The "Colossus" project

[WHX?? 48,821]

11 hours ago, Pullstart said:

 

If it’s coffee, is it still starting early if I crack one before 5?

 

Crack one Kev...... you know what @Achto says about drinkin all day ! 

No small wonder this project ain't getting  done EB..? 

[ebinmaine 67,538]

6 hours ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

Does anyone remember the Coffee Achievers?  This is something unlike that.

Had to search that.  Doesn't seem familiar to me but if coffee's good enough for Ann and Nancy it's good enough for me. 

[JoeM 7,874]

10 hours ago, WHX?? said:

If it’s coffee, is it still starting early if I crack one before 5?

I call them "Breakfast Beers"

 

 

[bds1984 1,429]

On 11/1/2021 at 10:38 AM, SylvanLakeWH said:

Since there’s no activity on the tractor front, this thread is now an infomercial for coffee makers…

 

 

Squirrel!!! 

I'm not in my shop at the moment but I have one of these for my coffee maker...

240 volts will get lots of your brew hot in a hurry.

[ebinmaine 67,538]

 

 

 

[kpinnc 12,065]

That's a whole lotta motor! 

[Lee1977 6,663]

23 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

 

It's got to have twin stacks, that a lone will set this project back another five years.. Projected date of complection 2035. 

[ebinmaine 67,538]

That's a bit generous

[Lee1977 6,663]

9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

That's a bit generous

The first date that came to me was 3035, then none of us would be around to see it.  I'm trying to encourage you to get it done. 

[ebinmaine 67,538]

1 minute ago, Lee1977 said:

The first date that came to me was 3035, then none of us would be around to see it.  I'm trying to encourage you to get it done. 

If it helps I'll be installing the tie rods so I can steer to roll it out to the tractor lineup for our Meet n Greet. 

 

[Lee1977 6,663]

2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

If it helps I'll be installing the tie rods so I can steer to roll it out to the tractor lineup for our Meet n Greet. 

 

Did you get the tie rod "weights" finished.

[ebinmaine 67,538]

10 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

Did you get the tie rod "weights" finished.

Just gotta thread one hole and drill the spindles. 

[Stormin 9,981]

Anyone else notice WHO is doing the cleaning on that engine? 

[slim67 2,735]

23 minutes ago, Stormin said:

Anyone else notice WHO is doing the cleaning on that engine? 

Not Eric😀

[ebinmaine 67,538]

Making up the other tie rod today. 

 

 

 

[Horse Newbie 7,070]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Making up the other tie rod today. 

 

 

 

You mean I could have got a ball joint with a stud on the end that bolts to spindle arm, and female threads on the end that goes on the tie rod ?

 

I’ m gonna need to put a bolt to hold my ends to spindle arms...

 

And to the doo hickey that swings left to right to turn the wheels...

Edited November 13, 2021 by Horse Newbie

[ebinmaine 67,538]

1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said:

You mean I could have got a ball joint with a stud on the end that bolts to spindle arm, and female threads on the of end ?...

Yessir. McMaster Carr has all kinds of neat and different stuff.  

[ebinmaine 67,538]

I finished up the other tie rod by cutting off the end to the correct length. 

 

 

Drilled it and tapped it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had no 1/2-20 nuts around so I drilled and tapped a couple 7/16 just to keep things tight for the time being.  

 

 

 

Installed both the rods after measuring about 86 times.  

 

 

 

 

And the Colossus beast is a rolling chassis. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Horse Newbie 7,070]

8 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Installed both the rods after measuring about 86 times

How much “toe-in you gonna have ?... and how do you figure/measure that ?

[ebinmaine 67,538]

14 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

How much “toe-in you gonna have ?... and how do you figure/measure that ?

 

Tow-in. Front to back will be at least 1/4". 

 

I also added a bunch of tilt to the spindles when I designed them. 

The tops of the tires are tilted OUT about 1.25 inches compared to the bottom. 

This supposedly gives a better grab to the outside steering tire in turns. 

 

 

[8ntruck 7,007]

How much caster angle did you build in?

[Horse Newbie 7,070]

13 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Tow-in. Front to back will be at least 1/4". 

So when I set my spindles in place I need to measure across the front and back of the tire/wheel and if the front is 25”,then the back needs to be 25-1/4” ?

Edited November 13, 2021 by Horse Newbie

[ebinmaine 67,538]

6 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

How much caster angle did you build in?

The axle was a home built I lengthened. 

It's around zero. 

I didn't change that. 

[ebinmaine 67,538]

8 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

So when I set my spindles in place I need to measure across the front and back of the tire/wheel and if the front is 25”,then the back needs to be 25-1/4” ?

Yepp. 

See the pic below. 

Use 2 flat objects that can be clamped together. I had metal rulers handy..

 

Hold them halfway up the front of the WHEELS so they just lightly touch each wheel  and clamp them in place. 

Now keeping them clamped see what the distance is from one wheel to the other at the same approximate height at the back of the rim. 

The difference is your toe-in.  

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,538]

Bonus pic by The Photography Department.