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That looks great, nice job! And great way to spend money, I love buying tools. I can't wait to see it all done...
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That looks awesome! I haven't been around in a little bit so I didn't see this until tonight. Congratulations on getting a huge milestone complete. I can't wait to see the pics as you put it all back together now. That is going to be one bad machine.
If I remember right you started with a series I Marsh model and with all the work you did you basically made it a series II. I guess there are 501 of them made now.
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That looks great.
I used a rattle can of rubberized bedliner to spray the inside of my tub where I repaired the fiberglass and it cost $20.
The bedliner hides the repairs and is very tough.
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Coop, the only issue I ever had with buying tools is that sooner or later... you need a bigger shop, so, you can NEVER have too much shop!
You are correct Nick, it was a Gen1 machine, I guess it would be a hybrid now because the float ring doesn't have the lowered area for easier access. Still got a few things to do before I start assembly, but soon...
Bazoo, that looks good to me, I know a guy who swears by the Rattle can walmart stuff for quad cargo racks. He says the expensive stuff is very durable, but don't use the cheaper stuff because it doesn't last and at $20/can I hope that's the expensive stuff.
I used 3 gallons but forgot to do the engine cover and hood
so I had to get gallon #4, which allowed me to hit a couple of light spots on the tub.
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Haven't been on the site in a while, but I thought I would post a few pics of some of my progress.
trackster progress june 001.jpg driveshaft revision 127'594'008.5
trackster progress june 002.jpg hub for alternator
trackster progress june 003.jpg pulley on hub
trackster progress june 005.jpg with engine cover
trackster progress june 004.jpg tracks
Still got a ton of stuff to do, long way from riding, long way... just not all that into this any moreDESTRUCTION is just a couple of vowels down the street from DISTRACTIONComment
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The machine is looking really good! Can you post some suspension digitals.Comment
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Hey Noel, about those pics, it's highly doubtful I'll be posting anything having to do with that POS for a while. Like I said, I just ain't all that into this anymore...DESTRUCTION is just a couple of vowels down the street from DISTRACTIONComment
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Oh Oh...Sounds like project burn-out, BTDT...sometimes you just have to step away for awhile, work on something new. I myself have not looked at any of my ATV projects lately, I got back into flying radio control, so that is what I'm focused on now. Shove it back in the corner of the shop, cover it up, you'll get motivated to get back to it sometime, when you do it will be waiting for you. Nice job on what you have done so far BTW.
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Brushcutter:
Hang in there man. I know in this part of the country its easy to lose interest when its pushing 100 degrees outside as well as 60% humidity. I've slid a couple of my projects to the backburner for the moment as well. Fall weather with cooler temperatures does alot to motivate a man to finish his projects up. You've made great progress and that machine is going to be more than capable. Its a looker too. I still want to get together with you for a fall ride. I've got several friends that want to go as well so we can have our own little group ride. Coop is right, throw a tarp on the machine for awhile. You'll be back to completing it in no time.Comment
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Cleaned up the shop yesterday and in reply to Noels request, took these of the right side suspension.
suspension 004.jpg This is the torsilastic tensioners at the front of the machine, they have a slight flex while running and help keep a constant tension on the tracks.
suspension 003.jpg In the middle of the machine are 2 leaf springs per side having 4 bogies per spring.
suspension 005.jpg this is the rear carrier assembly, which pivots slightly, and tensions the tracks. you can see there is a welded area at the front of the adjuster, for some reason the right track adjuster bottomed out before the track came to proper tension, so I had to remove all that, disassemble it and weld extensions to the necessary components.
the next 2 are shots of the same, just different angles.
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suspension 001.jpg
I would like to put it aside, but that is just not an option, I still have to build the winch mounts/brushguard, repair/install the skid plate, build and install the seat, alternator mount, exhaust, intake and air cleaner to name just a few. I had all the frame chassis stuff ready to go and we had that all bolted up relatively quickly. I am really burnt out on it, so some days I work on it, other days I just sit and cuss at it... never know which kinda day it's gonna be until I open the doors and see it sitting there staring at me. So... with all that said, I think I'll go see what kind of day this is going to be...
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Nice job on the project Brushcutter.Comment
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Thanks for the photos, it looks very interesting. Not a sophisticated suspension system but then again these machines don't need complexity. I can't wait to see the machine in action this winter. I think a December ride is going to be called for.Comment
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Ok, it turns out that today was a working day and I finally solved a problem that has been giving me fits ever since I decided to install an alternator. Now every body get ready to laugh, because this is just STUPID... but it works. Originally I had planned to drive the alternator off the drive shaft, but there were 2 problems the heat from the exhaust, which could have been dealt with, the other, the engine would have to be pulled to change a belt. But driving it from the front meant building a drive for it, which was easy enough, how and where were a bit tougher, but how to tension the belt was almost stroke level thinking- no place to anchor a tensioner. NONE. not enough room for your traditional bracket no where to put it anyway, and sure it could have been mounted to the tub but I didn't want more holes in it. So for those who are still interested after reading all that, here is a really stupid idea that works.
alt tensioner 006.jpg alt tensioner 002.jpg alt tensioner 004.jpgDESTRUCTION is just a couple of vowels down the street from DISTRACTIONComment
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If it works and if it holds out it's not stupidity .....................it's ingenuity.Comment
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Looking good. At some point in your machines life, somebody probably replaced the 7 tooth drive sprockets with the current 9 tooth that you have. the machines with 7 tooth drives take a different adjuster than the 9 tooth. Your new tracks aren't stretched like the old ones, so you noticed the differance.
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