Patent ID: 8240409

Claim:
A self-propelled high-clearance vehicle, comprising: a front half-chassis and a rear half-chassis placed one behind the other and connected by a pivot connection; wherein the front half-chassis includes a front wheel set and the rear half-chassis includes a rear wheel set; and wherein the front wheel set and rear wheel set are disposed in line one behind the other along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, a first stabilizer wheel set disposed on the front half-chassis a second stabilizer wheel set disposed on the rear half-chassis, wherein the first and second stabilizer wheel sets lie on a common transverse axis perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; a driver's cab mounted on one and/or the other of the half-chassis; and an engine unit for driving the vehicle, mounted on one and/or the other of the half-chassis; wherein the front half-chassis and the rear half-chassis are each in the form of an upside-down U-shaped portal comprising a link branch between an outer leg for supporting a stabilizer wheel set and a central structure provided with a wheel set.