Clod Tuber running...

redrustbucket · Post by **redrustbucket** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:06 pm

Got my clod tuber running finally.

65t integys
8t pinions
7 cells
some other junk..

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:16 am

Ahhh!

I can't look at stuff like that, just makes me jealous.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:05 am

Nice. Now get a plane ticket and come to our comp on the 21st, so I can teach you how to drive it.

redrustbucket · Post by **redrustbucket** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:01 pm

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.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:59 pm

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?

redrustbucket · Post by **redrustbucket** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:45 pm

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 )

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:26 pm

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.

Murdoch · Post by **Murdoch** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:19 am

yea.. uh huh.. suuuure it is.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:41 am

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.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:46 am

I was just joking. Just for the record I've been crawling since 2005.

supergroup_crawler · Post by **supergroup_crawler** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:59 pm

That thing is really awesome . Hopefully I'll be building one soon....

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:24 pm

I started crawling back in 73', and shortly after, I graduated to walking. Been doing it ever since.

silla

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:45 pm

im really good at pooping

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:35 pm

hogjowlz wrote:im really good at pooping

Ah, you may be, but can you wipe!

supergroup_crawler · Post by **supergroup_crawler** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:33 am

I wouldn't mind seeing some videos of this thing....

The tube work is ricockulous!