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== LifeTrac ==
== LifeTrac ==
[[File:LTIICompleted.jpg|thumb|300px|Completed LifeTrac II]]
[[Image:Warehouse_for_LifeTrac.jpeg|thumb|right|grid-beam-like components before they are assembled into a LifeTrac]]
[[Image:LiftTracWithTracks.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LifeTrac III Tractor]]
[[Image:LifeTrac Ground-hug Pivot.jpeg|thumb|right|LifeTrac ground-hug pivot]]
[[Image:Tractor Build 218.JPG|thumb|right|LifeTrac 5 under construction]]
[[Image:Liftrac5.jpg|thumb|right|LifeTrac 5]]
[[Image:IMAG1537.jpg|thumb|right|LifeTrac 6]]
: ''main article: [[LifeTrac]]''
: ''main article: [[LifeTrac]]''



Revision as of 21:44, 13 November 2013

Grid Beam - simple modular construction technique

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LifeTrac

grid-beam-like components before they are assembled into a LifeTrac
LifeTrac ground-hug pivot
LifeTrac 5 under construction
LifeTrac 5
LifeTrac 6
main article: LifeTrac

The basic frame of the LifeTrac is bolted together from 4x4x1/4" square tubing, in an arrangement very similar to the "grid beam" techniques.

  • Would it be possible to build the basic frame using standard grid beams? (2x2" square tubing?)
  • Since both LifeTrac and "grid beam" are open-source, is it possible to make a modular construction system that combines the best parts of both systems?