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LifeTrac

2012-01-17T21:09:29Z

Elf-pavlik: /* Safety Concerns */

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[[Image:LiftTracWithTracks.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LifeTrac Tractor]]

==Overview==

(overview last updated 11.29.11)

[[LifeTrac]] is a low-cost, multipurpose open source tractor. It serves as a workhorse backbone for many of GVCS technologies. Prototype III stage has been completed, and field testing determined the need for Prototype IV prior to product release.

Featuring a modular design and detachable [[PowerCube]] units, it has the ability to rapidly switch between a variety of GVCS machines via the [[QA Plate]]. The machine is overbuilt with a focus on lifetime design and ease of repair.

Four hydraulic motors provide skid steer power to the wheels, and a chain tread system enables navigation of extreme terrain.

'''[[LifeTrac IV]]''' - Head over here if you would like to help out with the LifeTrac IV design

'''Important Note:''' No structural engineering analysis has been performed on the LifeTrac. If you choose to replicate this product you are doing so at your own risk and with this understanding. We will be performing analysis soon and will post those results as we get them.

{{Video:Tractor}}

=Product Evolution=
{| style="text-align:center;"
! Major Design Style

|-
| '''Articulated Design'''
| [[File:LifeTrac_Frame.jpg|100px|link=Initial_LifeTrac_design]]
|-
|
|'''[[Initial_LifeTrac_design| LifeTrac I]]''' ''Prototype 1''

|-
|
| [[File:Arrow_down.jpg]]

|-
| '''Skid Steer Design'''
| [[File:LTIICompleted.jpg|100px|link=LifeTrac/LifeTrac II]]
| [[File:Arrow_right.jpg]]
| [[File:LiftTracWithTracks.jpg|100px|link=LifeTrac/LifeTrac III]]
|-
|
| '''[[/LifeTrac II| LifeTrac II]]''' ''Prototype 1''
|
| '''[[/LifeTrac III| LifeTrac III]]''' ''Prototype III''
|}

==Product Ecology==
{{Product Ecology

|From=
*{{Power Cube}}
*{{Hydraulic Motor}}
*{{Induction Furnace}} Steel

|Uses=
*{{Power Cube}}

|Creates=

|Enables=
*{{CEB Press}}
*{{Rototiller}}
*{{Backhoe}}
*{{Universal Rotor}}
*{{Well Driller}}
*{{Trencher}}
*{{Baler}}
*{{Seeder}}
*{{Spader}}
*{{Rototiller}}
*{{Hay Rake}}
*{{Hay Cutter}}

}}

==Status==
Currently the Lifetrac is on its second prototype with half a dozen units at Factor e Farm. The machines are currently being prepared for field testing as a part of the [[Factor e Farm Infrastructure Buildout 2011]].

The next prototype aims to integrate as aspects of [[Digital Fabrication]] for automated production. Rebar construction is also under consideration.

=== Safety Concerns ===
Mike have written [https://groups.google.com/group/ose-europe/browse_thread/thread/3d0fcd5477ea94a4 an email] to OSE Europe mailing list describing some concerns about LifeTrac safety of use, he points out possible issues with: Frame, Steering, Breaks and Roll-Over Protection.

== See also ==
* [[LifeTrac Questions]]

[[Category: Farm equipment]]
[[Category: Earth moving]]

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LifeTrac

2012-01-17T21:07:54Z

Elf-pavlik: /* Security Concerns */

{{OrigLang}}
{{GVCS Header}}

[[Image:LiftTracWithTracks.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LifeTrac Tractor]]

==Overview==

(overview last updated 11.29.11)

[[LifeTrac]] is a low-cost, multipurpose open source tractor. It serves as a workhorse backbone for many of GVCS technologies. Prototype III stage has been completed, and field testing determined the need for Prototype IV prior to product release.

Featuring a modular design and detachable [[PowerCube]] units, it has the ability to rapidly switch between a variety of GVCS machines via the [[QA Plate]]. The machine is overbuilt with a focus on lifetime design and ease of repair.

Four hydraulic motors provide skid steer power to the wheels, and a chain tread system enables navigation of extreme terrain.

'''[[LifeTrac IV]]''' - Head over here if you would like to help out with the LifeTrac IV design

'''Important Note:''' No structural engineering analysis has been performed on the LifeTrac. If you choose to replicate this product you are doing so at your own risk and with this understanding. We will be performing analysis soon and will post those results as we get them.

{{Video:Tractor}}

=Product Evolution=
{| style="text-align:center;"
! Major Design Style

|-
| '''Articulated Design'''
| [[File:LifeTrac_Frame.jpg|100px|link=Initial_LifeTrac_design]]
|-
|
|'''[[Initial_LifeTrac_design| LifeTrac I]]''' ''Prototype 1''

|-
|
| [[File:Arrow_down.jpg]]

|-
| '''Skid Steer Design'''
| [[File:LTIICompleted.jpg|100px|link=LifeTrac/LifeTrac II]]
| [[File:Arrow_right.jpg]]
| [[File:LiftTracWithTracks.jpg|100px|link=LifeTrac/LifeTrac III]]
|-
|
| '''[[/LifeTrac II| LifeTrac II]]''' ''Prototype 1''
|
| '''[[/LifeTrac III| LifeTrac III]]''' ''Prototype III''
|}

==Product Ecology==
{{Product Ecology

|From=
*{{Power Cube}}
*{{Hydraulic Motor}}
*{{Induction Furnace}} Steel

|Uses=
*{{Power Cube}}

|Creates=

|Enables=
*{{CEB Press}}
*{{Rototiller}}
*{{Backhoe}}
*{{Universal Rotor}}
*{{Well Driller}}
*{{Trencher}}
*{{Baler}}
*{{Seeder}}
*{{Spader}}
*{{Rototiller}}
*{{Hay Rake}}
*{{Hay Cutter}}

}}

==Status==
Currently the Lifetrac is on its second prototype with half a dozen units at Factor e Farm. The machines are currently being prepared for field testing as a part of the [[Factor e Farm Infrastructure Buildout 2011]].

The next prototype aims to integrate as aspects of [[Digital Fabrication]] for automated production. Rebar construction is also under consideration.

=== Safety Concerns ===
Mike have written [https://groups.google.com/group/ose-europe/browse_thread/thread/3d0fcd5477ea94a4 an email] to OSE Europe mailing list describing some concerns about LifeTrac security here, he points out possible issues with: Frame, Steering, Breaks and Roll-Over Protection.

== See also ==
* [[LifeTrac Questions]]

[[Category: Farm equipment]]
[[Category: Earth moving]]

{{GVCS Footer}}

LifeTrac

2012-01-17T21:01:20Z

Elf-pavlik: /* Status */ added note on security concerns from Mike's email to OSE Europe mailing list

{{OrigLang}}
{{GVCS Header}}

[[Image:LiftTracWithTracks.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LifeTrac Tractor]]

==Overview==

(overview last updated 11.29.11)

[[LifeTrac]] is a low-cost, multipurpose open source tractor. It serves as a workhorse backbone for many of GVCS technologies. Prototype III stage has been completed, and field testing determined the need for Prototype IV prior to product release.

Featuring a modular design and detachable [[PowerCube]] units, it has the ability to rapidly switch between a variety of GVCS machines via the [[QA Plate]]. The machine is overbuilt with a focus on lifetime design and ease of repair.

Four hydraulic motors provide skid steer power to the wheels, and a chain tread system enables navigation of extreme terrain.

'''[[LifeTrac IV]]''' - Head over here if you would like to help out with the LifeTrac IV design

'''Important Note:''' No structural engineering analysis has been performed on the LifeTrac. If you choose to replicate this product you are doing so at your own risk and with this understanding. We will be performing analysis soon and will post those results as we get them.

{{Video:Tractor}}

=Product Evolution=
{| style="text-align:center;"
! Major Design Style

|-
| '''Articulated Design'''
| [[File:LifeTrac_Frame.jpg|100px]]
|-
|
|'''LifeTrac I''' ''Prototype 1''

|-
|
| [[File:Arrow_down.jpg]]

|-
| '''Skid Steer Design'''
| [[File:LTIICompleted.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Arrow_right.jpg]]
| [[File:LiftTracWithTracks.jpg|100px]]
|-
|
|'''LifeTrac II''' ''Prototype 1''
|
| '''LifeTrac III''' ''Product Release''
|}

==Product Ecology==
{{Product Ecology

|From=
*{{Power Cube}}
*{{Hydraulic Motor}}
*{{Induction Furnace}} Steel

|Uses=
*{{Power Cube}}

|Creates=

|Enables=
*{{CEB Press}}
*{{Rototiller}}
*{{Backhoe}}
*{{Universal Rotor}}
*{{Well Driller}}
*{{Trencher}}
*{{Baler}}
*{{Seeder}}
*{{Spader}}
*{{Rototiller}}
*{{Hay Rake}}
*{{Hay Cutter}}

}}

==Status==
Currently the Lifetrac is on its second prototype with half a dozen units at Factor e Farm. The machines are currently being prepared for field testing as a part of the [[Factor e Farm Infrastructure Buildout 2011]].

The next prototype aims to integrate as aspects of [[Digital Fabrication]] for automated production. Rebar construction is also under consideration.

=== Security Concerns ===
Mike have written [https://groups.google.com/group/ose-europe/browse_thread/thread/3d0fcd5477ea94a4 an email] to OSE Europe mailing list describing some concerns about LifeTrac security here, he points out possible issues with: Frame, Steering, Breaks and Roll-Over Protection.

== See also ==
* [[LifeTrac Questions]]

[[Category: Farm equipment]]
[[Category: Earth moving]]

{{GVCS Footer}}