Articulating wheel loader

[Kaapo Kangastupa]

Hei!

Here's pictures of my build. It's a 4 wheel drive articulating wheel loader.
Axles are fron Nissan. Drive is hydraulic. And engine... You guess it! All reliable, economic and cheap VW 1.6D.
I completed this dooms fay machine about two years ago. It took quite lot of time to build. Didn't help at all that I had two little children at the time.

Hope you enjoy the pictures. I have more of them if you are interested.




My son testing machine for the first time this evening.

Little testing... Don't let the looks of a driver ruin your day

Tiltin mechanism bended. Back to the workshop...

Not really an CAD but will do.

 

[AdrianH]

Looks good could you also use that as an excavator with a bit of linkage change?

Guess it could be a bit restrictive with a fixed boom.

Adrian

 

[Kaapo Kangastupa]

Here is a pic of how the drive is working. I have Vw joints and agriculural telescopic axle.
Center joint is turning and rotating.

 

[jpmillermatic]

I have seen this in action, haven't I?..Youtube?...what an incredible job. the ultimate in design, fabrication and recycling

JP

 

[Kaapo Kangastupa]

Hei!
Sorry that it's been little quiet but it's that time of year when Norovirus is going around

Well.. at leat got rid of few kilos

I don't remember if I have posted this to Youtube. It may be some other finnish guy. I 'm not sure.

Anyway, if you want to see some really cool
machines---> http://harvelit.proboards.com/thread/2537/linkkukone-pellys

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

One of the coolest builds I've seen in a long time....genius