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SnoDeck - Motorized snow skateboard

Nicholas sent in this fantastic SnoDeck - a motorized snow skateboard -

Systems Design Engineering students at University of Waterloo demonstrate a skateboard modded for use in snow. The dual tracks are driven by electric drill motors and suspended on elongated skate trucks. Turning radius is 2 meters. A wired kill switch stops the machine when the skater (tracker?) steps off.

SnoDeck (video) - Link.

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Posted by: davewithx on April 12, 2007 at 8:39 PM

I think that this a very cool idea yes the pun was intended. what are the tracks from? Or did you make them yourself?. good job. can you guy's do any tricks on it yet?

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Posted by: davewithx on April 12, 2007 at 8:40 PM

I think that this a very cool idea yes the pun was intended. what are the tracks from? Or did you make them yourself?. good job. can you guy's do any tricks on it yet?

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Posted by: zedomax on April 12, 2007 at 11:20 PM

This is really cool dude, i will post on zedomax! :)

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Posted by: fezpp on April 13, 2007 at 1:36 AM

Check out the Scarper which is a (apparently) close to production version:

http://hight3ch.com/post/new-all-terrain-motorised-board/

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Posted by: samurai1200 on April 13, 2007 at 7:11 PM

very awesome. i wonder what battery life is like...

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Posted by: asdf on February 10, 2008 at 2:00 PM

will u email me how to make 1
email is mjleclair73@gmail.com

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