I guess the subject matter has been changed, so it's not off topic.....
There is a chap down the street from me who built a vehicle called the
Chainlink. It is designed for unlimited boulder crawling, and is quite
a sight as it rattles down the street. The front and rear suspension
are on hydraulically operated arms that allow them to be independently
raised and lowered. As the name indicates there is a chain drive to
each wheel hub (hubs and wheels from a Humvee). He can drive this
contraption down the road with one front wheel 8 feet in the air and the
back end lower than a chopped Chebby.
All constructed in his home shop, seeing the engineering and fabrication
made me very humble.
Kelvin.
-----Original Message-----
From: jello@ida.net [mailto:jello@ida.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:57 AM
To: Dodd, Kelvin; David Breneman (DHL US); Mgs
Subject: Was - Spoke wheels vs. disk - Now driving on 3 wheels
> If a spoke fails, there are 47 left to keep you motoring, if the
> center rips out of a disc wheel.... I guess you have 3 wheels left on
> the road, you just have to lean a bit.
I have driven an MG-TD replicar on 3 wheels - engine in back (it's
really a volkswagen underneath), lost front wheel (on the freeway) - it
wasn't pretty.
On the other hand, I have driven a citroen DS21 Pallas on 3 wheels
(intentionally). Engine mid front (transmission ahead of it) - stock
self leveling suspension - wheel removed in back - no problems, but as
it requires the ride height to be maxxed out, it is a little bumpy.
Phil
Bates
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