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<blockquote data-quote="HeadsUp" data-source="post: 55933" data-attributes="member: 414"><p>thats not a diff on each wheel</p><p></p><p>its a portal axle</p><p></p><p>which means a large ring gear drives the axle , with a small pinion driving the ring gear allowing the Diff and main axles to be offset higher up giving them their 600 mm or so of ground clearance and 1200 mm fording depth</p><p></p><p>the actual diff is still in the middle</p><p></p><p>Yes . agree on the mountain goat theory , these things can leap tall buildings in a single bound ( almost )</p><p></p><p>pity their top speed is capped at about 89.99 km/hr unless you get new gears made for the portal axles , drop a different transfer case into it or drop in a gearbox from a european tractor whose brand name eludes me at this time</p><p></p><p>they are a very nice billy goat</p><p></p><p>59 killowatts ? a Nissan Leaf has more pony</p><p></p><p>but 4400 Nm of torque ? holy gazumpin gabboobies batman ! , a small block V8 puts out 500 Nm by comparison</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/414/1392201733_moggie.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HeadsUp, post: 55933, member: 414"] thats not a diff on each wheel its a portal axle which means a large ring gear drives the axle , with a small pinion driving the ring gear allowing the Diff and main axles to be offset higher up giving them their 600 mm or so of ground clearance and 1200 mm fording depth the actual diff is still in the middle Yes . agree on the mountain goat theory , these things can leap tall buildings in a single bound ( almost ) pity their top speed is capped at about 89.99 km/hr unless you get new gears made for the portal axles , drop a different transfer case into it or drop in a gearbox from a european tractor whose brand name eludes me at this time they are a very nice billy goat 59 killowatts ? a Nissan Leaf has more pony but 4400 Nm of torque ? holy gazumpin gabboobies batman ! , a small block V8 puts out 500 Nm by comparison [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/414/1392201733_moggie.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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