Truckin42 Offroad Buggy

This is my build for the 2014 ATLTF build off compeption.

Plan are to make it a Wood/trail buggy.
Ill be starting the build from pretty much bare bones

Plans

Skid plates
Make it into a 2 seater.
Redo steering
Custom exhaust
Bigger tires
Pully swap
Front and rear bumpers
Leg gaurds
Roll bar
Better front suspension
Rear suspension
4 or 3 link in the rear
2 link in front
Winch
Foot throttal
Paint
New gas tank
Lift kit
Car battery
20 hp briggs and Stratton intek twin cyl.

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Nice...letting me know your secrets...MUAHWAHAHAHAH!!

What do u mean..lol

Wow you have alot of work to do just a bare frame

Craftsman1998 wrote:

Wow you have alot of work to do just a bare frame

Yup, but ik ill get it all done hopfully.

This is the drivetrain that will be going in the buggy.

20hp briggs and Stratton. Exhaust will be redone.
K46 tuff torq hydro transaxle with car tires.

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good luck, cant wait to see the buggy done

Thanks..and yeah i can wait ether

Sounds awsome

Well guys today i finally figured it out..how to pull rear suspension on a lawn mower and still using belts and pulleys..im pretty sure it will work..i should have it done by hopfully Monday or Tuesday

Well guys today i finally figured it out..how to pull rear suspension on a lawn mower and still using belts and pulleys..im pretty sure it will work..i should have it done by hopfully Monday or Tuesday

Hey guys I stared the rear suspension today.
This ist done yet almost their tho.

Frist I made swing arms.
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Then put them together and boxed them in.
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Then added in coil buckets and welded them in.
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Then I mocked the swing arm up to the frame just to see if it will work..it did.
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Then did another mock up with the springs to see if it would flex ..and to make sure every would hold up..and it did..this pic might of been befour I bolted it all up.
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Nice job, and that should work just fine.

Nice T42!

I think a lot of people are doing suspension tractors for the build-off. LOL

Thanks and i hope.

And thanks..and yeah i seen a couple of other builds talking about suspension..lol

Hey guys,
I got the suspension done I just need to mount the jack shaft to the frame.

Got the transaxle mounted. but not bolted up.
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Then I made custom mount to bolt the transaxle up to the swing arm.
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Then started to work on the jack shaft..this is the botton part.
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This the top part of the jack shaft..the top part will be a fixed setup monted to the frame so it keep the pully lined up.
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The two parts put together.. the bottom part will move up and down the top part when the suspension moves around.
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Then I made coil spring buckets for the top of the springs.
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wow! someone is acctualy doing this!

Yeah I havet seen any other builds doing rear suspension except for one but thats a horizontal setup mine
is a vertical setup

i am looking at the rear suspension and i am compleatly clueless on how you are doing it

Well basically its a swing arm setup kinda like an atv but with the transaxle mounted under it, at the end of the swing arm in the coners the are coil springs for the suspension and how the suspension works is by a 2 piece jack shaft, the top part of the jack shaft is fixed setup so the pully and belt work correctly the bottom part of the jack shaft is a peaice of 1x1 square tube welded to the factory pully and it slides over the square tube on the top jack shaft so when the suspension is in movmeant the bottom jack shaft just slides up and down the top jack shaft and like I said the top jack shaft is a fixed setup so it dont move up or down becaues its mounted to the frame and the bottom jack shaft just slides up and down the piece of tube on the top jack shaft winch allows the tractor to flex with out having to worry about the belt poping off the pully..And by using square tube it allows it to flex but is still able to be going forward or backwards.

Well guys finely was able to get the the jack shaft done and mounted and it works great I have no problems
it goes up and down just fine and still is able to turn..but it need to have some grease zerks so I can grease it so I can keep the friction down during suspension movement.

Ill get pics soon.

So, if I'm understanding correctly you made a slip yoke for the input shaft in the tranny. Good so far. My question is, what keeps it from binding or breaking the input when the axle flexes (one wheel up, one wheel down) or is your swing arm ridged to keep both wheels in the same plane (one wheel on something, the other wheel in the air)

If this becomes a problem, adding a swivel from a 1/2 extension (basically a U joint) at the connection between the input shaft and the jack shaft tube should fix it. Belt keepers on the pulleys are gonna be a must as well

Yup..and its built for just going up and down just like and atv rear suspension it wont go side to side. I would need to modify to swing arm and add a universal in if i want it to go side to side but its setup for just going up and down for now..and the im putting in limiting straps so when one side flex it do twist thing it will just pick the other wheel of the ground..it probably is strong enough to go with out the straps but im not taking chances..and i need to straps so the coils don't pop out. And yeah ill do that if i run into problems.

truckin42 wrote:

Well guys finely was able to get the the jack shaft done and mounted and it works great I have no problems
it goes up and down just fine and still is able to turn..but it need to have some grease zerks so I can grease it so I can keep the friction down during suspension movement.

Ill get pics soon.

Sounds great, can't wait for pics or a vid of it in action   

Definally have a sweet concept and product