Ground Crawler Skeleton

Description

1 PART BUILD ON FRIDAY

Bring your haunt to life with the Ground Crawler Skeleton, a creepy animatronic prop designed to look like a skeleton dragging itself across the ground. This DIY build uses a 12V wiper motor and cable-driven linkage system to create a realistic crawling motion that is perfect for graveyards, haunted trails, or indoor haunted attractions.

As the motor rotates, a cable mechanism pulls and releases the skeleton’s body frame, creating a slow, unsettling crawl that makes it appear as if the creature is clawing its way toward your guests. Mounted on a sturdy wood base and built with PVC framing, this prop is durable, lightweight, and easy to customize with lighting, sound effects, or a motion trigger.

Perfect for haunt builders of all experience levels, this project demonstrates how simple materials can be transformed into a highly effective animated prop that adds movement and realism to any Halloween display.

Parts Included

• Wiper Motor – 1 qty
• Power Supply w/ Speed control – 1 qty
• 5.5 x 2.1mm Female Barrel Adapter – 1 qty
• Fence Bracket Wiper Motor Mount – 1 qty
• 3/4″ x 1/2″ x 3/4″ PVC T Fitting – 1 qty
• 9in 1/2″ PVC Pipe – 9 qty
• 6in 1/2″ PVC Pipe – 6 qty
• 36″ Wire Rope – 1qty
• Wire Rope Clamp – 2 qty
• Mending plate brackets – 2 qty
• 1″ x 8″ x 24″ board – 2 qty
• Eyelet Eye rings – 6 qty
• 1″ Coarse Drywall Screws – 10 qty
• 1 5/8″ Coarse Drywall Screws – 2 qty
• #8 x 3/4in flat head Phillips screw – 8 qty
• 1/4″ x 3.5″ Hex Bolt – 1 qty
• 1/4″ Flat Washer – 3 qty
• 1/4″ Hex Nut – 3 qty
• 1/4″ Lock Nut – 1 qty

Parts NOT Included

• 5ft Skeleton
• Decorations or other props