Attex 1000 series Bigfoot

[Stonewall]

It shouldnt need styrafoam to float! i figured out the bouent force per tire here:

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/tire-track-wheel-talk/20247-dual-wheels-2.html

You get about 130 lbs of flotation from each 22X11X8 tire. 130X32 tires means it will float 4160 LBS in the water!!!

The one in JP's picture was the one I was referring to, and it only has 16 tires, 2080 LBS of bouyancy. I don't see how you could get 32 tires under it, unless you ran triples on the outside.

[spookum]

I can't imagine styrofoam lasting very long under there.....

It shouldnt need styrafoam to float! i figured out the bouent force per tire here:

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/tire-track-wheel-talk/20247-dual-wheels-2.html

You get about 130 lbs of flotation from each 22X11X8 tire. 130X32 tires means it will float 4160 LBS in the water!!!

[techfx]

I'm 99% sure my uncle had one of these that basically rotted away. I remember jumping around on it as a kid.

[Stonewall]

It does float. It had Styrofoam all under the metal deck to make it buoyant.

I can't imagine styrofoam lasting very long under there.....

[jpswift1]

Is it amphibious? It doesn't look like it'd float...

It does float. It had Styrofoam all under the metal deck to make it buoyant.

[North Country Tough]

If Buggyman could just see the winning lottery numbers...........

The Buggyman using smoke and mirrors to avoid the question,,,whatever one only on the planet and being restoed how cool is that my hats off to who ever it is that took on the project,cant wait to see the finished product.Wagzee Iam surprised that you didnt spot this unit for sale and add it to your mechanical oddities LOL.N.C.T

[Stonewall]

Is it amphibious? It doesn't look like it'd float...

[jpswift1]

You and me both...lol


Ok..so who's Matt O? lol i might have to take some vacation days for this one..lol

It's Matt Oxender. He was trying to sell it quite a while back on attexatvs.com for $1,200 without the original engines and some of the tires missing. He got it from a guy in Tennessee whose step father was a part owner of Attex. The guy still pops up on ebay with some NOS Attex stuff for sale, I believe his user name on ebay is trigreekfatherof2 or something along those lines.

Here's a pic from 6X6World member Joe M.....

[Stonewall]

Buggyman, it's very cruel of you to leave us hanging on something like this.....

[thebuggyman1]

I can't confirm or deny........
On an unrelated note, this is a cool link. Museum | Mudd Ox 6 & 8 Wheeler Land & Water Machines

[mustangwagz]

If Buggyman could just see the winning lottery numbers...........

You and me both...lol


Ok..so who's Matt O? lol i might have to take some vacation days for this one..lol

[thebuggyman1]

The Buggyman is wise the Buggyman is all knowing,

If Buggyman could just see the winning lottery numbers...........

[Stonewall]

Doesn't it belong to MattO?

I'd like to try and build one someday, but with modern stuff... Twin Vanguards, 28" tires, a/c.....etc.

EDIT: Damn it H-Mike!!

[hydromike]

The buggyman has been to Matt O's.

[North Country Tough]

If you are talking about the 32 tire, 4 tracked beast........there IS one left, the other 4 were destroyed by the factory. I just saw it a week ago.....SHHHHHHH, I think it's supposed to be a secret. At least untill it gets restored.

The Buggyman is wise the Buggyman is all knowing,that would be the coolest resto ever,Iam with the Wagzee on this gotta see.N.C.T