and people think TTB is weird...

[85_Ranger4x4]

This is also quite common in ag. a lot of sprayers are set up this way so they can drive over the crop with the tires between the rows and never disturb the crop. they are also capable of about 35mph which makes them a little bit less of a nuisanceon the road, compared to combines and tractors.

Combines and choppers use hydraulic motors in the rear axle to assist. Heck, most of a combine is ran hydraulically. When front wheel assist came out for tractors they tried it with hydraulic motors in the front. It was nearly impossible to keep the front end going the same speed as the rear so it was abandoned.

It isn't the drivetrain that limits the top speed of tractors and combines as much as the crappy balance.

They usually get to rocking pretty good front to rear at warp speed.

 

[gwaii]

Combines and choppers use hydraulic motors in the rear axle to assist. Heck, most of a combine is ran hydraulically. When front wheel assist came out for tractors they tried it with hydraulic motors in the front. It was nearly impossible to keep the front end going the same speed as the rear so it was abandoned.

It isn't the drivetrain that limits the top speed of tractors and combines as much as the crappy balance.

They usually get to rocking pretty good front to rear at warp speed.

this is one of the problems i have a problem explaining to people who ask me why i don't go with a hydraulic drive system on my projects.that,and the high level of inefficiency.so much of the power is lost to heat and slippage that you need a large powerfull engine to get the performance of a much smaller engine using a mechanical drive system.

hydraulic drive systems are effective in a low speed system,but not so much in something that should be able to blast across dunes at high speeds.

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Im thinking more along the lines of a crawler........not for speed.