"How's that for articulation?!"

[Darren]

Flex is epic, but the buggy gets a fail from me.

 

[mnkyboy]

Ive always thought it would be cool to build something kinda like that but with hydrostatic drive.

[BREEZE1]

At first I was like, look at that POS! But dang that thing has borrowed flex! That’s the best ifs, and irs suspension rig ever! It should have a nick name like “never flip”

[64 Cheyenne]

That thing is pretty cool, I wonder if it was based off of an existing vehicle like a harvester or something?

Or maybe the guy is some kind of mechanical engineer, or a really good back yard fabricator.

Sounds like it's diesel powered, can't see any chain drives, I think it is hydraulic. Last point of mention, it appears the suspension is not "passive" for lack of a better term, meaning it seems the driver has to continuously operate the suspension/drives.

Any way you look at it, it's one heck of a feat of engineering.

[mnkyboy]

they say its a 5.0L Ford and it is chain drive,actually the chain drive set up looks kinda like a Donkey lift truck.the lift truck uses a kobota diesel hooked to a GM auto trans and runs chains inside the arms to power the wheels,only the arms are fixed.

 

 

here's the description from the video

 

Cams hydraulic Chain-drive 4x4, about 7 feet of up OR down motion on each tire: specs below Engine is a fuel injected Ford 5.0 V8 out of a '93 cobra mustang, c4 transmission and t-case out of an early bronco. 9" w/ 5.38 gears and ARB air locker mounted in the center (below driver) running chain gears on the ends where the swing arms pivot. Swing arms are hydraulically controlled individually or together, and there is coil spring and shock suspension as well. large chains running inside the swing arms turn hummer gear reduction (2:1) hubs at each wheel. tires are 39.5". The steering is linked through the swing arms as well and the steering box is mounted just infront of the axle below the driver. body construction is steel tubing (mostly DOM) and the total weight is 5900 LB.

[codybutz]

looks like some kinda of preexisting heavy machinery suspension. and that diesel sounds purdy nice.

[jbhill]

that is freaking badass

[86FUBAR]

There was an article in one of the mags about a rig that looked just like that thing , chances are that its the same rig but i can't rember . anyhow that thing is cool and as for a "fail" i think not .

[freakjeep93]

i think it was petersons 4 wheel and offroad. it had 3 rigs in one article and this was one .. i think

[mnkyboy]

not sure how people are mistaking it for a diesel,if the 5.0L mustang intake isnt giving it away the spark plug wires are :nuts: