My homemade mattracks
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- This is a slide show of my homemade mattracks made for my trike to haul firewood and timber out of the forest during the winter. #trike #snow #tracks #homemade #diy #DonnDIY #eestiyoutuber
Soundtrack:
Motocross - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (TH-cam Audio Library)
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Blueprints available at:
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You are a bad ass my good sir! Totally awesome!!!
Mitch Abshier Thanks man! I'm very pleased to hear that. ;)
I propose a toast to your project,..good and nice job. I'll bet it gave you great pleasure to see that they turned out so well.
Cheers
Thanks a lot! They are still giving me pleasure while working in the woods. It's nice to go through snow like there's nothing in my way to stop me.
Excellent design and fabrication! Thanks for sharing it here for all of us!
M L Franklin You're welcome! :)
Those came out great. And I LOVE the fact they are on a 3 wheeler. I love my ATC.
Jay Cee Thanks! Three wheelers are awsome! I said it when I was 2 years old and I'll say it even now. :)
Great looking project, I'm def checking out the other video.
Thank You!
Really nice job! lots of compliments! very fine job.
+marco merk Thank you!
You do good work, you are lucky you have a shop and tools to get your projects done.
+Mike Swisher I am! I'm planning to rebuild the shop and add some new equipment in the mix. ;)
learned more watching you work, than I ever have off from the net. nice work man.
+Todd Pierson Hey, thanks man!
Great Video and Stills! I appreciate you taking the time to put the project and instructional video together for a dimwit like myself. GREAT WORK!
...oh, and Eff the 49 people who gave it a thumbs down.
fantastic!!
Things you'll need Appendix A:
1. mechanical engineering degree
2. machining/fab shop
3. badass fabricating skills
4. buckload of time
Awesome work man! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! But for your information - I don't have engineering degree and skills come with time. It's true that time and shop are needed though. Can't argue with that. :D
unbelievable good work.. thanks for shearing man!
+george chatzigeorgiou Cheers!
Wow they look awesome.
laloelchocolate Thanks! :)
Awesome ideas! I CADed a set of mattracks up once but that was as far as I got. was thinking about how could they be made cheaper than 15k per set lol. thought about snowmobile tracks and then thought hey what about used tires , same way you did them. nice! I also at one point was trying to figure out how to build a planetary gear set inside the hub to correct the natural gear reduction that the system creates, so that the tracks could be spun faster and get more speed. Nice to see someone actually build there own set !!
Cheers!
That is awesome. I bought plans of your other tracks. I haven’t started building yet. Still thinking about best design, weight reduction, etc. I think that using best ideas of your both designs would create the ultimate diy tracks.
I would liie to try out making the frames of the tracks from aluminium instead. Or greatly reduce the wall thickness of he steel frame down from 3 mm to 2 or 1.5 mm.
COOL! Thanks so much
You sir, are badass.
brandon :)
Nicely done! I have access to all I need short of the lathe. I'm building a custom R/C Paintball tank and of course that includes the custom tracks and drive system. And it all started with a hover-around. LOL Good job man!
Thank You! I appreciate it. And good luck with Your project.
excellent work :)
Thanks, mate!
WOW thats nice Ive been thinking about building those for my tractor.
Yes, me too. But I've been thinking it's rather hard to work out the gear ratio between the front and rear wheels because they are in different diameter. Thus it's harder to make tracks work together as a unit due to the sprocket teeth pitch.
awesome !
Thanks! ;)
Come to think of it, you could make heavier duty tracks by using two layers of tire carcasses, ends staggered. That should also improve ride quality, assuming it's used on a vehicle that can handle the increased weight.
Nice soundtrack too.
How much would u charge if someone wanted to buy a set of 4
Do you have a cad model of the tracks you made
How much does putting mattracks on a bike slow down?
Does it use more fuel?
does the engine force too much?
Love DIY
Me too, mate! ;)
Very very nice.
+Thomas Harrell Thanks!
Good job I'm going to a temped to make my own for my 12v dodge cummins
z kad wziołes te krazki plastiku ?
Your a Wiz.. Whats the plastic star (sprocket) part called?
Great job! Would really need a set of tracks for my L200 where I live. I'm researching my ass off to find something cheaper because the prices they ask are just absurd for the parts. And you just proved it ;)
Cheers! Thanks for watching!
Congratulations, you saved yourself ten grand.
Thanks, that was the purpose of doing it myself. :)
INSANE!
Simply spectacular ... and would like to have a workshop like you have to do some wonders as you have made ... Greetings from Peru.
Luis Tristán And I would like to visit Peru! ;) Greetings from Estonia.
When you like a friend, if you ever come let me know, even to invite you to my farm in the Amazon and so have a little adventure in the jungle.
Luis Tristán Adventure in the Amazon sounds like something from a movie! Cool! Thanks for that offer, not sure when that dream of mine of coming there will come true but surely it would be cool to have an acquaintance and even more, a friend there. So thanks, man! I appreciate it deeply!
Time to time, ever got here in these parts, but already have a friend here. Greetings.
AWESOME! NOW DO A SET FOR A FULL SIZE TRUCK!!!!
That is so cool!. But you put it on a threewheeler?
I don't know if this qualifies as homemade other than you doing this at home. You appear to be a pro and your shop seems equipped accordingly. Nice build.
Allan Lavallee I guess You're right, but they are still homemade. ;) And thanks!
That's cool you used tires for the tracks
Teri and TL Stanbro Recycling in it's glory!
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hey im a general machinist im going to try to make my own for ice fishing up here in northeren canada. any tips or trial and error lessons?
I don't think You would have any problem building Your own set due to the fact that You are a machinist. ;)
Looks like you did a great job ! I've been a certified welder fabricator for Cat over 24 years and would love to tackle this cause they don't make them for My old 2001 Polaris 325 trail Boss 2WD Quad . How well does it work without having a front drive ? I was thinking you could get a sand type tire with a ridge in the center . Just a thought . Could you upload a video of you running in snow of all types some deep powder . Thanks Ken
Tere from LV
You just inspired me to build something
Will start with the trailer for my garden tractor maybe
Tere! :)
It's good to hear my videos have been useful. More power to your elbow then! ;)
***** Next time when i'm in EE, will pay you a visit ;)
Want to see your mattracks closer ;)
Злой Админ Sure! Just let me know first so I could be home that time. :)
what are the sprockets made out of that drive the tracks
Joey Heider These sprockets were CNC-d from 20 mm and plastic and bolted together so they formed a 40 mm thick sprocket.
where you take the gearing (cog-wheel) ?
I search and I don't find it! Thanks and good job man is awsome!
I had the cog/sprocket/gear made separately in a CNC company. Thanks, man!
Where’d you get the plastic for the rollers and drive sprocket
From a company that sells plastic and produces products from plastic.
im having a hard time finding plastic for the guide wheels and drive sprocket, i have some that comes out of the mines and power plants but i don't have nearly enough, where did you find yours at?
I could use steel but that would get to be so ungodly heavy, its going to go onto my 450 dirt bike when im done.
I bought it from a friend who worked at a plastic processing company. You can search for companies that are processing plastics and order it from there.
thanks!
how did u make steering system? I am making tracked vehicle design as my college project. And I have no idea where to begin fom! Can you please help me? Thank you.
I used these on a trike. The steering system was the front wheel.
this is awesome man, I need someone with your talents on my build team
enginemodify So what kind of build team are we talking about?
***** He must be busy building. lol Maybe he meant to compliment you on your skills in the fabricating shop to which I do agree. Great looking build, |Now I'm off to check out the next video to see how it works
danny sulyma Crap, its been deleated.
Nicely done. Can you tell me what make/model the drive sprocket is? Thanks
Thanks! The drive sprockets are made after my CAD drawings, I'm not sure what You mean by make/model.
*****
They looked to be an off the shelf, rubber drive unit, but I guess not. What material did you make them from and how is it holding up.
***** I'd have to say that I do not know the excact code of the plastic. ;) It is holding up very good despite my lack of knowledge about the material. I took the tracks out mudding in the autumn and no wear whatsoever even then.
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@@DonnDIY If you dont know the code of the plastic where / how did you order it? I'm looking to make something similar. Tks!
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Just one question: The sprocket meshing with the spacing of the cleats. Did you make the track first, creating whatever even spacing worked out for the length of the tire/belt and then work out the pitch of the sprocket? (maybe I just worked out my own solution just by writing it down).
Sort of, yes. But I did not consider the tire length, I just thought of a more or less good spacing for the track pattern and patched two tires together. I did not have a long enough tire anyway. And eventually made a drawing of the sprocket in computer program and let them CNC'd.
Looks like the chopper thats going into wow for the horde.
already in my head
That's cool. Thinking about doing it myself. I have access to the equipment needed, I just needed some ideas for the tracks. Anything you would change to improve it now that you've done it once? How is the angle iron holding up?
With this kind of track I think it would be better if the bogey wheels have a linkage system that makes the ride on hard surface such as asphalt, concrete or gravel more smoother. But I don't see myself using the tracks all year long and have no need for them in the summer. The version that I have now covers my needs.
can you tell me or buy the parts for this build? very nice work!!
Alec Enderli You can get the tubing from Your local metal shop. The plastic wheels and sprockets were specially made in a company that machines and processes plastic. And the hardware is from a hardware store. ;) Thanks!
How did you splice the tires or did you just find ones that were long enough.
autotruckrv I used angle grinder with a cutting disc to cut the tire protectors to the right size in length. I used a carpet knife to remove the sidewalls though.
How much did materials end up costing you? And how did you join the rubber back together?
The materials (CNC parts, tubing, bearings & hardware) cost way way less than a mattracks kit you can buy on the market. The rubber is overlapping and is joined back together with bolts.
Those came out great!
What type of plastic were the wheels and gears machined from?
Ezio Speed Some types of industrial plastic. Had a bunch of different leftovers cut to the shapes I needed.
Can you please tell me what kind of plastic you used for the wheels?
Alin Radu Some sort of industrial plastic. Bought it from a local plastic processing company and let them CNC the wheels from a 20 mm sheet.
Ariens or Simplicity sells tracks kits for their walk behind snow blowers but they are $500 per set of two. They would be smaller than your tracks and probably not made for anything over 5 mph.
Boyd W I've seen them and I too think so, but you're not actually speeding while using snowblower anyways. :P
Excellent, but may I ask? How do you connect/join the ends of the tire thread to form endless track (close the circle)?
Freyja Njarðardóttir The ends are just overlapping and are attached with bolts. It is a simple solution and it works!
***** OK great, I see now that this is the easiest and obvious way :) and this looks great.
Freyja Njarðardóttir The tire protector material is something like 8 to 10 mm thick so there is not so big step in the track eventually as someone may think. I had a lot of criticism over the bolt joint while writing about my project in local forums but it proved to be a working solution and that's all it has to be. ;)
Freyja Njarðardóttir I did the same with the ATV tracks last winter (th-cam.com/video/fY4SvBUJCbY/w-d-xo.html) and these things worked also without any problems. :P
Yes I can believe that, but when you think of it, in the factory that produced rubber tracks, then this product is much more simpler that producing a tyre that needs to be very exact in tolerances and will also have be rather easy to balance when rotating not to mention to have the resulting tyre become almost perfect circle and not a cube or octagon :)
Also when you think of it, perhaps it is not so complicated to home brew a custom made track, handling it from raw rubber and then bake it appropriate owen. But still your solution is genius.
What is the material that yo use for the drive wheels?
How much did it cost you to build them, OR more importantly, how much would you ask to build a set for my IH Scout?
Brillant you should start makeing them to sell.id buy a set.
Крутяк,братуха! Респект!
MrAutospec Спасибо!
COOL ! :)
+Михаил 777 Cheers, dude!
Hi, cool you make :)
How much to build me a.set for my jeep
did you ever keep track of your spending. It would be interesting to know what the build cost is.
therealdeadpen The mattracks cost me around 400 bucks excluding my own work.
Funciona?
how much did it cost you to build them
Joseph Petersmark The mattracks cost me around 400 bucks excluding my own work.
Great now make some for my 2010 Jeep Jk......hehehe
Just roll it into my garage! ;)
bad ass i need that for my fourtrax
Me too! ;)
well done bro
p praveen Thank you!
Sorry for my silly look, it was a moment. Great job on the tracks, very impressed. Especially love your shop, has a great vintage patina that looks like it's seen some serious projects over the years. Say, did you make your own drive sprockets as well? I'm looking to make one for my Honda CT110 street/trail bike. Since it has high/low range I think it will push one at a modest pace. Did you have rubber lugs on the one you built for your bike?
Thanks for the comment! I made the first sprockets out of plywood but due to the possibility to order them machined I went that way. The track lugs on the mattrack on the bike were also made from plywood. Maybe the 110ccm engine is too weak for all that friction in the snow but it's worth a try. Good luck with Your own project!
Hi randy thought that was your natural look lol Rod
Hi old chum, nice seeing you in Hfx, great assembly on peace. Things are going well here. Sarah and I are helping with a elderly sister in our hall very light work, about 20 hours a week. She's such a treasure. My son Jeremy and his wife broke up. He hasn't been doing much in truth for some time. Since went to elders got back on track and went to assembly, says he's going to start again, he works for Jodie Butt and his wife. Anyway hope we can connect again in the future. Take care, your buddy Rod
Welldone man!! Congrats! Can u give me some tips for doing mine. Could you describe the materials that you have used? Thank You.
Otavio Araujo' Thank You! I used rectangular tubing, car tyre protectors, plastic wheels and sprockets, bolts and nuts and a few cutting disks for angle grinder. The cross-sections of the rectangular steel You have to figure out yourself according to the vehicle that You plan to use them on. I used 40x40x3mm for the legs and 60x40x3mm for the base.
***** Thank You!! I'm involved in a special project of the university that designs a wheelchair moved by mattracks,. You really helped us!
Hi, I'm just designing my own own snow tracks. I wonder about the material for the drive wheel and the guide wheels. Did you use hard polyurethane? If you could let me know what material it is, I will be graceful. Greetings from the Bieszczady Mountains! I'm your biggest fan :D
Hey! If I'm honest I don't know the type of the plastic, I just know it's plastic. ;) I let a friend who works in a plastic company cut the wheels and sprockets out of scrap plastic. It was cheaper that way. These trike tracks were a prototype for my business plan. I have more recent tracks made for ATV. I used pneumatic tires in them, check it out: th-cam.com/video/mb0_dhGiKVk/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching! The area you live in is really beautiful!
nice job me too i make track for mini atv
Thanks! The tracks are so good, I totally recommend them.
about, what kinda money compared to mattracks is there
A lot less money, but everything is cheaper when You do it yourself.
Nice Job!
I love the concept of mattracks, but they cost too much.
How much did this home made one cost you?
Thanks! The mattracks cost me around 400 bucks excluding my own work.
About how much did you spend? I have a two wheel drive truck, farm/swamp land, and an engineering degree. I would very much like to make a set of tracks for my truck
+Dalton Perry Not much but I don't remember the exact number anymore. You should give it a go, it's easier for you having the engineering degree.
Thanks man, I don't plan on hauling much. I worry stud that comes of the sprocket won't be strong enough. Have you ever had any issues?
+Dalton Perry You can always use thicker material and make parts bigger to withstand the forces that occur.
Thanks man, you seem like a very skilled machinist and welder.
what type of plastic did you use?
+MrMrsregor Black... :D Wouldn't have a clue if I'm honest. I used what I had.
+Donn D. thanks! this is a fantastic video and very inspiring, i might have to try something like this. i admire your work quality
MrMrsregor looks like HDPE
Jay M thanks, i think you may be right
Excellent work! What's your next project, a spaceship? NASA need a replacement for space shuttle... :-)
***** My next project will get me a bit closer to space but just a tiny bit. I'm more of to earth guy. :)
Hi Donn
Very nice job, I have started my own version of this for my home made ski tow, this should make it easier to get it to more remote locations.
Could you share with me the specs for the nylon drive cog to get it to mess to the tracks.
Thanks
TheVentrin123 It's just basic math. You have to know what the pitch of the track is/will be. Then you have to know how many teeth you want to have on your sprocket/drive cog. Then you multiply the pitch by the number of teeth and get the circumference of the sprocket (measured from the bottom of the teeth) and voila. I had 90mm pitch on the track and drew/sketched a sprocket according to that.
That seems straight forward and more logical way of doing it , thanks
Hi Donn, what size of engine is your bike? I am planning on running a single track powered from a 110cc pit bike that I use as a ski tow just now and will be implementing the two together. I am hoping it will have the power to pull me on the ski,s easily.
Sweet but does it turn?
Kyle Dean It turns! :D ---> th-cam.com/video/g4aRbz_nyTs/w-d-xo.html
Nice. How they holding up?
I sold these so can't really say.
@@DonnDIY can I ask how much?
Yo man I'll stop back some point could u make 2 of them for a polaris trailboss 325
Absolutely!
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Михаил Минаев Sposibo!
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Thanks!
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Thanks man!
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why not just buy a set of old tracks from a mini excavator or bobcat
Cause those cost arm and a leg least here. Least 1K for pair and using old tire you get them in different sizes for free. Wheels and hubs etc you can make even with minimal tools. Welder, angle grinder and maybe old miter saw where you can trow angle grinder cutting wheel is pretty much enough to get accurate enough parts.
I also built a homemade track set up on my 3 wheeler, I have a video on my channel cheque it out!
Amazing job! I was looking at the blueprints you've provided but couldn't figure out what angle you are using at the front and rear of the lower frame? Also am I correct in assuming you did not provide provisions for the strut / torsion bar like you did in the ATV build? Thanks for sharing!
When you have cut the pieces according to the measurements and put them together you'll get the angle. Since I didn't need torsion bars on the trike I didn't produce drawings for them either.
why did you switch from plastic boggies to pneumatic tires/wheels? better ride?
Yup, better ride for sure. And I just wanted to experiment.
and your video of it in action wont work for me
+theboarman The video is located here: th-cam.com/video/_q5nLw03mNM/w-d-xo.html
+Donn D. Thanks for pointing out that broken link. I repaired it, now it works! :)
Would you sale me the plans?
Clayton Harper No need for that. I already shared the plans here. It does not have every bit of information because I did a lot of the fabricating "on the fly": th-cam.com/video/YJXprgSDJ6Y/w-d-xo.html
Is this for an atv? Or a truck lol
Watch it till the end.
Hello dear friend.
For some time now I have been following their work.
I would like to ask for help, want to use part of its project to build a chair, because I have a friend who had a health problem, with his daughter, and now she is no movement of the waist down.
I've tried to buy the mats, though prices are absurdly expensive. I had lost hope until you see your video.
Well I want to ask you some photographs, and measures of how you made the mats. And I wonder how you are doing the curve, it is necessary to stop attraction of the mats to change the direction. Well in my project, I plan to use an electric motor, and only one engine, I see some chairs that use two engines. Now your project will help me solve this problem. I look forward for your information. Thank you very much. I'm sorry I do not speak English'm using an electronic translator.
Evanildo Almeida You can e-mail me at youshouldbuildit[at]gmail.com and I'll try and help you out!
***** if you're going to add suspensions to the small tiers would you go for motorcycles suspensions? since they are smallest and cheapest or its possible to add other kind of suspensions.
cuz these are just plain metal bars and they could break by the time.
Onnie one thang wrongo bongo wit is hear track. Hit dinna have a water ski for thee front suspension. Had hit had at air ski ya'll could actually run in depth snow more than 6". Say 6' o snow ifn yee puteth teflon paint own at air ski at tis.
how much would you charge me to build the set and ship them to me and I'll pay for a 2001 Mojave Kawasaki 250
I live in Estonia. Shipping something from here to anywhere is kinda expensive. You can build the tracks yourself using the blueprints (on the bottom of the page): youshouldbuildit.blogspot.com.ee/p/blueprints.html
Thanks