Tracker Carrier for old man

[Dave_eng]

For the members who do amazing work re-powering and re-designing golf carts, I would like to suggest a different challenge to you.

I live in a rural area and simple things like crossing a muddy field to visit my brother are becoming increasingly difficult.

In a Princess Auto store in Ottawa Canada there has been a walk behind tracked carrier on display.

It looks very similar to this product.

At my Kubota dealer, there is a much more elaborate machine on tracks.

I do not need material hauling capability. I just need to get me across muddy fields and snow covered fields reliably.

I cannot afford the Kubota product and don't know the cost of a walk behind yet.

My vision would be to modify the walk behind into a ride on unit

Has anyone considered making a person hauler along these lines?

I don't want to buy a used serious swamp crossing machine as I no longer can do the physical repairs.

Dave

 

[bcp]

Canada? Tracked machine?

How fast do you need to get there?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_CvLdyD_-A

Or maybe more like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH3OUid1LLM

Bruce

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Here's what you want!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnrcr-rOcuw

Or something a little milder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNV2n8hqF_c

Wanna electric version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4QEl_IIZZs

Home made version

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgur...fZAhVm8IMKHTjPBtEQMwjuASgkMCQ&iact=mrc&uact=8

Well it is a Kubota forum, lets bring it home with this one.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgur...fZAhUl6YMKHSwJDc0QMwjYAigbMBs&iact=mrc&uact=8

 

[eserv]

Here's what you want!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnrcr-rOcuw

Or something a little milder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNV2n8hqF_c

Wanna electric version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4QEl_IIZZs

Home made version

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgur...fZAhVm8IMKHTjPBtEQMwjuASgkMCQ&iact=mrc&uact=8

Well it is a Kubota forum, lets bring it home with this one.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgur...fZAhUl6YMKHSwJDc0QMwjYAigbMBs&iact=mrc&uact=8

I think this one is kinda cool! I actually bought the plans for it but haven't tried building it yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2eYD4CV0qI

 

[coachgeo]

this guy has a number of track vehicle stuff he built on his youtube page. Many show detail on how he built them that could easily be copied IMHO

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsRUSNQCvgVPtW8BvnrbRQ

 

[rbargeron]

For old-man mobility I got a used 4wd RTV. Fast enough, goes anywhere, cheap to buy and carries a load.

 

[bxray]

I saw one of these used for 3k.
Will go almost anywhere.
Ray

 

[100 td]

I do not need material hauling capability. I just need to get me across muddy fields and snow covered fields reliably.
I cannot afford the Kubota product and don't know the cost of a walk behind yet.

Go for one of these NOW!
https://montreal.craigslist.ca/hvo/d/kubota-rtv-x1100c-deisel/6472707040.html

My vision would be to modify the walk behind into a ride on unit.

This will cost time and money and lead to a mediocre product.
Lets say you have 20 years use for it, get one of these NOW and make the next 20 years easy, and I'm sure you'll get a lot more use out of it than just going to your brothers place, plus it's warm and dry ALL the time.
Divide the cost over 20 years and it'll cost $3 a day.
Make it 30 and it's down to $2. No point in taking money to the grave with you.

I don't want to buy a used serious swamp crossing machine as I no longer can do the physical repairs

Hopefully there won't be too many repairs with a quality product, as we all get older we lose the ability to repair our own machines and have to farm it out at some stage. Plus a lot of repairs are related to the way someone treats the product, so I'm guessing you'll not abuse it and get reasonable life from it. As your mobility or dexterity wanes, utilizing and aid "early" is better than getting it 5 years after you really needed it, and you went downhill in those 5 years at a greater rate of knots than had you utilized the aid before you needed it. Go and get one Dave, once you get it you'll be surprised how much it can help you! I can just imagine you heading out across the muddy field in a modified dumper and see you in the mud, dumper on it's side! Don't muck around, do it YESTERDAY!

 

[bgk]

A 4x4 ATV won’t get you there? For sheer reliability something like a Honda Rancher would probably fit the bill nicely. Clean used units can be had in the $3-4k range.

 

[Russell King]

The six wheeled vehicles are pretty nice and can float if needed. They can be converted to have tracks over the tires. They can also have soft cabs to keep dry. They are a mechanical wonderland of chains and gears and fairly easy to maintain. The engine is usually a gas lawnmower type engine and I think that some are diesel option.

The only two problems I have with mine is that you have to get into it which gets more awkward the older you get. Eventually I can see a set of steps or a platform needed. Second is they are skid steering so tend to tear up the grass if you turn at low speed.

Mine is a Recreative Max that can carry two people. They have a truck version also with a dump bed. In Canada I think Argo is popular with similar models and may be 8 wheeled.


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[sheepfarmer]

I think 100 td has the best solution. Two additional arguments for it 1. If you go in for a cup of coffee your transport keeps your seat dry with a cab while it is parked outside. 2. It will keep its value so that you can sell it in say 10 years if you no longer need it. It may be a safer investment for your savings than the stock market.

I depend on my dealer's tech for service for my tractors because the arthritis in my hands makes them fairly useless, and it has not been all that expensive. It beats not being able to keep up my farm at all.

 

[100 td]

Just noticed they come with 4 tires/rims as well, and gps for when the dementia creeps in and you need to follow the track to get back home! Pro heat diesel heater, I'm guessing it's a real McCoy diesel powered heater, not just from engine, just think, -4C plus wind chill, -10C, warm as toast in one of these................

 

[100 td]

If you go in for a cup of coffee your transport keeps your seat dry with a cab while it is parked outside.

And you leave the diesel heater running to keep it nice and warm!

 

[eserv]

For the members who do amazing work re-powering and re-designing golf carts, I would like to suggest a different challenge to you.

I live in a rural area and simple things like crossing a muddy field to visit my brother are becoming increasingly difficult.

In a Princess Auto store in Ottawa Canada there has been a walk behind tracked carrier on display.

It looks very similar to this product.

At my Kubota dealer, there is a much more elaborate machine on tracks.

I do not need material hauling capability. I just need to get me across muddy fields and snow covered fields reliably.

I cannot afford the Kubota product and don't know the cost of a walk behind yet.

My vision would be to modify the walk behind into a ride on unit

Has anyone considered making a person hauler along these lines?

I don't want to buy a used serious swamp crossing machine as I no longer can do the physical repairs.

Dave

I had a look at the machine at Princess Auto today. I don't think it would be difficult to make it into a people carrier. The biggest problem would be the placement of the gear shifter,

 

[Dave_eng]

Thanks eserve and others.

Now to convince my adult children what I should get for my birthday.

As far as heat, I just bought a Buddy Heater for my friend with a B7100.

Runs on 1# propane cylinder which you can refill from a 20# cylinder.
No power required lights up with a piezo spark thing the same as barbecues.

When I was much younger and working under vehicles in the winter outside, this heater would have been great.

Amazing even on low how nice 4,000 BTU are when pointed at your fingers.

https://www.amazon.ca/Mr-Heater-F23...8&qid=1518921532&sr=8-1&keywords=buddy+heater

Dave

 

[eserv]

This is the actual machine at Princess Auto https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/660-lb-power-wheelbarrow/A-p8724981e

I bought a 1000 LB hydraulic table there today. They have them on sale till the end of the month. I already have a hydraulic table but it is only rated for 600Lbs so is a little stressed when I put M tractor transmissions on it!!

 

[Dave_eng]

This is the actual machine at Princess Auto https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/660-lb-power-wheelbarrow/A-p8724981e

I bought a 1000 LB hydraulic table there today. They have them on sale till the end of the month. I already have a hydraulic table but it is only rated for 600Lbs so is a little stressed when I put M tractor transmissions on it!!

Eserv

That is why I could not find it on their web site. Never thought to search for power wheel barrow.

196 cc engine, I expected bigger.

Also the transmission must involve some old automatic transmission type clutches as they don't want anyone using a synthetic oil. They need clutch plates sticking together. Use a gear oil is the requirement.

Maybe it is just me but when I buy some of their hydraulic stuff, I buy a seal kit at the same time.

I have a press and a floor jack from Princess neither of which see a lot of use, and they are always leaking. It is impossible to find better stuff at the low prices they offer. The floor around my press is always an oily mess.

Does the hydraulic table have a safety lock of some kind that looks like it will do the job?

Dave

 

[Dave_eng]

Here's what you want!

Well it is a Kubota forum, lets bring it home with this one.

Wolfman , eserv and others.

You guys have opened my eye!!.

The choices already on the market for the disabled are amazing machines. There is no need for me to re invent the wheel. Unfortunately, modern wars are likely the driving forces behind these innovative products.

When my disabled mother-in-law was still alive, I felt quite innovative by attaching a hardwood chair to a fridge cart so I could easily move her up and down stairs smoothly. Even had a seat belt.

It must be very rewarding for the product developers to see young and old get so much more out of their lives just being easily able to get out in nature.

Dave