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I'm confused as to how this is a brilliant idea :idea: The fuel cell idea was tried in the past with several experimental vehicles built, but then dropped . So whats new to make it work now :?: + The idea that electric vehicles are "green" is flawed as most electrics "Dirty" a p...

D7E field follow is doing really well. It's not to far from my present location. From what Ive seen there's no room for a Hydrogen Cell! Ross, I would be facinated to find out more. The one I saw had the engine mounted very low, when one opened the side panels to the engine compartment there was a ...

Sorry about back tracking through the archives, but some good topics of interest took my eyes. Regarding the new Electric Drive CAT D7E, my bets lay on the electric propulsion system being the first phase leading to the eventual diesel being replaced by Hydrogen Fuel Cell power to provide power to ...

I've dusted-off my old tractor spotters anorak; I've got a dim recollection that the large John Deere agricultural equipment dealer in the north-east, Claytons, originally developed their buggie as an agricultural load carrier. At that time the only real alternative was a Unimog or a JCB. Multidrive...

Used to visit the Thirsk industrial estate where Multidrive was based . Their office was always surrounded by interesting vehicles military , construction and agricultural. But never took any photos :( Howerver thru the power of google earth here is factory in 2002 (?) Military vehicles powered axl...

Thanks for the welcome, sorry if this reply is too long, but here goes;. The Multidrive ejector truck grew out of a number of different requirements. If I recall correctly, David J Brown designed (perhaps before his Multidrive days) huge off-road land trains for a sugar cane operation in Africa. The...

My first post on this board, on a subject close to my heart. A couple of low res photos of the M35 at work attached, I’ll be happy to answer any questions on Multidrive, but it was a few years ago and I was only involved on the sidelines.