Quadrotrac

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Decided to go for it:

Looked to wimpy to me. Now i like it better:

Tacked on::

 

[Wainiha]

Stop making me look bad with your skills...

 

[chilliwak]

Well Steinez with the look of that mounting braket you should be able to handle about 16 tons...:drool:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Unfortunately the winch will only pull 8 tons... :ylsmoke:

Started mounting the pedals today:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Started with the brake pedal today. I`m using an parking brake lever for it. It`ll have a small cable attach that allows me to disengage the lock. So i can use it like a regular brake pedal, but it i disengage the cable the lock will be engaged and there`s no need for a parking brake lever:

Mounted:

Mounts for the clutch pedal:

All three tacked on:

Btw., i just got the patches i had custom made. Thanks for your help guys:

 

[chilliwak]

I think I need some Redneck Engineering clothing. What do you think Steinez?:Wow1:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Sorry Chilli, just got the one on the picture. But i`ll mke sure to hook you up when i order some new patches. :smiley_drive:

Burned out some gussets today:

Drilled some holes:

Punched them bigger:

Dimpled it and tacked the gussets on:

Mocked it up:

Btw, started restoring our old firefighting pump as a little side project:

 

[chilliwak]

Things are looking good Steinez! Is there anything that you cant fix?:Wow1:

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Well, we`ll see... :ylsmoke:

Started building the parking brake lock today:

Cut a window in the lever and tacked the line lock on:

Reinforced it:

Finished:

Then i started with the hand throttle:

Finished:

Then i noticed that i screwed up big time, the brake pedal was mounted the wrong way. It would lock when i want to brake, not when the brake is engaged. So i cut it off and flipped it around:

Made some gussets:

And finished welding it:

 

[chilliwak]

Thats the good thing about trial and error Steinez. A prototype wil allways we a work in progres..

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Yeah, i luckily noticed it before it was too late... :Wow1:

 

[Rbertalotto]

Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgaUqgqRp8k

 

[Steinbruchsoldat]

Thanks for the link. I really wish i`d have more time, there`s so much stuff i want to build...

First i bought some steel today:

Then i finished the pedals:

Started building the battery tray:

Finished:

Got some questions for you guys:

Looks like i need a fairlead right in front of the winch, if not the line will hit that round stock on the winch when the drum is full. How did you guys do that when the winch was not on the front of the car?

Anyone got an idea for the wiper? I want to reuse the justy wiper motor, but i think i need something like a parallel wiper to clean all of that big windshield?

 

[redthies]

I really wish i`d have more time, there`s so much stuff i want to build...

Julian, you don't really "build" things, so much. You tend to engineer to the nth degree, and then overbuild! I think the Russian swamp thing in that video is cobbled/bodged together in comparison to what you do. If you built to the same standards as the Russians, you'd have a dozen projects completed by now. Sort of a Porsche 959 vs a Lada type thing going on here!

 

[Mobryan]

Anyone got an idea for the wiper? I want to reuse the justy wiper motor, but i think i need something like a parallel wiper to clean all of that big windshield?

I'd go with a single wiper parallel arm mounted top center of the cab, that way all the muck will want to flow straight down, off the windshield.

Matt

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