I have heard of Hydrotraxx but thought they were out of business. If they are making machines it is interesting no one on the forum mentions them. Must not have much market share.
Keith.
I have heard of Hydrotraxx but thought they were out of business. If they are making machines it is interesting no one on the forum mentions them. Must not have much market share.
Keith.
ADAIR TRACKS, WITHOUT 'EM YOUR JUST SPINNING YOUR WHEELS
REMEMBER KIDS, THE FIRST "A" in AATV STANDS FOR AMPHIBIOUS
Take a look at the Hydrotraxx website, nice machines but they are sooooooooo wide.
And pricey!!!Originally Posted by Noel Woods
l like to buy stuff and no I don't do payments!
Recently someone posted one for sale (if memory serves correctly) on this site. A member piped up and stated something about reliability issues and very slow speed. Granted, the machine for sale was an older model.
Im curious. What is your reasoning for dividing the power to the tracks with a front and rear sprocket? having two points to power means twice the parts and twice the chance of something breaking or going wrong. Not being judgemental here, i'm honestly curious why you chose this route. Either way, i am very interested in your build and it would be a very interesting thread if you were to start one just for this build...(hint)This is a single speed Borg-Warner, can't recall the model# but its a low geared unit with a gear ratio around 16.3 to 1. There are similar units made by Spicer and other companies too. Nubs has the link for a similar 2 speed unit. These are very simple and inexpensive transmissions that can take a lot of power and abuse.
The machine this transmission is in will have no chains at all. It does have a drive belt between the clutches, but has a auxillary shaft coming off the transmission that will go thru a right angle gearbox then transmit power to the front axle via a drive shaft and differential. Currently working on a suspension for the middle (unpowered) axle.
This machine will have tracks, and a powered front and rear axle.
There is a tendency for a single driven tire to cake up with mud and spin within the track. Its still is very functional with one driven wheel per side as well as simple.
Two driven wheels per side should perform as well as any other track driven machine.
I've got some photos and videos that I will upload in time, but at the moment am still working out some issues with design including the suspension system that I may patent.
Ok, I'm interested. When u do make a build thread for us to see your progress it will be interesting for sure.
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Nice to know I'm not the only one wanting to see a thread on all of these builds. Inquiring minds wants to know
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