Cool plow "thumbsup" you might want to change the plow springs for stiffer ones. It will help the blade from folding over.
Keep up the good work.
Rob
Very true. I don't think anybody knows more about snow plows than our Canadian neighbors LOL! "thumbsup"
I even mentioned that in the YouTube movie's description...
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Axial SCX10 Honcho based Heavy Duty Fleet Truck with custom utility bed and custom 3-dimentional plow.
It still needs a few adjustments and stronger tow-under springs, but this was the first run, and I wanted to take it easy on her anyway.
I also have a lot of detail parts to put on, but that is something I want to do after all the testing.
I don't want all the little things getting broken off while I am doing the final adjustments......
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I'll tell you though, I am having a hell of a time finding the right tension springs. The ones on it now I bought 20 years ago from a dollar store in a multi pack, so I have no idea what the specs are to get better ones,
and the hardware stores in my area are a joke anyway.
I actually built this plow about two years ago just to push around packing peanuts on the carpet inside the house so I could have fun during the winter. (but the Fleet truck it is on now is a brand new project, not yet fully completed)
The springs were fine for that, but last winter I decided to test it outside on the real deal, out in my yard on a track I "board stomped" to pack it down hard so I could run all my scalers in real-time conditions.
I maintained this track with this plow all last year,
even with the weak under-tow issues,
provided we did not get 6 inches of snow in an hour
as is common here on the East coast at times LOL!
What I did 10 minutes after taking this video was to run down to our local Rite Aid pharmacy, and in the hair care section I bought a package of the tiny rubber bands the girls use to tie off their hair braids.
I think these bands are going to do the trick for me,
they hide nicely behind the springs, and will be highly adjustable as I can just add or subtract the bands to
suit the conditions.
I actually want a bit of under-tow to happen,
it adds to the scale realisim factor while operating the system.
But you were spot-on, in seeing the fault.
It was takeing away from the realisim I am enjoying so much running the system as a whole,
with its soft reaction to a weak resistance.
