Homemade Screw Tank Test Drive

Summary by Krater

Colin Furze builds and tests a screw tank, demonstrating its ability to drive through mud, water, up steep hills, and pull a Toyota Hilux in a tug of war.

From the video

Answers: Can you build a DIY screw tank and how well does it work?

• Screw tank construction
• Archimedean screw propulsion
• Off-road testing in mud and water
• Tug of war against a pickup truck

What it concludes

• The screw tank successfully navigates bogs, sloppy ground, steep hills, and loose ground.
• The screw tank weighs 380 kilos with about 400 kilos of buoyancy.
• The screw tank wins a tug of war against a 1700 kg Toyota Hilux in 2WD.