What Would You Build?

[Boone]

I decided to stop driving my Suzuki Samurai. The tranny has a bearing going and the ball joints are shot. The 4 cylinder 1300 cc engine runs excellent.

So what could I build using this engine and some of what is left of the Samurai?

 

[Bowhunter]

Sounds like a good question for Red Green or Tim the Toolman Taylor. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Maybe a hotrod mudbogging machine. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[RobS]

I heard scrap iron is at $100/ton. Make enough to pick up a new tractor item /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[andyfletcher]

With a 1in shaft and 3 pillow blocks and a 3/4in round steel plate I'd make a heavy duty wood chipper. Third pillow goes in center, wouldn't want this deadly contraption to let go.

At 2 places on opposite side of the plate I'd cut out a neat 2in by 4in hole. There I would weld backup pieces for a base for bolting hardened steel knives available everywhere. Drill hole in center and weld on plate dead square to shaft.

Add a shute and your all set.

Wood chippers will be the thing to get in the future when slash burning will be outlawed all togeather, even for farmers.

Youd have to gear the trans down with an extrnal 1 to 3 (maybe 5) chain drive and sprocket system floating in an oil bath. The gearing down would ease the work on the engine and you'd get the ability to heave in larger stumps in the tradeoff.

Cost pillows 10$, shaft 20$, plate cut at machine shop 40$, with square holes cut and shaft hole 60$. Chain drive at scrap yard from motorcycle, few dollars.

Pretty cheap system. You may want to up to a larger rad for stationary work, oh yeah, no place for kids. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[JazzDad]

I'm all for building an intergalactic cruiser, and searching the universe for intelligent life. Just attach a BIG gas tank. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

OK, how about coupling it to a large generator?

 

[Poppa]

Turn it into a dual purpose Post Hole Auger/corer, make it so it attaches to the front loader bucket and sell it to Okeedon. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mike

 

[RonR]

I saw an internet clip of a V8 powered chainsaw. The torque of the motor was almost too much for the two guys to hold down.

With the size of the Suzuki, maybe a REALLY industrial sized weed eater!

(If you build the chipper, make sure you have armor plating protecting you & co-workers!)

Ron

 

[lamarbur]

a standby generator for the home/office/

 

[Charlie_in_TX]

I hear those bring fair money in rock crawling areas. List it on ebay and see what it will fetch.

 

[Bird]

I know parts are expensive for those, but I wonder if you wouldn't come out ahead to fix it up and sell it as what it is instead of parting it out to build something else.