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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:11 pm
by daddylonglegs
There was a certain degree of self steering in the rear suspension control rod geometry. eg when turning left, weight transfer would push the right hand rear wheels slightly further apart and pull the left hand rear wheels slightly closer together, so the rear axles actually turned into the corner without tyre scrub. The truck could be operated in 6x2, 6x4 or 6x6 mode, but in practice I always drove it in 6x4 mode on hard surfaces because there was negligable windup between the rear diffs.
Bill.

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:45 pm
by Rangemaster
If you enjoy 6x6,6x4 type vehicles then have a look here:

http://groups.msn.com/thesixappealwheelgroup

and

http://album.sixappealwheel.org

Hope you find something of interest?
Walt.
Group Originator/Manager

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:16 am
by NRS91
ace landy there
would that set up be similar to a walking beam suspension system like the scammell trucks?
thanks
Nick

all hail daddylonglegs

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:40 pm
by luv4bee'n
stand up and clap what a piece of work they need hydraulic this n that n 44" tyres to do the stuff you woulda been doin then

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:47 am
by Gwagensteve
NRS91 wrote:ace landy there
would that set up be similar to a walking beam suspension system like the scammell trucks?
thanks
Nick
I don't think Daddylonglegs pops up on here any more, but yes, AFAIK it was a copy of the scammel "walking beam" suspension.

Steve.

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:50 am
by NRS91
whats AFAIK stand for?
and how does this 6-bar system work...ive never heard of it before...
thanks
Nick

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:19 am
by lokka
AFAIK = As Far As I Know

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:01 am
by NRS91
thanks mate
now any explanation about the 6-bar suspension system? lol
thanks
Nick

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:12 am
by ISUZUROVER
Gwagensteve wrote:
NRS91 wrote:ace landy there
would that set up be similar to a walking beam suspension system like the scammell trucks?
thanks
Nick
I don't think Daddylonglegs pops up on here any more, but yes, AFAIK it was a copy of the scammel "walking beam" suspension.

Steve.
Anyone know what has happened to Bill? He posted on Pirate long after he stopped posting here, but doesn't seem to post anywhere now. I miss all the cool tech he used to post.

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:17 am
by uninformed
he was posting on lr4x4 not too long ago. but havent seen him for a while. doesnt he travel overseas now and then????

shame he left here, such good down to earth engineering and tech... always looking outside the box to.

Serg

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:22 am
by NRS91
whats the box? lol

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:33 pm
by lokka
NRS91 wrote:whats the box? lol
Man u must have had a sheltered childhood LOL :D :D

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:04 pm
by Bush65
ISUZUROVER wrote:Anyone know what has happened to Bill? He posted on Pirate long after he stopped posting here, but doesn't seem to post anywhere now. I miss all the cool tech he used to post.
I haven't heard from him for some time. IIRC he has spoken a few times about moving to Vietnam.

He stopped posting here after loosing his password.

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:15 pm
by NRS91
lokka wrote:
NRS91 wrote:whats the box? lol
Man u must have had a sheltered childhood LOL :D :D
haha no i just have no concept of limiting my ideas... if i think it up i WILL make it work...lol