The "Colossus" project

[SylvanLakeWH 25,577]

10 minutes ago, Snoopy11 said:

How the lowly minions have fallen...

 

 

There. Fixed it for ya. 

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

It’s been 3 years since my dogs started destroying our furniture 

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Now they only destroy our lawn with land mines 

 

 

Edited August 31, 2022 by The Freightliner Guy

[Stormin 9,981]

Got a notification on comments on Colossus and thought some progress finally being made??  Oh silly me. What a daft idea. 

[ebinmaine 67,532]

Hey while I have the attention of some of you fellow fine crazy tractor people...

Any idea where I can get C channel or U channel if you like that's light duty stuff? Made out of sheet metal. Something like 1 inch on three sides... 

[wallfish 17,000]

11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Hey while I have the attention of some of you fellow fine crazy tractor people...

Any idea where I can get C channel or U channel if you like that's light duty stuff? Made out of sheet metal. Something like 1 inch on three sides... 

Uni Strut? Or solid channel strut?

1 5/8

https://www.grainger.com/product/45YW19?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:MS:CSM-2295:TVRYAD:20501231&gclid=7011f20efa401ef9f3bb91014b1a99fa&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=7011f20efa401ef9f3bb91014b1a99fa&gclid=7011f20efa401ef9f3bb91014b1a99fa&gclsrc=3p.ds

Not light duty per say but the channel from a snow plow frame?

You can buy aluminum sheet at the big box stores and make a simple break outta angle steel to bend it

Just throwing $%!t against the wall again to see what sticks

What's the intended purpose?

[ebinmaine 67,532]

37 minutes ago, wallfish said:

What's the intended purpose?

I'm thinking of making upper and lower belt guard/guides from small channels of sheet steel. 

That way the belt drive side of the tractor is "open"  for my own visual appeal. 

 

I've considered aluminum as well .... Maybe not strong enough to be the guide for a clutching belt though?

 

I've also thought about riveting two "L" pieces to make a "C" but dropped that because I'm concerned the belt would rub on a rivet head.... ((??))

 

[wallfish 17,000]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

I'm thinking of making upper and lower belt guard/guides from small channels of sheet steel. 

You can definitely find square tube steel in the size you want and cut or grind off one side if you can't find the C/U channel.

Aluminum might not be good for that unless it's thick.

Edited August 31, 2022 by wallfish

[SylvanLakeWH 25,577]

Could old WH frame do the trick? If you had some around? 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Maybe you have a Scrapyard arround, you can look there.

 

I would have an H carrier here, 20cm to each H edge, 1cm thick and about 4 meters in one piece.
I just don't know how to send it to you for free.

 

i just collecte it, but actually have no need for.😎

[ebinmaine 67,532]

3 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Could old WH frame do the trick? If you had some around? 

It could work but it's pretty heavy.  

 

 

18 minutes ago, wallfish said:

find square tube steel in the size you want and cut ..... off one side

 

That may be the way.  

[19richie66 17,508]

11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

It could work but it's pretty heavy.  

 

 

 

That may be the way.  

I would just get some 1-1/2” or 2” square tubing, 1/8” wall and cut off one side as mentioned. Should be more than strong enough. 

[wallfish 17,000]

3 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

I would just get some 1-1/2” or 2” square tubing, 1/8” wall and cut off one side as mentioned. Should be more than strong enough. 

And you might be able to just cut one in half to get 2 channel pcs outta one cut piece.  Or even a 1" x 2" rectangle tube. Probably have to order that rectangle stuff as they don't typically carry that at every hardware store like the square stuff.

Or, You could get artistic and cut a section off steel pipe too. Like 1/4 to 1/3 of the diameter cut lengthwise so the belt fits inside the pipe.  like a C 

[ebinmaine 67,532]

7 minutes ago, wallfish said:

Or, You could get artistic and cut a section off steel pipe too. Like 1/4 to 1/3 of the diameter cut lengthwise so the belt fits inside the pipe.  like a C 

Hmmmmmmm....

 

🤔

 

Interesting thought..... 

[wallfish 17,000]

8 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Hmmmmmmm....

 

🤔

 

Interesting thought..... 

Plenty of pipe around and fairly cheap so....

If'n  ya don't like it -- scrap it and start over with something else

Edited September 1, 2022 by wallfish

[8ntruck 7,007]

Do you have an Alro supplier near by?  They are a supplier do many types and shapes of steel. Do you have a fabrication shop nearby?  They might have some 'shorts' stashed away that would sell for cheap and fit your needs.  I just stopped by my local fab shop and picked up a 18" long piece of 1/8" wall, 1" square tubing for just under $5.

 

Good old McMaster-Carr probably lists C channel, though they are pretty proud of it.

 

Good luck.

[ebinmaine 67,532]

8 hours ago, wallfish said:

have to order

 

5 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

have a fabrication shop nearby

 

 

I do have a fan shop near that I've used a time or two. Most of his stuff is pretty heavy. 

Prices are fair. 

 

I'll be stopping by a Tractor supply later to see what they have around. 

 

Might go the route of slicing one side off a square. I'll see if they have C or U channel first of course.  

 

[Oldskool 6,644]

A local hardware store or HD or autoparts store doesn't have a rack with random steel in it?

[ebinmaine 67,532]

19 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

A local hardware store or HD or autoparts store doesn't have a rack with random steel in it?

Only one hardware store does that I know of and they're super expensive. That's why I'm stopping at TSC. 

[squonk 41,121]

15 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I'm thinking of making upper and lower belt guard/guides from small channels of sheet steel. 

That way the belt drive side of the tractor is "open"  for my own visual appeal. 

 

I've considered aluminum as well .... Maybe not strong enough to be the guide for a clutching belt though?

 

I've also thought about riveting two "L" pieces to make a "C" but dropped that because I'm concerned the belt would rub on a rivet head.... ((??))

 

By the time you "got to it" The Artemis Project will be over and they would have developed a "space age" steel you can use. The "Boys at NASA" have a chart on the wall at Mission Control. " Colossus or Bust!" 

[ebinmaine 67,532]

3 minutes ago, squonk said:

By the time you "got to it" The Artemis Project will be over and they would have developed a "space age" steel you can use. The "Boys at NASA" have a chart on the wall at Mission Control. " Colossus or Bust!" 

Given the current and past pace of production on this project it's legitimately possible we'll be into the second generation on another planet before I'm done.  

[rjg854 11,368]

[953 nut 55,260]

17 hours ago, Stormin said:

Got a notification on comments on Colossus and thought some progress finally being made??  Oh silly me. What a daft idea. 

                            

 

[Lee1977 6,662]

Just use a 1/8" x 1" x1" angle you are only going to have your leg on one side if it. I don't think your going to be waring a neck tie.

Edited September 1, 2022 by Lee1977

[ebinmaine 67,532]

51 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

neck tie.

Not my normal tractah drivin attire.