max 2 highboy rebuild

[Don]

That looks heavy heavy duty now, John! Nice work.

[john swenson]

i'm enjoying the new design..snugged up a couple of the chains and it was real easy. only took a coulple of turns on the tensioner bolts. so far,so good. deedee, it's a pretty long haul for me to texas !! if mike does'nt set up a october date for busco , i'm thinking argo jim , rick and gill may be willing to schedule the gathering . johnboy va.

[rickga]

Johnboy, very nice work!! watched some of your videos, you did a nice job on everything and should be easy to adjust. I agree with Don, it is heavy duty no doubt. Can't wait to see it live!


The date for Busco is already set for fall, its the weekend of Oct. 5-7th. Mike usually sets both dates after the 1st of the year

[john swenson]

thanks rick ... looking forward to it and hoping for a no breakdown weekend. i should have any bugs worked out by then on the max 2 . j.b.

[tbone9]

Wow. How did I miss this. That is a heavy duty design. I like how you made it easier to work on. Did you gain more clearance or just make it heavier duty?

[john swenson]

thanks t .. yes i gained more height when i added the slotted plates for the bearings. which by the way are working awesome. just loosen the nuts on the plate bolts, a couple of turns on the tensioner bolt and the chain is adjusted. ( it only takes alittle turning because the top and bottom of the chain are both tightening..where as with a regular tensioner,your only pressing the slack side of the chain ) also it works without jacking up the tire. i could easily run 28 '' tires , but it's just fine with the 25'' tires and halftracks. just a different , fun design and much easier for me to work on if needed. j.b.

[ARGOJIM]

Nice innovations to your design John, though I couldn't picture what you had in mind at Busco I do get it now, and looks like it should work out well for you.

[dirtdobber]

That's some heavy duty construction. It will take some work to tear that up! Will it float?

[john swenson]

i've got some scuba tanks ordered for when i test it out just in case ! actually i haven't tried it yet cause there are no ponds around me. i'm not sure why not..but will let you know . thanks argo jim for the reply , looking forward to a muddy busco in oct. also, i would join in more rides if they are not too far ( 3 hrs . max for a day ) . j.b.

[Deedeelin1]

JohnBoy, being the nice guy that I am, we will tie a rope on the back of the HHB and the other end onto BG. If you start going down I will pull you out as fast as I can. Your Welcome

[dirtdobber]

You have clearance to fit some pontoons between the tub and frame.

[Noel Woods]

Wow, it looks like a well thought out design. Lots of adjustment points to keep things in spec. I'm anxious to see how things hold up as time goes by.

[john swenson]

thanks noel...the more i ride it the better i like it. i love being able to keep an eye on all the chains and sprockets,axles etc. i don't do that much heavy riding around my place, so busco in oct. should be lot's of fun testing. it would probably look pretty cool with 27'' tires and full tracks, but i don't really need that kind of setup that often. it's definately some big improvements of the first design. later, johnboy va.

[ARGOJIM]

John,
hopefully your added height does not require a set of extensions to stabilize the machine in off camber situations, looks good and ease of maintenance is nice.

[john swenson]

i'll be carefull jim about that...the tracks will add another 3'' width of footprint. j.b.