I'm thinking of this- taking a 3/8 wall tube and threading the outside of the tube leaving aprox. .200 wall for the rock abuse and the thread being what pulls you up the rock- pic's coming soon- can anyone offer there thoughts? thanks Jess :D

Very creative, and a very cool idea.

But....once everyone is running them, won't it tear up the trails?

Maybe a "competition use only" disclaimer is in order

ah how could that tear the trails up- i mean were talking rock here- jess

sounds cool to me, make one and Ill put it on my rig for testing !! :flipoff2: free of charge of course!! :D

well - you pay for the rockcralwer part of the driveline and i'll throw in this new idea for free- :D - bu i want a pic of your ride and we also want to make sure your going to be able to wheel it properly- can you say abusive? Jess :D

I was actually cosidering something like this a few days ago- after looking at all the spiral grooves on the shafts of my comp rig.

I actually considered a 3/8 to 1/2 welded on strip like a fence post auger- not sure if 1/8 deep thread would get the job done.

You gott check with the rule makers first- it would be a bummer to come out with something that works, having invested in the program and to have it outlawed because it was interpreted to have more than 4 tires driving or propelling the vehicle:rolleyes:

that sounds interesting, but how often would you need something like that? although it would be cool to see people trying to grind up stuff, its all about shaft rash!

You could start a new trend of people getting standard rotation front ends so their junk will hang lower

If you need a more local test ride, I'm in SLO

Originally posted by onetoncv
well - you pay for the rockcralwer part of the driveline and i'll throw in this new idea for free- :D - bu i want a pic of your ride and we also want to make sure your going to be able to wheel it properly- can you say abusive? Jess :D

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willing to bash shaft that is in it first take photos then try again with yours, I dont mind hittin stuff!

It would probably work great (well, for anyone other than me...my d-lines are so high up that I really shouldn't have a problem hitting them)

this should work - give me a call - we want pics and your ideas on how it works- Jess 530-877-2875

very creative idea, it doesn't seem like it would get enough traction to be effective, but what do I know. Good luck guys!:)

I still think we need to test it and see how it works on a rig- Jess

I guess the idea is worth a shot.

Some of you guys think of the weirdest sh*t.

I might be able to test it out..I have a rav 4 on 30.-9.5-15 BFG mudders and it gets it on my cobble stone driveway:flipoff2:

Mike-

Originally posted by onewhitetj
very creative idea, it doesn't seem like it would get enough traction to be effective, but what do I know. Good luck guys!:)

you could make chain drive rockerskids...smae principal hehehe



how about some on the cage so when competing it could roll ya back over?


jess..I would think that finding the right thread would be the challenge but even splined might work...it would roll sideways but stillmove vehicle, and possibly wheels to ground...

just don't use reverse thread hehe

Damn, Actually the latest in high tech rock climber has been spotted in a top secret lab, but the following photo was sneaked out:

Tom

how would you back up? :flipoff2:

You could make a mud auger version as well...probably wouldnt stand up well to rocks though.

Rockpeller

Mudpeller

MJ:D

Originally posted by Maine Jeepah
You could make a mud auger version as well...probably wouldnt stand up well to rocks though.

Rockpeller

Mudpeller

MJ:D

Now that I think of it...didn't they do that on Junkyard wars?:flipoff2:

would it look anything like this?

http://www.t3jeep.com/spiral_driveshaft

yep real close to that- Jess :D

hey jess after you thread it you should have a welder hard face the thread ridge, otherwise it will only last a couple of good hard granite "climbs"

now things are gettin interesting- jess :D

well i dig in dirt and bust rock all day with big equipement, if its not hard faced it wont last one day.

how would you back up?

Put the Tranny in R ??

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure the driveshaft turns the other way in reverse :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Jess - I assume you place the slip splin at the T-case end?

How about this...a mini HD Rubber tank track that wraps around the diff......idlers in front of and behind the diff...and a mini hydro motor mounted on top to drive it. Don't know how you get around the driveshaft though

tank track on either side of the pinion...just some of whatever that mattraxx type stuff is.

Good idea. :)

tank track on either side of the pinion...just some of whatever that mattraxx type stuff is.

yeah, man!! Then you wouldn't even need wheels and tires!!

Originally posted by elf_cruiser


yeah, man!! Then you wouldn't even need wheels and tires!!

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oh yeah, didn't really think about it. guess that makes sense. now i have to think up something else to pad with.

Not sure that splines will do as someone on this board had clover implement shaft made and not sure how well it worked but I would do it reverse for the front first...you might also want to do radial cuts to segment up the auger screw threads....seems like a couple trips on the lathe should do the trick....what does everyone think about just tube on the outside or even heavy weld? I would think that you need a fairly tight thread to get it to move...

Originally posted by elf_cruiser




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this wouldn't be a pad to get to "Rock God status would it?


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this wouldn't be a pad to get to "Rock God status would it?

Why, yes - thanks for asking!!

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Tiem to fess up Jess, this is your new secret idea to keep up with me when the white stuff starts falling:flipoff2:
Seriously though, I'm willing to try it and I already have a rock crawler line and I'm only 7 minutes down the hill. We'll go do saddle/Morris to test it out.

the snow version wilson - spiraled paddles the rotate in the forward direction only -because backing up sucks! :D Jess

and here's a pic of web daddy front shaft - :D

and pic # 2

That looks real good how long did that take to cut

That looks pretty cool.

I originally thought of the threads as being deeper....

Looks kinda trick, like one of those billet aluminum oil filter covers, only useful :cool:

Originally posted by reddwarf
That looks pretty cool.

I originally thought of the threads as being deeper....

Looks kinda trick, like one of those billet aluminum oil filter covers, only useful :cool:

If it gets used for what it is meant for, it won't look very trick for long. :)

J. J.

ah yeh it should last a while - were actually on phase 2 now wrapping a line with 1/4 rod and welding it to the tube cork-screw style- Jess :D the 5/8 if that does not get it- Hey lance you get it please go find your favorite rock and wham it hard first then see if it does anythign- thanks Jess:D

Jess, you are waaayyy to into having your stuff destroyed :eek: :cool: