Muskeg, or organic terrain, is most difficult transportation barrier in northern Canada, singularly unfriendly to overload vehicles; 25% of prospective oil land in Canada is muskeg covered; review of existing articulated tracked vehicles, and development of Musk-Ox tracked carrier designed to transport wildcat drilling rigs for Imperial oil; carrier is powered with Cummins NRTO-6 turbocharged 6-cyl diesel engine; overall performance; field experience.


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    Title :

    Design and muskeg operation of 20 ton payload carrier, Musk-Ox


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1960



    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    24 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    DESIGN AND MUSKEG OPERATION OF THE 20 TON PAYLOAD CARRIER, THE MUSK-OX

    NUTTALL, C. J. / THOMSON, J. G. | SAE Technical Papers | 1960


    Musk-Ox licks muskeg

    Nuttall, Jr., C.J. / Thomson, J.G. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1961


    Vehicles in Muskeg

    Thomson, J.G. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1960


    Airport in Muskeg

    McKeever, H.J. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1944


    Road to Muskeg

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1947