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The Truck-Cat; RC snowcat-truck-thing
Topic Started: Apr 1 2015, 08:53 PM (532 Views)
Greyryder
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Collar was badly grooved. Stainless steel against aluminum, what could possibly go wrong? I filed the grooves a little, to let the disks ride over them better. Since the right and left collars wear on opposite sides from one another, I swapped them. The part kits the collars come in only cost five bucks a piece, so these are on the short list to be replaced.
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Good to hear that you've found the issue
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
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Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
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Greyryder
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I think I have, anyway. :unsure:
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Take what you can get, my friend
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
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"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Greyryder
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I just want the thing to stop binding.
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Greyryder
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Anyway; replacement parts arrived yesterday. Not going to install the new collars, since the old ones seem to be working okay, for now. They're one of those parts that's getting hard to find, since the newer model Blizzards don't use them. Wondering if the worn ones could be fixed with JB Weld....

I did install the new chain sprockets, along with the new chains I've had since last year. The sprockets came with a full set of suspension parts. Good thing, because the existing ones were badly worn. Actually had to do some sanding on the new ones, because most of them were so stiff, the springs couldn't push them back down. Found two broken springs, while I was at it, and replaced those with spares from when I replaced the broken front spring.

Between grease and dirt, it was almost as messy as working on a real truck.
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Kitiara
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Be careful, you'll get there with it. Just on mini scale.
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Roguewing
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Sounds like all the 'fun' of the real thing, for sure
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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I may have to retire it, if parts are going to get that hard to find. :(

They've added little gussets, to the posts the suspension ride on. It's a nice touch, since the posts bolt on at the top, instead of the bottom. (spring runs through the bottom) Unfortunately, there's a bolt, right where the gusset for the front post on each side goes, on these older Blizzards. They still haven't trimmed the little piece on the arms that rubs on the edge of the wheels. So, everything needed a little surgery.
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Kitiara
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Aww. That'd suck =x
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Greyryder
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Hey, I should update this....

So anyway, I got a Ford Bronco CC-01 truck, that I've been slowly painting the body on. It's.... it's been an experience. I need to pull the front diff back out, because my attempt at locking it failed. Got some better wheels and tires for it, along with an upgrade kit for the steering.

As to the truck cat, I picked up one of these little beauties. I can now get a consistent 3 volts to the LEDs, off the main 7.2 volt battery. Don't need to constantly replace AAs, anymore.
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Sounds like some fun is about to be had
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Greyryder
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And, we have yet to get enough snow to fully cover the grass. Not enough to entice me out into the cold.
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Kitiara
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All that pristine pure white snow, notta track on it... Oh well.
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Greyryder
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Not that pure white, because of all the grass I can see through it.
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Over 60º today! The trails weathered the winter okay, and the truck-cat's new steering servo works great. And, the voltage regulator kept the lights on.

There was a catastrophic failure of my soldering, but that didn't happen until after I was back inside....
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Kitiara
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That sounds awesome! :3

Except for the end there, but at least it was after everything.
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I know the feeling about soldering failures all too well.
Nothing like having to tear something apart to find out where you slipped up
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Greyryder
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I've been having some problems getting good solder joints, with those connectors, lately. User error, unfortunately. I should probably be crimping them.
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Roguewing
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Could definitely help with the joint strength
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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I like being able to desolder them, if I need to.
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The Bronco's body is now mounted, and I should probably get some pictures of it. It is also now officially a project, as I've managed to cut a fingertip deep enough to bleed. It's a small cut, be fine in a few days. But, I bled. That makes it an official project.

It still needs a few more things, but I can drive it, and we're supposed to get some warm weather, here pretty soon. Assuming, we don't have so much rain that I drive Fenrirkynd instead, since the truck-cat is the dedicated swamping vehicle. Besides, the Bronco's electronics haven't been waterproofed.
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Blood sacrifices to the modelling god.
Been there, do that on a fairly regular basis
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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It's not really a project, until you've bled.
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Roguewing
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-nods
Yup
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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