Home made pp track

[samodelkin ptz]

This is an experiment. The result was unknown. For traveling on snow, I made tracks from PP pipes. Trucks assembled at pp rope. You can go to -8 degrees. if the truck breaks down below the slip on the rocks. We went once.
Tested in the snow depth of 60 cm
there is a problem-wheel slip.
I think as a pull truck
This track is viable or bad idea?

[amphibious drew]

Very cool. I like the open/self cleaning design. It reminds me of adair tracks. I see what you mean by slipage, but I think if you wrap the pipes in rubber tape like used on tennis rackets grips, it would do much better. I think they may do ok in snow, but do not know how they would hold up in mud and on rocks though. Your ingenuity is commendable.

[demo61x]

rock for sure is a no. mudd should be ok if you can stop the slipping. I have a few idea's how to stop the slippage, but it is hard to explain.

[MaynoothMarauder]

привет из Канады, I am new to argos and new to this board.... but I am not new to accounting. In Canada, you could buy a set of tracks for no more then $700 for your vehicle. For your custom tracks I counted, 200 elbows, 200 tees, 200 caps and probably 300+ ft of pipe, plus glue, plus the connection piece for each track. That material cost here would be over $700 not to mention your time. Plus you have no temperature constraints for use and I expect that rocks will hammer that track to pieces. The theory is good, but i do not believe the track is viable. Хорошее везение mm

[Obsessed]

Cool track idea...it looked like it actually worked pretty well...I'm sure that it's I big improvement over just tires in all that snow!

More videos please :-)

Tim

[samodelkin ptz]

One homemade truck costs $ 2 here where I live.
I've got 92. I made them for 4 days.
During the tests, one broke. I made a cutter to remove the residue and replace the broken part without dismantling tracks
summer, I want to drive through the swamp.
later made a videо.

[argoford]

cool idea.you could try Truck Bed Coating on the inside to stop them from slippage.

[samodelkin ptz]

I thought I put on rubber tube on the track. when I did not find it.
Two trucks weigh 37 kg. Stowed look like

[mightymaxIV]

Sorry, but I would never try those tracks in mud and swamp. The first root that catches them is going to break them, they are not going to be durable enough to run on any hard surface. I would never trust them in the swamps where I run.

[eddieb1965]

Sorry,but I was waiting for the track wrap up to break the rope and then wind itself around all the axles...

[samodelkin ptz]

Hello.
track still work, but now it's summer version.
performed well in the swamp. easy to repair.

[Outlaw1]

I'd use black pipe. just sayin
Dude, you got a ton of crap loaded on top of that thing...press on!

[onlyonce]

Is that a swing down prop on the back of that machine? If so its using the same idea as a Schwimmagen. Would love to know a little more about the machine.

[riotwarrior]

neat idea on tracks...

What engine is in that machine? What drive train?

[john swenson]

great effort, i'm amazed how well they worked in the snow. hope you get things worked out. i have made my own and even using strong metal it still takes alot of trial and error to get them dependable and durable. johnboy va.