Now this is a "buggy"

bcp · Mar 16, 2013

creekbend said:
... but I would be more worried if the machine flipped over and bent the protective cage tubing in a way that would prohibit the occupants from getting out.

I noticed that there were very few triangles in the cage design.

Bruce

joshuabardwell · Mar 16, 2013

bcp said:
I noticed that there were very few triangles in the cage design.

Come on. Surely this guy knows what he's doing, right? This is like his fourth iteration that he's built.

creekbend · Mar 16, 2013

joshuabardwell said:
Come on. Surely this guy knows what he's doing, right? This is like his fourth iteration that he's built.

I picture you as a fairly astute individual, but have you considered "Murphy's Law"?

creekbend · Mar 16, 2013

joshuabardwell said:
Come on. Surely this guy knows what he's doing, right? This is like his fourth iteration that he's built.

BTW, you did mean Iteraction, didn't you?

I spell words incorrectly also.

Creamer · Mar 16, 2013

I agree. The articulation in that lizard is hard to imagine. Crawling through washouts like that is hard to believe!

CliffordK · Mar 16, 2013

All he needs now is a stock vehicle under warranty.
So he can bolt the axle back on.
And tow it into the dealership.

And explain that he has no idea why the wheels keep falling off, but he needs a new axle.