Topic: Taking IFS to a new level.

[Toydanota]

Check this thing out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_F7QrR4Ur8

[83 Crawler]

 

[potter85]

it is using independent hydraulic motors at all four wheels... like manlifts. so there is no axle and the articulation is limitless

[steveco.]

saw a booth for it a couple years back at the offroad expo. looked pretty fancy..

[-Jake-]

it is using independent hydraulic motors at all four wheels... like manlifts. so there is no axle and the articulation is limitless

i thought it was chain driven?

[Stocker]

That is crazy..... very innovative, real out-of-the-box thinking!  


http://forums.trucktrend.com/70/7980619/motorsports/chainlink-extreme-4x4-video/index.html
Chainlink extreme 4x4
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.

[potter85]

i have seen one like this but off of the tranny was just a huge hydro pump with lines to all four wheels with motors... the only limit is how long the hydro lines are. not the same one.

[axled89]

that is pretty cool.   

[skipnrocks]

i thought it was chain driven?

i am pretty sure it is, i believe i read its chain driven off a modified ford 9...

[red]

yep this one is chain driven. ford 9" axles located under the driver, want to see the steering setup