Dynafari 30k running report

[Yowzer]

The internet has informed me you have not gone big enough

[johnnyfive]

My understanding is those used to be the go to 'gang-bus' for forestry crews back when everyone had lots of dudes on the ground.

 

[johnnyfive]

Also, this is dope as shit, so good, very cool.

[ThePog]

2 hours ago, Yowzer said:

The internet has informed me you have not gone big enough

This was on TM a while ago;

but i already had drawn some inspiration from the internets;

 

[ThePog]

Also funnily enough the dude with the motor texted me back tonight to say the engine should be out this weekend, result.

[scooters]

are they all troll running gear and chassis ? ^^

[ThePog]

I believe they are all factory, Probably the same running gear as the 4wd coaster buses..

[BlownCorona]

that fire truck one is sick!  i think you need that semi wellside tray

 

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and the roll bar please

[ThePog]

1 hour ago, BlownCorona said:

that fire truck one is sick!  i think you need that semi wellside tray

 

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and the roll bar please

It will sort of have the same style tray, but not the roll bars as this will make it way harder to get stuff actually on to the deck.

Mostly cos I have a fucking great crane now;

 

[BlownCorona]

that crane fits the width perfectly. 

A+

[ThePog]

I know, it's fucking mint.

[flyingbrick]

On 10/06/2019 at 18:21, Yowzer said:

The internet has informed me you have not gone big enough

 

Pretty sure iv been told this by woman.

[crash]

My father put a similar crane on his Atlas, scored a tail-lifter off a wreck for cheap and used the hydraulic pack to power crane. Worked out well as it with a corded remote etc.

[smokin'joe]

20 minutes ago, crash said:

My father put a similar crane on his Atlas, scored a tail-lifter off a wreck for cheap and used the hydraulic pack to power crane. Worked out well as it with a corded remote etc.

and a remote valve for the tipper

[ThePog]

26 minutes ago, crash said:

My father put a similar crane on his Atlas, scored a tail-lifter off a wreck for cheap and used the hydraulic pack to power crane. Worked out well as it with a corded remote etc.

Yea I might have to find a little power pack for it, at the moment it is driven off a porta power pump, but i spent ages dicking around last night trying to get the full movement, I came to the conclusion that the porta power reservoir wasn't big enough. I might mod the pump to just have a bigger tank tho.

[datlow]

boss bought a pto winch for his patrol, was hydraulically driven, but his gbox had the flat for it but hadnt been machined etc so he on sold it, might be able to work for crane?

[smokin'joe]

3 hours ago, ThePog said:

Yea I might have to find a little power pack for it, at the moment it is driven off a porta power pump, but i spent ages dicking around last night trying to get the full movement, I came to the conclusion that the porta power reservoir wasn't big enough. I might mod the pump to just have a bigger tank tho.

24v tail-lift pumps are easy enough to get. was a mission finding the 12v unit for my suzuki

[ThePog]

I will persevere with a manual pump for now, just for simplicity.

Probably just cut off the pump bit and attach it to a bigger tank.

[ThePog]

It's been a couple of weeks since an update, mostly because it has been endless wiring up, which it time consuming but has fuck all to show for the effort.

Basically I have been chunking away at it endlessly, with tidying things up and soldering chocolate block connections being most of it. It is all running on 24v now, all the bulbs and relays swapped over and running 2x DC DC converters for the 12v stuff.

So many relays...

You can see the convertors. One runs the wipers/washer/blower motor, the other runs the stereo power. The terminations are the same so if the wiper one shits itself I can use the stereo one as a backup.

Halfway through wiring the instrument cluster, have to study the Haynes manual a bit more I reckon.

I made a box for the fusable links, starter relay and glow relays. It needs welding in place yet. And a lid. The hole is access to the fuel filter manual pump knob.

Battery positions.

I stripped the old rear seat down to the frame, this is because I went back to the wreckers and bought the escudo rear seats from the car I got the fronts out of, these look like they could be pretty good as a solution;

Just need to weld some mounts to the frame and create something to hold things folded away. It is nice that all the seats match too..

[ThePog]

The wiring is pretty much there now bar the speedo cluster, a bit more tidying in the cab and adding some Deutsch connectors in the rear. And a licence plate light.

Now I am a difficult bastard at the best of times, and part of this is that I hate car stereos with all their bullshit inputs, eq settings and animated screens, another part is that I have not willingly listened to the radio or watched television for more than two decades, a small and ineffectual rebellion against capitalism. I only listen to talking books over Bluetooth when driving and fucking hate it when I get into a car after someone has been used it (Shane you dick) and has fucked about with the stereo and turned on the radio. So to prevent this occurrence I have bought a top quality Bluetooth mini amp off Ali express for $54, this has two tone knobs and a volume knob, and no display. Perfect.

It is a nobsound brand lol, right up my street https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/u5tcaeM

In other news I have had some front driveshaft adaptors made so I will be sorting that out shortly.

I will hopefully have enough cash for a radiator in the next few days as well.

In the realm of actual work I have mounted the rear seats. Not masses of legroom but they work well and pack away nice and tidy;

It will be tight for the engine cover but do able.