After Mr. Quinn posted todays Lamberti paper, Ed Reynolds looked up "RAVE" (aka Remote Area Vehicle Evaluation) and found this:
TURTLE
MANUFACTURER: Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Indiana
WEIGHTS BRAKES Hydraulic
Curb Weight 355.9 lbs. Displacement
Rated Payload 500-750 lbs. ENGINE Kohler-8 HP-4 cycle
DIMENSIONS 1 cylinder, air cooled
Length 72 in. TRANSMISSION Hydrostatic
Width 36 in. AXLES (1) Vertical Movement
Height 39 in. with 220 turn angle
Ground Clearance 11 in. SUSPENSION Ft-Rigid Rear-articulated
TREAD 24 in. TIRES 27x10-12 and 9.50x8
ANGLE OF APPROACH 600 MAXIMUM SPEED 6 mph
ANGLE OF DEPARTURE 500 MINIMUM SPEED 0.5 mph
FUEL CAPACITY 3.6 gal. RETAIL PRICE $995.00
I find this extremely interesting, because after looking at this and at the Lamberti paper Mr. Quinn posted, I've come to the conclusion that the two Turtles (according to the paper, two were sent for testing) were very different. There was one photo of one of the Turtles and I think it would have been "Design 2". Here's why: compared to the photos I got from the SNM archives of Turtle #3, the Turtle on this pictured on the RAVE site has controlled steering and four wheel drive. Turtle #3 was only two wheel drive and had coaster wheels on the back. It also said that this Turtle had a Kohler engine. Turtle #3 had a two cycle Onan engine. The wheels and tires are also conciderably larger than the ones shown on #3. The handle barn on #2 are also much higher than #3 to add strength to the steering. In an original 1962 ad by Studebaker for the Turtle, there was a drawing of a 4X4 Turtle almost identical to the one photographed. Now I know how 4X4 steering would have worked with a single hull. It also explains why my Turtle has two main "sections" and steers in the center, they were experimenting with 4X4 steering but two floation hulls would have been impractical for a drive line as well as steering. Interesting!
A big tip of the hat to Ed Reynolds for looking this up and finding it! Here's the link: http://rokonworld.com/brochures/rave2test.pdf
TURTLE
MANUFACTURER: Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Indiana
WEIGHTS BRAKES Hydraulic
Curb Weight 355.9 lbs. Displacement
Rated Payload 500-750 lbs. ENGINE Kohler-8 HP-4 cycle
DIMENSIONS 1 cylinder, air cooled
Length 72 in. TRANSMISSION Hydrostatic
Width 36 in. AXLES (1) Vertical Movement
Height 39 in. with 220 turn angle
Ground Clearance 11 in. SUSPENSION Ft-Rigid Rear-articulated
TREAD 24 in. TIRES 27x10-12 and 9.50x8
ANGLE OF APPROACH 600 MAXIMUM SPEED 6 mph
ANGLE OF DEPARTURE 500 MINIMUM SPEED 0.5 mph
FUEL CAPACITY 3.6 gal. RETAIL PRICE $995.00
I find this extremely interesting, because after looking at this and at the Lamberti paper Mr. Quinn posted, I've come to the conclusion that the two Turtles (according to the paper, two were sent for testing) were very different. There was one photo of one of the Turtles and I think it would have been "Design 2". Here's why: compared to the photos I got from the SNM archives of Turtle #3, the Turtle on this pictured on the RAVE site has controlled steering and four wheel drive. Turtle #3 was only two wheel drive and had coaster wheels on the back. It also said that this Turtle had a Kohler engine. Turtle #3 had a two cycle Onan engine. The wheels and tires are also conciderably larger than the ones shown on #3. The handle barn on #2 are also much higher than #3 to add strength to the steering. In an original 1962 ad by Studebaker for the Turtle, there was a drawing of a 4X4 Turtle almost identical to the one photographed. Now I know how 4X4 steering would have worked with a single hull. It also explains why my Turtle has two main "sections" and steers in the center, they were experimenting with 4X4 steering but two floation hulls would have been impractical for a drive line as well as steering. Interesting!
A big tip of the hat to Ed Reynolds for looking this up and finding it! Here's the link: http://rokonworld.com/brochures/rave2test.pdf
(When though, I have no idea.) That's all I'm saying! 
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