Page 1 of 2
Clod Tuber running...
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:06 pm
by redrustbucket
Got my clod tuber running finally.
65t integys
8t pinions
7 cells
some other junk..
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:16 am
by crazydave
Ahhh!
I can't look at stuff like that, just makes me jealous.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:05 am
by SHAUN
Nice. Now get a plane ticket and come to our comp on the 21st, so I can teach you how to drive it.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:01 pm
by redrustbucket
It took about a year to get the parts together as I could afford it and build it. It performs fairly well but still needs a lot of tweaking. Driving it is tricky as I'm not used to it yet and the steering has a lot to be desired still.
Give me some time and it should be working well pretty soon.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:59 pm
by crazydave
SHAUN wrote: so I can teach you how to drive it.
Wow, look at you. Why's your head all swelled up all of a sudden?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:45 pm
by redrustbucket
Well I got the steering sorted out some and it's much better. Time will tell to see if it loosens up again but a half gallon of loctite is helping. The motors are really breaking in now and the difference in power is sweet.
I still have a stripped wheel hex to deal with which I'll probably try some JB Weld on, if not I'll have to narrow another one. I spent a few hours tonight making new steering links and tightening everything up to take it for a test drive and break most of the rear of the frame off. Doh! Somehow in my haste I never finished welding the joints. I guess that's the good thing about making it yourself, you can repair it yourself.
Hopefully I can get it back together soon and shoot some video. ( of me breaking it )
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:26 pm
by SHAUN
crazydave wrote:SHAUN wrote: so I can teach you how to drive it.
Wow, look at you. Why's your head all swelled up all of a sudden?
Its some joking, take it easy.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:19 am
by Murdoch
yea.. uh huh.. suuuure it is.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:41 am
by crazydave
SHAUN wrote:crazydave wrote:SHAUN wrote: so I can teach you how to drive it.
Wow, look at you. Why's your head all swelled up all of a sudden?
Its some joking, take it easy.
I'm easy, I'm easy like a summer breeze. (I was gonna say yo momma, but that's too easy... the joke's too easy, not yo momma. Oh never mind.)
Anyways, just a question. Gotta admit its a valid question. Seemed a bit out of character for you to be offering crawling lessons to RRB.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:46 am
by SHAUN
I was just joking. Just for the record I've been crawling since 2005.
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:59 pm
by supergroup_crawler
That thing is really awesome . Hopefully I'll be building one soon....
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:24 pm
by payaso
I started crawling back in 73', and shortly after, I graduated to walking. Been doing it ever since.
silla
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:45 pm
by hogjowlz
im really good at pooping
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:35 pm
by SHAUN
hogjowlz wrote:im really good at pooping
Ah, you may be, but can you wipe!
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:33 am
by supergroup_crawler
I wouldn't mind seeing some videos of this thing....
The tube work is ricockulous!