Backhoe Intro - Revision history

Ryan Lutz: Replaced content with "{{delete}}"

2011-07-28T10:08:25Z

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	~~[[Image:Backhoe.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|The backhoe attached to the front of the LifeTrac I.]]~~
	~~[[Image:Backhoe_Render.png\|thumb\|right\|200px]]~~

	The backhoe is a simple hydraulic arm and bucket which attaches to the front of the [[LifeTrac]] and is used for digging holes and trenches. The backhoe is one of the most basic dirt working tools and is a common attachment to many small tractor and skid-steer vehicles. It can be used for digging trenches for foundations, digging up material to make compressed earth blocks, digging waste pits, and many other common building/farming tasks. Furthermore, by attaching a chain to the bucket, the backhoe can be used to lift and transport heavy loads such as engine blocks, battery packs, long pieces of pipe, etc.

	Commercially manufactured backhoes vary greatly in their size and capabilities and therefore vary significantly in price. A quick google search seems to indicate that relatively small, simple devices like the one we are considering range from 2 to 4 thousand dollars with more sophisticated attachments approaching 10 thousand dollars.


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Andrew Buck: moving the development work to its own page

2011-05-20T14:18:33Z

moving the development work to its own page

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 The backhoe is a simple hydraulic arm and bucket which attaches to the front of the [[LifeTrac]] and is used for digging holes and trenches.  The backhoe is one of the most basic dirt working tools and is a common attachment to many small tractor and skid-steer vehicles.  It can be used for digging trenches for foundations, digging up material to make compressed earth blocks, digging waste pits, and many other common building/farming tasks.  Furthermore, by attaching a chain to the bucket, the backhoe can be used to lift and transport heavy loads such as engine blocks, battery packs, long pieces of pipe, etc.
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 Commercially manufactured backhoes vary greatly in their size and capabilities and therefore vary significantly in price.  A quick google search seems to indicate that relatively small, simple devices like the one we are considering range from 2 to 4 thousand dollars with more sophisticated attachments approaching 10 thousand dollars.
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Andrew Buck: adding a rendering of the CAD design

2011-05-20T04:56:50Z

adding a rendering of the CAD design

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	== Prototype I ==		== Prototype I ==

			There seems to have been a simple first attempt at the design made about the time the LifeTrac I prototype was in early operation. This design can be seen in the photo at the right.

	[[Image:Backhoe.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The backhoe attached to the front of the LifeTrac I.]]		[[Image:Backhoe.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The backhoe attached to the front of the LifeTrac I.]]

			== Prototype II ==
	A prototype backhoe attachment has been built and used at [[Factor e Farm\|the farm]]. There is a short clip of the backhoe laying on the ground in this clip from 0:28 to 0:30:		A prototype backhoe attachment has been built and used at [[Factor e Farm\|the farm]]. There is a short clip of the backhoe laying on the ground in this clip from 0:28 to 0:30:
	<html><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s3.www.universalsubtitles.org/embed.js">		<html><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s3.www.universalsubtitles.org/embed.js">
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	~~: Over the next day or two I will be putting together~~ a CAD ~~drawing of this prototype~~ based on the ~~photographs/~~video ~~of it~~. -[[~~User~~:~~Andrew Buck~~\|~~Andrew Buck~~]] ~~16:36, 19 May 2011 (PDT)~~



			Here is a preliminary CAD design based on the footage from the above video. After a few days when people have had a chance to comment on this design and after I have added any finishing touches to it I will post the actual BRL-CAD .g file this image is rendered from and/or a 2d sketch for people to add dimensions to so the exact dimensions can be worked out.

			[[Image:Backhoe_Render.png\|thumb\|left\|375px]]

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Andrew Buck: adding video link

2011-05-20T03:04:01Z

adding video link

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	The backhoe is a simple hydraulic arm and bucket which attaches to the front of the [[LifeTrac]] and is used for digging holes and trenches. The backhoe is one of the most basic dirt working tools and is a common attachment to many small tractor and skid-steer vehicles. It can be used for digging trenches for foundations, digging up material to make compressed earth blocks, digging waste pits, and many other common building/farming tasks. Furthermore, by attaching a chain to the bucket, the backhoe can be used to lift and transport heavy loads such as engine blocks, battery packs, long ~~peices~~ of pipe, etc.		The backhoe is a simple hydraulic arm and bucket which attaches to the front of the [[LifeTrac]] and is used for digging holes and trenches. The backhoe is one of the most basic dirt working tools and is a common attachment to many small tractor and skid-steer vehicles. It can be used for digging trenches for foundations, digging up material to make compressed earth blocks, digging waste pits, and many other common building/farming tasks. Furthermore, by attaching a chain to the bucket, the backhoe can be used to lift and transport heavy loads such as engine blocks, battery packs, long pieces of pipe, etc.

	Commercially manufactured backhoes vary greatly in their size and capabilities and therefore vary significantly in price. A quick google search seems to indicate that relatively small, simple devices like the one we are considering range from 2 to 4 thousand dollars with more sophisticated attachments approaching 10 thousand dollars.		Commercially manufactured backhoes vary greatly in their size and capabilities and therefore vary significantly in price. A quick google search seems to indicate that relatively small, simple devices like the one we are considering range from 2 to 4 thousand dollars with more sophisticated attachments approaching 10 thousand dollars.
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	[[Image:Backhoe.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The backhoe attached to the front of the LifeTrac I.]]		[[Image:Backhoe.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The backhoe attached to the front of the LifeTrac I.]]

	A prototype backhoe attachment has been built and used at [[Factor e Farm\|the farm]].		A prototype backhoe attachment has been built and used at [[Factor e Farm\|the farm]]. There is a short clip of the backhoe laying on the ground in this clip from 0:28 to 0:30:
			<html><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s3.www.universalsubtitles.org/embed.js">
			({"video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OU5ulNgiqo"})
			</script></html>

	: Over the next day or two I will be putting together a CAD drawing of this prototype based on the photographs/video of it. -[[User:Andrew Buck\|Andrew Buck]] 16:36, 19 May 2011 (PDT)		: Over the next day or two I will be putting together a CAD drawing of this prototype based on the photographs/video of it. -[[User:Andrew Buck\|Andrew Buck]] 16:36, 19 May 2011 (PDT)

	[[Category:GVCS 50]]		[[Category:GVCS 50]]

Andrew Buck: creating basic page

2011-05-19T23:36:08Z

creating basic page

New page

{{ToolTemplate|ToolName=Backhoe}}

The backhoe is a simple hydraulic arm and bucket which attaches to the front of the [[LifeTrac]] and is used for digging holes and trenches. The backhoe is one of the most basic dirt working tools and is a common attachment to many small tractor and skid-steer vehicles. It can be used for digging trenches for foundations, digging up material to make compressed earth blocks, digging waste pits, and many other common building/farming tasks. Furthermore, by attaching a chain to the bucket, the backhoe can be used to lift and transport heavy loads such as engine blocks, battery packs, long peices of pipe, etc.

Commercially manufactured backhoes vary greatly in their size and capabilities and therefore vary significantly in price. A quick google search seems to indicate that relatively small, simple devices like the one we are considering range from 2 to 4 thousand dollars with more sophisticated attachments approaching 10 thousand dollars.

== Prototype I ==

[[Image:Backhoe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The backhoe attached to the front of the LifeTrac I.]]

A prototype backhoe attachment has been built and used at [[Factor e Farm|the farm]].

: Over the next day or two I will be putting together a CAD drawing of this prototype based on the photographs/video of it. -[[User:Andrew Buck|Andrew Buck]] 16:36, 19 May 2011 (PDT)

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