lightweight rock crawler and Hydraulic drive options

[Baloo]

Alain from Drakart was thinking the same as you. He put them in his Drak Extreme. Didn't really catch on, though.

dont supose you have any pics anywhere of these buggys with the 3 cylinder suzuki engine fitted ?
l have to find an engine and box for my tripple e buggy and was wondering if this might be an option

[Baloo]

 few more pics for you

[odypilots]

dont supose you have any pics anywhere of these buggys with the 3 cylinder suzuki engine fitted ?
l have to find an engine and box for my tripple e buggy and was wondering if this might be an option

No, I don't. Sorry.

[SPEC]

Ya Baloo,
It certainly won't win many drag races...But is a spunky little motor...Specinator, drivers hers 130 miles a day at 80 -85 MPH for the last 100,000 miles of it's life ...Just keep it cool and the oil clean...Ithink you wouldn't be disappointed

[Baloo]

cheers odypilots and spec

heres a few more for you

[SPEC]

Thanks Baloo...
You da man...Wanna tell your buddy I said great build

[Baloo]

[fabr]

That is one of the coolest projects I've seen in a long time.

[SPEC]

I'm diggin it

[Boostinjdm]

very cool.
For the new design, why not loose all the joints, chains, and sprockets and go with hydraulic wheel motors?  My zero turn lawnmower has two wheel motors and it will pull about 1500lbs and the mower weighs 600+ lbs.  It could be done with an industrial motor or a geared down sled engine to pump and then hoses to the wheels.  Top speed would be limited to 8mph-15mph,  but I didn't think rock crawlers needed to go too fast.  wheel articulation would be almost unlimited.  Could possibly make it crab too.  I'm sure that would come in handy.

[Baloo]

very cool.
For the new design, why not loose all the joints, chains, and sprockets and go with hydraulic wheel motors?  My zero turn lawnmower has two wheel motors and it will pull about 1500lbs and the mower weighs 600+ lbs.  It could be done with an industrial motor or a geared down sled engine to pump and then hoses to the wheels.  Top speed would be limited to 8mph-15mph,  but I didn't think rock crawlers needed to go too fast.  wheel articulation would be almost unlimited.  Could possibly make it crab too.  I'm sure that would come in handy.

l think l covered hydraulic drive 2 years ago with this post,  this will give you some thing to read
                               http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=10868&highlight=

l still fancy biulding a hydraulic crawler, l have a honda motor with hyd pump and 4 motors 

[SPEC]

mmmmmmMMMMMMM
hydrostatic drives
I think I might have some parts like that

[Baloo]

l think boostinjdm is right, hydraulic drive could be the way forward, best start choppin up your yellow thing to rob the bits off Spec
dosent look like you use it often anyway  

[SPEC]

That's my skidder
Fooker is HUGE But 100% hydraulic drives and steering...Tires about 60''tall and 30'' wide...I been knocking around the idea of using it for parts for some time now...Haven't driven it in 2 -3 years...

[Baloo]

That's my skidder
Fooker is HUGE But 100% hydraulic drives and steering...Tires about 60''tall and 30'' wide...I been knocking around the idea of using it for parts for some time now...Haven't driven it in 2 -3 years...

l see an axle at the back, is there a hydraulic motor driving the pinon flange then ?