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Seeing the amount of motors fitted, is it driven via an umbilical from a control box?
That must of taken some working out. Well done. So dare I ask what you are building next your has this exhausted you. Or has it lifted you to the next level
The slewing bearing is a standard industry part and it sits on the chassis with an adapter ring. The large rings are thicker steel compared to normal rings so the construction is rigid. The slewing gear pinion is driven by a gearbox motor.
@ smoggyrich, for sure there will be thrust bearings on either side to cope with the forces. I don't suppose they make do with a roller bearing!? That gear is huge! Thanks for the info and your kind comments.
Now that is just amazing! You`ve really dont yourself proud with that.
I`ve done a couple and got a couple on the go now with a few in the planing stages.Thank you very much for these kind words! What is it that you make, reading that you build models?
Thanks for that, i appreciate the compliment. Its going to be (when i eventually finish it) a C cab model T dragster with a 37cc engine. Its a slow going project.The models with cleco pins and the sheet metal work, it's nice.
Hello everybody, figuring out just where to install the motors that drive the winch was food for thought. I could build them inside the winch drum, perhaps? They take up a vast amount of space if I'd place them nearby this drum. Well, the motors aren't in there which is shown in the next series of pictures.