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A snow assembly for conversion, for snow operation, of a normally road operable vehicle includes ski and track assemblies which are adapted to be mounted on the vehicle in place of the tires normally mounted thereon for road operation. The ski assembly includes a raise bracket which is mounted to a

A snow assembly for conversion, for snow operation, of a normally road operable vehicle includes ski and track assemblies which are adapted to be mounted on the vehicle in place of the tires normally mounted thereon for road operation. The ski assembly includes a raise bracket which is mounted to a brake housing of the vehicle by the bolts which normally mount the tire to the brake housing and a ski which is mounted at the bottom of the raise bracket such that the ski is rotatable relative to the raise bracket to vary the angle between them. The raise bracket is preferably pivotally linked to the vehicle to stabilize the bracket in the direction of movement of the vehicle. Pneumatic tires are also preferably positioned on the ski assembly to enable operation of the vehicle both in snow and on open road when the snow assembly is installed on the vehicle. The track assembly includes a rigid frame which is mounted to the vehicle, a plurality of pneumatic bogeys mounted on the frame in spaced relationship to each other in the direction of movement of the vehicle, the bogeys being movable relative to the frame. Pivotal links are preferably provided connecting the axles of the bogeys to each other and an endless track encircles all of the bogeys. The track assembly is coupled to the powered brake housings of the vehicle.

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A snow assembly for conversion for snow operation, of a vehicle which is normally only road operable and having tires mounted on the brake housings of the vehicle, said assembly comprising: bracket means, mounting means for mounting said bracket means to one of the vehicle brake housings when its ti

A snow assembly for conversion for snow operation, of a vehicle which is normally only road operable and having tires mounted on the brake housings of the vehicle, said assembly comprising: bracket means, mounting means for mounting said bracket means to one of the vehicle brake housings when its tire is removed and such that said bracket means extends downwardly from the brake housing; ski means mounted to said bracket means adjacent the bottom of said bracket means, track means for driving the vehicle, a pair of rigid link means pivotally mounted to a least one of said bracket means and ski means, said link means including attaching means for pivotal attachment of one of said link means to said track means and the other of said link means to the vehicle to rigidly stabilize said bracket means and ski means in the direction of movement of the vehicle and prevent rotation of said bracket means on the brake housing.