A motion of the handlebars beyond that point would engage the track brakes to help make turns sharper.

It was also possible to run the vehicle without the front wheel installed and this was recommended in extreme off-road conditions where speed would be kept low.

[2] Later in the war Stoewer from Stettin also produced Kettenkrads under license, accounting for about 10% of the total production.

[4] Most Kettenkräder saw service on the Eastern Front, where they were used to lay communication cables, pull heavy loads and carry soldiers through the deep Russian mud.

In order to save aviation fuel, German jet aircraft were towed to the runway, rather than taxiing under their own power.