Wiring a ONE OF A KIND Vehicle | Snowcat Build PT27
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- In this video we are tackling the vehicle wiring. It's not a visually striking accomplishment but it is a major milestone in the project. #snowcat #offroad #custom #diy #diesel #tracks #trackedvehicle
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Wiring has never been my favorite thing to do...I have worked on many a vehicle where the electric wiring looks like a rats nest...Neatness and labeling are key to a successful electrical system..,You seem to have that under control thanks to your electrical expertise...You always impress me ...Keep it up!!!
Thank you Karl!
Very interesting!
Thank you! It’s coming along great
Wiring looking awesome
Thank you!!
cool stuff
Hey thank you! Hopefully it work out to be a really good rig
The nylon sprockets will be interesting. It seems like a good idea.
I think so too. I have my concerns about the strength of the laminations but from what I read nylon has a very high bond strength between layers and you can print functional sprockets. So time will tell
If you want the wiring to look really nice and also be super robust. Get some heat shrink nylon woven covering. I use it on my hydraulic hoses. You can get it in a bunch of different sizes and it’s pretty cheap.
You bet buddy. I have gotten something similar that I’ll use in areas it’s just not quite done to wrap up. That nice stuff eh. Cheers
I would put a protective edge around all the through holes to protect the wire harness from abrasive vibrations and sharp edges of metal .
You bet. However I did round the edges very nicely and the cable has a thick jacket on it. In most areas there isn’t enough room to fit anything else and the cables are secured well. So I don’t see there being an issue.
@@CenterLineDesigns I have seen secured wires wear through on dull edges in semi trucks
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Thanks
If you have a bunch of wires to twist together, you can use a cordless drill, on a very slow speed. Do not twist them too tight together though, it will reverse the noise reduction.
Sounds good. Yea I only had one pair. Cheers!
Question. Have you thought about accessing the engine/hydraulic/electrical panel when on water?
I don’t really plan on it spending time floating. It’s more of a safety measure. It’s mostly a winter vehicle.
Great video as usual, Cole. The build is coming along nicely. Since this is an amphibious vehicle, have you considered installing a bilge pump should it ever be needed? Just a thought.🤔
Thank you as always Stephen. As a matter of fact it is on the list of additional things to go in when it’s up and running! But good catch!!! I haven’t talked about that one!
Great recap. What ply belting? Track width? Grouser material?
I believe the belting is 3-330. I was told it’s low temp. The place I bought it sellers the same for real snowcats. Tracks will be about 20” wide and grousers are going to be 1” sq tube with 3/8” wear bars on the bottom. I plan on doing a drop center grouser design. It better suits the amount of snow we get. I think the grousers will me made out of three pieces. The sq tube main part. The wear bars then the wheel guides. My wheel guides need to be a bit taller due to the turf tires I am using. More Argo style. Should be getting into the track fabrication soon. But I keep saying that about everything. Work on the car has slowed because I am tackling some outside projects.
Im sure you've seen the MORR bombi. Is there a specific reason you went with left entry for rear seating when most 3-door cabins are right entry?
I've always wanted an Argo amphib, but another YTer got one up and running and the performance is a bit lacking. Still want one but there's changes I'd want to test out
So I wanted the third door on the drivers side because a lot of the time it will just me and cargo/tools. So it just makes sense for ease. That’s also why I am hinging it on the passenger side. I hope this will be a hard working and reliable rig. Time will tell and I am sure I will make changes along the way as I am prototyping some ideas. That is kind of the fun of it. See what works.
Sorry if you've answered this before but what color are you gonna paint this beast in the end?
Ouuu I haven’t talked about that and no one has asked! So good catch!
What my plan is if it works out and proves worthy I think I want to put a custom wrap on it. I have also thought about coating it in bed liner (grey) but I am afraid if I ever need to weld on it that any coating will stop that from happening. Near term bare aluminum is how it will be. What do you think about a nice vinyl wrap? As far as colours go I have no idea. Do you have any suggestions?
Where did you get the 26 wire cable?
That was a left over chunk from a friend that came from a controls project quite a while ago.. It’s generally ordered from a cable supplier like anixeter. Not something really available to retail. It actually a 20 conductor and a separate 6 conductor.
How are you ensuring that your center of gravity (CoG) is below your center of buoyancy? I would think the battery would need to be down in the belly to help get that CoG low.
You are right. That would be a smarter thing to do. I’ll see what room we are dealing with. Something so obvious but just hiding in plane sight. Thank you!! I have several changes thanks to the help of others!
It’s a really cool and exciting build. I don’t believe I’ve heard you talk about CoG and CoB before, and that’s gonna be pretty important for safety. Breaking through ice and floating right side up is safe. Breaking through the ice and flipping on the side or upside down could be lethal.
Also, I don’t know what your track design is like, but I can imagine they will probably add weight without significant buoyancy.
For sure. You are right I haven’t talked about it much. But I have thought about it. It was definitely a factor during the design phase and I did actually set the vehicle dimensions to ensure I could place the engine low enough. That was the starting point for the while machine. But I definitely have made some compromises and also obviously just plain forgot. It should continue to be a main design parameter. Now it is also possible to place ballast if needed to help. But that’s a long ways down the road. Thanks again!
Yes correct. The tires also provide buoyancy that is squared off more so than a Vhull. Also like you say the tracks will weigh quite a lot. One of the heaviest parts of the machine. Should keep it up right. The cab and everything looks heavy but it’s actually very light.
You're probably done with wireing but those fuse panels can be a real pita if water condenses on them. Bussman makes a really nice water tight dual buss panel. They're rather fiddly but are pretty much bulletproof. 15401-1-2-1-0a. Love the project, craftsmanship is unreal!
I don’t doubt that yea. Yes Bussman makes some good products. I am an industrial electrician by trade. I’ll make note of that part number if I end up having issues. Thank you so much I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Cheers!!
@CenterLineDesigns no problem at all. I'm a power systems engineer by trade part time fabricator. Thank you for taking the time to produce the videos keeps me inspired to work on my own junk.
That’s awesome! Thank you!