A set of snow track wheels was quickly manufactured and placed on Chen Xin's workbench.
Looking at the four completed snow track wheels, Chen Xin didn't say anything yet, but Ding Ning and Li Yulong on the side were already eager to give it a try.
"Brother Chen, how about taking it out and giving it a try? Now that this thing is made, you have to try it to see if it works, right?" Li Yulong said tentatively to Chen Xin with some expectation.
Chen Xin thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's okay to give it a try and see if there is anything that needs improvement. Just use my car to try it."
Seeing Chen Xin's agreement, Ding Ning and Li Yulong immediately ran towards the entrance of the shelter with two snow track wheels in their arms.
Seeing the two people running up, Chen Xin and Qin Lan looked at each other, couldn't help but smile at each other, and then walked up together.
The installation of the snow track wheel is very simple. You only need to place it on the ground, put two boards on it, drive the car up, and use the weight of the wheel itself to insert the wheel into the groove on the snow track wheel, and the installation is complete.
Therefore, it didn't take long for the four freshly made snow track wheels to be installed on the wheels of Chen Xin's car.
Since he agreed to try out the new equipment, Chen Xin didn't waste any time and asked Ding Ning and Qin Lan to put on protective equipment for going out. He also put on protective clothing in the maintenance room, put a pistol in his pocket, and took it with him. After putting on a respirator mask, he opened the door of the shelter, got into the car, and prepared to drive out.
Qin Lan sat in the passenger seat, while Ding Ning and Li Yulong squeezed into the back seat together.
Seeing that everyone had fastened their seat belts, Chen Xin started the car and drove towards the door of the shelter.
Part of the snow at the door had fallen due to Li Yulong's men carrying supplies, and this just provided a ramp for Chen Xin's car to go out.
If the car is not equipped with snow track wheels, it will be difficult to go up the nearly half-meter-deep snow at the door, even if there is a slope that has been basically stepped on.
But with snow track wheels, everything is different.
Because the snow track wheels are installed on the wheels, the original chassis of Chen Xin's car has been raised a lot, which undoubtedly increases the vehicle's ability to pass through rough roads or roads that are easy to get stuck in, such as snow. ability.
The baffles installed in front of the snow track wheels can help the wheels press onto the snow surface without sinking directly.
As the wheels rotated and the tracks were driven, the front of the vehicle suddenly lifted up, and it rode up the snowy slope, and then drove out with a burst of high-speed engine operation.
"This hill-climbing performance is good!" Since Li Yulong sells SUVs, he naturally knows a lot about cars. He was so relaxed on the uphill climb just now even with three extra people sitting in the car, which is enough to show that this car The climbing ability.
Chen Xin couldn't help but nod his head: "The climbing ability of the tracks is better than that of the tires. The ground contact area is larger, the friction is greater, and it is not easy to slip."
However, although he drove the car out, Chen Xin did not continue to drive forward immediately. Instead, he parked the car at the door and said to the three people in the car: "You guys wait for me, I will go down to check, and by the way, I will check the shelter." Close the door."
With that said, Chen Xin got out of the car, closed the door of the shelter with the remote control, and turned on the flashlight to shine on the four wheels of his car to check the condition of the snow track wheels after they were installed.
There was naturally no problem with the installation, and the climbing performance was very good, which naturally made Chen Xin very satisfied.
However, the problem is not without problems. After all, the snow track wheels are just modified parts, not complete snow track components. They still sank on the snow.
Although the degree of sinking was not much, only a few centimeters, Chen Xin still realized the problem.
Compared with professional snow track components, the ground contact area of snow track wheels is still not large enough, and sinking is inevitable.
Of course, compared to tires, the performance of snow track wheels is already very good, and this level of snow subsidence does not have any impact on the use of snow track wheels. It can still run very smoothly and will improve the overall performance of snow track wheels. The car is held firmly and will not get stuck in the snow and become unable to move.
After checking the connecting components and the chain hanging from the bottom of the car, Chen Xin returned to the car after seeing that there were no problems.
"A Xin, is there nothing wrong?" Qin Lan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked Chen Xin concernedly.
"The tracks are still not wide enough and are still a little sagging, but it does not affect the use." Chen Xin shook his head and explained the situation to Qin Lan. Then he looked back at the two people in the back seat and asked them: "Since it is said to be a test drive, , where do you think we should drive?”
"In this current environment, it doesn't matter where you drive, right?" Ding Ning felt that there was snow everywhere, so it didn't make any difference where he tested the car.
However, Li Yulong had a different opinion. He thought for a moment and said, "How about driving towards the high-speed rail station? It's more open there and it's easier to test the performance. And even if you want to test the rugged road, there are mountainous areas between here and the high-speed rail station." , climbing over mountains is the best test.”
"Where is the high-speed rail station?" Chen Xin hesitated for a moment, and seeing Qin Lan also showing approval, he said nothing more, stepped on the accelerator, and drove the car in the direction of the original high-speed rail station.
There was originally a road connection from Chen Xin's home to the high-speed rail station. Before it snowed, Chen Xin walked to the high-speed rail station and found a group of survivors.
But as the temperature dropped and the snow piled up on the ground, the original road was no longer clearly visible. All that could be seen was a slightly undulating snowfield.
Driving the car on the snow, the snow track wheels run very smoothly, and there is no other feeling except that the noise may be a little louder than using only tires.
But the feeling of testing a new thing still made Li Yulong and Ding Ning sitting in the back seat very novel and excited. After Chen Xin drove the car to a relatively open place, the two people also took advantage of the situation and asked to experience the driving experience. What does it feel like to have a car with snow track wheels.
Chen Xin didn't take it seriously. After parking the car, he and Qin Lan moved to the back seat, leaving Ding Ning and Li Yulong to sit in the front.
The two had a rock-paper-scissors showdown to see who could drive first, but Ding Ning won and was able to hold the steering wheel.
Looking at the two laughing people in the front seat, Chen Xin couldn't help but shake his head. Scenes like this would have been common before the disaster, but with the advent of the apocalyptic disaster, it has been a long time since he went out with friends like this. It's been a while, and I haven't heard such laughter for a long time.
However, although the inside of the car is still much like the past, outside the car is still a cold wind, pitch black and icy snow.
Although we can rely on the memory of the past and the statue not far away that has not been completely submerged in the snow to determine that this is the station square of the high-speed rail station, it is obvious that the former station square has been completely buried under the snow. .
Even the statue on the side that was originally more than ten meters high has been damaged, leaving only a base protruding from the snow and a dilapidated statue.
As for the high-speed rail station in the distance, only a shadow standing in the wind and snow can be seen, and this shadow has even collapsed at one corner, as if it was caused by the impact of a meteorite.
The high-speed rail network is an important national transportation network built by Yanguo after the new century. It has greatly facilitated the travel of Yanguo people and can even be said to have changed the way Yanguo people travel.
It's just that compared to traditional railways, the high-speed rail network that Yan Guo invested heavily in building relies more on daily maintenance and the support of the modern civilization system. However, all of this collapsed with the end of the world, and the high-speed rail network also lost its most important support becomes useless.
The operation of high-speed rail is extremely dependent on electricity. After all, the high-speed rail train itself is an electric locomotive and cannot operate without electricity.
Therefore, the entire high-speed rail network now only has rail tracks and high-speed rail stations. The original electric locomotives no longer have enough power to supply the entire high-speed rail grid to move it in today's environment, and there are not enough manpower and material resources to maintain it. The entire high-speed rail network.
Chen Xin didn't know what it was like in other places. Maybe some places could still run one or two sections of high-speed rail lines due to their needs and good conditions, but obviously the high-speed rail stations here in this city have been abandoned.
After all, if only the rails are used, the original old rails are sufficient, and there is no need to spend more energy and resources to maintain the operation of the high-speed rail station.
Especially because the city's high-speed rail station is built on the outskirts of the city, surrounding residents rarely talk about it, and there is not enough underground space for renovation unless a new shelter is built on site.
Therefore, it is not difficult for the city government to make a choice and judgment on the abandonment of the high-speed rail station.
Looking at the abandoned high-speed rail station outside the car window, Chen Xin couldn't help but sigh. He sighed for the high-speed rail network that Yan Guo spent huge sums of money to build, and also sighed for the collapse of the former prosperity and civilization.
But just when Chen Xin sighed, there was a sudden muffled sound in his ears, like thunder.
This made him quickly wake up from the sadness just now and look at the other three people in the car. Ding Ning, who was driving, also quickly stopped the car.
"What happened?" Li Yulong was a little surprised and hurriedly looked out the car window, hoping to find out what happened.
"It couldn't be a meteorite falling, right? This is quite common nowadays. You can encounter it once every few days in the city. It should be..." Ding Ning was a little optimistic, thinking that it should be the impact sound made by the falling meteorite. .
However, before she could finish her words, a second muffled sound came again.
At this time, the expressions of Ding Ning and Qin Lan changed. They had obviously realized that this was not the sound of a meteorite impact, but the sound of a bomb exploding.
"It's a bomb!" Ding Ning shouted, quickly turned his eyes to Qin Lan and Chen Xin in the back seat, and asked, "What should we do?"
"Drive back and don't worry about anything." Chen Xin glanced at Qin Lan and said.
