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An all-terrain vehicle having six wheels with three wheels on each side. Two of the wheels on each side are mounted on one pivotal bogie, and one wheel is mounted on another pivotal bogie, and the bogies are coupled to each other to always assume the same inclination to the horizontal centerline of the vehicle chassis in all pivotal positions thereof. The wheels may be round, or they may be oblate for greater traction. Certain of the oblate wheels on each side of the vehicle are oriented with their axes at 90 DEG to each other in all pivotal positions thereof, and the compensating action of the pivoting bogies will cause the vehicle body to remain perfectly level on level ground as the oblate wheels rotate. The outer wheels, whether round or oblate can be raised or lowered relative to the vehicle body, while the center wheel moves in an opposite direction. All wheels are positively driven by gearing which includes gearing in the bogies. When the vehicle has round wheels, a differential gearing arrangement is utilized to prevent scuffing among any of the wheels as the bogies pivot.
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