I know this Aulis harvester will never actually exist, but it's green and curvy

Anonymous Anonymous

#1 – 1:06 PM April 16, 2009

Be careful, Joel. They already walk among you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2V8GFqk_Y

http://www.oregonloggers.org/newinthewoods.html

GeekMan

#2 – 1:18 PM April 16, 2009

Reminds me of a smaller version of this monstrosity:

http://io9.com/5150790/a-giant-robot-that-kills-trees-more-efficiently

Anonymous Anonymous

#3 – 1:31 PM April 16, 2009

The trees might not accept your characterization as "construction" equipment. Perhaps you meant "destroyer of worlds".

A former race mechanic

#4 – 2:21 PM April 16, 2009

Be careful, Joel. They already walk among you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2V8GFqk_Y

http://www.oregonloggers.org/newinthewoods.html

*My earlier attempt at commenting got borked by the system and the anon comment may not make it through moderation.

nexusheli

#5 – 6:14 PM April 16, 2009

The harvester arm already exists, and current tractor design isn't far off;

http://www.poclain-hydraulics.com/Portals/0/markets/head%20tree.jpg

The wheel-mounted arch/feet are an interesting concept. I really don't see it as being all that unrealistic. Granted, I think the biggest issue would be the lack of demand for this sort of vehicle here in the states. But the idea of the feet could be translated to many other tractors.

Dad retired from and Mom still works for CNH, and they're doing some interesting things to bring the tractor into the 21st century.

Anonymous Anonymous

#6 – 8:24 PM April 16, 2009

Dean Ing designed basically this in the 70s for a book or short he wrote -- I think his was called a Magnum (named after the car he designed and built).

Anonymous Anonymous

#7 – 7:32 AM September 12, 2009

http://www.afm-forest.fi/