Building small loader from Land Rover parts ?

[MB Trac]

Maybe I should just get a girlfriend to keep me entertained, but while sitting on the tractor today I had this bright idea. Building a small articulated loader from Land Rover parts ! I haven't thought this completely through yet, so don't get too technical. What I want to know is are the rear axles on say a LR series 3 the same ratio as the front ? Meaning, can I use two rear axles together ? I want to use the engine, transmission and two rear axles on a custom made chassis with a pivot point like a front end loader. Maybe shorten the axles a bit to make the whole thing narrower, if needed ? And no, I not drunk - yet .

 

[essexpete]

I suppose you have a heap of landrover parts but a small loader would be easier with a small dumper.

 

[MB Trac]

I suppose you have a heap of landrover parts but a small loader would be easier with a small dumper.

I can buy a couple of LRs for the price of a small dumper. They are scarce and people want crazy money for one.

 

[jf850]

I wonder why Landys are so freely available , and 3 ? Ton dumpers are so hard to find ?
Unless you want to make a rod for your back , the dumpers the most logical.

 

[essexpete]

I wonder why Landys are so freely available , and 3 ? Ton dumpers are so hard to find ?
Unless you want to make a rod for your back , the dumpers the most logical.

Because in Sarth Ifrica the short wheel base landrover is not well thought of?

 

[MB Trac]

Something like this ?

 

[Pilgrimmick]

You

Maybe I should just get a girlfriend to keep me entertained, but while sitting on the tractor today I had this bright idea. Building a small articulated loader from Land Rover parts ! I haven't thought this completely through yet, so don't get too technical. What I want to know is are the rear axles on say a LR series 3 the same ratio as the front ? Meaning, can I use two rear axles together ? I want to use the engine, transmission and two rear axles on a custom made chassis with a pivot point like a front end loader. Maybe shorten the axles a bit to make the whole thing narrower, if needed ? And no, I not drunk - yet .

yes they are the same ratio. (4.7:1 I think) changed to 3.54:1 with the Range Rover and 90/110

 

[MB Trac]

You

yes they are the same ratio. (4.7:1 I think) changed to 3.54:1 with the Range Rover and 90/110

So I can drive a rear axle from the front of the transfer case ?

 

[Pilgrimmick]

Yes but the diff offset will be on wrong side.
So the centre needs cutting out and swapping over to get correct alignment

 

[joe soapy]

lots of dumpers used land rover axels.
the rear Salisbury axel was the heavy duty one,
If you need to run the front axel turn it over so the crown wheel is on the other side

 

[TripleSix]

Why not use a landy front axle in the rear and have it rear wheel steer?
Easier to make a rigid chassis rather than a pivoting one, and it'll probably turn tighter too.

In fact, buy a landy 109.
Shorten it, flip the diffs to give you 5 gears in "reverse" and fit an old loader to the back.

 

[REStracTORATION]

I'd get a girlfriend

 

[Pilgrimmick]

I'd get a girlfriend

Good point. If she is a mechanic and can weld a real bonus!

 

[REStracTORATION]

Good point. If she is a mechanic and can weld a real bonus!

Why pay the dog an bark yourself



(I'm not referring to lady's being dog's) it's a saying around these neck oft wuds

 

[MB Trac]

I'd get a girlfriend

Ha, easier said than done.

 

[mogman]

The problem you will have is gearing ok for forward but will be slow in reverse a pal of mine made one but used transit rear axles (diffs in the middle) with a engine and box out of a dodge 50 pick up then we slipped Perkins with a shuttle box two speed forward and reverse the same speed and it transformed the machine

 

[powerfarmer]

There was a few similar machines built on various American forums, mostly articulated but a few using ex Jeep Dana steer axles.
Some were based on plans for a design called Cadtrac.

There was a few nicely engineered ones built on a forum called Machine Builders Network, not sure if it's still active.

 

[powerfarmer]

Any more thoughts on this idea ?

 

[roscoe erf]

I'd get a girlfriend

worked for you did it

 

[Land Rover]

Bloody hell .
It's a lot of work for something that isn't likely to be a good working versatile tool .
Once the steering is sorted it will be on to hydraulics and pivot points / bushes for the loader .
It's a good old bit of graft for something that is already mass produced and usually available at various prices and states of repair .