Don't forget that batteries can be recycled! Right here about 5 miles from my house is a facility that takes in old lead acid batteries from around the country and ships 2000lb lead ingots back out. I live up wind of it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

Any way there is something to be said for an electric crawler. Certain types of electric motors (or maybe all, I'm not sure) produce peak torque at 0 RPM. Sounds like the ultimate rock crawling "engine" to me! Electric motors are even quieter than a new Isuzu with factory exhaust too! That would help keep greenies at bay. The down side would be the need for lots of heavy batteries. A small diesel engine would probably work to run a small generator/charging system.

I think one of the magazines ran an article about somone who brought an electric landrover to Moab. The truck did just fine, I think they even ran Kane creek or something with it. Unfortunatly I think I saw it in a Landrover Magazine, so I don't have the article, and wouldn't know where to start looking o track it down.

Godd Luck

Mike