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So as promised here are two more vids, this first one is about the trail head to home section, mostly wide open, and I do NOT dare go off trail there is some serious CACTUS out there that's NOT good for tyres! LOL
I'll work the video over time and get some sections to fast fwd and such but here is raw vid as I shot it.
http://youtu.be/Ig_XaJstKCc
And here is the next day at a local fishing lake. It's a land locked lake that's spring fed for water, and is what SAR uses for practice for Ice Rescue.
The Ice here is about 10" thick and safe, also they stock this lake all the time with fish. As you can see it's well fished and lots of activity takes place!
http://youtu.be/w7xtAl2qTzc
Well that's it guys for now, today I am busy with some things and soon hope to have the throttle pedal in, first need cable! LOL
Thanks for looking all!
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments!
So; the adventures continue, and as I took the machine into town and had a fellow look at it for me and he is looking into bulk throttle cable for me for the throttle I figured I should weight it too on my way home!
Having done that I moved onto my Friday evening which was the first part of the 40 Hr course for MFR Medical First Responder, then I do one more weekend in two weeks time.
After Friday evenings course, I went home and on the way I weighed the machine at the local commercial veh scale.
So here are my findings....mind you this is with shovel, come a long, paddles tools and so forth in side panels and 1/2 tank fuel.
Front axle 90 Kilo or 198 lbs
Front and middle axle 340 Kilo or 749 lbs
three axles 500 Kilo or 1100 lbs
Rear and middle axle 430 Kilo or 947 lbs
Rear axle 160 Kilo or 352 lbs
Oh and the trailer I tow it on is about 140 Kilo 308 lbs
So this machine weighs in more than I had anticipated as I estimated 840 lbs originally. Hmm...300 lbs out, now that's a reason to add a turbo right fellas?
Anyway, it won't get lighter as I add more gear and a rear engine cover so best be getting my HI LOW box happening sometime soon.
Toss on tracks...and ya again more weight....
Well that's my weekend findings and my course went well.
Thanks for looking.
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Been trying to work out details and get a Polaris 2 sp box....here is what I've determined thus far
Alrighty....
Based on changing 4 chain sprockets, if I go from a 2:1 output from transmission to the jackshaft
Currently set up as
11/22 to a
1:3 out put of say 33/11 and adding in the gear box I would like, I get a hi/low min/max speeds of the following all based on 3600 RPM of engine too...
Hi range drive
8 MPH - 40 MPH based on the hi/low of the CVT
Low range drive
4 MPH - 23 MPH based on the hi/low of the CVT This is theoretically about where it is now..
Those are completely acceptable ranges of speed for me and I would HIGHLY doubt I'd ever do 40 MPH in the rig as that's just insane for it, but nice to know I can almost outrun a bear LOL
I end up with a lower speed machine when needed and hi when needed. I may play with my math some more and maybe 1:3 is a bit high...perhaps 1:2.??? is all I need I don't know...but close to 1:3 I'm guessing....
Thanks for looking
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Wow long time no updates...busy busy...oh...and single...the super left moved in with a friend of mine....NO MORE lol....
the fellow in red jacket on lazt page who drove the quad.
not able locat an affordable polaris trans yet...
so tried another run up to the falls and twisted the outter flange off another axle...crap...got it all welded up and now in talks with Amphiman to get a couple of spare axles.
Drove it home 45 minutes on 5 wd...worked amazingly well actually.
also working on the redux of the the remaining axles so all are welded up tight and solid...may cause a chain upgrade to #50
managed to get foot feed throttle and cable started...doing too many things at once so need throttle and engine cover to be built together so routed once.
have rough idea for the engine cover worked out and it is coming along nicely.
Working on rear winch/receiver/12v outboard mount too...but..might stick 12 outboard on front...
well will get some pics soon once I get a bit more on the cover done.
thanks for looking
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:popcorn:"well will get some pics soon once I get a bit more on the cover done.":D
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first broken bits n prep work
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...psnli971ek.jpg
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7teaoe2r.jpg
see the grease nipple on the axle housing...and notice how my axles are fully sealed in grease..
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...psprivn6kp.jpg
axle pencil tipped with hose clamp as stopper to keep flange in proper spot
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...psz30jzn05.jpg
flange and collet tapered so the 3 parts get weldrd together
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...psm5s6gjce.jpg
Ian a great friend tig welddd it all together...top shelf job no picks though
basic start of engine cover.it will be foam core fiberglsss encapsulated
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...psy9zo8xyx.jpg
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...psfnlezv2c.jpg
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/...psae7x5kda.jpg
thats what been doing...
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I have decided to go ahead and pull engine and remove rad and clean it out then clean block and drain it in preparation for Evans Waterless Coolant.
Evans Cooling Canada
The evans coolant along with the addition of a engine oil cooler should help to get my boil over issue under control.
while it is out I can work on a turbo mount and the alternator mount as well.
figure I should get heat under control before adding turbo.
hope to be back up and running soon.
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You might be able to reduce that control sensitivity by lengthening the distance from the control levers to their pivot points. It's hard to describe- I mean move the linkage further from the pivot point so it take more motion of the control to move the linkage the same distance.