Joe's crazy buggy

[hydro joe]

so...........if you blow a hydro line it falls to the ground?

i would be worried all the time.

very cool idea tho.

No it would not fall and i can wheel with out hydro.

 

[hydro joe]

So, I see a lot of pictures in a back yard and on a ramp in a back yard and on some construction debris in front(?) yard. Has this thing ever been on a trail?

and what does that sub frame thing in the back do?

Wheels all the time, at browns camp mostly. Heres some videos http://4wheelin.ning.com
The sub frame is gust a different way to drop a way from the axel.

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[hydro joe]

Funny you know "W". Looks like a rig he would build.

Way to think out of the box!

W is a friend,and i like a lot of ideas he has but we dont see eye to eye on ever think but wheeling and having fun wheeling.

As for as a box i don't know. I feel like budget and thing that were laing around was the drive.

 

[Erik d_lux]

Did you roll all that way down 7-up in that pic?

I have seen some nasty spills on that hill.

 

[hydro joe]

Yes i roll. I've gone up as well.

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[krany]

bit flexy?

 

[hydro joe]

Kinda, drop away so no stuff but a lot of drop.

 

[broncomitch]

Blowing a hydro line (if everything is put together correctly) is less likely than breaking a leaf spring/coilover/air shock.

having working with hydro's for 5 years, and replacing who knows how many blown lines on NEW equipment.
i wouldnt compare a leaf spring to a hydro line. the coil over/air shocks is a better way of looking at it sense there just Orings and ruber pistons.
leaf springs dont crack apart,heat up or cool down (unless your cutting on it) nothing more trusting then a good ole leafspring.

 

[outlaw_offroad]

This is a pretty cool rig! Hydro on a wheelin' rig is pretty awesome. It is obvious that a lot of thought and innovation went into this build. I will admit that some of the fabrication looks weird, but hey it works.

This is not the first rig I have seen with hydro. Jason Paule with Twisted Customs in Rapid City, SD built a Bronco with hydro 10+ years ago. It is still on the trail today and has put many buggies to shame. I have wheeled with this beast and can tell you first hand it performs without issue. The key is the hydaulics are additional to the suspension so it can be wheeled with no hydro. Hey, if it works for one of the industries best fabricators/buggy builders, then it is good enough for anyone. You can check it out at blackhills4wheelers.com. It was on the trail two weeks ago for the stock tire challenge running 21 inch temp spares. Bright orange bronco, can't miss it.

 

[RockMonkey]

leaf springs dont crack apart,heat up or cool down (unless your cutting on it) nothing more trusting then a good ole leafspring.

Paging MBryson...

 

[Jeremy]

i have replaced 3 broken leaf spring in the last 4 years. 1 cherokee and 2 yj. 2 broke on the trail 1 from daily driving use. leafs do break. i would still trust a leaf spring over a hydrilic line any day.

 

[hydro joe]

I don't think every one should run them but i do and if a line broke i can still wheel

 

[broncomitch]

i have replaced 3 broken leaf spring in the last 4 years. 1 cherokee and 2 yj. 2 broke on the trail 1 from daily driving use. leafs do break. i would still trust a leaf spring over a hydrilic line any day.

thats cus its a jeep

mine are almost 40 years old, still working grate. im not saying they can never brake, (tho normally the ones that do is cus there rig is to heavy for the set you have or your flexing them apart) but there way more trusting.

 

[hydro joe]

I went out in the mud.

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[outlaw_offroad]

Buggies and mud generally don't mix! Glad to see you are brave enough to get that dirty.

 

[hydro joe]

I love to wheel so i have to make do. I HATE MUD

 

[broncomitch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcy-KN_rKHM

 

[oldbluechevy78]

That's impressive broncomitch..... way cool