bill van snorkle Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Depends how you value your time really. Would take a long time to whittle one from scratch! There is nothing there that cannot be achieved much more cheaply by using a standard series t/case and a centre pto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Found this via Yahoo article today on odd ideas? Front axle is fixed by the looks of it and it is designed to cross ditches. Text from article: "Super tank: A car with five axles and ten wheels which is able to run through ditches of a metre deep and almost two metres wide, and down slopes of degrees with a speed of 65 km per hour in 1936. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The above looks like a Swiss Saurer 8x8. Preceded Pinzgauers, Tatras etc, but I believe, built on the same swing axle suspension principal, with the addition of forced articulation via diagonally linked bell cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 The articulating axles have very good travel and looks to work well as an 8x8 I guess the extra front axle was just to increase the ditch width for the contract requirements! Much nicer without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ob1 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Question on the walking beam setup. If one had the two rear axles mounted directly to the chassis on air bags. Then connect the left two bags, and the right two bags together with a large diameter pneumatic pipe. Would that not provide a good walking beam effect? As soon as the middle left wheel goes under compression, the air travels to the rear left and pushes harder down on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Question on the walking beam setup. If one had the two rear axles mounted directly to the chassis on air bags. Then connect the left two bags, and the right two bags together with a large diameter pneumatic pipe. Would that not provide a good walking beam effect? As soon as the middle left wheel goes under compression, the air travels to the rear left and pushes harder down on it. Yes that will work. There is a member on AULRO forums in Australia with a LandRover Special Projects 6x6 that is doing just as you describe. The members username is 'Lotsa Landies' if you want to look him/her up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ob1 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Thanks Bill for sharing your encyclopaedic knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Thanks Bill for sharing your encyclopaedic knowledge You're welcome. If a control valve system was fitted so that the pressure in the airbags on the leading rear axle could be increased independent of the rear axle then floatation of the vehicle's front tyres could be improved for when crossing very soft sand or swampy terrain.If pressure in the rearmost airbags could be increased independently of the leading axle. this will give higher ground contact pressure for firm, slippery conditions and also a longer 'effective' wheelbase for stability on very steep gradients . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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