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Fabricating Tracks - Tracked Amphibious Vehicle Build Ep. 19

Donn DIY
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Fabricating tracks completely from scratch for a homemade tracked amphibious vehicle. The track design is very simple. It consists of custom made steel cleats made out of angle iron and round bar and all cleats bolted on two strips of rubbery conveyor belt. I really don't need to worry about the pitch of the cleats since I don't use any drive cogs which teeth they have to match. The tracks will be driven by rubber tires by friction. There is a small lip on the cleat also to better the bite into the tire tread and avoid slippage. Custom bender had to be made for bending the track guides. Also a couple of jigs for welding were constructed. #donndiy #homemade #trackedvehicle This video is part of a series of videos, check out the series here:    • DRIVELINE TEST! - Tracked Amphibious ...   Check out my other videos on my channel page:    / donndiy   Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter ...more
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Material for the tracked amphibious vehicle tracks

0:00

Setting up a temporary painting stand for the steel rims I cleaned with electrolysis

0:22

Applying primer

0:40

Applying silicone spray to make the tire go on smoother

1:22

Fabricating track guide bender

2:15

Using old wheel bearing from my motorcycle as a roller

2:52

First test piece

4:41

Adjusting the start point

5:09

Made a first test cleat

7:52

Fabricating a welding jig

8:02

This is the simplest hole and corner cut off marking jig

9:27

Fabricating another jig for the center blocks

13:12

Pulling scrap metal from the scrap heap again

13:30

Using angle iron as a 6 metre ruler

15:01

One cleat is missing two welds

19:20

PRETTY GOOD!

20:27
Fabricating Tracks - Tracked Amphibious Vehicle Build Ep. 19
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2020Jan 10
Fabricating tracks completely from scratch for a homemade tracked amphibious vehicle. The track design is very simple. It consists of custom made steel cleats made out of angle iron and round bar and all cleats bolted on two strips of rubbery conveyor belt. I really don't need to worry about the pitch of the cleats since I don't use any drive cogs which teeth they have to match. The tracks will be driven by rubber tires by friction. There is a small lip on the cleat also to better the bite into the tire tread and avoid slippage. Custom bender had to be made for bending the track guides. Also a couple of jigs for welding were constructed. #donndiy #homemade #trackedvehicle This video is part of a series of videos, check out the series here:    • DRIVELINE TEST! - Tracked Amphibious ...   Check out my other videos on my channel page:    / donndiy   Soundtrack: Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library) Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

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