From: Robert Anderson (rcakitty@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Feb 12 2006 - 10:55:48 PST
And really FAST too - - Had the privelige to ride in a Pioneer for many
miles in France during the 45th D - Day celebration in '89. Quita beast!!
How fast you ask? As I recall it was 25 MPH - - or was it 23 - - I forget!!
Robert Anderson
>From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] Scammell, was $40,000 tow truck
>Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:06:42 -0500
>
>At 11:57 AM -0500 2/12/06, Dan Maguire wrote:
>>I have to admit that I thought the Scammell Explorer was a bit odd looking
>>until I saw it in action - now that's a suspension system.
>
>They're primative that's for sure, but the suspension arrangement is pretty
>darn cool. Front axle is pivoted in the center so it has some tremendous
>articulation. The Fenders have to be attached to the axle, not the chassis
>or body, there just wouldn't be enough clearance. Then there's that back
>axle. Yes Axle, 2 Differential driving a walking beam housing on each side
>through chains to the wheel. This allows the maximum amount of articulation
>of the wheels on the left to be completely opposite of those wheels on the
>right. And they're not twisting around so you get a good contact patch.
>
>Check out the two film clips on
>http://freespace.virgin.net/scammell.man/index2.htm
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>Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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