FarmerMatt
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In my line of work I get to play with many different tractors & equipment built to go through "off road" terrain. The majority of the tractors I play with have a single pivot front end with the rear end being ridged mount. In watching the newer built buggies & rock rigs most seem to lean towards minimal compression & are using center limiting straps to limit "unloading". This in essence gives them a center pivot suspension. Keep in mind as we go through this that this is for a slow speed rock rig only. What is rattling around in my demented brain is a center pivot mounted front & rear ends. Thinking this through, the rig would have great clearance with no control arms to slide on. Both front & rear would be center pivot with sway bars & shocks to center & control the rig over the axles. It should make the rig extremely predictable in steep climbs with no front end unloading & anitisquat BS to worry about. Decent should be cool with no front end diving. No axle wrap to worry about either. I would do this with portal axles or maybe even go full hydro drive & build hyd. motor housings out of tubing that will be rolled into arches to give added clearance. The only down side I can see is it could get ruff riding at any speed, but with the tires at 5 psi how bad could it be. I know this is way out of the box & don't know is I'll ever get the balls to actually try it, but the idea has intrigued me for a while now. I'll let you guys chew on that for a while & see what you spit out.
Matt
Matt