That was my first thoughts too, but he says he wanted a solid positive drive to both sides without resorting to electronic trickery. I think a variable speed motor to the steering would improve things.Err he’s certainly thinking outside the box two motors each driving a pair of wheels would be a lot better way of doing it imo
are going to be redundant?
Agree the technique been around for a while now, it is the scale of these operations and where they intend to site them that interested me.That’s nothing new I was on community service with lads that had been (probably still where/are) growing weed like that for years !.
the weathers going to get my farm long before that if it keeps going the way it is.Agree the technique been around for a while now, it is the scale of these operations and where they intend to site them that interested me.
We could soon see self sustaining cities.The possible consequences could mean the ag machinery as we know it disappearing.
The role of farmers quickly moving towards park keeping, which seems to fit with Gove's thinking
I would say there's probably more to go wrong in that mechanical linkage than their would be in an electronic setup with a motor on each side. He already has one variable speed motor controller to set his forward speed so I don't see why he couldn't use another one the very same and put the control lever on the other side so that it drove like a familiar skid steer.That was my first thoughts too, but he says he wanted a solid positive drive to both sides without resorting to electronic trickery. I think a variable speed motor to the steering would improve things.
Could see it working great in a field situation with gps guidance
I would say there's probably more to go wrong in that mechanical linkage than their would be in an electronic setup with a motor on each side. He already has one variable speed motor controller to set his forward speed so I don't see why he couldn't use another one the very same and put the control lever on the other side so that it drove like a familiar skid steer.
I see what you mean, and a stepper motor at each wheel would be maybe ideal
but in this application he seems to have gone for a very robust and positive drive and easily understood if there is a problem.
Would be interesting to know if its been done before, or if he had a Eureka moment
If you come across him making thin cement panels, can you post a link, i lost track of it, he was basically using cement instead of fiberglass resin with burlap?? reinforcingI’ve watched quite a few of his videos now, since this thread was started.
It’s interesting and entertaining, as said, his enthusiasm for his projects is infectious, if a little crazy at times!
He did make me think of the bodging thread in one video particularly, when he said the washers that he was using were old rivet heads that he’d drille out of stuff, because he ‘saves’ them ....that’s dedicated bodging right there
If you come across him making thin cement panels, can you post a link, i lost track of it, he was basically using cement instead of fiberglass resin with burlap?? reinforcing