James86004
Expedition Leader
Do you have any photos of the new shaft? Me like pictures of pretty gears and shafts!
109 Expedition rig build
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Mercedesrover
Explorer
This is the end that Dutchman's did. Annealed the shaft, hobbed the splines, cut the threads, roughed out the bearing surface, re-hardened it and finish ground the bearing surface. Everything inboard of this is standard NP435 shaft.
James86004
Expedition Leader
Thanks. Nice work.
UnfrozenCaveman
Explorer
Dang, learn something new every day. Thanks to our friends at Google, I now know about "hobbed" and "involute" splines.
That looks like a nice piece indeed Jim!
KAA
Mercedesrover
Explorer
I really like Guy Fawkes. Great bunch of guys. I'll be there.
Put on the muffs and bring the 109! I'd love to see it!!
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Oilburner
Adventurer
No, no - I'd definitely drive it if I could, I drive it everywhere. I'm in the middle of an NV4500 conversion and am building a new frame, plus we're moving, so no time. I might bring my new beater FZJ80 down.
I Leak Oil
Expedition Leader
Mercedes, you've earned some fame in the north woods. I was coming out through the Telos checkpoint yesterday and the woman asked me if I was the one who broke down up there this past summer. After telling her it wasn't me she said on his way in some guy was telling them how he can fix the entire truck by the side of the road if necessary. Next thing they know it's being carted out on a flat bed! She mentioned a broken transmission so I knew for sure who it was.
I came to your defense and told her not to worry as it wasn't a stock Rover tranny!:elkgrin:
I came to your defense and told her not to worry as it wasn't a stock Rover tranny!:elkgrin:
Mercedesrover
Explorer
Too funny. Yeah, in most cases I can fix it on the side of the road. This failure was a little too deep. I supposed I could have pulled a Bogart in The African Queen and forged a new shaft up there. Not sure how that would have worked out.....
That lady at the Telos gate is a sweetheart. She sent a note to the NMW headquarters about what happened and they sent me a check back for my two-weeks worth of fees. Pretty cool of them.
That lady at the Telos gate is a sweetheart. She sent a note to the NMW headquarters about what happened and they sent me a check back for my two-weeks worth of fees. Pretty cool of them.
Yorker
Adventurer
You guys both missed Guy Fawkes- it qould have been nice to have another FJ-80 there.
Quentin has already uploaded some pics on:
http://www.fourfold.org/qrover80/guy09/index.html
Guy Fawkes 2010 will be (4), 5, 6, & 7 of Nov
there Jim mark your calendar now.
dino2000
Observer
Really?!
This thing is amazing in every way. The layout seems to me to be straight forward and well thought out. Simple is good.
(forgive me, I'm a little behind on my reading.......)
Mercedesrover
Explorer
North Maine Woods, Redux
Once again Wendy and I will be pointing the 109 north and heading back to The North Maine Woods for a couple of weeks. We leave Friday. Wish us luck! The truck has been running flawlessly this year and I really feel good about the trip. Still, the number for John and Son's Towing in Millinocket is in my wallet!
Hope to find a place to camp somewhere just east of Churchill Depot. Cliff Lake or Spider Lake will be our first choices. We'll be doing a lot of exploring, fishing and canoeing. Hope to take the short water-route to the trains too.
Anyway, we'll be back in a couple of weeks with a few stories and hopefully a better ending than last year!
jim
Once again Wendy and I will be pointing the 109 north and heading back to The North Maine Woods for a couple of weeks. We leave Friday. Wish us luck! The truck has been running flawlessly this year and I really feel good about the trip. Still, the number for John and Son's Towing in Millinocket is in my wallet!
Hope to find a place to camp somewhere just east of Churchill Depot. Cliff Lake or Spider Lake will be our first choices. We'll be doing a lot of exploring, fishing and canoeing. Hope to take the short water-route to the trains too.
Anyway, we'll be back in a couple of weeks with a few stories and hopefully a better ending than last year!
jim
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