14 6X6 WHEELED ARTICULATED VEHICLES, MEDIUM

Meili Multimobil semi-trailer, 6x6, 1964. Semi-trailer with driven wheels at rear by axle. 75 hp. Meili was at Shaffahousen and in 1964 moved to Schübelbach, Swizerland. See Chap 'Meili Tractors and Gama-Gaot'. Pict from l'Argus, 26 March 1964.

Metrac of Meili, 1958. See chap 'Meili tractors and Gama-Goat'.

Meili Flextrac, 1958. See Chapter 'Meili tractors and Gama-Goat'. Picture from book of Gerold Röthlin ‘From Autotractor to modern special vehicles’ from Verlag Gerold Röthlin, Kriens, 2004. http://www.voughtaircraft.com/heritage/special/html/sgamaa.html

Flexmobil of Kässbohrer, 1960. See chapter : 'Meili Tractors and Gama-Goat'.

Gama-Goat at Magny en Vexin, France on 1994 05. Pict J M Maclou.

Gama-Goat at Magny en Vexin, France on 1994 05. Pict J M M.

Gama-Goat Trials in Thaïland in 1962 and 1965.

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Gama-Goat. See Chap 'Meili tractors and Gama-Goat'

Gama Goat modified with over sized tires seen on : http://www.vustv

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Gama-Goat, Amphibious, 1972, 1 1/4 ton, A front slope filled with polyurethane, sideboards and 2 electric powered propellers were provided. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

Meili Flextrac 6x6. See chap 'Meili Tractors and Gama Goat'. Pict  from review 'Tout Terrain 82', Auto Loisirs, Editions P.A.L., 1982, by Jean Gabriel Jeudy.

Nangy 6x6 proto 1986, from  Street and Mud, Le Lignon, Swizerland, like a Gama Goat.      http://www.streetandmud.com/intro_qui.html        oto6.free.fr

6x6 forwarder found on site of Forest Laboratories of University of Tokyo.

WheelHorse T1700 4WD, of Lennartsfors, Ärjäng, Sweden. Mass 210 kg, total mass 934 kg, 11 hp.

Vimek 606 TT Forwarder 6x6, from Vindeln, Sweden.

ZIL-4975 6x6 fitted of equidistant axles, from 1995 at Pravdinskoye plant, region of Nijni Novgorod. The 4906 Bluebird Amphibious is issued from this chassis.

Hexawheels of Mercedes-Benz is the project of Siyamak Rouhi Dehkordi, 35 years old engineer from Iran for Mercedes in 2010. Its is an 6x6 articulated in pitch and roll (perhaps in yaw ?) wheeled vehicle like Flextrac of Meili or the Gama-Goat. Equipped with hydraulic positive pitch control for better crossing obstacles. Will be there a true model ?

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 Articulated scale test model in the 60s at the GM Defence Laboratory, Santa Monica, Ca. The chassis is flexible. Pict from J of Terramachnics in the 60s, Pergamon Press, later Elsevier.

us003504753-001 Articulated vehicle, 1970. US patent.

MARV, Multi-element Articulated Research Vehicle, of General Motors consists of single axle one engined unit train, suggested by M G Bekker, the father of off-road locomotion that launches theorical studies of articulated vehicles in the 60s. Pict from the review 'The Engineer', Dec 1963.

Wheeled off road vehicles by R M Ogorkiewicz

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Three units MARV of GM Defence Research Laboratories (DRL) in 1962 to investigate articulated vehicles, as suggested by M G Bekker. Speed : 77 km/h. Pict of Journal of Terramechanics, 1970, Vol 7, N°1, Pergamon Press, later Elsevier

General Motors AGL-6 articulated 6x6 logistical truck 2 1/2 t. Angle 20° in roll, 38° in yaw between front and rear. About the end of the 60s. Speed 95 km/h, Cummings or Detroit Diesel engine. A 4x4 version was also built in 1965. See chapter : 4x4 articulated vehicles, medium. Pict from RID, Juin 1975.

AGL-6, 6x6, Articulated truck in roll and yaw, 1967 of GMC Division of General Motors. 155 hp, semi-elliptic spring at front and suspended walking beam at rear. It is reported that it was a very mobile and versatile truck. Articulated vehicles were extensively tested at that time to increase mobility of trucks. Nowadays, wheeled vehicles have generally rigid chassis. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

Land-Rover 101 FC (Forward Control) and mechanical driven trailer make this set an articulated 6x6 vehicle tried by Britih Army and Canada in 1972. This drawing is an advertising for commercial purpuses from 1973. From Rover-British Leyland, Solihull, England.

Land-Rover 101 FC and driven trailer. See also the site : http://www.lrfaq.org/FC/FAQ.FC.101_sales

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Land-Rover 101 FC and driven trailer : transmission of movement between 4x4 truck and 2x2 trailer.