Endless Sphere

I am surprised it does as well as it does with the weight. It glides over rough terrain quite well but since the motor is not part of the rear suspension the percentage of un-sprung weight is small which helps. I did get a chance to check top speed and on level road it is 28mph in low gear. I am loo...

1500 was my guess Drew. It came out to 1640lbs.

Think about this. 12 batteries at 60lbs each. Along with motor, trans, relays, that's about 800lbs all by itself. Frame is all heavy steel.

1640lbs

Any guess what it weighs? Hint, I have two 72v 6 battery banks. 12 batteries in total.

Thanks Drew

A lot of people ask me range. What minimum voltage should I limit the batteries to? I am using these batteries:


http://www.batterystuff.com/batteries/u ... 45826.html

I will get a video when I can.

Gary

Thanks Drew!

Just thinking about how it started. We skipped the design phase and went straight to construction!:

I would not say it's done. The dash is not done as it is a platform for me to test different electronic systems. Besides some small things it is otherwise....DONE!....and I could not be happier! http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Done1.jpg http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Done2.jpg Reall...

I have been parking on a hill at the shop. I needed to finish the parking brake. I was wondering how long before the cart rolled over the board and down the hill. I got the parking brake done last week and works great. Holds tight on steep hill with little clamping force: http://www.rc-tech.net/cars...

Thank you

Windshield is in. Still waiting bumper and bed. Trees looked good for some photos: http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Leaf1.jpg http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Leaf3.jpg Dog has to ride on it every time. Carpet covers right side and seat is quickly removable. What we won't do for our do...

Vibration was simple problem. Did not mount front transmission plate because it makes it harder to get it out. I look back during start and it was moving. I welded plate in position and vibration gone! One more thing done! Drove around at night last night. Driving lights are really good.......Light ...

Finally got a bit of driving time with it. It seemed weak on take off. We used a cell phone GPS ap which showed it 25mph in low gear on flat road. I got into the controller with USB/Serial connection and reset some parameters on the controller. Now you can feel the front end come up if you get on it...

Learning to do new things is always the good part. Like they say the journey is the fun part. So much so the destination is often anti-climatic.

Sorry took so long for me to respond. Lots of things going on. Your truck project looks pretty cool. I cannot say I know a lot about stick welding. I have done a little. With what the MIG is capable of I would have a hard time spending much time with the stick. Your dad's MIG might be worth spending...

I will look for the thread when I have a chance. This entire cart was welded with a 110v MIG. Most welding issues come down to simple things. Clean metal, basic technique, good gas, good visibility. If you can't see you can't weld. Some people get corrective lenses for the welder. I am near sided so...

Most people are quite capable of more then they know!

BTW it has a nose only a mother could love!!

No brakes but I took it for a short drive. Soon vibration showed I must have not gotten the clips in the U-joint. Low gear is a little weak on start on one set of batteries. When I bring in both it's better. Speed is no issue around the property in low gear. It will go faster on property then I need...

After doing something stupid with the front suspension set up it was time to drop back and do it again right. I used rod-ends to mount the uprights to the a-arms. One thing I did not like was on my first a-arm build I welded to the rod ends. There was no way to take them off or repair them. The seco...

I am slow with these things. I only get a chance to work on it here and there. It always seems like I need to order something. I got the motor drive system wired up and working. Power relay, reverse relays, motor controller, gas pedal, all hooked up and working well: http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cus...

A lot more work left then it appears but at least I can see what it looks like now; except for the bed.

BTW just left of the 2 speed transmission in this shot, there is a trailer hitch tube mounted vertically. Harbor Freight has a jib crane and I am going to use this as a socket to drop it in or take it out.