Thread: Defender 8x8

looking at the completed project pic and all i can think of is big trouble steering from the front as it will and to go straight almost like a half track, i asked at a history day near me once about how you steer a half track with the supplied weird steering wheel? you use braking similar to a dozer!

I still think the rear most axle, steering, would be under alot more stress than the front. Not only by nature of the load on rear, but look at the distance from front axle to center of axle 2 and 3 and then look at the distance of rear most axle to same center point of 2 and 3......

oh, and I still think this vehicle a total waste of time. JMO

Originally Posted by bigcarle

looking at the completed project pic and all i can think of is big trouble steering from the front as it will and to go straight almost like a half track, i asked at a history day near me once about how you steer a half track with the supplied weird steering wheel? you use braking similar to a dozer!

Which halftrack were you looking at? The WWII M2 and M3 White half-tracks and the M3E2 or M5 International Harvester half-tracks all have regular steering wheels (with armstrong power steering) and a single brake pedal?

I've driven both manufacturers half-track vehicles in the last 6 months.

In fact the track footprint is relatively short, not much more than the footprint of a bogy drive.



AAVA at Kapooka 2010 The halftrack in the images is an M5 International Harvester.