No boat ramp, no problem

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birgor@reddit

So, how does the power from the engine reach the wheels? No drive shaft, maybe a hydraulic motor on the back wheels, but I see no obvious hydraulic hoses or pipes.

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There's a driveshaft running vertically at the back. In the first picture you can see the blue assembly behind the drivers seat. That's a truck rear end, the round thing behind the seat is the brake drum. They're using the differential in it as a 90 degree gear to send the power down. Pretty crazy.

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TutorNo8896@reddit

Yeah i see it. Blue differential is at 90° to the engine, running a driveshaft / lengthened axleshaft down to a second diff for the rear wheels that is probally mounted with the input pointed up at the first diff. Neat.

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bajajoaquin@reddit

You can buy right angle drive units from industrial surplus warehouses.

A lighter duty tractor could be built out of a riding mower. Those frequently have vertical shaft engines and a transaxle with a vertical input.

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FrenchFryCattaneo@reddit

There are so many better ways this could have been built, but you can tell they were just piecing together what they could find at the junkyard.

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righthandofdog@reddit

I kept looking. I think it's a reversed 2wd truck based on the leaf springs. I think the drive shaft is running thru the blue box at the driver's feet and then down the back with an enclosed chain to a second driveshaft going to the front (rear) wheels.

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birgor@reddit

I think you are right after a closer look. But it takes a 90 degree gear at the very back. Interesting.

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Tokinruski@reddit

Bluetooth

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flaron@reddit

It runs on the grumpiness of it’s curmudgeon owner

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Nitarinminister@reddit

That thing flies if you are a few minutes late.

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eightstravels@reddit

It has to be hydraulics to the back wheels, nothing else would work with the views we have (no drive shaft to be seen). If only they included a view from the back! The lines can be pretty thin though, imagine there is room on the back for them where we can’t see

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Fleckstrom@reddit

Such a sleek body, like Geoff's stilt-walking cousin

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Fake-Podcast-Ad@reddit

The Stair Car but less hop ons.

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OldWrangler9033@reddit

I guess this doesn't get out on the roads

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EvLev2@reddit (OP)

It’s fully registered for driving on the roads. The guy has a house in town and seen him driving by the camp site, very weird to see

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That is the most redneck, post-apocalyptic, Mad Max esque vehicle I've ever seen.

Here's the non-redneck version:

Royal National Lifeboat Institution launch vehicles

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