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06-30-2014, 07:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Citrus Heights
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|  WheelyKing on Saw Blades for Wheels
Here's my "crawler" in a set of alternate footwear I couldn't resist making. As luck would have it, my cells are down, so a demo video will have to wait. Plus, it's about 101deg out today.  I was drawing up some wheel centers and a WILD idea ran across my CAD screen...about 40 minutes later, here they are.  Needless to say, you know where every one of your fingers (and toes) are when you flip the power on.  Actually, the crawler works quite well, but the (Integy? They were on an Ebay derelict I bought) axle wideners are coming back off- they just will not stay tightened down. One run has them floppy again.  When this has TIRES on it, it does crawl! I added Level3 RC's LowCG motor mount, and made a wide A-arm to clear it. Frame is my own idle time creation, everything's cut from 6mm black ABS, btw.  "Dig"? "Yeah, it's got some dig. Digging is what it wants to do instead of rolling. OMG, I've made...an RC Rototiller. UGH.  Don't try this yersselfs, kids. More pics: Crosscutter RC Crawler - YouTube Battery's dead, we'll see it try to go later on. Last edited by killbucket; 07-24-2014 at 02:26 PM. |
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07-01-2014, 06:29 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here
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| Killbucket Crawler Is a Bladerunner
Those wheels could make some killer paddle tires if stacked. Also if you stacked them and made a center one solid and slightly bigger it would keep the teeth from wearing off when driving on harder surfaces. Sweet idea /rig you made! Bet it rips on grass! |
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07-01-2014, 06:58 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
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| Re: Killbucket Crawler Is a Bladerunner
I would love to see that thing shedding through the grass!
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07-01-2014, 07:33 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Citrus Heights
Posts: 226
| Re: Killbucket Crawler Is a Bladerunner  We'll see it go later today. I'm not high on optimism, these are more joke than project. When I ran it for a few minutes on the weak cells, it was stalling because there wasn't enough juice to break the grass wrapping around the axles (JUST like a rototiller, a machine I despise, because I spent thousands of hours running one as a kid). With full power, it should do some shredding. |
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07-01-2014, 09:45 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Citrus Heights
Posts: 226
| Re: Killbucket Crawler Is a Bladerunner  Video: Sharpening the Beast's claws on the concrete, 4wheel drifting fun. Saw Blades As RC Wheels 2: VIDEO-Sharpen Its Claws - YouTube  Video: Rototilling the weeds: Saw Blades As RC Wheels 3: Digging In The Dirt - YouTube  Video: Mulching Leaves:Saw Blades As RC Wheels 4: VIDEO- Leaf Mulch - YouTube Last edited by killbucket; 07-01-2014 at 06:15 PM. |
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07-11-2014, 04:23 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Citrus Heights
Posts: 226
| Re: Killbucket Crawler Is a Bladerunner
Hm, the CAD for these is morphing into a half-track drive using WK parts...stay tuned!
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07-24-2014, 12:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Citrus Heights
Posts: 226
| Re: Killbucket Crawler Is a Bladerunner
Look for this rig in the November issue of RC Car Action. RC Cars & Trucks News, Videos, Photos, Blogs, Games - RC Car Action |
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