In remote areas, where it is required to travel long distances, fishermen and hunters need to have their own transport. Due to the high price today, many cannot purchase it and try to design a homemade snowmobile with their own hands. It is not easy to build, but if you put in the maximum patience and effort, then this problem will not be difficult to cope with.
Frame construction
Before you start building a snowmobile, you first need to select a material. The easiest way homemade frame make from wooden blocks. The result is a very lightweight and fairly durable structure, which is considered the cheapest and easiest to manufacture. For this you will need:
- Wooden bars.
- Sheet metal.
- Scissors for metal.
- Drill and drill.
- Hand saw.
- Bolts and nuts.
The advantages of building such a structure are undeniable. In the event of a breakdown, the wooden model will be easy to repair away from the village. It is easy to find material at hand in the forest that can be used for repairs. But the main advantage is that this snowmobile rarely falls through the ice and does not sink in water.
Wooden structure
It is known that wood bars and boards do not have special strength in their places
connections. Therefore, before starting construction, it is necessary to make additional corners of metal. To do this, take sheet metal and cut square plates along the width of the bars with scissors. In them, they mark the places for the bolts with a tape measure, and then drill four holes with a drill. After that, the plates are bent in half strictly at 90 degrees. These will be great fixtures for firmly holding wooden blocks in the corners of a homemade frame.
Usually they start construction after they have made a drawing with exact dimensions. And already four bars are cut off with a hacksaw, and holes for bolts are drilled in the corners with a drill. Then they are laid on a flat surface of the floor in the form of a regular rectangle. Metal corners are applied to the joints, bolts are inserted and tightly tightened with nuts.
To mount the engine and tracks on the frame, two more crossbars are installed from bars with holes for bolts at the ends. But before that, the corners for fastening are first made. They are cut from triangular iron sheets and drilled in the corners..
Better to make eight pieces at once and put them on top and bottom. Then the fasteners will be more durable and reliable in operation.
When they are ready, the crossbars are inserted inside the frame and the triangles are placed on top. Holes are drilled in them exactly in size with a drill through the bars. Then long bolts are inserted there and tightened tightly with nuts. On this, a solid wooden frame will be ready, which will serve for a long time on a homemade device.
It is much more difficult to engage in the construction of homemade metal products. Special tools and devices are needed here, which may not be available to everyone. It will take significant costs to purchase or rent them. However, this building will be much stronger and more durable than a wooden structure.... Here you will need:
In addition, stronger materials will be needed to build a metal frame. You will definitely have to buy them in the store, since today they are not found anywhere else. And you don't really want to build a new homemade snowmobile from old parts because of poor reliability. Therefore, only good materials will be used here:
- Metal pipes.
- Iron corner.
- Sheet steel.
- Channel.
As a rule, you need to make a simple drawing before starting the construction of the frame. According to its parameters, cut the pipes with a grinder and use a welding machine to connect them into a rectangle. Inside the frame, insert a couple more partitions from the corner for installing the engine and tracks. If you make them from a channel, then the structure will turn out to be much stronger and more reliable in operation.
After that, you just need to cut off two small bushings from the metal pipe.
And then weld them to the corners of the front, where the ski pivots will be inserted. The metal frame is ready and you can start building, as well as installing the main units and assemblies.
Suspended equipment
To make the snowmobile fast and strong, you need to put on the frame good engine... If you install a low-power motor, then such a structure will not move well. And you also need to correctly calculate the caterpillar. If the area is too small, it will drown in a lot of snow and will not pull even on flat terrain. Particular attention should be paid to skis, which must create good stability and safety when driving at high speeds.
DIY rubber track
Making your homemade snowmobile a good rubber track is very important to easily navigate the snow. Making such a device with your own hands is not easy and it is better to purchase it in a store completely with rollers. Installing a standard factory track on a homemade structure is easy. To do this, you just have to fix the drive shaft and rollers with bearings on the frame. If the financial situation does not allow you to buy the entire device as a whole, then the most expensive parts are easy to make yourself. This will require:
- Conveyer belt.
- Plastic pipe.
- Bolts, washers and nuts.
A cheap homemade snowmobile track is usually made using a thin conveyor belt. For this, workpieces from a plastic pipe are sawn off along the width of the rollers. Then they are cut lengthwise into two equal parts and holes are drilled for small bolts. After that, the halves of the plastic pipes are fixed to the conveyor belt with bolts, washers and nuts. The caterpillar is ready and you need to start further construction.
Homemade skis
It is no secret that in winter it is much more convenient to ski in deep snow. They also serve well as a control device on a snowmobile. It is not difficult to make a wooden structure, but only durable birch or oak boards are suitable for this. They need to be well dried, planed, and then heated and bend the ends. It's easy to make metal skis. To do this, you need to cut off two plates from sheet steel and weld a thin corner on the sides.
To make the skis turn freely, metal racks from pipes are welded to them. In working order, they are held in the front bushings of the frame, where they can easily rotate.
Washers or large nuts are welded to the top of the struts, where the rods are inserted to control the snowmobile.
The steering wheel itself is not difficult to make with your own hands, or it is easier to remove it from an old motorcycle. Thus, it remains only to install the motor, as well as the driver's seat and you can move on the road.
Many amateurs homemade equipment are engaged in the development and manufacture of all-terrain vehicles for caterpillar.
A variety of solutions are used when bringing ideas to life, but the biggest problem for enthusiasts of this type of transport has been and remains the caterpillar. Of course, no one forbids the use of factory-made propellers in their samples, but I want an all-terrain vehicle (or snowmobile), made with my own hands, to have home-made tracks. Let's take a look at some of the ways to make tracks that have shown reasonably good performance.
The simplest option
The track propeller for snowmobiles and light all-terrain vehicles can be made on the basis of an ordinary bush-roller chain and a conveyor belt. To manufacture such a caterpillar, there is no need to have special tools or equipment, everything is done “on the knee”.
Caterpillar from the conveyor belt
To extend the life of the tape, it is advisable to stitch its edges with a fishing line with a step of about a centimeter (just like seamstresses do overcasting the edges of a fabric), this will save the tape from fraying. The connection of the tape into a ring can be done in any available way, for example, using a hinge like a piano loop, or stitching the ends of the tape (less reliable method).
The thickness of the tape should be selected based on the engine power. When using engines from motorcycles of domestic production, nice results shows a belt with a thickness of 8 to 10 millimeters, which is used on agricultural conveyors.
Despite the simplicity of manufacture, such a self-made track for a snowmobile has a decent resource and, moreover, is easy to repair if necessary.
Tire tracks
It is quite common among homemade people to make tracks from car tires. For this purpose, tires are selected from trucks, preferably with a suitable tread pattern (there will be less work with the tire in the future).
Tire caterpillar
To make such a caterpillar, it is necessary to cut the beads from the tire, leaving only the treadmill. This work is quite laborious and requires a lot of patience, since only a well-sharpened boot knife is used from the tools.
To simplify the work, you can wet the blade from time to time in a soapy solution, then the rubber is easier to cut. Alternatively, you can consider the use of homemade cutting devices, or use a jigsaw on which a file with a fine tooth is fixed (it is also better to moisten the file with soapy water).
First, the sides are cut off from the tire, then, if necessary, excess layers are removed from the seamy side of the resulting ring (if the track is too hard). After that, if the tread pattern does not meet the designer's requirements, a new lug structure is cut.
A self-made caterpillar made of a tire has an undoubted advantage over the above-described sample, since it has an initially closed loop, which means that its reliability will be several times higher. The downside is the limited width of the finished track, however, if necessary, you can use a double and triple width option.
Belt tracks
Attractive because of its relative simplicity, the option of making a caterpillar with your own hands.
V-shaped belts are joined together by means of lugs attached to the belts with rivets or screws.
Thus, a track is obtained with already existing holes for the drive sprocket (for this you only need to leave gaps between the belts).
There are many ways to make caterpillars - the main thing is to have the desire and patience, and then everything will work out.
A do-it-yourself caterpillar can be made by any craftsman. If you have been thinking about how to make a caterpillar for a long time, then you should read the presented recommendations. For work, you can use a variety of tools and materials. It is permissible, of course, to use, if necessary, a caterpillar that was produced in the conditions of the plant. But this will cost much more than if you do the manufacturing yourself. The article will present several options for manufacturing tracks, one of which you can choose for yourself.
A simple option for making a caterpillar
A do-it-yourself caterpillar can be made using the simplest technology. It will take you a minimum amount of time. The caterpillar propeller can be made on the basis of a sleeve-roller chain, as well as a conveyor belt. To carry out the work, you need to prepare a certain set of special tools or equipment. In order to extend the life of the tape, it is recommended to stitch its edges with a fishing line, reinforcing it at a distance of 1 cm. It is necessary to use the principle that seamstresses use to overcast the edges of the fabric, which will protect the tape from damage.
A do-it-yourself caterpillar can be made by pairing elements into a single ring, this can be done in several ways. So, it is permissible to use a hinge like a piano hinge; you can also use a less reliable method, which involves patching the ends of the tape. It is important to consider that the thickness of the tape must be chosen, which corresponds to the power of the motor. If you intend to use an engine from a motorcycle of domestic production, then you can use a belt, the thickness of which is 10 mm, of the type that is used on agricultural conveyors.
If the caterpillar is made with your own hands using this technology, then you will not have to spend a lot of effort. Despite the fact that such a model of a caterpillar is made quite simply, it has a long service life and a large resource.
Making tracks from car tires
You can make a caterpillar yourself using car tires. To carry out the work, it is necessary to select tires borrowed from trucks, it is recommended to use a suitable tread pattern, while you will spend less effort when working with the tire. The manufacture of such a caterpillar must be done by cutting out the sides from the tire, while leaving space for the treadmill. It is worth considering that this work is quite laborious and involves the application of a large amount of patience and strength, in this case it is necessary to use an exceptionally well-sharpened boot knife.
In order to make less effort when making a caterpillar for a car with your own hands, you can wet the blade from time to time using a soapy solution. As an alternative solution, you can use a device designed for cutting, it is permissible to use an electric jigsaw. On the latter, you first need to fix a file with small teeth, the file must also be pre-moistened with water, in the process of work, such manipulations must be performed periodically.
Work technology
Do-it-yourself tracks for a car should be made using a technology that involves the initial removal of the beads from the tires, then, if necessary, you need to remove excess layers that are located on the seamy side of the formed ring, this is necessary if the track has increased hardness. If the tread pattern does not fit, then a new structure must be cut, which will be necessary so that the structure can cling to the soil.
A do-it-yourself track for a snowmobile made according to the above scheme will have many advantages, even if compared with the above option. This is due to the fact that it has a closed loop, which indicates reliability. But there are also disadvantages, one of which is expressed in the limited width of the caterpillar, but if there is a need, then you can apply a double width.
Making a caterpillar from belts
The next version of the caterpillar is especially attractive in that you do not have to spend extra energy in the process of carrying out the work. Before starting, it is necessary to prepare belts that have a V-shaped profile. They will have to be joined together using soil hooks, which are fixed with screws; as an alternative solution, rivets can be used. As a result, you get a snowmobile track, created by your own hands, which has holes for the drive sprocket. In order to form the holes, it will be necessary to leave some space between the belts.
Another option for making a caterpillar
Before making a caterpillar with your own hands, you need to choose the technology for carrying out the work. It is also acceptable to use the technique presented below. The frame of the propellers can be welded using pipes that have a rectangular cross section. It is recommended to connect them using a frame, this will make the structure collapsible. The spline part can be borrowed from the "Buran", this will allow the drive shafts to be made, to them you need to weld the spline part of the shafts, which are borrowed from the "Oka". It will be necessary to use brake discs as well. When working on the front shafts, you need to install brakes on them. Some part of the gearbox housing must be cut off. Making a caterpillar with your own hands will not only save money, but also move around the snow-covered area without any problems. This design can be used for a long time without the need for repairs.
Many residents of northern latitudes and places with poor traffic are engaged in the development and assembly of various equipment with increased traffic. Tracked all-terrain vehicles are no exception. There are many different options for creating such a technique. But the most problematic issue for ATV designers is the manufacture of tracks.
You can, of course, use their factory production, but having completely assembled an all-terrain vehicle with your own hands, you also want to have tracks of your own production. Today, there are several options for creating such propellers, which practically do not differ in their technical characteristics from the factory.
Simple track variant
The simplest version and snowmobiles, is made from a conventional roller-sleeve chain and a conveyor belt. Moreover, its production does not require any special equipment and tools. In this case, the work can be done almost in the middle of the living room.
In order for the conveyor belt to serve for a long time, it is necessary to sheathe its edges with fishing line with a distance between the stitches of about one centimeter. This activity is very similar to sewing fabric with seamstresses. In any case, this stitching will prevent the ribbon from unraveling while driving. You can fasten the ends together in any suitable way. A piano hinge-like hinge may work for this, or simply sewn, but it is unlikely to last long.
The thickness of the conveyor belt depends on the power power unit... If the all-terrain vehicle has an engine from a Soviet-made motorcycle, then a 0.8 - 1 cm thick tape used on conveyors in agriculture has proven itself excellent. To stiffen the track, it is necessary to attach a sleeve-roller chain at its inner part. This can be done using bolts or stiff steel wire. The main thing is that the chain fits snugly in the surface of the conveyor belt.
Tracks made in this way are distinguished by their long-term operation, although they are easy to manufacture. In addition, repairs can be easily carried out if necessary, even in the field.
Tire propellers
Many owners of snowmobiles use ordinary tires from a car as tracks for their equipment. For these purposes, tires from trucks are needed, while it is worth choosing them with the required pattern so as not to complicate your work in the future.
To make a caterpillar drive from a tire, it is necessary to cut off the sides from it, leaving only the part with the tread. This event takes a lot of effort and requires patience, since only a well-sharpened boot knife is needed for work.
In order to slightly simplify the manufacture, it is necessary to periodically wet the knife with soapy water, which will facilitate the process of cutting the rubber. Some people use specially designed devices for these purposes. You can also use an electric jigsaw with a fine-toothed file attached to it. It also needs to be watered with soapy water.
The first step is to cut the beads from the tire. Further, if necessary, it is required to remove several inner layers in the resulting caterpillar. This is done to give it softness. If the tread pattern does not suit you, then you should start cutting a new one, which is quite a painstaking task.
This type of tracked lug has one distinct advantage over the previous version. Since it is one-piece, without connections, then its reliability is much higher. From negative aspects you can note the small width of the caterpillar, but to increase it, two or three tires can be spliced.
Belt tracks
The simplicity of the manufacture of such tracked propellers is increasingly attracting the owners of all-terrain vehicles to use them on their equipment. Belts with a wedge-shaped profile are assembled into a single structure using lugs, which are riveted or screwed to the belts.
As a result, it turns out that the track blade already has holes for the sprocket. To do this, the belts must be stacked at close intervals.
Making a caterpillar for an all-terrain vehicle
The name of the all-terrain vehicle is understood vehicle with increased cross-country ability. These include tractors, snowmobiles, SUVs and tanks. Since it is often from improvised vehicles. Often, motorcycles or scooters are used for this, but the end result is a vehicle that is not afraid of either off-road or dirt. Increased cross-country ability The all-terrain vehicle is mainly dependent on its tracked propellers, which are put on the wheels.
In this version, the caterpillar will have four stripes of 5 centimeters wide. They must be cut from a conventional conveyor belt. After that, make the connection with the lateral sides using a profile in the shape of the letter P. Next, you need to make the balancers. Using a stamp, you need to make parts into the floor of the wheel from sheet steel. After that, it is necessary to make the hubs from bronze. The half wheels should be connected with six bolts. The balancers are made.
The next step will be the production of shafts for the track support drums. Holes for bearings should be made in them. Drums can be made from duralumin blanks. Connecting them together, you must insert a rubber sprocket. It turns out that the caterpillar is driven by a drive sprocket with a chain drive. It is installed on the rear fork.
After that, you should collect the entire caterpillar into a single whole.
The vertical bow must be fitted with a steel bushing through which the wheel axle passes. A mechanism is attached to the lug on this bushing, which fixes the structure of the rear fork. The rest of the ears of the all-terrain vehicle are attached tracked balancers... The propulsion unit is ready for use.
As you can see, you can make a caterpillar in different ways, the main thing is to have patience and desire.
Dear visitors of the site “ Self-made friend»Today we will figure out how to make tracks for a caterpillar all-terrain vehicle on our own and what is needed for this? They drove ... Tracked all-terrain vehicle is the most passable among its fellows, and all because the specific pressure on the ground is evenly distributed over the entire lower plane of the caterpillar, that is, it is a homogeneous fulcrum. But on wheeled all-terrain vehicles, the pressure is distributed over 4 points, so they often get stuck and skid. A simple example to you, why tracked tanks? Yes, all for the same reason, in order to evenly distribute the huge weight of the machine on the plane of the caterpillar in contact with the ground, otherwise they will simply get stuck in the ground and not budge.
Caterpillars for homemade all-terrain vehicles are made mainly of a conveyor belt and rectangular pipes, and the tracks are pre-pressed on a homemade machine where they are given the necessary shape. The tracks are fastened to the belt with bolts and nuts. And so, let's take a closer look at the process of creating an all-terrain vehicle caterpillar.
Materials (edit)
- conveyer belt
- rectangular pipe
- bolts, nuts, washers, grover
- fittings
Instruments
A step-by-step process for creating an all-terrain vehicle caterpillar with your own hands.
The first step is to get a conveyor belt, it looks like this.
You will also need a rectangular pipe.
Well, of course, fasteners in the form of: bolts, nuts, washers, engravers.
First, we make the blanks of the tracks according to the width of the produced caterpillar, saw it with a grinder and put it in a pile)
After that, these blanks need to be given the desired shape and crimped on a special home-made machine. For clarity, let's see how a professional does it, 40 seconds for crimping one track is not a joke, guys)
It is advisable to grease the ends a little with used oil.
After the track is given the correct shape, it still needs to be welded on the fangs-restraints.
In the upper part, reinforcement is additionally welded in the form of the letter " V»
In general, such a track should turn out.
First, you need to check and fit directly already at the installation site of the track itself.
Then you can already start assembling the caterpillar, but first you need to make holes in the conveyor belt, this is mainly used homemade tool... The tube is sharpened from the end, and on the side there is a hole for removing chopped rubber.
The tracks are also drilled with a drill, 2 holes on each edge.
This is how they make homemade tracks for all-terrain vehicles, as you can see, it is quite realistic to do it yourself, which will significantly reduce the cost of the all-terrain vehicle you are assembling.
Thank you all for your attention!
A home-made track for an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile with a low weight can be made on the basis of a simple bushing-roller chain and a conveyor belt. And it's very simple to do it, there is no need to purchase a special tool. In order for such a homemade caterpillar to serve longer, it is necessary to stitch the edge of the conveyor belt with fishing line. The step is about a centimeter. This procedure will help to keep the tape from "fraying". But you can connect it into a ring in any way that is acceptable and accessible to you. Less reliable is simply stitching the ends of the tape. Most often it is advised to use a hinge like a piano hinge. But the thickness of the tape depends on the power of the engine installed on the all-terrain vehicle. An indicator from 8 to 10 mm will be appropriate if you use a motor from domestic motorcycle... A device made in this way is well suited for use on a snowmobile. Plus, such a self-made caterpillar can be easily repaired and replaced in case of damage. This greatly simplifies the operation of your invention.
