Abstract: A board is provided particularly for supporting a front of a snow vehicle. The board is provided alone as a single board for a forward portion of the snow vehicle with the board capable of floating upon soft snow. The board includes a mounting bracket on an upper surface for mounting to a chassis of the snow vehicle. The running surface opposite the upper surface floats the board upon the snow or other support surface and preferably includes a central fin and a pair of skegs extending down from the running surface. Side edges of the board can engage the snow to allow turns to be carved by the snow vehicle. The central fin can be adjusted in position and depth and has various different configurations to provide optimal steering control of the snow vehicle through the board.

Abstract: A handbrake arrangement for railroad freight cars is disclosed that will connect a mechanical handbrake operating mechanism to the brake equipment (brake beams and brake shoes) on 2, 3, or more trucks on the same freight car. It is especially useful on articulated freight cars consisting of multiple units in order to satisfy handbrake power requirements required by industry and Federal regulations, but a similar arrangement may be used on special purpose cars having a multiplicity of trucks. On an articulated car, consisting of a number of units, there is a multiplicity of trucks and because of the size and weight characteristics of the car, it is desirable to connect the handbrake mechanism to a number of the trucks in order to provide adequate handbrake power.