MOLTENSTEELMAN

Photo by Tristan Savatier www.playa-dust.com

The Walking Beast is a mechanical creature that walks on 8 legs!

I call it the Beast because of it's size. Its current weight is 11,300 Lbs. When finished it will be approximately 6 tons (12,000 lbs)! It stands 11 feet tall, 8' 4" wide and 23 feet long! It is capable of transporting 8 people including the driver. It has a step height of 41" and a stride of 5 feet!

The machine is powered by a 454 cubic inch chevy V-8 married to a modified TH400 trans coupled to two klune extreme under drive planetary gear boxes, uses a rockwell 2 1/2 ton military axle to supply power to the leg crank shafts, The final drive ratio is 125:1. The legs are supported on a 4 link system and uses 56 pivot points and 114 bearings. I am currently working on the hydraulics for the elevator. the elevator is used to get passengers to the top of the machine and doubles as a cornering device, it will have a pivot pad on the bottom that will lift one side of the machine to allow it to walk in a circle. The speed of the machine is yet to be determined as I am still working the bugs out!

MoltenSteelMan@MechanicalSpider.com

Videos of the Walking Beast posted on YouTube:

2007 Burning Man - Spider Machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTDr7ut5ERA
from: andrewinfrisco

Walking Machine at Burning Man '07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-CxNrLo6k
from: scathontiphat

Second Attempt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFnN-pjhzzE
from: aman97321

Mechanical spider walking machine walks for the first time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTNGCieVZnM
from: gmbo6969

Martin’s Walking Beast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXRjFEJNv5U
from: zukmon

Martin’s Walking Beast Front
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nwmrdhs8lE
from: zukmon

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