The Walking Beast is a mechanical creature that walks on 8 legs!
I call it the Beast because of it's size. Its current weight is
11,300 Lbs. When finished it will be approximately 6 tons (12,000
lbs)! It stands 11 feet tall, 8' 4" wide and 23 feet long! It is
capable of transporting 8 people including the driver. It has a step
height of 41" and a stride of 5 feet!
The machine is powered by a 454 cubic inch chevy V-8 married to a
modified TH400 trans coupled to two klune extreme under drive
planetary gear boxes, uses a rockwell 2 1/2 ton military axle to
supply power to the leg crank shafts, The final drive ratio is 125:1.
The legs are supported on a 4 link system and uses 56 pivot points
and 114 bearings. I am currently working on the hydraulics for the
elevator. the elevator is used to get passengers to the top of the
machine and doubles as a cornering device, it will have a pivot pad
on the bottom that will lift one side of the machine to allow it to
walk in a circle. The speed of the machine is yet to be determined as
I am still working the bugs out!
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