Winter fun - Project “Freedom” 440cc 2 Stroke 1054 Snowmotractor

[Pullstart 62,905]

3 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Just a reminder do you still have that torque converter I gave you with WHrat WHrecker… maybe an option… 

I should look at it.  I actually know right where all those parts were!

[Snoopy11 5,714]

@Pullstart... one other thing I thought of... just to think about...

 

Comet 1190 series...

 

https://www.cometclutches.com/products/torque-converters/1190-clutch-test/#productTab|1

 

You have to actually call and order it from them... I believe. 24-100 HP rating. Pulley diameter on those are like 9 inches...

 

Don

Edited February 11, 2022 by Snoopy11

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[953 nut 55,288]

Kevin, you done gooooood!          As a finishing touch you need to add a hitch and mount a plow to it just for grins.    

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10 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

mount a plow

Maybe that RJ plow I got from you 

[953 nut 55,288]

I was thinking of a moldboard plow.    ROLL SNOW!    That would fit right in with @WHX?? plow days in the event of snow. 

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3 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I was thinking of a moldboard plow.    ROLL SNOW!    That would fit right in with @WHX?? plow days in the event of snow. 

maybe as an exhibition.  1st gear and 8,000 rpms!

[Maxwell-8 4,276]

I am not familiar with snowscooters, but cvts, always have a front variable pulley that gets bigger when you rev it up and the rear pulley getting smaller as the tension of the belt raises.

same for the MTD an John deere variable drive. 

what did the second pulley the one driving the track  looked like? 

 

 

You always have a driver and a driven variabele pulley: 

[Pullstart 62,905]

@Maxwell-8 I only used one variable pulley and it acts as a clutch.  It opens at idle and the belt slips.  It closes when I rev it up and it takes off.

[Maxwell-8 4,276]

48 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

@Maxwell-8 I only used one variable pulley and it acts as a clutch.  It opens at idle and the belt slips.  It closes when I rev it up and it takes off.

Ah, you just use it as a clutch, and don't use the variabel speed it can offer.

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29 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said:

Ah, you just use it as a clutch, and don't use the variabel speed it can offer.

The snowmobile secondary clutch wouldn’t fit on the tractor very well.  Best I could do with the 2 weeks I took to build it.

[Maxwell-8 4,276]

1 minute ago, Pullstart said:

The snowmobile secondary clutch wouldn’t fit on the tractor very well.  Best I could do with the 2 weeks I took to build it.

You built it quick, Takes most of use a bit longer to finish projects ( specifically looking at myself and @ebinmaine haha)

[Snoopy11 5,714]

2 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

You built it quick, Takes most of use a bit longer to finish projects ( specifically looking at myself and @ebinmaine haha)

I would imagine... my 800 special build should.... and I say SHOULD... be almost done by the end of the month... but... don't hold me to that...

 

I'mma take my time on this one. 

 

Don

[bds1984 1,435]

No updates today?!  Kevin, are you okay???

[Oldskool 6,644]

4 minutes ago, bds1984 said:

No updates today?!  Kevin, are you okay???

He has probably been out burning fuel and doing dounuts.

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4 minutes ago, bds1984 said:

No updates today?!  Kevin, are you okay???

Believe it or not, I’ve been earning an honest wage lately!  Repiping a mechanical room…. Just went out to the shop for the first time since Thursday afternoon and have spent a good handful of minutes looking at this crazy machine.  Time for speed.

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5 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

He has probably been out burning fuel and doing dounuts.

Only the one time on video so far.  It’s sucks when life gets in the way of fun!  

[bds1984 1,435]

8 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Believe it or not, I’ve been earning an honest wage lately!  Repiping a mechanical room…. Just went out to the shop for the first time since Thursday afternoon and have spent a good handful of minutes looking at this crazy machine.  Time for speed.

Okay, just checking in on you.  I'm sure a few of us were a little worried with no updates at all today.  
What do you think the top speed of it is so far?

[Oldskool 6,644]

3 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Only the one time on video so far.  It’s sucks when life gets in the way of fun!  

Yes...Yes it does. Way to often I'm afraid.

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2 minutes ago, bds1984 said:

What do you think the top speed of it is so far?

I don’t know, maybe 15?  Hands down my fastest Wheel Horse.  Surely room for improvement!

[Handy Don 12,233]

15 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Only the one time on video so far.  It’s sucks when life gets in the way of fun!  

True, but it is also fun when the checking account balance goes up to make the other fun possible!

[bds1984 1,435]

Damn.  And I thought I was flying with my C165 at 8mph!
 

[Pullstart 62,905]

My rear pulley is 6.25” OD.  All kinds of room to go much faster!

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6.25x3.1415= 19.63” Circumference.

 

2.15x3.1415=6.75” circumference. 
 

belt speed constant, apx. 2.91 times faster.  Now, will a 2.15” diameter pulley with an extreme idler pulley grab at 8,000 rpms?

 

 

[TJ5208 1,824]

22 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

6.25x3.1415= 19.63” Circumference.

 

2.15x3.1415=6.75” circumference. 
 

belt speed constant, apx. 2.91 times faster.  Now, will a 2.15” diameter pulley with an extreme idler pulley grab at 8,000 rpms?

 

 

Well at least they're not that expensive.

Edited February 13, 2022 by TJ Salyers