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Electric motors, ha



Better Idea, replace your driveline with a 392 and a HUGE hydraulic pump and
put hydraulic motors at all four corners.  Unbelievable torque at the wheel,
serious crawl speeds, and braking that beats any 4 wheel disk brake system.

While you are at it run your mile marker winch and powersteering off of it
too.  Hydraulic shocks??? (serious flex).  Who needs leaf springs!
Tracks!!!!  Hydraulic high lift jack.  Snow plows.

Ahhhhhh, four-wheeling with a D9.  That is the way to go.   ;)

>Actually if you had a power source, a motor in each wheel would be a
>kick-ass 4x4.  Think of all the driveline problems that go away.  That's
>why mine haul trucks 300,000 lb class are built that way.
>
>Hmmm.... replace the tranny with an alternator and put hub mounted motors
>in each wheel.





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