What is Snowmobile?
[[Image:Snow Trac in Bavaria.jpg|thumb|250 px|right|A a full tracked snowmobile]] [[File:RaiderDB.jpg|thumb|250px|A snowmobile with front skis.]] A '''snowmobile''' is a [[motor]]ized [[vehicle]] used for travelling over snow. It is like a car, only instead of [[wheel]]s, it has [[tread]]s. Some snowmobiles have [[ski]]s in the front for steering. Adding '''snowmobile studs''' to the tread decreases the time and distance it takes to stop a snowmobile. Once you make a decision to stop a snowmobile, the distance it will take to stop will be a combination of the speed of the [[machine]], weight of the machine and the available friction and or the mechanical damping (which will equal the effective drag factor) between the snowmobile and the surface on which it is trying to stop. If the surface is icy or hard-packed, the mechanical damping portion of the effective drag factor is decreased, leaving you with only the friction provided by the tread to stop. Snowmobile studs made from steel or [[stainless steel]] with [[carbide]] tips are installed in the tread. The studs are designed for specific terrains in varying lengths, shapes and materials. The studs control acceleration, deceleration and maneuverability. The correct amount and type of stud installed in an effective pattern will produce the best traction results. [[Category:Land vehicles]]