-steam-log-hauler-restoration/

And Paul Bunyon was born in Maine too.

 

[dmetalmiki]

here's another "first".
https://youtu.be/mc7zncOFA5M

 

[KaiserM109]

I was led to believe the first tracked vehicles were invented in Maine (1901) for log hauling.

http://umaine.edu/met/capstone-projects/2014-lombard-steam-log-hauler-restoration/

And Paul Bunyon was born in Maine too.

Who am I to argue with such esteemed authorities as the University of Maine?

That is the coolest video I have watched in a long time, maybe forever! Did you notice that the guy(s) steering it in front of the boiler had no control over the throttle? I'd want it retro-fitted with an ejection seat in case the guy in the back couldn't hear me yelling "STOP, STOP!"

THANKS FOR SHARING THAT!