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The Mule lost half it's duct tape and went to a 54" cut path
Tommy
That is so awesome! Wish I had had that when growing up :-)
Very nice. I've still not gotten around to building myself a little outdoor rover with spinning sticks of terror made from 15mil full hard 301-SS and 50mil 6061-Al plates brazed together. Theory (based a bit on rodent teeth) goes that the thicker, softer aluminum provides mechanical support for the thinner, harder steel while also wearing down faster to keep a sharp, thin steel cutting edge on a thick stiff blade.
Any more broken drive shafts? What I was unable to describe so long ago was 'build a proper wheel hub', so that the bearings and support structure/suspension would be almost directly mated to the rim, as happens in most road vehicles, which would keep the length of the unsupported/cantilevered shaft very short.
jwatte, your never to old to have some fun, even while doing some of these repetitive tasks(mowing,plowing).Quote:
Wish I had had that when growing up :-)
tician , so far, so good.Quote:
Any more broken drive shafts?
I also see this as a problem with my original design, the problem becomes more pronounced whenQuote:
which would keep the length of the unsupported/cantilevered shaft very short.
plowing snow because of the 200lb of sand I add. when the next shaft fails I'l re-design it.
Tommy
True -- although these days, the chickens pick the back yard clean, and I live in a place where yards are small and it never snows...Quote:
jwatte, your never to old to have some fun, even while doing some of these repetitive tasks(mowing,plowing).
I have enough projects anyway! :-)
while the Original Design offered some advantages(more room for batteries)
, cost savings(used bearings and wheel hubs I had) and kept the center of gravity low.
but the shortcomings have forced me to redesign the drive system.
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Going to have the new design implemented in time for heavy snow?
interesting!
Does the axle nub that sticks out about 1.5" beyond the sprocket go into the bearing? Is that enough to bear the load, or is there some other suspension?
Gertlex, NOAA is saying this is an El Niño year, so I'm hoping that will buy me some time. becauseQuote:
Going to have the new design implemented in time for heavy snow?
it's not only the drive system that is getting changed. I'm adding a front loading option.
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