... I came down to the comments JUST to suggest crossover potential for a dual-tracked-jeep rescue with that Cascade fellow... but apparently you're already ahead of me!
Love the idea of having snow tracks on the Rudicon. I would look at making the teeth that go into the tracks thicker/wider. They look like they may cut into the tracks with how thin they are right now. No need to add additional geared cogs to the assembly, just more material to each tooth to make them much less likely to cut into the tracks. Keep up the amazing work!
Yes, I was thinking the same thing as a guy who has done a lot of automotive and other metal fabrication...more surface area on the meshing edges (both sides of the teeth because forward and reverse) could ONLY be a GOOD idea to have less wear and more reliability no matter how much torque you put to the drive wheel-cog.
It looks like the track is clipped which are pieces of metal that are in the drive windows of the track. The angle iron pieces will do most of the work anyway by driving against the "nubs".
This is my favorite video so far on your channel, or, on your dad's. There's some real design going on here, and it's not just brackets and boring stuff. Great video!
@@James-yp5dn even more important though is that he is a good kid. I am near 70 so sorry, he is a kid to me. I love that his entire family can let their inner child run free yet they show true skills that people like me didn't learn in a lifetime. Keep on schooling me Rudy. You are doing a great job of it.
Ambition strikes went with a more traditional drive system that allows the track to slip if it gets in a bind, I worry that Rudy's system may tear up his tracks if they bind up.
Looks great Rudy. Two things I would address though 1 make sure you run a bolt through the unit bearing, they are not designed to carry weight without loading the bearing. And 2 I would drive them from the center, so the load is even on the drive cogs, and it will narrow the track width. That will also put less pressure on the knuckles and kingpins.
Hey Rudy,, Ambition Strikes here on RUclips did something similar. If having issues I'm sure you could probably watch their video for pointers. Casey Ladelle also has a jeep with them. Hope that helps.
Ambition strikes even sells the cad plans for the tracks for $99! I do think they need more bogey wheels for more even down pressure like Casey's tracks have.
@@84mockingbird I agree about the bogey wheels, though they don't do much driving through deep powder so they may be fine with the fewer wheels just going up and down that road of theirs.
Wow! Ambitious. Don’t forget to put a stub shaft or a something in the explorer bearings or those will self destruct quickly. I’m looking forward to the rest of this build!
Finally! I wish your dad would take the hint and get some for his rigs. And I'd be interested in seeing how much money you save over buying commercial tracks. Also, having some experience with these type of bolt on tracks, they will have a greater rolling mass than the tires. That's going to introduce additional stress to some driveline components. You may want to beef up the u-joints and other necessary parts.
Enjoyable video, ambitionstrikes has a video about the tracks they made a year ago. Interesting how they each attacked the driver mechanism for the tracks differently.
Love my walls overalls. Spent an entire winter outdoors tearing apart big trucks and trailers. Never needed a jacket. Those suckers kept me super warm.
My thoughts as well. Your hourly cost to designs, build, test, modify, finalize. How does these costs and time compare to just purchasing them and knowing all the work has been done for you.
Very cool. About the 4WD Suburban wheel bearings, I always thought that that type of bearing needed the axle stub bolted thru it to hold it together but that the 2WD hubs can be used (no axle).
I was going to say this! The stub axle nut puts the preload on the bearing which prevents its from coming apart! I've seen new bearings wrecked with a stub axle in place when the axle nut wasn't providing preload (the axle threads were completely striped) in a very short distance
agreed !!! but he also makes things look good 2 !! when he does his cad designs it has style rather than just a chunk of metal cut out at the table !!. i think that really says alot about our man Rudy !!! i wonder what he actually does for a living 8) ??
I respect what and why you do what you do, You have a million resources to have that track made, yet you want to learn, and you learn crap if you don't make mistakes. Your Dad has a sign in his shop about doing things twice, nothing like a family tradition LOL. Very cool build.
Never built tracks before but I think the angle iron will be an issue with snow building up and maybe throwing a track off the drive gears... Definitely a fun looking project 👌
Good for you young Man! Trax have been around for many years but a fresh perspective and new ingenuity will go far. Not to mention the feeling of creating your own. Good luck with this endeavor and all your desires for creating. You are in my prayers Hoka Hey
would be pretty cool if the swiveling frame could be mounted to a support that extends from the axle/steering knuckle, so that the suspension itself prevents the tracks from flipping over but you still have the swiveling stuff
Hey Rudy, love your channel. Mechanical engineer here with a couple of comments on your track design. 1. The original wheel bearing is going to be heavily and excessively cantilever side loaded. 2. You're going to be passing the weight of the Rudicon through the drum assemblies. This is not a good idea. The weight of the Rudicon should be carried by the front suspension assembly as it would be with wheels. You need the lower bogie assembly attached to the front suspension. You can use your outer wheel bearing to tie to the bogie assembly but it should not be weight bearing. I hope this is helpful.
You guys are great. Entertainment media has needed some nice wholesome reality like your channel for so long, and the nice thing is that the one thing that seems to have been driving your ever increasing popularity, is you just being genuine and doing what you do best and filming it. I watch your channel, Fab Rats, Robby Layton, Merlin's old school garage, and Matt's Off Road Recovery religiously! Watching all you guys's videos has been the single most inspiring thing to learn new ways of creating that I've experienced in my entire life. at 53 years old I've finally learned to weld. I was inspired to learn from watching you guys, and every time I watch you guys building vehicles I learn more on how to build my own off-road rig, AND how to effectively off-road it! I spent 20 years in the U.S. Army with 6 deployments. Having experienced that I feel like I have a fairly decent understanding of quality of character in a person (at least from my perspective, whatever that's worth). You guys all set an amazing example to your fans on how to never give up, to think your way through obstacles, and accomplish what you set out to do, even when things get difficult. Thank you for the entertainment, but also the inspiration you give me with every one of your videos! Please never stop making them!
Hey Rudy !!! Great ""IDEA"" !!! Build you own so that if something should go wrong then you know how to fix it yourself !! Waiting to see the final product !! 🤔🙄🤠😎👀👀👍👍👍👍👍
Great idea. You may have the beginning of your new company here. Same tracks, different hubs, for many different midsize vehicles. Good luck. Looking forward to seeing the end results. You go Rudy !
That looks totally amazing! Your designs are out of this world. Can't wait to see how well it works once it is all done! Thank you Rudy for another great video
Now that is/was a vehicle engineering-modification-upgrade-change-off-roading-accessorizing video Rudy...very cool, interesting, challenging, educational and real, the Rudicon is going to go like a bobcat chasing a rabbit in snow...outstanding! You are rockin' it on your own channel, son of Matt and older brother to Kaulin, and we really like your girlfriend Janelle too, she's a gem. Do your thing RAD Team.
Trial by fire. Coming along nicely. With those tracks, you should be able to go anywhere. My only concern is that the 1/4" plate won't be strong enough. You MIGHT, need to bump it up to 1" thick. You are putting a lot of stress and torque on that thin stuff. But, hey, you have to start someplace, right!??! Can't wait to see you put those tracks thru their paces!!!!
Dude,walls is my new favorite brand. Snagged a bunch of shirts, jackets on clearance and have been nothing but impressed. probably all i willl buy now..no more crapHart
Looks great so far. Ensure you stick a stub shaft in those bearing to hold them together or they’ll fall apart. Keep up the good work, this is going to be bad ass.
I would have taken the easy way out and bought ONE commercially available track assembly and then just copied it for the other three. But I admire your balls to take on the entire project of R & D. It could turn into a profit center for you.
Rudy keep dreaming, building, sharing and growing! It is very interesting what you come up with. After giving this a little thought I have become doubtful that the one inch angle is going to be enough to keep things from folding! I would add a few 1/4" square plates running from the center near the lug towards the track and the outer portion because of the large gap between the two and the outer having all the stress from the track guides. Since the inner and outer are the track drivers maybe even add something like pieces of a large pipe (for clearance reasons) to connect the inner sprocket to the drive sprocket. I usually don't give advice but I would hate to see you have a collapse or spin the the drive sprocket out. I'm telling you this with all due respect in your design capabilities. Stay safe healthy and happy 👍
Very cool design. This is coming along very well lately so far. Can't wait to see more videos soon Rudy. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God Bless.
Nice going kid. You did not disappoint. Good delivery from your previous video tease. Hopefully you fudged over your socket pass thru hols on the next 3 you cut out so you don't have to skew your socket approach on EVERY wheel. 'Cause you know that going to come back to haunt you someday. Bravo on your candid delivery of your content. You learned well from your pop!
Looks pretty awesome, but it seems like you might want to get a more heavy duty outer hub to mount the rest of the frame to. Won't it be seeing a lot of forces? As much or more than your hub normally sees with 40" tires?
I initially thought the same thing but after thinking about it, that hub assembly is already made to support a vehicle driving down the road for tens of thousands of miles. Just imagine the force on that bearing when you're taking a cloverleaf on the highway at 40+ mph. I think it should be fine for for what he's doing with it.
@@jeepzjken I am thinking the worst forces are when you are turning and you are putting all the forces thru this bearing to rotate the track. What if the track is stuck in a rut or something and that awesome hydraulic steering system is cranking on it? Same reason they put 1-ton axles on 4x4s with 40's, these are going to put oversized forces on it also and it seems like it will all be running thru a weak link (the Explorer bearing). I might be wrong but it would suck to destroy it on a trail.
My first thought is something other than angle, especially that direction. It will collect snow and lift the track off the sprocket. with a double or triple sprocket design, you might want to try to design in scrapers to clear packed show from between the sprockets.
Your drive sprockets look fantastic Rudy. And using Ford Exploder bearings were a great idea. Very easy to come by. Your channel is doing great kid, keep up the great work.
If you experience a problem with mud and grit getting under the oil seals of your track rollers, there was a trick used in old Ransomes crawler tractors of installing oil seals back to front and frequently pressure-lubing the track rollers with heavy oil instead of grease to flush contaminants away from the oil seal lips.
Rudy, I know I'm a little late Sorry , I seen the SXS blog guys put tracks on side by sides and what i can gather just by watching them ride on all kinds of different surfaces is the leading wheel on the tracks should be mounted higher than the rest of the boogie wheels to clime over obstacles rather than coming to a complete stop by running into or going under said obstacle, good luck
Any clearance issues up front when turning? I can just see the break lines getting ripped out when turning. Great job building the drive sprockets from scratch. I agree, the best video yet!
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Hurry up, I want to do track Jeep stuff with my track Jeep homies!
But I currently don’t have any track Jeep homies 😔
I’m hurrying as fast as I can but these tracks are a lot of work 😮💨
... I came down to the comments JUST to suggest crossover potential for a dual-tracked-jeep rescue with that Cascade fellow... but apparently you're already ahead of me!
Came here looking for this comment! Can't wait to see you guys doing track jeep stuff together.
@@Rudysadventureanddesignreal : Sleep is overrated
Rudy is stepping it up, fabricating a drive system is a serious challenge. Wait till you have kids Rudy, it all changes.
It's getting close to that season again
Would love to see an update
Love the idea of having snow tracks on the Rudicon. I would look at making the teeth that go into the tracks thicker/wider. They look like they may cut into the tracks with how thin they are right now. No need to add additional geared cogs to the assembly, just more material to each tooth to make them much less likely to cut into the tracks.
Keep up the amazing work!
Yes, I was thinking the same thing as a guy who has done a lot of automotive and other metal fabrication...more surface area on the meshing edges (both sides of the teeth because forward and reverse) could ONLY be a GOOD idea to have less wear and more reliability no matter how much torque you put to the drive wheel-cog.
It looks like the track is clipped which are pieces of metal that are in the drive windows of the track. The angle iron pieces will do most of the work anyway by driving against the "nubs".
totally agree 😃it has a real danger of track damage 😝, easy fix for Rudy
15:57 shows metal inserts where the teeth go in.
This is my favorite video so far on your channel, or, on your dad's. There's some real design going on here, and it's not just brackets and boring stuff. Great video!
And he does his own cutting... doesn't send it off to VLOG (or whatever it's called)
I agree 💯 ! He's definitely a Smart kid and a great fabricator too, it's awesome to see him go through the thinking 🤔 to make it work
@@James-yp5dn even more important though is that he is a good kid. I am near 70 so sorry, he is a kid to me. I love that his entire family can let their inner child run free yet they show true skills that people like me didn't learn in a lifetime. Keep on schooling me Rudy. You are doing a great job of it.
Man you are tossing them boxes around like a UPS employee!
Big facts
Hey now! I’d say throwing them like a FedEx employee 😉.
@@NeonGrayEdits But he is not motoring down the street at 30 mph in the van before tossing it out the van door
Lol
Yeah and they'd hire him for that alone
Looking forward to see the rest of this build. I love that you aren't afraid to try new things.
This has to be one of the most entertaining video’s I’ve seen from you Rudy. It’s raw, genuine & funny 😂👌
It's called reinventing the wheel. These have been engineered (key point) and commercially available for this very purpose
@@John-uo1qf you're called a pantomath.
@@timvanasen6711 I've been called worse. 😂
@@John-uo1qf lol of course they have.
Cool to see a young man prove he can do it too!
You go Rudy!
Well, it’s funny how much he keeps screwing up ...
Man, this guy is so knowledgeable. I’m liking this build.
Rudy, you need to check out Ambition Strikes and see what they have done with their JEEP already. Their tracks have been through the seasons already.
Ambition strikes went with a more traditional drive system that allows the track to slip if it gets in a bind, I worry that Rudy's system may tear up his tracks if they bind up.
I hope Rudy sees this. They even have the plans on their website that he can get ideas from.
@@BaldBozo I know. I figured he'd be able to use them to get his track system made faster and enjoy the snow
Or Casey Ladelle ?
@@padmeamidala4883 casey just buys them.. Reckless riley built a set from scratch
1:09 Thanks for showing Otis a little love. That's the most important part of his day!
Looks great Rudy. Two things I would address though 1 make sure you run a bolt through the unit bearing, they are not designed to carry weight without loading the bearing. And 2 I would drive them from the center, so the load is even on the drive cogs, and it will narrow the track width. That will also put less pressure on the knuckles and kingpins.
As a former package handler for a major shipping company the intro made me feel at home!
lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!
🤣
LOL !
---- otherwise known as the first and third flights of the airbourne journey.
As a former package handler for a major shipping company, the intro made me cringe.
Hey Rudy,,
Ambition Strikes here on RUclips did something similar. If having issues I'm sure you could probably watch their video for pointers. Casey Ladelle also has a jeep with them. Hope that helps.
Ambition strikes even sells the cad plans for the tracks for $99! I do think they need more bogey wheels for more even down pressure like Casey's tracks have.
@@84mockingbird I agree about the bogey wheels, though they don't do much driving through deep powder so they may be fine with the fewer wheels just going up and down that road of theirs.
We don’t know the results of your design yet, but the fact that you are designing and building your own show your confidence in you skills Great Job
This is a really interesting build. Cant wait to see more.
Wow! Ambitious. Don’t forget to put a stub shaft or a something in the explorer bearings or those will self destruct quickly. I’m looking forward to the rest of this build!
Finally! I wish your dad would take the hint and get some for his rigs. And I'd be interested in seeing how much money you save over buying commercial tracks. Also, having some experience with these type of bolt on tracks, they will have a greater rolling mass than the tires. That's going to introduce additional stress to some driveline components. You may want to beef up the u-joints and other necessary parts.
Enjoyable video, ambitionstrikes has a video about the tracks they made a year ago. Interesting how they each attacked the driver mechanism for the tracks differently.
And they have their plans for sale for $99
You're dad must be a very proud man. Good job Rudy.
Love my walls overalls. Spent an entire winter outdoors tearing apart big trucks and trailers. Never needed a jacket. Those suckers kept me super warm.
Cover the cost after you're done. Would love to see the massive difference in price when compared to purchasing similar online.
My thoughts as well.
Your hourly cost to designs, build, test, modify, finalize.
How does these costs and time compare to just purchasing them and knowing all the work has been done for you.
Well, if he paid himself $1/hr...its still more expensive. Jk, but i often think this when building something to save money
Very cool. About the 4WD Suburban wheel bearings, I always thought that that type of bearing needed the axle stub bolted thru it to hold it together but that the 2WD hubs can be used (no axle).
I was going to say this! The stub axle nut puts the preload on the bearing which prevents its from coming apart! I've seen new bearings wrecked with a stub axle in place when the axle nut wasn't providing preload (the axle threads were completely striped) in a very short distance
What a project to just dive in and do. Props to you Rudy.
This is awesome. I love your innovation.
agreed !!! but he also makes things look good 2 !! when he does his cad designs it has style rather than just a chunk of metal cut out at the table !!.
i think that really says alot about our man Rudy !!! i wonder what he actually does for a living 8) ??
I respect what and why you do what you do, You have a million resources to have that track made, yet you want to learn, and you learn crap if you don't make mistakes. Your Dad has a sign in his shop about doing things twice, nothing like a family tradition LOL. Very cool build.
That comes from the Fab Rats ( we do it nice cause we do it twice)
@@erikrobles5727 cool
From Dominican Republic. We've been watching you for years since Mat off Road Recovery and I have to say you are one smart Dude 😎
Never built tracks before but I think the angle iron will be an issue with snow building up and maybe throwing a track off the drive gears... Definitely a fun looking project 👌
Cool project, so glad you're building your own and showing us your process
Good work Rudy. I think you can do what ever you set your mind to do. I really enjoy watching you work.
Can't wait to see how this all turns out! Gonna be a great build. Hope it all goes to plan! Great idea Rudy
Good job
Good for you young Man! Trax have been around for many years but a fresh perspective and new ingenuity will go far. Not to mention the feeling of creating your own. Good luck with this endeavor and all your desires for creating.
You are in my prayers
Hoka Hey
This is going to be a great series on tracks.
Probably the best channel on offroad builds. Love all ur vids. Learning so much from Nepal.
would be pretty cool if the swiveling frame could be mounted to a support that extends from the axle/steering knuckle, so that the suspension itself prevents the tracks from flipping over but you still have the swiveling stuff
you're on the right track Rudy. Can't wait for Part 2
Talk about reinventing the wheel! Maybe take some tips from tank tracks. They usually have a tensioner as well that is adjustable. Cool project!
Hey Rudy, love your channel. Mechanical engineer here with a couple of comments on your track design. 1. The original wheel bearing is going to be heavily and excessively cantilever side loaded. 2. You're going to be passing the weight of the Rudicon through the drum assemblies. This is not a good idea. The weight of the Rudicon should be carried by the front suspension assembly as it would be with wheels. You need the lower bogie assembly attached to the front suspension. You can use your outer wheel bearing to tie to the bogie assembly but it should not be weight bearing. I hope this is helpful.
You guys are great. Entertainment media has needed some nice wholesome reality like your channel for so long, and the nice thing is that the one thing that seems to have been driving your ever increasing popularity, is you just being genuine and doing what you do best and filming it. I watch your channel, Fab Rats, Robby Layton, Merlin's old school garage, and Matt's Off Road Recovery religiously! Watching all you guys's videos has been the single most inspiring thing to learn new ways of creating that I've experienced in my entire life. at 53 years old I've finally learned to weld. I was inspired to learn from watching you guys, and every time I watch you guys building vehicles I learn more on how to build my own off-road rig, AND how to effectively off-road it! I spent 20 years in the U.S. Army with 6 deployments. Having experienced that I feel like I have a fairly decent understanding of quality of character in a person (at least from my perspective, whatever that's worth). You guys all set an amazing example to your fans on how to never give up, to think your way through obstacles, and accomplish what you set out to do, even when things get difficult. Thank you for the entertainment, but also the inspiration you give me with every one of your videos! Please never stop making them!
ambition strikes has the whole process figured out for you...
Hey Rudy !!! Great ""IDEA"" !!! Build you own so that if something should go wrong then you know how to fix it yourself !! Waiting to see the final product !! 🤔🙄🤠😎👀👀👍👍👍👍👍
I really cannot wait until the next update. You and Matt inspire me.
I got a Walls jacket with a hood. Nice quality and lots of pockets. Impressive. I will be getting more Walls clothing in the future.
This is going to be awesome!! Can't wait to see the Rudicon on tracks..😁😁👍👍💪
That was the fastest 16:36 ever! Looks really good. Look forward to the next video.
This is really impressive! Love your videos. Entertaining and fun and amazing workmanship Keep up the great work! Thank you!
Great idea. You may have the beginning of your new company here. Same tracks, different hubs, for many different midsize vehicles. Good luck. Looking forward to seeing the end results. You go Rudy !
Lots of parts moving close to each other. You are just the man to make it successful.
That looks totally amazing! Your designs are out of this world. Can't wait to see how well it works once it is all done! Thank you Rudy for another great video
Now that is/was a vehicle engineering-modification-upgrade-change-off-roading-accessorizing video Rudy...very cool, interesting, challenging, educational and real, the Rudicon is going to go like a bobcat chasing a rabbit in snow...outstanding! You are rockin' it on your own channel, son of Matt and older brother to Kaulin, and we really like your girlfriend Janelle too, she's a gem. Do your thing RAD Team.
Trial by fire. Coming along nicely. With those tracks, you should be able to go anywhere. My only concern is that the 1/4" plate won't be strong enough. You MIGHT, need to bump it up to 1" thick. You are putting a lot of stress and torque on that thin stuff. But, hey, you have to start someplace, right!??! Can't wait to see you put those tracks thru their paces!!!!
You are a very clever fabricator. just like your father, always thinking ahead. Keep it up !! Greetings from Australia
Dude,walls is my new favorite brand. Snagged a bunch of shirts, jackets on clearance and have been nothing but impressed. probably all i willl buy now..no more crapHart
Looks great so far. Ensure you stick a stub shaft in those bearing to hold them together or they’ll fall apart. Keep up the good work, this is going to be bad ass.
Tracks from scratch! Love it!
I can’t wait to see the finished product. Those are gonna be awesome.
Oh wow! I recognize that plasma table. That one you guys have is working much nicer than the one I was working with
Wow! This is very cool! I really hope these work well.
You’re reading my mind using a unit hub/bearing as the outside support. Lookin good!
I would have taken the easy way out and bought ONE commercially available track assembly and then just copied it for the other three. But I admire your balls to take on the entire project of R & D. It could turn into a profit center for you.
Impressive... well done!
Designing and making a track system is so much more pleasing than buying a ready-made one.
Rudy keep dreaming, building, sharing and growing! It is very interesting what you come up with. After giving this a little thought I have become doubtful that the one inch angle is going to be enough to keep things from folding! I would add a few 1/4" square plates running from the center near the lug towards the track and the outer portion because of the large gap between the two and the outer having all the stress from the track guides. Since the inner and outer are the track drivers maybe even add something like pieces of a large pipe (for clearance reasons) to connect the inner sprocket to the drive sprocket. I usually don't give advice but I would hate to see you have a collapse or spin the the drive sprocket out. I'm telling you this with all due respect in your design capabilities.
Stay safe healthy and happy 👍
Wow!! Absolutely Awesome!!
Yes!!! I wanna see these things working!! Then, you should keep your design files and materials list to share, or sell, for us! 😁
Very cool design. This is coming along very well lately so far. Can't wait to see more videos soon Rudy. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God Bless.
Awsome system Rudy....keep at it !!.... where's your honey helper ?
Wow Rudy! That’s pretty impressive stuff you’re building. Great to watch!!👏👏
DUDE. You're a freaking engineering genius!
Damn!! Looking GREAT!!!! WoW!!
Hopefully this build will be just fine. What could possibly go wrong. Looking forward to seeing more.
Rudy you have skills. Good luck with this.
Nice going kid. You did not disappoint. Good delivery from your previous video tease. Hopefully you fudged over your socket pass thru hols on the next 3 you cut out so you don't have to skew your socket approach on EVERY wheel. 'Cause you know that going to come back to haunt you someday. Bravo on your candid delivery of your content. You learned well from your pop!
Amazing Rudy, can't wait to see it in action!
Best episode yet, keep pushing your engineering skills to the max!
Just like Casey LaDelle's tracked Cherokee, it's awesome in snow. ❄️❄️❄️
It's awesome your getting them for the Rudicon 🙂👍
Casey lebbel..has tracks on his jeep.
Would be a great reference to see...
Just an idea...cause I really want this to work for you!!! CAN'T WAIT !!!
Looking good Rudy! Can’t wait to see them in action!!
Looks pretty awesome, but it seems like you might want to get a more heavy duty outer hub to mount the rest of the frame to. Won't it be seeing a lot of forces? As much or more than your hub normally sees with 40" tires?
I initially thought the same thing but after thinking about it, that hub assembly is already made to support a vehicle driving down the road for tens of thousands of miles. Just imagine the force on that bearing when you're taking a cloverleaf on the highway at 40+ mph. I think it should be fine for for what he's doing with it.
@@jeepzjken I am thinking the worst forces are when you are turning and you are putting all the forces thru this bearing to rotate the track. What if the track is stuck in a rut or something and that awesome hydraulic steering system is cranking on it? Same reason they put 1-ton axles on 4x4s with 40's, these are going to put oversized forces on it also and it seems like it will all be running thru a weak link (the Explorer bearing). I might be wrong but it would suck to destroy it on a trail.
This is a great video Rudy !!! Looking forward to the process and end result.
Impressive design work! You’re more courageous than I would be.
Rudy you are amazing! Your engineering skills are exceptional. Your dad should be very proud.
That desk, 1940s teachers desk top drawer locks other drawers with wooden mechanisms , very cool, I’m sitting at its twin :)
YAY!
My first thought is something other than angle, especially that direction. It will collect snow and lift the track off the sprocket. with a double or triple sprocket design, you might want to try to design in scrapers to clear packed show from between the sprockets.
The effective gearing will be super low, but it will certainly be interesting to see how it progresses. It's a brave project.
Cool project. Can't wait to see them operate.
This is awesome to watch. You should feel pretty dang good about yourself with the level of fab work that this requires. 🎉
Rudy can't wait to see them on and running .
Your drive sprockets look fantastic Rudy. And using Ford Exploder bearings were a great idea. Very easy to come by. Your channel is doing great kid, keep up the great work.
Definitely got me thinking now about building my own. Definitely going to be following how you do with it
Bro - I love you are building the mount from scratch. You the man. Loving the channel buddy.
Looking good can't wait to see the tracks done and working thanks for the video keep sending them
If you experience a problem with mud and grit getting under the oil seals of your track rollers, there was a trick used in old Ransomes crawler tractors of installing oil seals back to front and frequently pressure-lubing the track rollers with heavy oil instead of grease to flush contaminants away from the oil seal lips.
Rudy, I know I'm a little late Sorry , I seen the SXS blog guys put tracks on side by sides and what i can gather just by watching them ride on all kinds of different surfaces is the leading wheel on the tracks should be mounted higher than the rest of the boogie wheels to clime over obstacles rather than coming to a complete stop by running into or going under said obstacle, good luck
Another idea for the frame hubs for the tracks is to use trailer spindles and hubs as they will allow you to service the bearings for longevity
This is awesome Rudy can't wait to see it in action it should be a lot of fun to drive. Thanks for the video
Interesting take on drive sprocket and how to mount the frame for the track system.
HEY! Hello Rudy!
well, nothing new here....brat😅
@@JanelleVocate-Ames Good morning Janelle! ☀ 🤗
Any clearance issues up front when turning? I can just see the break lines getting ripped out when turning. Great job building the drive sprockets from scratch. I agree, the best video yet!
Yes Sir!
Fantastic project! Great idea!! Can't wait to see it complete! Smart man!! Scott from Maine