Build Wheel Motor Assemblies and Mount on Tractor
From Open Source Ecology
- Build Motor Interface Plates
- CNC torch motor interface plates
- Grind and clean
- Attach hydraulic motor to interface plate (weld or 4 bolts)
- If welding, attend to cooling the hydraulic motor
- Weld on 3/4" nut for securing to motor mount plate, on side of hydraulic motor
- Build Motor Attachment Plate
- CNC torch motor attachment plates
- Grind and clean (surface needs to be flat, no bumps allowed)
- Attach motor interface plates to motor attachment plates
- Mount on tractor:
- Lift respective wheen off the ground
- With shaft collars loose, punch shaft in to approximate correct location, with 6-spline male shaft exposed
- MOunt coupler with female 6-spline shaft on hydraulic motor
- Insert motor assembly onto 6-spline male shaft
- Clamp hydraulic motor onto frame member
- Punch shaft in until it's flush with the coupler
- Weld motor mount plate onto frame member
- Tack weld one corner of motor interface plate and motor mount plate together to prevent any slippage while allowing for quick disassembly via a 30 second grind
- Done with one wheel, move onto others