Thread: mechanical Hearse pulled by a mechanical skeleten horse

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This is our new haunt this year. The life size skeleton horse is made so all four legs move and the head bobbs up and down as he walks. The life size hearse is driven by a life size skeleton decked out in tie, vest, and top hat. It rocks up and down to simulate bumps in the road as the wheels turn and the springs move. Inside the hearse you will find a toe pincher coffin that opens occasionally with a corpse that pops up to frighten you with red flashing eyes. The horse and hearse are made up with 17 gears, 45 feet of chain all being run off of one motor. They are surrounded by a grave yard named Satan's Boneyard where you will find a life size skeleton digging a new grave with several smaller skeletons running for their "lives".
In front of the house we have the old display that is comprized of a large spider web made up of 500 feet of rope and 1900 white lights. It is spun from the peak of the house to the sidewalk where there is a large spider 8 feet long and 10 feet wide wearing saddle shoes and purple and orange striped knee high socks. The house is also covered with dozens of different size spiders attempting to scare away any tricksters. And the sidewalk is lined with smiley faced lighted pumpkins. Anyone in the area of Lake City, Minnesota drive by, the display operates from 6:30 to 9:30 every night until Halloween.

I was going to ask "where are the pictures?" then I realized this is your first post. Sounds great and I would love to see some pictures ,especially the mechanics of it.

OMG...you are required to post a video of that awesome hearse and horse in operation!

and by required I mean, I would love to see that moving!

great work!

That looks awesome!! I also noticed the lake so close to you, I would love to live that close to a lake

May I say very nice job on hearse and the horse , I been working out my details I hope to finish this winter its still on paper . By spring I hope to have blueprints ready for those that wish to try it. I want my skeleton horse to pull the hearse around in a circle this will require motors on horse and motors on hearse so far Im stuck with a circle 35 ft across cant get it any tighter. Hard part is working out the wiper effect on horse legs so it will walk on its own , then the motors on hearse to take the weight off the horse.

I have been wanting to build a hearse for years, but I keep talking myself out of it. You have given me new hope so.. maybe I will attempt it for next year.

Very cool.

Great work!

MsM

Really great haunt!! What fun!

I too would love to see a vid of your haunt "in action."

Keep it up! you have a great looking house for this! I couldn't help myself but to illustrate why. Some simple construction and you have a full fledged Haunted Mansion.