Bulldozer Specification: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:57, 9 January 2012

Use same frame as LifeTrac with modifications
Use 4 Power Cubes for 128 hp of tractor power
- Use 2 Power Cubes per side to simplify hydraulic plumbing requirements
3000 psi hydraulic system pressure
Cushion Valve on each wheel
15,000 inch pound hydraulic motor on each wheel
- Each wheel has 5-fold gear reduction via Jackshaft
- Jack shaft uses heavy chain and sprockets
- Number of jackshafts is 3 for the gearbox; oil-enclosed gear box
30 gpm quick couplers on motors, valves, and cylinders
Use metal wheels as in Traction Engines
30" diameter wheels, can be as wide as required to achieve desired traction

Use 4-flange pillow block bearings with quick-disconnect wheels - see Quick Connect Wheels strategy for LifeTrac
Use 3" shaft
3" bearings - https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=1-215-48-4-C&catname=powerTrans
4 wheel drive
Must use bolt-through wheel attachment to shaft as in LifeTrac, u
Complete materials cost estimate of under $16k in materials, not counting

=Challenges+

Low cost ($20/linear foot for jackshaft [x3], sprocket for #100 chain - , chain - $5/foot or 9 feet total

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 **Each wheel has 5-fold gear reduction via [[Jackshaft]]
 **Jack shaft uses heavy chain and sprockets
-**Number of jackshafts is 3
+**Number of jackshafts is 3 for the gearbox; oil-enclosed gear box
 *30 gpm quick couplers on motors, valves, and cylinders
+*Use metal wheels as in [[Traction Engines]]
 *30" diameter wheels, can be as wide as required to achieve desired traction
-*Use metal wheels as in [[Traction Engines]]
 *Use 4-flange pillow block bearings with quick-disconnect wheels - see [[Quick Connect Wheels]] strategy for LifeTrac
 *Use 3" shaft
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 *Complete materials cost estimate of under $16k in materials, not counting
+=Challenges+
+*Low cost ($20/linear foot for jackshaft [x3], sprocket for #100 chain - , chain - $5/foot or 9 feet total
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