Patent ID: 6840338

Claim:
A half-track vehicle, comprising: (a) a frame having a first side and a second side; (b) a first beam disposed at the first side of said frame and having a forward end and a rearward end; (c) a second beam disposed at the second side of said frame and having a forward end and a rearward end; (d) a first suspension system suspending the first beam from the frame adjacent the first side of the frame, said first suspension system including first and second cushions, said first suspension system first cushion extending between said first beam first end and said frame, said first suspension system second cushion extending between said first beam second end and said frame; (e) a second suspension system substantially separate from the first suspension system suspending the second beam from the frame adjacent the second side of the frame, said second suspension system including first and second cushions, said second suspension system first cushion extending between said the first end of said second beam and said frame, said second suspension system second cushion extending between said second beam second end and said frame; (f) first wheels attached to each of said first and second beams adjacent the forward ends thereof; (g) second wheels attached to each of said first and second beams adjacent the rearward ends thereof; (h) wherein said first cushions have a first suspension stroke and said second cushions have a second suspension stroke, and wherein said first suspension stroke is greater than said second suspension stroke.