Have a guess on this one!!!!

Axles 2 and 3, and 4 and 5 might be on rocking beams on each side. That would let it climb up and down. The front may be a simple leaf spring.

I asked a question about this vehicle on Big Lorry Blog and among other replies was this from "HenscheNico"


In the Observer's ARMY VEHICLES DIRECTORY TO 1940 (on page 293) compiled by Bart H. van der Veen is a photo and a short description of a 10x6 with independent suspension and 2 fixed axles .
It says:

Of this vehicle only 2 pilot models were built in 1936. The 90bhp 6-cyl. diesel engine drove through an 8F2R transmission. The suspension was independent with torsion bars. Compressed air was used for brake application and engine starting.

sounds good enuff to me!!!

MYSTERY SOLVED!

I have found out a bit more on the beast courtesy of HenscheNico and BigLorryBlog. It was one of two prototypes made by Saurer of Switzerland, who as well as being a large manufacturer of civilian trucks and buses also made many military vehicles.

..cheers to you VicHung (still looks like it was a pretty useless contraption )

I think you are right there, Detective, and presumably Saurer found that out as well since the world isn't exactly overrun with similar vehicles

Vic,

On that one (which I strongly suspect is a Swiss Saurer) they did, but I believe the lessons learned from the above were used when they produced the M8 which saw service with the Swiss army as well as in civvy street.




More pics here, showing the complex chassis: www.o-io.ch/FotTeilAut/robibanz.htm

and a restored one in a recent meeting in Switzerland:




From this chap's Flickr stream: www.flickr.com/photos/71144572@N00/

I'll do more checking with my Swiss contacts - one thing is certain, this is not a Tatra...

Cheers,

T

PS: Edited to add that A. Welti Furrer who operated the M8 above are still in business: www.welti-furrer.ch/en

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I asked a question about this vehicle on Big Lorry Blog and among other replies was this from "HenscheNico"


In the Observer's ARMY VEHICLES DIRECTORY TO 1940 (on page 293) compiled by Bart H. van der Veen is a photo and a short description of a 10x6 with independent suspension and 2 fixed axles .
It says:

Of this vehicle only 2 pilot models were built in 1936. The 90bhp 6-cyl. diesel engine drove through an 8F2R transmission. The suspension was independent with torsion bars. Compressed air was used for brake application and engine starting.

Missed Vic's above message somehow. There's the page from said book:



That's the bugger all right. The M family of vehicles included a 6X6 and a 4X4 also. By the way, Saurer had a form of a manually operated "jake" brakes in the 1920s, not surprising considering Saurer's countries of origin (Switzerland and Austria).

Cheers

T