Go Anywhere "Buggy" Built From Scrap Parts

Rolland Shild, Greenfield, Ill., built this go-anywhere 4-wheel drive recreational vehicle using a variety of salvaged parts from trucks, tractors, and automobiles. Named "The Buggy" by its builder, FARM SHOW went for a demonstration ride in which we drove across a farm pond, climbed over a 2 ft. log with one wheel and climbed embankments of at least 45 degree slope. The Buggy twists in the center to permit driving over logs and very uneven ground surfaces. Go Anywhere "Buggy" Built From Scrap Parts A 200 cu. 6-cylinder Ford engine powers the vehicle through an automatic transmission. Top speed is 8-10 mph. One revolution of the tires drives the machine 15 ft. Shild used old M & W tractor dual wheels equipped with 12 by 48 in. tires. The 2 axels are from 3/4 ton Chevrolet trucks. To fit the wheels to the axels, Shild used wheels from a 1 ton truck and adapted them for the M & W wheels. The seats are out of the same 1970 Ford Maverick that provided the engine and transmission.

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