ajg193 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Surely there would be heaps of old steel cable around Nelson (forestry and all) that is easy enough to locate? Make up a cable car to haul stuff up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 but not as fun as twisting a throttle/riding a miniature train.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Sure it is. Put the quadbike components on the car itself of the cable car if you want to be able to twist the throttle and fly up a hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Build an Incline? Timber on the up trolley, firewood on the down trolley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 My own private Denniston incline. Hmmmm. I’d still get to wear a boiler suit and engineers hat too. Actually my Mum’s side of the family came from the westcoast and Grandfather worked in the mines as a steam engineer. My great Grandfather died in a big explosion there. But an incline would be lots of work and Ive done enough digging for now.. Anyway..back to the Big Red. I took some photos. It has the optional factory fan fitted which will be handy for slow ascents.. You can see the damaged thread here… It came complete with a gun rack and spot light mount. I don’t have a gun (getting firearms license is on the list of things to do as we have many pigs and deer) , but my cousin visiting has some so I tested it out… Hannah has been cleaning the engine parts but we will get something stronger to get the last bits clean. Its not bad but makes sense while its apart. I found another small broken bolt in the cylinder barrel. I mounted it on the drill mill and and managed, with the help of some localised heat, to remove the remains. My next task is to drill out, tap and helicoil the stripped head bolt thread. We bought a head gasket set from a local trademe seller who does up old bikes. Handy to know. Reassembly will commence when I have finished a large trailer build (that I really should be out doing now..but coffee to drink..) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumeke Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Seal your tracks? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Dude that quad looks farking great! I vote roll (lol) as-is. People would pay damn good money for that bike when it's fixed (could just sell it and buy something else more fitting to a project?) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 https://trademe.co.nz/1294563726 https://trademe.co.nz/1290469836 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Stationary engined cuban creation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 It's a width thing.. our tracks are narrow and we want to keep the that way. Wide enough for a quad. Makes them much nicer for biking a walking. But yeah.. this quad has turned out to be in very good condition, bar the engine repair needed. We will just use it for now and see what it's like. However if I can sell the trailer for ok coin we might end up with a good quad for less than $500 and I won't feel so bad about modifying it. Plus it's a great starting point. I have been looking for ages and there's always good reason why cheap quads are cheap... I'm amazed at how much new quads cost too! New version of these are 12 k plus !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I vote some sort of winch/inline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 cog rail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 fell engine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 propeller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Luge.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 crane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Catapult 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Sled dogs... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Steam catapult like on aircraft carrier. With a crappy plastic office chair strapped to it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geophy Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Orchard spec for narrowness Massey Fergeuson 35? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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