I feel the need to ask 'why?'

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looks like a right bodge up!! why leave the diff and shafts in if it not driven??
it looks like what it is , a rangie with the back end of a 110 else glued on.. i ve seen six wheelers that don't look so 'heath robinson'. there has been no attempt to blend the back bit into the shape of the rangie. HIDEOUS!!!
 
On 2006-01-15, Matthew Maddock <[email protected]> wrote:

> Any comments on how effectively it will go around corners?

It does look a bit crap.. A 6-wheeled range rover with a Defender
hi-cap back-end glued onto it with no drive to the rear axle.

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>Ugly and useless I guess....
>Around corners?....Who cares ;-)


Why useless ? ?

Much greater carrying capacity than standard.

It will go round corners just fine if it is built right.

A friend has built two now both 6x4 and are great tools.

--
Marc Draper
 
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:22:17 +0000, Marc Draper
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It will go round corners just fine if it is built right.

There's too great a distance between the back axles. This will cause
a LOT of drag on the rear wheels.


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"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 
On or around Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:22:17 +0000, Marc Draper
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>>Ugly and useless I guess....
>>Around corners?....Who cares ;-)
>
>
>Why useless ? ?
>
>Much greater carrying capacity than standard.
>
>It will go round corners just fine if it is built right.
>
>A friend has built two now both 6x4 and are great tools.

it'd be better as a 6x6 though...
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Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam! afar Drag the slow barge, or
drive the rapid car; Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear the
flying chariot through the field of air.- Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802)
 
On or around Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:07:24 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:22:17 +0000, Marc Draper
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>It will go round corners just fine if it is built right.
>
>There's too great a distance between the back axles. This will cause
>a LOT of drag on the rear wheels.

what, like a certain not-101-any-more that we know?

All it needs is a steering axle in the back. and in fact, if you don't want
to drive it, that becomes much easier.

I think it looks a bloody handy truck, meself, if you have the use for it.
I'd prefer 6WD though, if you intend using it seriously off road, it'll lack
grip as most of the weight is over the non-driven axle.
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Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"The boys are dreaming wicked or of the bucking ranches of the night and
the jollyrodgered sea." Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953) Under milk wood
 
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:46:15 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>what, like a certain not-101-any-more that we know?

Indeed - Hi David :)

>All it needs is a steering axle in the back. and in fact, if you don't want
>to drive it, that becomes much easier.

You'd still need to find a way to lock the rear straight, else have
fun reversing!


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 
....and Matthew Maddock spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4604440296
>
> Any comments on how effectively it will go around corners?
>
> Matt.

That's the bloke that built Tiggrr! What on *earth* was he thinking with
this one?

--
Rich
==============================

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.


 
On or around Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:20:23 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:46:15 +0000, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>what, like a certain not-101-any-more that we know?
>
>Indeed - Hi David :)
>
>>All it needs is a steering axle in the back. and in fact, if you don't want
>>to drive it, that becomes much easier.
>
>You'd still need to find a way to lock the rear straight, else have
>fun reversing!

don't see why. provided the steering is set up properly, it'd reverse OK.
I's not a passive-steer axle, it's connected to the steering wheel.

If I get me paws on enough technical lego I might make a model one day to
see how it works.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"There are three sorts of people in the world - those who can count,
and those who can't" (Anon)
 
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:29:48 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>>
>>>All it needs is a steering axle in the back. and in fact, if you don't want
>>>to drive it, that becomes much easier.
>>
>>You'd still need to find a way to lock the rear straight, else have
>>fun reversing!
>
>don't see why. provided the steering is set up properly, it'd reverse OK.
>I's not a passive-steer axle, it's connected to the steering wheel.

Yes, if you link it, fine, I thought you were talking about an
unlinked, unpowered floating axle. Kevin (101 6x6) looked into the
latter, with a HGV locking pin system.


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 
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