Fitting the hamster cage on the wheel
A Volvo 16.5-ton FMX dump truck was driven from the bottom of a quarry using a hamster and a carrot to steer the vehicle.
The stunt, with an obvious eye to getting some marketing buzz, was filmed at the Los Tres Cunados quarry in Spain. The video was uploaded last week and already has 3.4 million views. Video is at the bottom of the post.
This is how you steer.
“Today is the ultimate test of steering system,” says Jan-Inge Svensson, a technician at Volvo Trucks.
“You will see a hamster steering this truck from the bottom of the quarry to the top.”
Volvo is showing off its dynamic steering technology, which is supposed to improve stability and control as well as reduce muscle fatigue.
Driver sets off with camera crew in tow.
Dramatic mishap.
Finish line in site.
Success.
Hat tip, Aggregate Manager
3 Comments
Wally Spider
Well, so the saying goes, if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.
Look out monkeys, carrots are a lot cheaper and once this furry critter can type, he will be running the mine?
RBF
Sure, he can drive the truck, but have they trained him to drive over every survey stake on the way? That is the main qualification to be a truck driver.
GuineaPig
does that hampster have mine driving?