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Bob Korves
bkorves
Apr 8, 2005 12:13 am
Well, I had a split shaft PTO, but it turned out to be no good. The owner of a big truck wrecking yard a couple of hundred miles away came in to our truck...
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Bob Korves
bkorves
Apr 8, 2005 12:31 am
The 4WD crowd at my work told me about the Atlas twin stick transfer case http://www.advanceadapters.com/catalog/013.html They told me it is used behind 454...
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Ian Forbes
zs_glw
Apr 8, 2005 7:29 am
Hi A few comments from Bob's search for parts. The winch we bought for Germany is self propelled. This arrangement has a few nice features. Firstly there is...
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Bob Korves
bkorves
Apr 8, 2005 12:45 pm
I agree with your observations, Ian. We are discussing that same arrangement where the front drive runs the vehicle and the rear drive runs the winch. It is...
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Bill Daniels
n141sf
Apr 11, 2005 8:11 pm
There are, or will be, at lot of gigantic used 4WD SUV's and pickups available here in Colorado if gas prices stay high. Nobody buys the 2WD versions here but...
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jooste64
Apr 12, 2005 7:07 am
Hi all, With this e-mail I would like to share with you some (painful) lessons learned in the 30 years that we operate our both current winches. Maybe they can...
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Michael Derry
michaelwderry
Apr 12, 2005 10:32 am
Hi All Having an automatic gearbox would solve some problems but maybe create some others. Could any of those with an automatic gearbox pls let us all know how...
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Ian Forbes
zs_glw
Apr 12, 2005 3:43 pm
... I don't think anybody would seriously contemplate building a winch with a manual gearbox and clutch. (I once belonged to a club where there was such a...
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Ulrich Neumann
ulineumann
Apr 13, 2005 9:38 pm
... I am! The design concept I am pursuing is based on a heavy-duty truck with a 350HP, turbo-charged inline 6 cylinder engine and a 10 speed manual ...
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Ian Forbes
zs_glw
Apr 14, 2005 9:22 am
... The problem with the old Rolls Royce bus engine machine (or so I was told), it that a high level of skill was required to operate the manual clutch. During...
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Bill Daniels
n141sf
Apr 14, 2005 12:57 pm
I have a generic worry about torque converters. The choice of the exact torque converter characteristics in the full slip at idle to lock-up range is one of...
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burrtorr
Apr 15, 2005 8:30 am
Bill My club uses Chevy 350 engines from originally from USA Airforce buses, and as in USA school buses, mainly because it was big beefy and had a reputation...
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Ian Forbes
zs_glw
Apr 15, 2005 9:57 pm
... I would be interested in getting some details of this mod. The RR-bus machine I mentioned in an earlier post was a double drum winch with a rod protruding...
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Ulrich Neumann
ulineumann
Apr 15, 2005 10:06 pm
... drum ... could ... diff ... Ian, look under files - axle modifications. I placed a sketch of a shifting mechanism similar to what you are describing. I...
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Ian Forbes
zs_glw
Apr 16, 2005 7:40 am
Hi Uli ... I may be dreaming, but what I understand from Dave's post - which ties up with a distant (over 10 years ago) memory of the (very crude) RR-bus...
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Ulrich Neumann
ulineumann
Apr 16, 2005 1:08 pm
... This sort of modification is only possible when using a so called full floating axle, typically used on full size trucks. In this type of axle, the wheel...
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burrtorr
Apr 16, 2005 4:21 pm
If there is interest in following this concept up I will contact the club and try to get more information. Dave ... type...
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Mark
mjbcfig
Apr 17, 2005 10:51 pm
I'm not aware of wide, 3000+ ft long runways with no lights and no obstacles (wires, poles, building) that are close to major metropolitan areas (Press). ...
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Ulrich Neumann
ulineumann
Apr 23, 2005 1:18 am
Hi all, I just uploaded three photos in the file section under Axle Modifications -> Spider gear modification. The bore for the gears was enlarged by using the...
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Frank Whiteley
kestrel19ctd
Apr 23, 2005 2:45 am
Looks good. Standard rollers? Frank...
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Frank Whiteley
kestrel19ctd
Apr 23, 2005 2:49 am
Remind, which diff is this? Frank...
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Bob Korves
bkorves
Apr 23, 2005 3:44 am
Uli is presently working with a Rockwell (nee Meritor) R-170 axle. Recently obsolescent, but there are lots of them out there and parts are available. -Bob ...
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Marc Ramsey
marc_5k
Apr 23, 2005 4:05 am
Hi Bob, If you manage to go flying this weekend, the landing gear warning is not operational (probable dead battery). Also, the latest version of OnGlide is...
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Frank Whiteley
kestrel19ctd
Apr 23, 2005 4:13 am
yeah, like we all wanted to know.... Frank;^) PS: must have been a looonnng week...
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Bob Korves
bkorves
Apr 23, 2005 4:18 am
The machining looks good, Uli. Now are you going to try it on a new differential gear set? I talked to Sacramento's drive shaft guru today about drive line ...
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Marc Ramsey
marc_5k
Apr 23, 2005 4:20 am
Whoops, wrong email address 8^) Marc...
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Frank Whiteley
kestrel19ctd
Apr 23, 2005 4:28 am
I may have found a source for PTO clutches. Frank...
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Frank Whiteley
kestrel19ctd
Apr 23, 2005 4:29 am
get some sleep this weekend Bucko;^) Frank...
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Bob Korves
bkorves
Apr 23, 2005 1:08 pm
... From: "Frank Whiteley" <Frank_Whiteley@...> To: <winchdesign@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:28 PM Subject: RE: [winchdesign]...
