How I Built My All-Terrain Tracked Vehicle out of Scrap Metal for Under $400 (Bug-Out Vehicle)

[@NickRanger]

This channel is going places. You could say it's on track..

[@comradeurod9805]

Don't get me wrong, funny comment, but... Fuck off 😂

[@andrehathaway6563]

He probably wrote this comment while he was tanked

[@Jinisinsane]

Or offtrack doesnt really matter.

[@owenvanhorn5738]

Buh Dun Tish/ Drum Drum2 Cymbal

[@coleferron1759]

Get out of my house😂😂

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

You have an amazing vehicle there my friend! Good work!

[@TerrellMethvin]

Your voice seemed to be somewhat self-deprecating when speaking about the "Small Budget". I feel that small budgets are often the seeds of brilliant discovery. ie. Skunk Works. I Just started watching this and had to say good work old chap.

[@Sk0lzky]

Even when you have a large budget you design stuff and spend 10 x more time reducing the cost... Engineers should be given a degree in accounting after a few years of experience lol

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@Sk0lzky 😂😂😂I'm with you on that

[@ErekPorembski]

Terrell Methvin that’s some impressive scrapping skill tbs

[@nigelcarren]

As a professional restorer and maker of armour from the 15th century, I didn't want to leave without saying BRAVO to a guy who makes awesome armour for the 21st century (from one born & bred metal-botherer to another), I love this... it oooooOOOOzes both ingenuity and joy!!! 🏆 Best wishes from me and all the mice in the workshop mate.

[@guyfafard-vv4ro]

top hat ! Well done

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

Great build! You actually did a really good job from the get go! As for the shifting, stick to rods with yokes, nothing that slides and NO ELECTRONICS. Make it mechanically only for maximum reliability. You can use baler belts from JohnDeere 568+569 balers, they have reinforced cores and are tough as nails, with texture on one side.

[@MrGrimsmith]

Agreed and dump the remote start, keep it mechanical. Shift the rad up in the body and add an intake to boost airflow. Only one other thing that may make it double the price - get some better tracks. It'll boost performance no end.

[@timothyperrigoue3997]

Agreement!

[@DFPercush]

Just thought you might like to know, you're not the only person with that avatar. It's very memorable. Although the other guy, I doubt you'll find him on this kind of channel. Where'd it come from anyway?

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

​@@DFPercush You mean my cat avatar? It stems from the fact that I am a cat lover and I also love lightning and the whole design is a cat that looks electrified. I love the look and the fact that it looks like my own cat haha, plus it looks at the text with judging eyes, which is neat imho. A reverse image search is the easiest way nowadays to copy other peoples pictures and avatars. It's never unique really, but I appreciate the heads-up.

[@42lookc]

The baler belts idea is a great one!

[@JaayTea2595]

I got goose bumps and then my head exploded when you described how you steered by breaking the inside wheel while using the open diff to transfer power to the other track. Very cool man can't wait to see your future projects!

[@Eremon1]

Imagine what this guy could build with $5K or more...

[@FMHikari]

Scrap material only goes so far. But i think if someone helped he could build an actual battle tank

[@hugdablok6162]

Give him $5k and he'll be back in 2 weeks in the same tank.... with a Cloaking Device and Flux Capacitor 😂😂😂

[@Hypergen-]

@@FMHikari Idk, there's a hobbyist group in Russia that makes working replica tanks (minus the cannon) out of scrap metal for far less than 5k, probably no more than 600 USD worth of scrap metal.

[@FarSeeker8]

This? kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5KXhZ2Yl9t3a5Y

[@wadebrewer7212]

He needs a sponsor....lol

[@chrisstang1966]

Poor man’s ripsaw. Love it. Need to build another one with a V8 and open headers. Good job man.

[@kennytaylor8541]

Simple, yet totally freaking genius. Awesome job!! I would have never guessed to use that rear end and the brake masters to steer but once you explained it, it made perfect sense. One of the coolest builds I've seen on KZbin so far.

[@SilvaDreams]

This is actually how the first tanks steered with braking till the very late WW2 tanks started to have the ability to reverse steer so one tred could reverse and the other kept moving forwards allowing for much better turning ability.

[@themadkraken1912]

Give this man $1,000,000 and an airplane graveyard and just wait for a year.

[@C0NM4N0V]

It has been a year.

[@clonkers]

It has been a year and three months.

[@Nightmare77_Games]

It has been a year and 5 months

[@kalikiller1771]

Civilian version of an f35

[@cosmicbrambleclawv2]

Eat your heart out Howard Hughes

[@crudboy12]

Reminds me of an early 1930s tank. Something like the Panzer 1 or T7 Car.

[@SMGJohn]

Those things weight upwards of 10 tons, a lot more stress on just about everything, when things are light its usually easy to build compared to when things are heavy, hence why automobiles of the era was a lot simpler mechanically than the tractors of the same era.

[@SilvaDreams]

@@SMGJohn Well they also had a ton of armor on them which made up most of their weight. This thing is little more than a frame with some sheet metal to keep the engine covered.

[@ВасяВасин-ю7й]

Goliath tank is more like this machine.

[@Zamolxes77]

It actually looks better than that, reminds me of british tankettes, I think they were called Vickers (name check)? Also romanians had something similar, called "Vultur" - "Eagle".

[@ValentineC137]

@@SilvaDreams "a ton of armor" actually only just about enough to stop rifle fire at a distance

[@ModernSurvivalists]

Very clever and great job using what you had! A possibly alternative to the solenoids for the shifting mechanism is many manual 5 speed front wheel drive vehicles use two control cables for the transmission. I know for certain the late model Pontiac vibes were set up this way and likely many others. You could take the entire shifter assembly from a junkyard vehicle that would give you a remote shifter with two control cables (one for X direction, and one for Y). That would give the same feel as a normal shifter and no need to go through the headaches of trying to teach all the servo shift positions to an arduino.

[@thekommandantvulpes]

Gov be like we can recreate this for 2 billion.

[@nodak81]

lol, $2B wouldn't even get them past the "research" phase.

[@mumblbeebee6546]

will Roland YT pun of the month 😂

[@Da_Canadian_man]

With glass

[@vanderumd11]

I want them to spend as much as it takes to keep them happpy. Imagine what equipment they have really created lol

[@ThatSlowTypingGuy]

@@nodak81 Don't forget the lobbying phase.

[@pmdoublet1948]

I didn’t know this channel was less than a year old! This is such an insane beginning to an amazing journey

[@starcloakstarside9719]

Affirm. I’d rather drive that Rat Rod than a Ripsaw, that’s some Mad Max Shiznit! Although to the average person, I’d recon that’s well over $400.

[@Joesolo13]

Free running truck to build it from is a pretty big head start. Even POSs cost almost his whole budget.

[@doublesynchrohelix8613]

Heck yeah man! Picture all the millions of folks that spent the time you spent on this machine just sitting in a chair arguing online.... you're an inspiration bud. Truly!

[@BIGWIGGLE223]

That is awesome!!!! I can see the resemblance to the Ripsaw. You did an excellent job with it. Especially with the materials you had on hand.

[@wazzmach]

Really cool project, congrats on the build! i have seen a few others attempt at this, usually severely under powered. Its nice to see someone who has the right idea of the amount displacement in needed to make this project usable, not to mention makes it look that cool.

[@shamrockit5136]

All you need is a cobra emblem from gi joe on the side to make it complete. Great job brother!

[@traininggrounds9450]

And some guns of course

[@ElAirHawk]

The truncated exhaust with the tired V6 gives it that “Industrial” sound that completes the tank-illusion of the vehicle. Good Job, btw.

[@TK42138]

Considering the budget you had, this is rather good. Engine sounds great too.

[@justincase1898]

no muff lol

[@careylogan7639]

I have been watching Fab Rats and Matt's Off Road Recovery and have thought about building a rock Crawler out of a Nissan 4x4 that has a bad engine. Well...just changed my mind. I have everything that you used to build your "tank". This video came along at just the right time. I subscribed to help you out. I may want to vulcanize the tracks for dryer conditions. we'll see. First things first. "Back to Work" as Mike Patey would say. This is awesome!!!!

[@smacleod69]

Almost looks like a Cobra HISS Tank. Alls you need is blasters on the top of the Canapy body and missiles launchers on the side.

[@FloridaSpook]

smacleod69 that’s the first thought that came to me!

[@d3ath166]

I knew it looked familiar

[@JSKR6]

smacleod69 he’s not soviet u can forget the missile launcher

[@slimyelbow]

Same thing I thought. Very nice

[@richardkeith7996]

Nice ride. The very best part is the direct-to-the-point build description. You mentioned everything needed to understand how it was built and how the components work without all the usual u-tube video unnecessary running on and humble bragging. Great job on both the vehicle and the video.

[@LaunceBugbee]

Dude, this is great! I need that here where I live in the north cascades! I would personally love to see a shakedown video of this thing....

[@talltimh]

A one-minute action intro doesn't give the hard work you made for your tank justice! Awesome job, I'd love to watch some more action video.

[@theflashjaxx]

not gonna lie, it's great, both in idea and execution

[@darrelljacobjr2120]

I had a 1980 rusted-out Toyota pickup that we just used for wheeling, after getting the radiator caked solid with mud, I cut a hole in the back of the cab and mounted it there (as you did). Put an electric fan on a DPDT switch, so when it's hot outside, you can blow air back over the engine, but when it's cold outside, you can reverse the air flow, and blow hot air into the cab. Best heated Toyota i ever had. DD 1984 Toyota 4x4 on 35's, with 5:29 gears and double-low t-case. Project truck 1971 FJ40 crewcab.

[@93gamrx]

Host: "nobody's gonna steal this thing" Internet: "Oh really?" *thousands of people start grabbing their coats* lol great work! love the design and implementation. what anti rust measures have you taken or are planning to take in the future?

[@BlackADDER-ue9yc]

sounds like something he will cover in series 2 ;) (totally am not going to try and pressure a full build series out of him...)

[@rayfletcher3683]

That's not rust, that's camo!

[@tyreldalzell1489]

Rat rod tank

[@Orinslayer]

@@rayfletcher3683 rust is the best camo.

[@danielcanaday256]

I was like yeah no one would steal that pos. Where exactly are you though...

[@wayneelliott9523]

Very creative and love the low cost. Now we wanna see you go play in the snow with it!

[@HaloWolf102]

When I heard his voice, I immediately got an Tony Stark vibe.

[@derickhoda6679]

Pretty sure that is Tony Stark

[@johnb8190]

Mech I thought the same thing. Sounds kinda like Robert Downey Jr.

[@etaybokish]

definitely tony stark

[@johnakridge2916]

The Real Tony Stark that never made it out of the Snow

[@JB-cd6gn]

He's going by "Iron Man" these days

[@VIKING-SON]

I am amazed at this thing especially the way you figured out how achieve steering it, Kudos young man. An honestly Kool idea and neat rig, this retired Army Chief Warrant is impressed with your abilities and knowledge.

[@christophzxc6372]

Damn man glad the algorithmic gods helped me to stumble upon your channel. Love the get it done with what you got attitude. Build something whacky with a 2 stroke engine!!!

[@elvocajr7984]

yes please, building cool and odd vehicles from scrap like this help make my boring monotonous life enjoyable. i love these types of videos-seriously. ingenuity is extremely contagious and addictive

[@stevegreengrass7727]

I’m definitely intrigued, and would love to see an upgraded version

[@shaneweatherall8666]

Great job, it looks like it will be real fun to drive in the bush after you nail down that shifter issue. What would be real cool is maybe powering it with a gasifier system. No gas required. A true bug out vehicle. You have a bright and promising channel.

[@TheLordSamoht]

Bucket list goals! This is fantastic! You've inspired me!

[@randomn6473]

You have no idea how much that means to me. Thank you!

[@shuntawolf]

I'd suggest on the top front most axle to put a forward adjustment bolt set. you could use 1 inch threaded rod with a pair of locking nuts and get almost a foot of track tension to it, similar to how trackhoes and dozers adjust their tracks. In my mind I can see a few different ways to do it... Cool project for sure, been looking at things like this for a while now and yours is def one of the simpler ones!!! Keep up the great work!

[@dm-zx7xb]

KZbin recommended video algorithm finally fit it right! $400 DIY Ripsaw - great job man!

[@allanarndt3047]

That thing is cool, I have wanted to build something like it for winter deep snow thru the woods type driving. We have a Polaris Ranger but as the snow gets deeper it high centers which makes it useless. I have a couple old snowmobiles but I have gotten them stuck & they are pretty useless for pulling out firewood or taking more than one other person for a ride. If the trails aren’t kept packed the snowmobiles are just to hard to maneuver with the hills,valleys ,tight turns & with brush constantly smacking you it’s just not enjoyable. I also had a Max six wheel amphibious vehicle & that to got high centered in deep snow. Have you run your machine in more than two feet of powder? Thanks for showing us your creation!

[@nameless-og]

Dude, you're never going to pass inspection without that battery tie down in place. Better get on that pronto. 😁

[@justincase1898]

Or just drive it on private property... but you're right... and the frame would need inspected...list goes on

[@evanlyons6868]

Justin Case whoosh

[@dumbdog2924]

I can't wait to see the V2 of this thing! Hell if you could find it, an old forklift or mailtruck LLV engine would work amazingly in this thing.

[@DanaWebb2017]

Dude, you're a genius. well better at mechanics than me.

[@donteven5712]

But not better than CAT or John Deere

[@codylongoria4152]

@@donteven5712 John Deere doesn't do mechanics, they paint yanmars green.

[@danforesman2627]

Love it. A thought on engine cooling. I ran a 22 re flatbed for years, after the thermostat choked my capacity to haul dirt up mountainsides by blowing my head gasket, I pulled it and was shocked at how little cooling I needed especially in the cold without the t stat restriction. Drove over mountains with cardboard jammed in front of the radiator and a carpenters clamp on the hose just so I could stay warm in the cab. Switch to dual or triple heater cores and run coolant through the seating tubing with a cutoff valve to heat the driver's compartment...or, pipe through a water tank to have warm water on board... I am onto the prestone final charge radiator coolant in an effort to extend system life... If you want heat for survival, a radiator is a fuel pig you can't eat! Don't forget to cook while you drive with an exhaust oven!

[@motomule]

Awesome! I would watch the build of version 2.0

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Absolutely out of this World - I'm very impressed. Popped up in my recommendations - good work KZbin

[@jonathandurrant2681]

Someone building their own tank...I think I’ve seen this before somewhere.

[@psychoaiko666]

Do mean that concrete incased bulldozer? What was it called, slabzilla or something?

[@RaininPayne2]

psychoaiko666 Killdozer

[@psychoaiko666]

@@RaininPayne2 right! That's it! Thanks

[@psychoaiko666]

@Thystaff Thywill no, this is a toy. Anything gasoline powered is utterly useless in a shtf situation. Gasoline is one of the first things to run out. And can only be stored for a limited time, so hoarding gasoline isn't an option either. If you're gonna go and build a "bug out vehicle", base it on a diesel engine.

[@psychoaiko666]

@Thystaff Thywill diesels can run on refined used frying oil. All you have to do is build a refinery. Most fast food restaurants will happily give you their used oil for free, or maybe a small fee.

[@wht240sxka]

I see you have 360 air conditioning. One of my old trucks had that as well lol. Nice build. I have wanted a tracked vehicle of some sort and this have given me ideas for my old junky Tacoma I have laying around. So thanks for the video! Very cool big boy toy

[@World-as-i-c-it]

Impressive build, what’s your background. When will mine be ready, and how much do I owe you? Love it.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

Hi. That is very cool! The track and drive system are really quite ingenious, particularly in view of the low cost, low tech materials and construction, used so effectively.

[@foxybruce]

Well done, very impressive and well thought out.

[@axelord4ever]

I've been mulling over the idea of making a 'bootleg' kettenkrad. This video is really informative and has helped me visualize some of the designs I had in mind better, and scrap a few things. In terms of size, this is basically what I'm looking for anyway, although the setup is much different, as the engine is in the back, and the drivetrain in the front on a kettenkrad, with the front wheel acting as steering and also drive-control (it acts on the tracks, similarly to what's been done in the video with the brakes). Cheers.

[@SuperSpeedMonkey]

wow. very detailed presentation. thank you for posting.

[@oillease1881]

I like it. Maybe some heavy wall pipe front and rear to protect the tracks and push with or simply protect the whole vehicle. I had a Coot, 4wd and steering and amphibious. Run off the road /track and into a body of water. No trauma except for the people with you who thought they'd have to swim. You couldn't put enough load on it to sink it. Like to have it back. 20 hp Kohler engine, plenty powerful and aircooled. Worked great in Texas heat. Roll bar between separate front and rear sections that rotated on the same axis. Didn't even leak at all. Great hunting rig. Had a flooded field with 2 rows of haygrazer every 80 feet. Pull up to the row, use a brush hook off the bass boat. Tie up and wait for the dove to come over. Gather them all at sunset just floating around under power. Roll bar was a gun rack too. 4 people plenty room. Non hunting, 6 people you could scare hell out of when you ran off into deep water but the Coot just kept on going with paddle tires. Love to have it back.

[@GamingStepByStep]

Man, from the small amount of videos I've seen so far, your builds are awesome! Keep up the good work bud, your traction should be a big positive to keep this going. :) just look at cody's lab for example, this kind of stuff is great for youtube. Keep up the good work man, you've got the potential!

[@MikeS-um1nm]

Pretty cool! From a slight distance, this looks a lot like the early war, WW-2, Russian or Polish tanks or self propelled guns! There was even a shot, early in the video, where some snow, accumulated on a feature, looked like there was a main gun or cannon on this thing! AWESOME JOB!!

[@1YouTube_you]

Looks just like the cobra commander tank!

[@jackcameback]

1 new sub - simply because a great vid, no BS, great craftmanship and an honest down to earth vid, keep them coming

[@RuralTowner]

13:00 "It's not anybody is going to steal this thing." Um...best secure it somehow.

[@BrianMcKinny]

Brother, you've earned yourself a new subscriber right here with this video! Incredibly resourceful thought and practicality went into this design, and I salute you for your efforts!

[@henryandejbelcher7902]

great job would love to see a start to finish on that

[@randomn6473]

I wish I would've thought of the KZbin possibilities then as well. I miiiight do a version 2 someday. I'm not positive yet though. If I do, I'll take you through every step of the way! Thank you for the comment!

[@henryandejbelcher7902]

@Bob Bobbertson who you calling tubby

[@Kleiminc]

Please please do series 2 This is so inspiring for me to build my own machine

[@Canoby]

Pretty sure Sgt Slaughter had one of these with guns when he hung out with GI Joe

[@roberthowell932]

More like something from the cartoon M.A.S.K.

[@Canoby]

@@roberthowell932 Oh right, like that little vehicle that popped off their big rig/command center

[@annoyed707]

But can it take a shot from Chuck's beard fist?

[@jonmueller2117]

The differential "differentiates" between the two wheel speeds when turning. Nice tank!

[@bryanmartinez6600]

US military would be like Hmm add some javelin or M2 Browning and sell for $80k

[@hell_march6652]

the cost of a javelin alone is more than 80k bub.

[@hell_march6652]

Further more. The armored vehicles that a javelin might be used against can be purchased for less than the cost of the javelin itself.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@hell_march6652 actually finishing it up with armor panels communications and the machine gun or M2 Browning it be closer to $150k to $200k maybe.

[@SilvaDreams]

They already have something like this.... Only it is also amphibious.

[@Handlebarrz]

@@SilvaDreams and autonomous

[@midwesttempestapoc4178]

Hey, I wanted to check in and let you know that you inspired me and that my tank is finally "finished." Thanks for the inspiration.

[@randomn6473]

Dude!! Do you have a video?? I'd love to see it!

[@midwesttempestapoc4178]

@@randomn6473 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGSWnGSgqcp2gpo

[@hemidas]

If I was a vehicle manufacture company, I'd just say: "YOU'RE HIRED!"

[@johnakridge2916]

35$ an HR

[@j.pocket]

I think it's so cool that when the tv show was cancelled, you took your experience working with the A-Team and made the most of it by building your favorite vehicle from the GI★JOE cartoon. Personally, I love it when a plan comes together. Hat's off to you. Salute!

[@ForbiddenUser403]

Would love to see you do something like this with a larger enclosed cab and cargo/personnel area ;)

[@justincase1898]

with snow tracks!

[@trace9130]

I just want to say this video has inspired me to do something similar. I got this wrecked car with a good engine and I was trying to decide what would be the best use for it, and I think having a tracked vehicle for my ranch would be so helpful. And this looks like it would be so much fun to build! Thank you for posting it 👍

[@impactajuvenile]

$400 for that? You should be working at the White House or the pentagon? Save the American tax payer a lot!

[@mikeching6374]

granted, I'd say 80% of govt funding goes to oil political pockets...but granted I grew up in Martial Law Philippines....

[@DieselRamcharger]

@@mikeching6374 i grew up in america, id say 80% is a low estimate.

[@delphicdescant]

@@DieselRamcharger 10% for actual production, 90% for "lobbying" for your company to pay no tax and be allowed to employ serfs for pocket change.

[@mikeching6374]

@@DieselRamcharger the remaining 10%...welll....

[@forgingapath8809]

@733Rafael Thats not even a remotely true statement, almost all modern armor is outdated for the modern battle field but old soviet exports and even some of the EU tanks are FAR worse than the Abrams. Just look up Turkey and India's attempts at producing a homegrown tank.

[@davidgenthnerjr4995]

I been wanting to build myself one for treking through the woods during hunting season. Only changes I would make is probably sourcing a 4BT diesel engine from an all terrain Forklift and an automatic transmission, and lengthen it to make it a inline tandem seated configuration.

[@428ghost]

Put a turret on it and you have a HISS Tank.

[@unknownunkown4992]

The view from the back side reminds me of an old panzer mark 3. Awesome dude.

[@heinrichheidestein1013]

So if i understood the steering process, when you brake on one side the differential makes the job and transfert the force to the other side? Really with a car differential?

[@johnathandoe4951]

I'm not sure what you mean, but typically tracked vehicles will either slow down one track and/or speed up another track which causes the vehicle to turn.

[@rafaeldotto7147]

Exactly. If you lock one wheel the other wheels spins.

[@plaid13]

would love to see a high quality version of this built. With a seat that dosnt look painful! And not missing a lugnut. Neat toy If i had room to use something like that I would try building something similar. Thinking the neighbors might frown on something like that tearing around the neighborhood.

[@bigcleatus11]

Amazing job on that budget.

[@randomn6473]

Thanks!

[@darkbulb367]

That is just cool as all hell. You engineered & built that damn thing... AWESOME!

[@ax8038]

Sound is really low

[@redsquirrelftw]

I felt like Marty Mcfly in the start of BTTF while turning up my sound. *buzz sound as everything is set to max*

[@mikedailey4449]

40 years ago I made a life long Army buddy. we were on the DMZ camp liberty bell, keep up the fire was the motto, Anyway i am taking amtrack to his place in Spokane wa in my manual wheelchair to dtart working on my track chair thanks to your insiring video's ny friend just got a tube bender . OMG we could make like a little Army tank ...ooooooooooo

[@lastfrontierforge6170]

How did you do your track connection

[@jlucasound]

Oh, my! Awesome build!! You need to enclose the front and run heat! All that snow and cold steel is making me shiver! Glad it has a liquid cooled engine. Get a comfy junk yard car seat. :-)

[@subixbarbarasson2544]

Looks like a Cobra H.I.S.S. Tank from the G.I.Joe kartoon

[@ernieg1415]

Dude, That is pretty cool, would like to see a video from start to finish only if you have the time to do so. Thank you for sharing this with us all.

[@BowenOrg]

AWESOME BUILD!!!! KEEP GOING AND CREATE MORE "STUMP JUMPERS!" THEN RACE THEM!!! : )

[@petederrick6355]

If you can get the opportunity to look at a Citroen 2cv or deux chevaux shifter they go very simply through a firewall into the engine compartment and shift a stick shift on the transaxle very similar to what you're building. Really cool vehicle!!! Thanks for the video!

[@andrewprint7523]

If you look on the construction lines its inspired on the tank from: howe and howe - - >the ripsaw 😜

[@Neighbor_Carl]

the dude literally said that in the video...

[@Pencil0fDoom]

Man the way you engineered the steering system using the master cylinders to feed that torque converter was badass repurposing ingenuity! Love it man. You totally need a channel bro. Join the ranks of Colin Furze! (Duh, I just realized you’ve long since established your channel.)

[@chucknin1491]

Auduino and solenoids break. Should easily shift from a VW MID engine cable shifter ala Jamar or Empi. You already done the hard part.

[@caslor2002]

you are right.. just thinking the same thing... it would be more robust also ...

[@rayfletcher3683]

The easiest and best solution is weld a u joint vertically to original shifter,a straight shaft horizontally to another u joint welded to frame, then the gear shift handle where needed. Will work smoothly with no play and good feel ! Joints allow stick to move side to side and for and aft. Horizontal shaft transmits tourque and tension -compression.

[@joshuadraper1534]

Ya I was like dude thats way to complicated. You could just use a shaft to shift with. Mustang's with a 5 speed manual trans have a shaft connected to the shifting tower and then come forward from there like a foot or better then connect to the shifter on the floor board. I'm sure you could make the rod any length with in reason to fit where you need. But trying to shift and skid steer at the same time is gonna be a problem so having solinoids shifting from like paddle shifters on the steering handles would solve that but then I imagine it would be a pretty complicated set up to try and shift a traditionally hand shifted transmission via paddle shifters using a clutch.

[@39knights]

I'm planning something similar. I have the rear end out of a 300 Kawasaki Bayou ATV. those had two drum brakes and a cable actuated diff-lock in the differential. Going to use a ride-on mower for the chassis, a snowmobile track cut in half for the tracks, the clutch system from a Polaris LongTrak snowmobile which had hi/low forward and a reverse gear. Instead of an All Terrain thing; I'm thinking of adding a rear mounted snowblower and front push blade to take care of my winter troubles.

[@Joshua-hz3cl]

Um can you go through build schematics or like any plans you drew so others can take a shot at this?

[@justinsane332]

This is amazing. Great build, and I live your explanation of the troubles you've run into.

[@inkman6964]

The 46 people that disliked this video want to give their heads a wobble

[@justgonnagetbetter1037]

They're just jealous

[@inkman6964]

Steve 'o not at all everyone is entitled to their own opinion that’s the beauty of the internet it gives people balls

[@clinclin1240]

This thing is fantastic! Reminds me of a Cobra single person tank toy that I had as a kid.

[@carmichaelmoritz8662]

cool . :)) i built stuff like that when my body was healthy . lots of good memories .

[@randomn6473]

I enjoy hearing things like this. I'm hope this video could bring you back some pleasant thoughts.

[@carmichaelmoritz8662]

@@randomn6473 yes 👍

[@haywoodjablome440]

Can you build yourself a new body then? DIY Prosthetics/Organs is where its at.

[@carmichaelmoritz8662]

@@haywoodjablome440 i suffer with chronic arthritis and when i work the pain becomes unbearable i need a complete new body , one that i can just drop my brain into lol :))

[@haywoodjablome440]

@@carmichaelmoritz8662 No problem! Just go to China, practice some fishing with dynamite, blow off your desired limbs and then have this guy make new ones for you on the cheap! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH7Yln9qrZlrd5Y

[@aidenrobinson9172]

would love to see more of this thing, building a new one, upgrading this thing or some shots of you driving it places

[@legitchristian8498]

Where you from?? I'll pay you to make me one no joke man.

[@r.watson1928]

I love the ingenuity of it.

[@ronarmstrong835]

This thing wants an old Detroit Diesel 8V53.

[@Ckcdillpickle]

@will Roland I think you mean duramax

[@skunkw0rx69]

Can a Cummins or Duramax run wide open all day long? Plus you can straight pipe it and have a sonic deterrent lol.

[@Ckcdillpickle]

@@skunkw0rx69 there's a reason why one of the most legendary diesel tuners of all time use duramax

[@johntaylor1947]

I applaud your Enginuity good luck with your projects the more you do the better you will get.