My Senior design project - a "Swamp Thing" tracked vehicle clone

[Garauld]

Interesting design. What's your drive sprocket plan? Engine size?

 

[trackhead]

999cc four stroke Yamaha RX1, 140hp, 85ft/lbs torque. Very light motor.

Sprockets are currently metal but redesign this summer to pour polyurethane like Centerline Designs YouTuber Canadian snowcat builder just did. He’s got a great video on it.

 

[airbiscuit]

Not to hijack this thread, but it would be interesting to see pics of your build, specs, drive/steering mechanism, etc,

 

[Garauld]

Yes, I think Trackhead should open up a new thread with all the gory details of his build. Feedback from the community may save him some grief as like ArlyA did to my project.

 

[trackhead]

I plan to eventually, and I will add the tips here of your bilge pump brake coolers helped me immensely. Thanks

 

[Garauld]

June update - last week, I finished welding strips of steel onto each of the 126 track bars thus closing them off so as not to be so aggressive to my lawn. The ground is still pretty moist from all the spring rain we received so I plan to take it out when it finally firms up a bit to see how bad they terrorize my grass.

In process:

Finished:

 

[Garauld]

I finished relocating and piping up the hydraulic steering pumps from under the driver's seat to the left hand cargo storage box where I should have placed them originally. They will now be much more accessible especially to check the oil level and look for leaks.

Before:


Now: