My Ride-on Tracked dumper

[David Devuono]

Finally get to go up and work on my tracked dumper Thursday. Going armed with some exhaust gasket material (no gaskets currently on muffler), two 5L belts, and four modified wheels to position the track. As well I have to reverse one control, adjust the pressure reliefs to 2000 PSI. Place some magnets on the oil tanks. One of the first things that happened was a breather cover has a metal bracket that locks it to the breather port. The nut on the bracket worked loose and must be in the tank. I have a telescoping magnet tool so hopefully I can fish it out. Next time I will use a strainer in the suction port.

If these new wheels work out, I will be making four more for the front. Basically I cut four 10' dia discs out of 1/4 plate. Machined a hub to hold a bearing and bolted it to a solid rubber wheel.

 

[David Devuono]

I spent some more time on the tracked dumper. Added a couple more steel \solid rubber wheels. Tapped all the axle shafts for 5/8 nuts instead of cotter pins which helps to keep the bearings in the wheels. I bent all 240 track guides in slightly to keep the steel wheels from riding up. I need to make some solid steel wheels for the front axles as there is just too much weight with the cab and blade on. I have also changed the gearing from 2:1 to 2.7:1. Here is a short video.

Tracked Dumper Testing.wmv - YouTube

 

[olds67]

That is really awesome to see it in action. I've been following your thread since you stared and your craftsmanship is amazing! I bet you can't wait to push snow once you get your blade mounted.

 

[KubotainNH]

Very cool. Will be neat to see it do some work.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

That thing is a beast. I guess I never really understood the scale of the project until I saw you on it in the video.

 

[relaqbr]

Here is a short video.

Tracked Dumper Testing.wmv - YouTube

Freaking awesome!!!

 

[David Devuono]

I will be going back to camp in a couple of weeks armed with some HD front road wheels which I am making out of four 12 inch brake rotors. Then I will be able to mount the plow. The plow is made from a cut down scraper blade so it is very heavy. Thanks for the comments. I am taking it real easy until the ground freezes. I also need to modify my idler pulley so I can tighten the pump belts as they are slipping when I throttle up.

 

[mjncad]

Excellent Dave! :thumbsup:

 

[Scooby074]

Impressive. Well done. It'll be interesting to see it in the snow.

 

[looknlearn]

Very impressive. Have been watching this from the beginning.