Your voice seemed to be somewhat self-deprecating when speaking about the "Small Budget". I feel that small budgets are often the seeds of brilliant discovery. ie. Skunk Works. I Just started watching this and had to say good work old chap.
Even when you have a large budget you design stuff and spend 10 x more time reducing the cost... Engineers should be given a degree in accounting after a few years of experience lol
As a professional restorer and maker of armour from the 15th century, I didn't want to leave without saying BRAVO to a guy who makes awesome armour for the 21st century (from one born & bred metal-botherer to another), I love this... it oooooOOOOzes both ingenuity and joy!!! 🏆 Best wishes from me and all the mice in the workshop mate.
@@FMHikari Idk, there's a hobbyist group in Russia that makes working replica tanks (minus the cannon) out of scrap metal for far less than 5k, probably no more than 600 USD worth of scrap metal.
Great build! You actually did a really good job from the get go! As for the shifting, stick to rods with yokes, nothing that slides and NO ELECTRONICS. Make it mechanically only for maximum reliability. You can use baler belts from JohnDeere 568+569 balers, they have reinforced cores and are tough as nails, with texture on one side.
Agreed and dump the remote start, keep it mechanical. Shift the rad up in the body and add an intake to boost airflow. Only one other thing that may make it double the price - get some better tracks. It'll boost performance no end.
Just thought you might like to know, you're not the only person with that avatar. It's very memorable. Although the other guy, I doubt you'll find him on this kind of channel. Where'd it come from anyway?
@@DFPercush You mean my cat avatar? It stems from the fact that I am a cat lover and I also love lightning and the whole design is a cat that looks electrified. I love the look and the fact that it looks like my own cat haha, plus it looks at the text with judging eyes, which is neat imho. A reverse image search is the easiest way nowadays to copy other peoples pictures and avatars. It's never unique really, but I appreciate the heads-up.
I got goose bumps and then my head exploded when you described how you steered by breaking the inside wheel while using the open diff to transfer power to the other track. Very cool man can't wait to see your future projects!
Very clever and great job using what you had! A possibly alternative to the solenoids for the shifting mechanism is many manual 5 speed front wheel drive vehicles use two control cables for the transmission. I know for certain the late model Pontiac vibes were set up this way and likely many others. You could take the entire shifter assembly from a junkyard vehicle that would give you a remote shifter with two control cables (one for X direction, and one for Y). That would give the same feel as a normal shifter and no need to go through the headaches of trying to teach all the servo shift positions to an arduino.
Simple, yet totally freaking genius. Awesome job!! I would have never guessed to use that rear end and the brake masters to steer but once you explained it, it made perfect sense. One of the coolest builds I've seen on TH-cam so far.
This is actually how the first tanks steered with braking till the very late WW2 tanks started to have the ability to reverse steer so one tred could reverse and the other kept moving forwards allowing for much better turning ability.
Host: "nobody's gonna steal this thing" Internet: "Oh really?" *thousands of people start grabbing their coats* lol great work! love the design and implementation. what anti rust measures have you taken or are planning to take in the future?
Those things weight upwards of 10 tons, a lot more stress on just about everything, when things are light its usually easy to build compared to when things are heavy, hence why automobiles of the era was a lot simpler mechanically than the tractors of the same era.
@@SMGJohn Well they also had a ton of armor on them which made up most of their weight. This thing is little more than a frame with some sheet metal to keep the engine covered.
It actually looks better than that, reminds me of british tankettes, I think they were called Vickers (name check)? Also romanians had something similar, called "Vultur" - "Eagle".
That thing is cool, I have wanted to build something like it for winter deep snow thru the woods type driving. We have a Polaris Ranger but as the snow gets deeper it high centers which makes it useless. I have a couple old snowmobiles but I have gotten them stuck & they are pretty useless for pulling out firewood or taking more than one other person for a ride. If the trails aren’t kept packed the snowmobiles are just to hard to maneuver with the hills,valleys ,tight turns & with brush constantly smacking you it’s just not enjoyable. I also had a Max six wheel amphibious vehicle & that to got high centered in deep snow. Have you run your machine in more than two feet of powder? Thanks for showing us your creation!
Heck yeah man! Picture all the millions of folks that spent the time you spent on this machine just sitting in a chair arguing online.... you're an inspiration bud. Truly!
I had a 1980 rusted-out Toyota pickup that we just used for wheeling, after getting the radiator caked solid with mud, I cut a hole in the back of the cab and mounted it there (as you did). Put an electric fan on a DPDT switch, so when it's hot outside, you can blow air back over the engine, but when it's cold outside, you can reverse the air flow, and blow hot air into the cab. Best heated Toyota i ever had. DD 1984 Toyota 4x4 on 35's, with 5:29 gears and double-low t-case. Project truck 1971 FJ40 crewcab.
Nice ride. The very best part is the direct-to-the-point build description. You mentioned everything needed to understand how it was built and how the components work without all the usual u-tube video unnecessary running on and humble bragging. Great job on both the vehicle and the video.
Really cool project, congrats on the build! i have seen a few others attempt at this, usually severely under powered. Its nice to see someone who has the right idea of the amount displacement in needed to make this project usable, not to mention makes it look that cool.
Damn man glad the algorithmic gods helped me to stumble upon your channel. Love the get it done with what you got attitude. Build something whacky with a 2 stroke engine!!!
Love it. A thought on engine cooling. I ran a 22 re flatbed for years, after the thermostat choked my capacity to haul dirt up mountainsides by blowing my head gasket, I pulled it and was shocked at how little cooling I needed especially in the cold without the t stat restriction. Drove over mountains with cardboard jammed in front of the radiator and a carpenters clamp on the hose just so I could stay warm in the cab. Switch to dual or triple heater cores and run coolant through the seating tubing with a cutoff valve to heat the driver's compartment...or, pipe through a water tank to have warm water on board... I am onto the prestone final charge radiator coolant in an effort to extend system life... If you want heat for survival, a radiator is a fuel pig you can't eat! Don't forget to cook while you drive with an exhaust oven!
yes please, building cool and odd vehicles from scrap like this help make my boring monotonous life enjoyable. i love these types of videos-seriously. ingenuity is extremely contagious and addictive
I have been watching Fab Rats and Matt's Off Road Recovery and have thought about building a rock Crawler out of a Nissan 4x4 that has a bad engine. Well...just changed my mind. I have everything that you used to build your "tank". This video came along at just the right time. I subscribed to help you out. I may want to vulcanize the tracks for dryer conditions. we'll see. First things first. "Back to Work" as Mike Patey would say. This is awesome!!!!
@Thystaff Thywill no, this is a toy. Anything gasoline powered is utterly useless in a shtf situation. Gasoline is one of the first things to run out. And can only be stored for a limited time, so hoarding gasoline isn't an option either. If you're gonna go and build a "bug out vehicle", base it on a diesel engine.
@Thystaff Thywill diesels can run on refined used frying oil. All you have to do is build a refinery. Most fast food restaurants will happily give you their used oil for free, or maybe a small fee.
I'd suggest on the top front most axle to put a forward adjustment bolt set. you could use 1 inch threaded rod with a pair of locking nuts and get almost a foot of track tension to it, similar to how trackhoes and dozers adjust their tracks. In my mind I can see a few different ways to do it... Cool project for sure, been looking at things like this for a while now and yours is def one of the simpler ones!!! Keep up the great work!
I am amazed at this thing especially the way you figured out how achieve steering it, Kudos young man. An honestly Kool idea and neat rig, this retired Army Chief Warrant is impressed with your abilities and knowledge.
Great job, it looks like it will be real fun to drive in the bush after you nail down that shifter issue. What would be real cool is maybe powering it with a gasifier system. No gas required. A true bug out vehicle. You have a bright and promising channel.
I think it's so cool that when the tv show was cancelled, you took your experience working with the A-Team and made the most of it by building your favorite vehicle from the GI★JOE cartoon. Personally, I love it when a plan comes together. Hat's off to you. Salute!
I wish I would've thought of the TH-cam possibilities then as well. I miiiight do a version 2 someday. I'm not positive yet though. If I do, I'll take you through every step of the way! Thank you for the comment!
40 years ago I made a life long Army buddy. we were on the DMZ camp liberty bell, keep up the fire was the motto, Anyway i am taking amtrack to his place in Spokane wa in my manual wheelchair to dtart working on my track chair thanks to your insiring video's ny friend just got a tube bender . OMG we could make like a little Army tank ...ooooooooooo
I like it. Maybe some heavy wall pipe front and rear to protect the tracks and push with or simply protect the whole vehicle. I had a Coot, 4wd and steering and amphibious. Run off the road /track and into a body of water. No trauma except for the people with you who thought they'd have to swim. You couldn't put enough load on it to sink it. Like to have it back. 20 hp Kohler engine, plenty powerful and aircooled. Worked great in Texas heat. Roll bar between separate front and rear sections that rotated on the same axis. Didn't even leak at all. Great hunting rig. Had a flooded field with 2 rows of haygrazer every 80 feet. Pull up to the row, use a brush hook off the bass boat. Tie up and wait for the dove to come over. Gather them all at sunset just floating around under power. Roll bar was a gun rack too. 4 people plenty room. Non hunting, 6 people you could scare hell out of when you ran off into deep water but the Coot just kept on going with paddle tires. Love to have it back.
I've been mulling over the idea of making a 'bootleg' kettenkrad. This video is really informative and has helped me visualize some of the designs I had in mind better, and scrap a few things. In terms of size, this is basically what I'm looking for anyway, although the setup is much different, as the engine is in the back, and the drivetrain in the front on a kettenkrad, with the front wheel acting as steering and also drive-control (it acts on the tracks, similarly to what's been done in the video with the brakes). Cheers.
@733Rafael Thats not even a remotely true statement, almost all modern armor is outdated for the modern battle field but old soviet exports and even some of the EU tanks are FAR worse than the Abrams. Just look up Turkey and India's attempts at producing a homegrown tank.
I'm planning something similar. I have the rear end out of a 300 Kawasaki Bayou ATV. those had two drum brakes and a cable actuated diff-lock in the differential. Going to use a ride-on mower for the chassis, a snowmobile track cut in half for the tracks, the clutch system from a Polaris LongTrak snowmobile which had hi/low forward and a reverse gear. Instead of an All Terrain thing; I'm thinking of adding a rear mounted snowblower and front push blade to take care of my winter troubles.
If you can get the opportunity to look at a Citroen 2cv or deux chevaux shifter they go very simply through a firewall into the engine compartment and shift a stick shift on the transaxle very similar to what you're building. Really cool vehicle!!! Thanks for the video!
Man, from the small amount of videos I've seen so far, your builds are awesome! Keep up the good work bud, your traction should be a big positive to keep this going. :) just look at cody's lab for example, this kind of stuff is great for youtube. Keep up the good work man, you've got the potential!
WOW , Howe & Howe made one called Ripsaw , it's 1 million dollars each , twin brothers with dollar signs in their eyes , a thousand dollars worth of steel , a thousand for engine and a thousand for extras , mine don't need a stupid computer , so about 3 grand for everything , a million dollars profit for each one the Howe brother's build , plus I'm a fabricator and welder so that's no problem , and you did a great job on your build , you definitely get a thumbs up from me , great job
Pretty cool! From a slight distance, this looks a lot like the early war, WW-2, Russian or Polish tanks or self propelled guns! There was even a shot, early in the video, where some snow, accumulated on a feature, looked like there was a main gun or cannon on this thing! AWESOME JOB!!
I just want to say this video has inspired me to do something similar. I got this wrecked car with a good engine and I was trying to decide what would be the best use for it, and I think having a tracked vehicle for my ranch would be so helpful. And this looks like it would be so much fun to build! Thank you for posting it 👍
The easiest and best solution is weld a u joint vertically to original shifter,a straight shaft horizontally to another u joint welded to frame, then the gear shift handle where needed. Will work smoothly with no play and good feel ! Joints allow stick to move side to side and for and aft. Horizontal shaft transmits tourque and tension -compression.
Ya I was like dude thats way to complicated. You could just use a shaft to shift with. Mustang's with a 5 speed manual trans have a shaft connected to the shifting tower and then come forward from there like a foot or better then connect to the shifter on the floor board. I'm sure you could make the rod any length with in reason to fit where you need. But trying to shift and skid steer at the same time is gonna be a problem so having solinoids shifting from like paddle shifters on the steering handles would solve that but then I imagine it would be a pretty complicated set up to try and shift a traditionally hand shifted transmission via paddle shifters using a clutch.
Man the way you engineered the steering system using the master cylinders to feed that torque converter was badass repurposing ingenuity! Love it man. You totally need a channel bro. Join the ranks of Colin Furze! (Duh, I just realized you’ve long since established your channel.)
Yes! Version 2.0 should include: + AR500 body panels + Cummings Diesel engine + Kevlar run-flat bogie wheels (or something that can't be flattened) + Gun turret + Passenger cabin that seats 6-10 people + Built on a Heavy 1-ton truck frame That would be a true bugout vehicle!
Oh, YA!! @16:47. I am there! You know your stuff. That is so cool. I just subbed. It'll be nice to have builder of machines like this in the USA. (I am assuming that, based on your "lack" of regional accent).
So if i understood the steering process, when you brake on one side the differential makes the job and transfert the force to the other side? Really with a car differential?
I'm not sure what you mean, but typically tracked vehicles will either slow down one track and/or speed up another track which causes the vehicle to turn.
@@haywoodjablome440 i suffer with chronic arthritis and when i work the pain becomes unbearable i need a complete new body , one that i can just drop my brain into lol :))
@@carmichaelmoritz8662 No problem! Just go to China, practice some fishing with dynamite, blow off your desired limbs and then have this guy make new ones for you on the cheap! th-cam.com/video/BMueL4x48A4/w-d-xo.html
I been wanting to build myself one for treking through the woods during hunting season. Only changes I would make is probably sourcing a 4BT diesel engine from an all terrain Forklift and an automatic transmission, and lengthen it to make it a inline tandem seated configuration.
1 thought to avoid track stretch, would be to take some standard chain, and weld it to the track links such that when the chain is tight, there's a little bit of looseness to the rubber, and the majority of the driving force for the vehicle is driven through the metal chains rather than the rubber (the rubber is there for ground contact). Additional bonus for that modification, if you need to go in some really rough terrain, you could use the existing "track chains" and some extra chain, to rig a bunch of chunks of 4x4 or such to the track to give some bigger "teeth" to dig into the ground with. Also the thing naturally needs to carry a log. All tanks must carry a log or 2.
I see you have 360 air conditioning. One of my old trucks had that as well lol. Nice build. I have wanted a tracked vehicle of some sort and this have given me ideas for my old junky Tacoma I have laying around. So thanks for the video! Very cool big boy toy
nice job, the shift system you want is the same used on most front engine FWD cars, score ya a shifter outta like a honda or something and just run longer cables back to your transmission, itll work great. imho i would of used the hydraulic brakes as brakes and steered with the cable parking brakes. too bad the dakota wasnt 4wd if you can find space to slip a transfer case inbetween the trans and rear diff you could build a PTO winch which would be pretty sweet, also you can use a pair of scissor jacks to make the front idle axel slide and use that to tension your tracks . hope to see more vids on this, i should post one of my project, diddnt think people were actually into this kinda things !
This is actually a really good video. You get straight to the point. You explain things well. And you don't waste my time with a bunch of bulshit and fluff.
This channel is going places. You could say it's on track..
Don't get me wrong, funny comment, but...
Fuck off 😂
He probably wrote this comment while he was tanked
Or offtrack doesnt really matter.
Buh Dun Tish/ Drum Drum2 Cymbal
Get out of my house😂😂
Give this man $1,000,000 and an airplane graveyard and just wait for a year.
It has been a year.
It has been a year and three months.
It has been a year and 5 months
Civilian version of an f35
Eat your heart out Howard Hughes
Your voice seemed to be somewhat self-deprecating when speaking about the "Small Budget". I feel that small budgets are often the seeds of brilliant discovery. ie. Skunk Works. I Just started watching this and had to say good work old chap.
Even when you have a large budget you design stuff and spend 10 x more time reducing the cost... Engineers should be given a degree in accounting after a few years of experience lol
@@Sk0lzky 😂😂😂I'm with you on that
Terrell Methvin that’s some impressive scrapping skill tbs
As a professional restorer and maker of armour from the 15th century, I didn't want to leave without saying BRAVO to a guy who makes awesome armour for the 21st century (from one born & bred metal-botherer to another), I love this... it oooooOOOOzes both ingenuity and joy!!! 🏆 Best wishes from me and all the mice in the workshop mate.
top hat ! Well done
Gov be like we can recreate this for 2 billion.
lol, $2B wouldn't even get them past the "research" phase.
will Roland YT pun of the month 😂
With glass
I want them to spend as much as it takes to keep them happpy. Imagine what equipment they have really created lol
@@nodak81 Don't forget the lobbying phase.
You have an amazing vehicle there my friend! Good work!
Imagine what this guy could build with $5K or more...
Scrap material only goes so far. But i think if someone helped he could build an actual battle tank
Give him $5k and he'll be back in 2 weeks in the same tank....
with a Cloaking Device and Flux Capacitor 😂😂😂
@@FMHikari Idk, there's a hobbyist group in Russia that makes working replica tanks (minus the cannon) out of scrap metal for far less than 5k, probably no more than 600 USD worth of scrap metal.
This?
th-cam.com/video/Ia4TjbbvD54/w-d-xo.html
He needs a sponsor....lol
Poor man’s ripsaw. Love it. Need to build another one with a V8 and open headers. Good job man.
Great build! You actually did a really good job from the get go! As for the shifting, stick to rods with yokes, nothing that slides and NO ELECTRONICS. Make it mechanically only for maximum reliability. You can use baler belts from JohnDeere 568+569 balers, they have reinforced cores and are tough as nails, with texture on one side.
Agreed and dump the remote start, keep it mechanical. Shift the rad up in the body and add an intake to boost airflow. Only one other thing that may make it double the price - get some better tracks. It'll boost performance no end.
Agreement!
Just thought you might like to know, you're not the only person with that avatar. It's very memorable. Although the other guy, I doubt you'll find him on this kind of channel. Where'd it come from anyway?
@@DFPercush You mean my cat avatar? It stems from the fact that I am a cat lover and I also love lightning and the whole design is a cat that looks electrified. I love the look and the fact that it looks like my own cat haha, plus it looks at the text with judging eyes, which is neat imho. A reverse image search is the easiest way nowadays to copy other peoples pictures and avatars. It's never unique really, but I appreciate the heads-up.
The baler belts idea is a great one!
I got goose bumps and then my head exploded when you described how you steered by breaking the inside wheel while using the open diff to transfer power to the other track. Very cool man can't wait to see your future projects!
Affirm. I’d rather drive that Rat Rod than a Ripsaw, that’s some Mad Max Shiznit! Although to the average person, I’d recon that’s well over $400.
Free running truck to build it from is a pretty big head start. Even POSs cost almost his whole budget.
Very clever and great job using what you had! A possibly alternative to the solenoids for the shifting mechanism is many manual 5 speed front wheel drive vehicles use two control cables for the transmission. I know for certain the late model Pontiac vibes were set up this way and likely many others. You could take the entire shifter assembly from a junkyard vehicle that would give you a remote shifter with two control cables (one for X direction, and one for Y). That would give the same feel as a normal shifter and no need to go through the headaches of trying to teach all the servo shift positions to an arduino.
Simple, yet totally freaking genius. Awesome job!! I would have never guessed to use that rear end and the brake masters to steer but once you explained it, it made perfect sense. One of the coolest builds I've seen on TH-cam so far.
This is actually how the first tanks steered with braking till the very late WW2 tanks started to have the ability to reverse steer so one tred could reverse and the other kept moving forwards allowing for much better turning ability.
Host: "nobody's gonna steal this thing"
Internet: "Oh really?" *thousands of people start grabbing their coats*
lol great work! love the design and implementation. what anti rust measures have you taken or are planning to take in the future?
sounds like something he will cover in series 2 ;)
(totally am not going to try and pressure a full build series out of him...)
That's not rust, that's camo!
Rat rod tank
@@rayfletcher3683 rust is the best camo.
I was like yeah no one would steal that pos. Where exactly are you though...
Reminds me of an early 1930s tank. Something like the Panzer 1 or T7 Car.
Those things weight upwards of 10 tons, a lot more stress on just about everything, when things are light its usually easy to build compared to when things are heavy, hence why automobiles of the era was a lot simpler mechanically than the tractors of the same era.
@@SMGJohn Well they also had a ton of armor on them which made up most of their weight. This thing is little more than a frame with some sheet metal to keep the engine covered.
Goliath tank is more like this machine.
It actually looks better than that, reminds me of british tankettes, I think they were called Vickers (name check)? Also romanians had something similar, called "Vultur" - "Eagle".
@@SilvaDreams "a ton of armor" actually only just about enough to stop rifle fire at a distance
I didn’t know this channel was less than a year old! This is such an insane beginning to an amazing journey
not gonna lie, it's great, both in idea and execution
That thing is cool, I have wanted to build something like it for winter deep snow thru the woods type driving. We have a Polaris Ranger but as the snow gets deeper it high centers which makes it useless. I have a couple old snowmobiles but I have gotten them stuck & they are pretty useless for pulling out firewood or taking more than one other person for a ride. If the trails aren’t kept packed the snowmobiles are just to hard to maneuver with the hills,valleys ,tight turns & with brush constantly smacking you it’s just not enjoyable. I also had a Max six wheel amphibious vehicle & that to got high centered in deep snow. Have you run your machine in more than two feet of powder? Thanks for showing us your creation!
All you need is a cobra emblem from gi joe on the side to make it complete. Great job brother!
And some guns of course
Heck yeah man! Picture all the millions of folks that spent the time you spent on this machine just sitting in a chair arguing online.... you're an inspiration bud. Truly!
Considering the budget you had, this is rather good. Engine sounds great too.
no muff lol
I had a 1980 rusted-out Toyota pickup that we just used for wheeling, after getting the radiator caked solid with mud, I cut a hole in the back of the cab and mounted it there (as you did). Put an electric fan on a DPDT switch, so when it's hot outside, you can blow air back over the engine, but when it's cold outside, you can reverse the air flow, and blow hot air into the cab. Best heated Toyota i ever had.
DD 1984 Toyota 4x4 on 35's, with 5:29 gears and double-low t-case. Project truck 1971 FJ40 crewcab.
Almost looks like a Cobra HISS Tank. Alls you need is blasters on the top of the Canapy body and missiles launchers on the side.
smacleod69 that’s the first thought that came to me!
I knew it looked familiar
smacleod69 he’s not soviet u can forget the missile launcher
Same thing I thought. Very nice
I love the ingenuity of it.
When I heard his voice, I immediately got an Tony Stark vibe.
Pretty sure that is Tony Stark
Mech I thought the same thing. Sounds kinda like Robert Downey Jr.
definitely tony stark
The Real Tony Stark that never made it out of the Snow
He's going by "Iron Man" these days
Nice ride. The very best part is the direct-to-the-point build description. You mentioned everything needed to understand how it was built and how the components work without all the usual u-tube video unnecessary running on and humble bragging. Great job on both the vehicle and the video.
That is awesome!!!! I can see the resemblance to the Ripsaw. You did an excellent job with it. Especially with the materials you had on hand.
Really cool project, congrats on the build!
i have seen a few others attempt at this, usually severely under powered. Its nice to see someone who has the right idea of the amount displacement in needed to make this project usable, not to mention makes it look that cool.
Dude, you're a genius. well better at mechanics than me.
But not better than CAT or John Deere
@@donteven5712 John Deere doesn't do mechanics, they paint yanmars green.
Damn man glad the algorithmic gods helped me to stumble upon your channel. Love the get it done with what you got attitude. Build something whacky with a 2 stroke engine!!!
Dude, you're never going to pass inspection without that battery tie down in place. Better get on that pronto. 😁
Or just drive it on private property... but you're right... and the frame would need inspected...list goes on
Justin Case whoosh
Love it. A thought on engine cooling. I ran a 22 re flatbed for years, after the thermostat choked my capacity to haul dirt up mountainsides by blowing my head gasket, I pulled it and was shocked at how little cooling I needed especially in the cold without the t stat restriction. Drove over mountains with cardboard jammed in front of the radiator and a carpenters clamp on the hose just so I could stay warm in the cab.
Switch to dual or triple heater cores and run coolant through the seating tubing with a cutoff valve to heat the driver's compartment...or, pipe through a water tank to have warm water on board... I am onto the prestone final charge radiator coolant in an effort to extend system life... If you want heat for survival, a radiator is a fuel pig you can't eat! Don't forget to cook while you drive with an exhaust oven!
I’m definitely intrigued, and would love to see an upgraded version
yes please, building cool and odd vehicles from scrap like this help make my boring monotonous life enjoyable. i love these types of videos-seriously. ingenuity is extremely contagious and addictive
Impressive build, what’s your background. When will mine be ready, and how much do I owe you? Love it.
I have been watching Fab Rats and Matt's Off Road Recovery and have thought about building a rock Crawler out of a Nissan 4x4 that has a bad engine. Well...just changed my mind. I have everything that you used to build your "tank". This video came along at just the right time. I subscribed to help you out. I may want to vulcanize the tracks for dryer conditions. we'll see. First things first. "Back to Work" as Mike Patey would say. This is awesome!!!!
Awesome! I would watch the build of version 2.0
The truncated exhaust with the tired V6 gives it that “Industrial” sound that completes the tank-illusion of the vehicle. Good Job, btw.
Someone building their own tank...I think I’ve seen this before somewhere.
Do mean that concrete incased bulldozer?
What was it called, slabzilla or something?
psychoaiko666 Killdozer
@@RaininPayne2 right! That's it! Thanks
@Thystaff Thywill no, this is a toy.
Anything gasoline powered is utterly useless in a shtf situation.
Gasoline is one of the first things to run out. And can only be stored for a limited time, so hoarding gasoline isn't an option either.
If you're gonna go and build a "bug out vehicle", base it on a diesel engine.
@Thystaff Thywill diesels can run on refined used frying oil.
All you have to do is build a refinery.
Most fast food restaurants will happily give you their used oil for free, or maybe a small fee.
I'd suggest on the top front most axle to put a forward adjustment bolt set. you could use 1 inch threaded rod with a pair of locking nuts and get almost a foot of track tension to it, similar to how trackhoes and dozers adjust their tracks. In my mind I can see a few different ways to do it... Cool project for sure, been looking at things like this for a while now and yours is def one of the simpler ones!!! Keep up the great work!
Dude, this is great! I need that here where I live in the north cascades! I would personally love to see a shakedown video of this thing....
I am amazed at this thing especially the way you figured out how achieve steering it, Kudos young man.
An honestly Kool idea and neat rig, this retired Army Chief Warrant is impressed with your abilities and knowledge.
Looks just like the cobra commander tank!
Absolutely out of this World - I'm very impressed.
Popped up in my recommendations - good work TH-cam
Bucket list goals! This is fantastic! You've inspired me!
You have no idea how much that means to me. Thank you!
Awesome Build!!!!
13:00 "It's not anybody is going to steal this thing."
Um...best secure it somehow.
Great job, it looks like it will be real fun to drive in the bush after you nail down that shifter issue. What would be real cool is maybe powering it with a gasifier system. No gas required. A true bug out vehicle. You have a bright and promising channel.
TH-cam recommended video algorithm finally fit it right! $400 DIY Ripsaw - great job man!
I think it's so cool that when the tv show was cancelled, you took your experience working with the A-Team and made the most of it by building your favorite vehicle from the GI★JOE cartoon. Personally, I love it when a plan comes together. Hat's off to you. Salute!
wow. very detailed presentation. thank you for posting.
A one-minute action intro doesn't give the hard work you made for your tank justice! Awesome job, I'd love to watch some more action video.
great job would love to see a start to finish on that
I wish I would've thought of the TH-cam possibilities then as well. I miiiight do a version 2 someday. I'm not positive yet though. If I do, I'll take you through every step of the way! Thank you for the comment!
@Bob Bobbertson who you calling tubby
40 years ago I made a life long Army buddy. we were on the DMZ camp liberty bell, keep up the fire was the motto, Anyway i am taking amtrack to his place in Spokane wa in my manual wheelchair to dtart working on my track chair thanks to your insiring video's ny friend just got a tube bender . OMG we could make like a little Army tank ...ooooooooooo
US military would be like
Hmm add some javelin or M2 Browning and sell for $80k
the cost of a javelin alone is more than 80k bub.
Further more. The armored vehicles that a javelin might be used against can be purchased for less than the cost of the javelin itself.
@@hell_march6652 actually finishing it up with armor panels communications and the machine gun or M2 Browning it be closer to $150k to $200k maybe.
They already have something like this.... Only it is also amphibious.
@@SilvaDreams and autonomous
I like it. Maybe some heavy wall pipe front and rear to protect the tracks and push with or simply protect the whole vehicle.
I had a Coot, 4wd and steering and amphibious. Run off the road /track and into a body of water. No trauma except for the people with you who thought they'd have to swim. You couldn't put enough load on it to sink it.
Like to have it back. 20 hp Kohler engine, plenty powerful and aircooled. Worked great in Texas heat. Roll bar between separate front and rear sections that rotated on the same axis. Didn't even leak at all. Great hunting rig.
Had a flooded field with 2 rows of haygrazer every 80 feet. Pull up to the row, use a brush hook off the bass boat. Tie up and wait for the dove to come over.
Gather them all at sunset just floating around under power.
Roll bar was a gun rack too. 4 people plenty room. Non hunting, 6 people you could scare hell out of when you ran off into deep water but the Coot just kept on going with paddle tires. Love to have it back.
Well done, very impressive and well thought out.
Please please do series 2
This is so inspiring for me to build my own machine
Pretty sure Sgt Slaughter had one of these with guns when he hung out with GI Joe
More like something from the cartoon M.A.S.K.
@@roberthowell932 Oh right, like that little vehicle that popped off their big rig/command center
But can it take a shot from Chuck's beard fist?
The differential "differentiates" between the two wheel speeds when turning. Nice tank!
If I was a vehicle manufacture company, I'd just say: "YOU'RE HIRED!"
35$ an HR
I've been mulling over the idea of making a 'bootleg' kettenkrad. This video is really informative and has helped me visualize some of the designs I had in mind better, and scrap a few things. In terms of size, this is basically what I'm looking for anyway, although the setup is much different, as the engine is in the back, and the drivetrain in the front on a kettenkrad, with the front wheel acting as steering and also drive-control (it acts on the tracks, similarly to what's been done in the video with the brakes).
Cheers.
$400 for that? You should be working at the White House or the pentagon? Save the American tax payer a lot!
granted, I'd say 80% of govt funding goes to oil political pockets...but granted I grew up in Martial Law Philippines....
@@mikeching6374 i grew up in america, id say 80% is a low estimate.
@@DieselRamcharger 10% for actual production, 90% for "lobbying" for your company to pay no tax and be allowed to employ serfs for pocket change.
@@DieselRamcharger the remaining 10%...welll....
@733Rafael Thats not even a remotely true statement, almost all modern armor is outdated for the modern battle field but old soviet exports and even some of the EU tanks are FAR worse than the Abrams. Just look up Turkey and India's attempts at producing a homegrown tank.
When fallout becomes real life. I'm glad I would have written the instructions in the videos down
Amazing job on that budget.
Thanks!
I'm planning something similar. I have the rear end out of a 300 Kawasaki Bayou ATV. those had two drum brakes and a cable actuated diff-lock in the differential. Going to use a ride-on mower for the chassis, a snowmobile track cut in half for the tracks, the clutch system from a Polaris LongTrak snowmobile which had hi/low forward and a reverse gear. Instead of an All Terrain thing; I'm thinking of adding a rear mounted snowblower and front push blade to take care of my winter troubles.
Put a turret on it and you have a HISS Tank.
If you can get the opportunity to look at a Citroen 2cv or deux chevaux shifter they go very simply through a firewall into the engine compartment and shift a stick shift on the transaxle very similar to what you're building. Really cool vehicle!!! Thanks for the video!
Man, from the small amount of videos I've seen so far, your builds are awesome! Keep up the good work bud, your traction should be a big positive to keep this going. :) just look at cody's lab for example, this kind of stuff is great for youtube. Keep up the good work man, you've got the potential!
WOW , Howe & Howe made one called Ripsaw , it's 1 million dollars each , twin brothers with dollar signs in their eyes , a thousand dollars worth of steel , a thousand for engine and a thousand for extras , mine don't need a stupid computer , so about 3 grand for everything , a million dollars profit for each one the Howe brother's build , plus I'm a fabricator and welder so that's no problem , and you did a great job on your build , you definitely get a thumbs up from me , great job
Looks like a
Cobra H.I.S.S.
Tank from the G.I.Joe kartoon
I can't wait to see the V2 of this thing! Hell if you could find it, an old forklift or mailtruck LLV engine would work amazingly in this thing.
Would love to see you do something like this with a larger enclosed cab and cargo/personnel area ;)
with snow tracks!
Very creative and love the low cost. Now we wanna see you go play in the snow with it!
AWESOME BUILD!!!!
KEEP GOING AND CREATE MORE "STUMP JUMPERS!"
THEN RACE THEM!!! : )
Pretty cool! From a slight distance, this looks a lot like the early war, WW-2, Russian or Polish tanks or self propelled guns! There was even a shot, early in the video, where some snow, accumulated on a feature, looked like there was a main gun or cannon on this thing! AWESOME JOB!!
If you look on the construction lines its inspired on the tank from: howe and howe - - >the ripsaw 😜
the dude literally said that in the video...
I just want to say this video has inspired me to do something similar. I got this wrecked car with a good engine and I was trying to decide what would be the best use for it, and I think having a tracked vehicle for my ranch would be so helpful. And this looks like it would be so much fun to build! Thank you for posting it 👍
Auduino and solenoids break. Should easily shift from a VW MID engine cable shifter ala Jamar or Empi. You already done the hard part.
you are right.. just thinking the same thing... it would be more robust also ...
The easiest and best solution is weld a u joint vertically to original shifter,a straight shaft horizontally to another u joint welded to frame, then the gear shift handle where needed. Will work smoothly with no play and good feel ! Joints allow stick to move side to side and for and aft. Horizontal shaft transmits tourque and tension -compression.
Ya I was like dude thats way to complicated. You could just use a shaft to shift with. Mustang's with a 5 speed manual trans have a shaft connected to the shifting tower and then come forward from there like a foot or better then connect to the shifter on the floor board. I'm sure you could make the rod any length with in reason to fit where you need. But trying to shift and skid steer at the same time is gonna be a problem so having solinoids shifting from like paddle shifters on the steering handles would solve that but then I imagine it would be a pretty complicated set up to try and shift a traditionally hand shifted transmission via paddle shifters using a clutch.
I’m a heavy equipment mechanic. You did a fantastic job! There are something’s I would do differently, but you did great!
The 46 people that disliked this video want to give their heads a wobble
They're just jealous
Steve 'o not at all everyone is entitled to their own opinion that’s the beauty of the internet it gives people balls
If I had a welder when I was your age and the gumption of my younger self, I might be a titan of industry by now. Carry on good sir!
Um can you go through build schematics or like any plans you drew so others can take a shot at this?
Man the way you engineered the steering system using the master cylinders to feed that torque converter was badass repurposing ingenuity! Love it man. You totally need a channel bro. Join the ranks of Colin Furze! (Duh, I just realized you’ve long since established your channel.)
How did you do your track connection
Yes! Version 2.0 should include:
+ AR500 body panels
+ Cummings Diesel engine
+ Kevlar run-flat bogie wheels (or something that can't be flattened)
+ Gun turret
+ Passenger cabin that seats 6-10 people
+ Built on a Heavy 1-ton truck frame
That would be a true bugout vehicle!
Sound is really low
I felt like Marty Mcfly in the start of BTTF while turning up my sound. *buzz sound as everything is set to max*
Oh, YA!! @16:47. I am there! You know your stuff. That is so cool. I just subbed. It'll be nice to have builder of machines like this in the USA. (I am assuming that, based on your "lack" of regional accent).
So if i understood the steering process, when you brake on one side the differential makes the job and transfert the force to the other side? Really with a car differential?
I'm not sure what you mean, but typically tracked vehicles will either slow down one track and/or speed up another track which causes the vehicle to turn.
Exactly. If you lock one wheel the other wheels spins.
This thing is fantastic! Reminds me of a Cobra single person tank toy that I had as a kid.
cool . :)) i built stuff like that when my body was healthy . lots of good memories .
I enjoy hearing things like this. I'm hope this video could bring you back some pleasant thoughts.
@@randomn6473 yes 👍
Can you build yourself a new body then? DIY Prosthetics/Organs is where its at.
@@haywoodjablome440 i suffer with chronic arthritis and when i work the pain becomes unbearable i need a complete new body , one that i can just drop my brain into lol :))
@@carmichaelmoritz8662 No problem! Just go to China, practice some fishing with dynamite, blow off your desired limbs and then have this guy make new ones for you on the cheap! th-cam.com/video/BMueL4x48A4/w-d-xo.html
I been wanting to build myself one for treking through the woods during hunting season. Only changes I would make is probably sourcing a 4BT diesel engine from an all terrain Forklift and an automatic transmission, and lengthen it to make it a inline tandem seated configuration.
This thing wants an old Detroit Diesel 8V53.
@will Roland I think you mean duramax
Can a Cummins or Duramax run wide open all day long? Plus you can straight pipe it and have a sonic deterrent lol.
@@skunkw0rx69 there's a reason why one of the most legendary diesel tuners of all time use duramax
1 thought to avoid track stretch, would be to take some standard chain, and weld it to the track links such that when the chain is tight, there's a little bit of looseness to the rubber, and the majority of the driving force for the vehicle is driven through the metal chains rather than the rubber (the rubber is there for ground contact).
Additional bonus for that modification, if you need to go in some really rough terrain, you could use the existing "track chains" and some extra chain, to rig a bunch of chunks of 4x4 or such to the track to give some bigger "teeth" to dig into the ground with.
Also the thing naturally needs to carry a log. All tanks must carry a log or 2.
I want to be you one day. Could you shoe some more footage of you driving it?
I see you have 360 air conditioning. One of my old trucks had that as well lol. Nice build. I have wanted a tracked vehicle of some sort and this have given me ideas for my old junky Tacoma I have laying around. So thanks for the video! Very cool big boy toy
Where you from??
I'll pay you to make me one no joke man.
nice job, the shift system you want is the same used on most front engine FWD cars, score ya a shifter outta like a honda or something and just run longer cables back to your transmission, itll work great. imho i would of used the hydraulic brakes as brakes and steered with the cable parking brakes. too bad the dakota wasnt 4wd if you can find space to slip a transfer case inbetween the trans and rear diff you could build a PTO winch which would be pretty sweet, also you can use a pair of scissor jacks to make the front idle axel slide and use that to tension your tracks . hope to see more vids on this, i should post one of my project, diddnt think people were actually into this kinda things !
i think the 125 dislikes were from the "ripsaw" engineers...
This is actually a really good video. You get straight to the point. You explain things well. And you don't waste my time with a bunch of bulshit and fluff.