Coot 4x4 video

[mudbug3]

This is a really nice restored 4 - wheel steered Coot.

[millirad]

Nice video! And a great looking machine.

[Coop]

Great Vid, really shows how a COOT works.

Coop

[JoeMeg]

Yeah,nice video. I didn't realise that the rear wheels turned also. That has to be a pretty fancy linkage between the two "1/2's".

Joe.

[Coop]

The steering is pretty simple really. The front is a rack and pinion directly off the steering wheel, then there is a linkage from the left side steering spindle going back into the body where the linkage connects to a bell crank that has another linkage attached to it, that linkage goes thru the body articulating joint, to the rear of the back tub, where it attaches to another bell crank that has 2 linkages going to the left and right spindles. It is a push-pull system, works good because it is so simple. When I get home, I can take some pics of mine and post them for you if you are interested.

Coop

[JoeMeg]

Yeah Coop,that would be great. I'm certainly interested in seeing how most anything works. I'll bet it would be of interest to some other members also. Never too old learn something.

Joe.

[brushcutter]

This is a great video demonstrating the way a COOT handles rough uneven terrain. I've said it before and I'll say it again... I want one! Coop, by all means post those pics.

[Coop]

I'll try to get some pics of the steering up tonight, maybe a short vid of the linkages moving too, just been busy with the holidays.

Coop

[Coop]

Ok, as promised, here ia a short vid of the steering linkages on the COOT, sorry it took so long, been busy..

Coop

[brushcutter]

Great "how it works" video Coop! You weren't kidding when you said that the steering is pretty simple. Are there seals of any kind for the areas where the linkages exit the tub, or are they far enough above the waterline to not be an issue?

[Noel Woods]

I really like the machine and its simple set up, everything is heavy duty yet light. Thanks for posting the video.

[JoeMeg]

Yes,the steering is somewhat simple. Very clever. Thanks for posting,Coop.

Joe.

[Coop]

I think that's what makes a COOT cool, built simple and rugged.

brushcutter...I've never had water come in at the steering linkage holes. I have seen a picture somewhere of a rubber bellows that was installed over the linkage and attached to the tub, I don't know it that was an original piece, or something somebody came up with, good idea though. I've thought about searching at a junk yard for something that would work, maybe a bellows off an older VW Bug handbrake assembly, something like that. But when it is floating, the water line is 4-6" below that opening.

Coop

[Noel Woods]

Nice video. Maybe a C.V. boot would work to keep the water out from the steering port holes.