pic: West Coast Drive: Spokane Style

Originally Posted by sdcantrell56

I do really like this design although I do favor 2 speed transmissions for the ability to push and to be agile when you want. I'm glad Ive inspired a little West Coast off of sorts. Who's next?

O and how much does it weigh?

I hate to say it, but this design was cooking long before you brought it up. It was you bringing it up that inspired me to post the render. Weight is around 35 for the entire assembly, and that's with chain (not shown in the render)

Originally Posted by gorrilla

if you were thinking about climbing, why not use a 2 speed?

i like this design escpecially the bumper mounts

The bumper mounts aren't actually finished in this render. The final versions will have 4 .25" thick plates welded to each of the jutting extrusions pieces on each side. Each plate will have two 1/4-20 holes for mounting the bumper lock bars, something I've been cooking up to allow easy to swap bumpers. Imagine something akin to a door hinge, that allows a bolt to be put in the top on each peg to secure the side bumpers.

EDIT: Yeah Squirrel, it's all 2x1x.125 wall extrusion. The goal was to keep the chassis to only one material to keep the cost down, and the BOM simpler