I started this about about a week ago but i didnt have a powertrain at the time but now iv got pretty much everything i need exept some rear shocks.
So i started with a set of junk yard john deere snow blower tracks with no plans whatsoever i just figured id use them someday for somthing. I got boored and decided to build a 2x2. I got a u joint from a steering rack out of a mitsubishi and a bunch of assorted sprockets from snow blowers and stuff and i went to work on the front end. This thursday i was back at teh junk yard and i spotted the tranny from a walk behind brush hog and i had a mower that i got running for the engine its a 6.25hp briggs.
So then i got the chassis made up it still needs the motor mounts.
I originally was going to put the tranny behind the engine and snake over it with the jackshaft but that would put the big sprocket too high so i figured to would work better up front because the chain can easily clear uner the carb to the rear. And since the chain is longer i wont have a problem making the rear end sprung. Im making the rear pivot from a bicycle neck. (If youve seen my other progects you know i have practice at this
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Im still going to run a jackshaft to the front to gear it down like the rear but theres plenty of room under the tank. Im going to sink the tank between the frame rails and run the seat on top. Ill make a seat for it. The hoops you see pictured are going to be one big hoop for the top of the frame. Im going to use heim joints for the neck. Its going to have a jockey shift on the side of the tank a twist throttle and hopefully a hand clutch but i may have to make it foot operated i havnt got to that yet.
The clutch will be lawn tractor style with a belt and a tentioner. Im going to have two sets of foot pegs that fold up for trees. Its going to go slow nothin speedy i dont thing the tracks could take too much of that kinda abuse. More of a go anywhere crawler but the tranny has 3 or 4 speeds and reverse so i can go slow and kinda quick. And i can tune it by changing the pully size on the engine and tranny without messing with the chain. Iv got about 50$ in it sofar between the tracks and tranny. Should be more than 80$ or so total.
Ill tell you what iv definatly spent more time thinking stareing at this thing than actually working on it and more thought than anything iv built before.
So i started with a set of junk yard john deere snow blower tracks with no plans whatsoever i just figured id use them someday for somthing. I got boored and decided to build a 2x2. I got a u joint from a steering rack out of a mitsubishi and a bunch of assorted sprockets from snow blowers and stuff and i went to work on the front end. This thursday i was back at teh junk yard and i spotted the tranny from a walk behind brush hog and i had a mower that i got running for the engine its a 6.25hp briggs.
So then i got the chassis made up it still needs the motor mounts.
I originally was going to put the tranny behind the engine and snake over it with the jackshaft but that would put the big sprocket too high so i figured to would work better up front because the chain can easily clear uner the carb to the rear. And since the chain is longer i wont have a problem making the rear end sprung. Im making the rear pivot from a bicycle neck. (If youve seen my other progects you know i have practice at this
) Im still going to run a jackshaft to the front to gear it down like the rear but theres plenty of room under the tank. Im going to sink the tank between the frame rails and run the seat on top. Ill make a seat for it. The hoops you see pictured are going to be one big hoop for the top of the frame. Im going to use heim joints for the neck. Its going to have a jockey shift on the side of the tank a twist throttle and hopefully a hand clutch but i may have to make it foot operated i havnt got to that yet.
The clutch will be lawn tractor style with a belt and a tentioner. Im going to have two sets of foot pegs that fold up for trees. Its going to go slow nothin speedy i dont thing the tracks could take too much of that kinda abuse. More of a go anywhere crawler but the tranny has 3 or 4 speeds and reverse so i can go slow and kinda quick. And i can tune it by changing the pully size on the engine and tranny without messing with the chain. Iv got about 50$ in it sofar between the tracks and tranny. Should be more than 80$ or so total.
Ill tell you what iv definatly spent more time thinking stareing at this thing than actually working on it and more thought than anything iv built before.
