Talk:LifeTrac

What application are you using to develop the hydraulics schematic?

On the Matter of Animals vs machines. Horse Performance, can be found in the Small Wars Manual of the US Marines. http://www.scribd.com/doc/8218892/Small-Wars-Manual-1940-Edition

Can perform 5 hours a day for a week, every succeeding week has continuously diminished performance. That is 25% body weight of the Animal for 5 hours. The animal has to eat about 2-3% their body weight in quality grains and sugars, and about 8-16 gallons of water.

Animals are also used seasonally, since they need time to heal.

Plow Horses, being the most efficient are not effective in Tropical Locations and Wet Farming Cereals.

Digging Capacity of Prototype II From the picture, it looks as though the Prototype II capacity for digging below the level of the wheels (when fitted with a bucket) would be very shallow. This is due to the bucket supports being hinged at the top of the cab. Most tractors are hinged somewhere in the middle of their working travel with angled beams designed to get over their own front wheels. Bobcats on the other hand often have straight bucket supports but the hinge is high enough to clear the front wheels and the wheels are close enough together so as to not create a significant obstruction.

I propose therefore that we adopt a more centralised hinge for the bucket so that its capacity is good both above and below the level of the wheels. Useful for digging and earthmoving.