Campground Buggy Trike

[SwissGuy]

Spent another 5 hours or so in the kitchen today...

From left to right: dark gooseberries and black currant, green gooseberries and raspberries, green gooseberries and bananas...

 

[SwissGuy]

First mock-up of the final box on the trike: a perfect fit!

The angle of the front plate is spot in and also the siren fits perfectly inbetween the seat stays

Enough clearance on both sides

So it's good to go on. But know I have to improvise a workbench first....

 

[Starnger]

First mock-up of the final box on the trike: a perfect fit!
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The angle of the front plate is spot in and also the siren fits perfectly inbetween the seat stays
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Enough clearance on both sides
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So it's good to go on. But know I have to improvise a workbench first....

I like your project more and more
I guess it would be cool if you run some planetary geared hub though. Can be useful to help with the extra weight you'd be carrying with it.

 

[SwissGuy]

I like your project more and more
I guess it would be cool if you run some planetary geared hub though. Can be useful to help with the extra weight you'd be carrying with it.

You are absolutely right, but for now there is no chance to exchange the hub. The double sprocket on the first hub is welded to the hub shell, so for now this thing remains a single speed. When it's done, I might change the sprocket to a smaller one, but we will see. This trike will mostly be used on flat terrain, so no need to have a mountain gear....

 

[MattiThundrrr]

It almost went in like a Lego block! Click, perfect fit

 

[SwissGuy]

It almost went in like a Lego block! Click, perfect fit

Thanks to a thorough CAD mock-up.

But it still needs a bit of tweaking in the bike side, as the extra stays are not really level...

 

[SwissGuy]

Workbench made from some leftover slats and shelfing.

Base done

Top on

And in the "workshop"

Now some coffee

 

[SwissGuy]

One nice thing about working outside is that you get unexpected company (zoom in on the top of the fence pole)

 

[KJV]

One nice thing about working outside is that you get unexpected company (zoom in on the top of the fence pole)
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The Bird , is watching .

 

[OddJob]

Your buggy box turned out well! And a great fit.
One of my dad's patented quotes would be at the end of a job or project, when we had done meticulous measuring, dry fitting, careful calculating, and precise cutting; he would stand back and look at the end result and say, " Almost like we planned it that way." He was very mathematical in his approach to life, with a good dose of humor always added in!

 

[Starnger]

You are absolutely right, but for now there is no chance to exchange the hub. The double sprocket on the first hub is welded to the hub shell, so for now this thing remains a single speed. When it's done, I might change the sprocket to a smaller one, but we will see. This trike will mostly be used on flat terrain, so no need to have a mountain gear....

I can fabricate a sprocket you can bolt on a nexus 3 hub flange for you if you want. Or Torpedo Driegang, or basically any hub i have in my stash from witch i can take measurements.

 

[Captain Awesome]

First mock-up of the final box on the trike: a perfect fit!
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The angle of the front plate is spot in and also the siren fits perfectly inbetween the seat stays
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Enough clearance on both sides
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View attachment 165157
So it's good to go on. But know I have to improvise a workbench first....
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Perfect fit. Looks incredible!!

 

[SwissGuy]

Making good progress with all the small stuff.
Had to tweak some alignment issues on the rear axle. It made really strange creaking and cracking noises, due to tension resulting from misalignment, but I sorted it out now.
Before:
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Put in another rim that I aquired just yesterday, dug through my random parts box for a set of winged nuts.

Installed a comfy set of grips.

Now I‘ll treat myself with the fruits of labour from the last days...

 

[SwissGuy]

I can fabricate a sprocket you can bolt on a nexus 3 hub flange for you if you want. Or Torpedo Driegang, or basically any hub i have in my stash from witch i can take measurements.

Hmm, I might take you up on that... I have a Torpedo somewhere in a box. I'll see if I can find it...

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I like the wing nuts. Classy

 

[SwissGuy]

I can fabricate a sprocket you can bolt on a nexus 3 hub flange for you if you want. Or Torpedo Driegang, or basically any hub i have in my stash from witch i can take measurements.

This is how the actual setup looks. The extra sprocket is machined so that it fits over the flange and it's welded to the shell on the other side. The sprocket would need to have 23 teeth.

This is the Torpedo Dreigang I have:

How would you bolt in on? Through the spoke holes with small bolts and nuts? Or would you drill holes into the sprocket and thread them?

 

[SwissGuy]

Made good use of the workbench (now with a vice) and closed off the back of the BuggyTrunk (it's removable)

Front comes next...

 

[SwissGuy]

And the box for the front is ready

 

[Starnger]

This is how the actual setup looks. The extra sprocket is machined so that it fits over the flange and it's welded to the shell on the other side. The sprocket would need to have 23 teeth.
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This is the Torpedo Dreigang I have:
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How would you bolt in on? Through the spoke holes with small bolts and nuts? Or would you drill holes into the sprocket and thread them?

Yes, with m4 bolts through the spoke holes.I'd need to do some calculations and CAD

 

[kingfish254]

Great progress!
I'm wondering if it is the right season for Snozberries yet?