Mini crawler

[qwerty15]

Has anyone ever converted a garden tractor into a crawler. If so what did it take and what materials did you use.

 

[JohninCT]

Check out the following site:

http://www.struckcorp.com/

I recently bought a new Magnatrac. It is a powerful little dirt machine.

You might also want to check out the Yahoo group

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracklayinggardentractors/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracklayinggardentractors/</A>

lots of discussion on various small crawler tractors.

John

 

[qwerty15]

Ive looked through all those links before and ive been a member of a couple crawler clubs. I dont want to buy a used crawler because i would rather build it myself. It would also be a great learning experience. I didnt plan on building it anytime soon just looking for info and parts.

 

[Dozernut]

Did you try smallcrawlerbulldozers@groups.msn.com?

 

[qwerty15]

yes, there is a guy there using 2 old ditchwitch trencher to make a crawler. id rather make the tracks myself and was wondering what kind of chain to use and the pitch of it.

 

[qwerty15]

Anyone own a crawler large or small that can post pictures of the undercarriage.

 

[Dozernut]

qwerty15
I will try to wrestle the digital camera from my son when he returns home and take a picture of the undercarriage of my dozer. I probably won't get it done tonight, He is at a girls house and most likely won't be home before dark.
For a small dozer such as you are trying to build the undercarriage on mine is pretty substantial with several bogey wheels and top rollers. I don't know if this will help you but I will post it when I can.

 

[qwerty15]

Thanks dozer im just looking for idea of how i will go about it. I think i could simplify it if it is too complex. Next year im taking CAD in school and maybe the teacher could help me come up with a simple design. Thanks again

Frank

 

[justractors]

The fellar that build the Cub dozer claims to have several hundred hours into machining the track sections alone.
Might be better off to find a used undercarriage off another machine unless your time is worth a lot less than mine.

Bill

 

[qwerty15]

His crawler was all custom. he made the track chain himself. I was going to buy an attachment roller chain and bolt plates onto the ears. The plates would have a 1 inch piece of 1/4 inch steel welded perpendicular to the plate. The crawler undercarriage he made is a replica of a cletrac crawler where as mine will be much simpler.

 

[Dozernut]

qwerty15
I am having trouble posting the pictures. As soon as I am able to correct the problem, I will send them.

 

[Dozernut]

qwerty15

Here are the pictures I promised, hope it helps.

 

[Dozernut]

And more.

 

[Dozernut]

Hey Dude heres my Dozer, and then! Sorry, I watched that silly movie, Hey Dude wheres My Car. That was a hoot!

 

[Hillbilly]

Dozer,
Thats a sweet looking little dozer,I have looked at those before...Komatsu makes a pretty good dozer from what I understand,I ran one years(a rental) ago mainting a coal pile in a power plant,does that have a deaccelerator on it ? Wouldn't be interested in trading for a JD 4400 and all the attatchments would you/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I envy you for having that dozer.

 

[qwerty15]

Dozer thanks for they pictures they will be a lot of help.

 

[Dozernut]

Hillbilly

Thanks, I like the little Komatsu a lot! Don't let the size fool you, it will really do the work. An additional plus is that it can be transported easily behind a one ton truck. No it doesn't have a decelerator on it. I will have to respectfully decline your offer of trade. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif