Hey /diy/ I've been wondering how to do my own homemade

>>1006443
Diesel powered will be best. Id suggest something reliable like a toyota 1DZ engine or a cummins 4bt.

The hardest part will be developing an armored track system and the actual plating

Wouldn't hybrid work the best?
Electric engines powered by a diesel generator.
Certainly would save effort on figuring out a steering mechanism.

Also, it's kinda hard to do a project like this without paying out the ass.
What's your budget anyway?

>>1006462
I have a good amount of money. I'm just a cheap fuck.

>Buy a zero-turn lawnmower
>Weld steel plates to it
>Put a potato cannon on top
>Scream incoherently in Russian as you drive around and launch free T-shirts at random strangers

>>1006468
....You know...
As stupid as that sounds...

That's actually pretty fucking genius...

>>1006443
A conversion would be better: >>1003903

>>1006468
Anywhere but Texas...ya liable to get shot by some inbred redneck screaming ISIS

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>>1006541
Yeah, just pick yourself up one of these and mod it.

>>1006443
cheapest would be to mod a caterpillar

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>>1006600
Those bobcats seem to be top heavy and prone to tipping over.

Full blown Cat killdozer is a proven design, just need some good air supply / filtration.

>>1006729
Op asked for cheap not safe

>>1006443
Working on a fully electric one. Got my motors, working on suspension and frame right now.

>>1006730
What does a 60/70s era cost these days?

Can't be much more than scrap metal value

>>1006734
*bulldozer

>>1006734
You'd likely be mistaken.
I'd wager they're still 100k+ machines in working order.

>>1006742
never mind, some seem to be available at around $50k.
Still a pretty hefty investment.

>>1006462
>Certainly would save effort on figuring out a steering mechanism.
Hydraulic engines for two sides of tracks - like on the pic you posted.

>>1006742
>>1006743
60's/70's work vehicles, such as tractors and front loaders, are in HUGE demand thanks to newer models having computers in them.

Computer in a vehicle = Digital Millennium Copyright Act protection. Basically, you are not allowed to repair or modify your vehicle due to DMCA laws. But the old vehicles that are 100% mechanical are fair game so farmers and landscapers are opting for the old models lest they have to pay someone else to fix the new ones.

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>>1006543
That's what the steel plates are for dummy

What if OP does like.. A human-powered tank? Like a whole bunch of cogs and shit powered by him pedaling his feet?

Or a flinstones style tank

>>1006468
>>1006529
until the cops show up and shoot you for having a cell phone out..

>>1006764
Well if we are going that route we can just get a hefty zero-turn and slap some tracks on it. Half of the hard shit is already done, would only need to create a track unit to use.

>>1006909
What is that a picture of?

>>1009884
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/05/02/32-cal-caselman-air-powered-machine-gun/

RIS is your friend.

Simplest and best way to into full suspension? I think the stuff on the Ripsaw looks OK.

>>1006764
Electric motors would still be easier.

Just rig up a wheelchair driving system to the motors.

>>1006978
You'd be going a fraction of a mile per hour if you wanted to be able to pedal a tank.

>>1006443
If I'm not mistaken some but job did this about 9 years ago with a front end loader welded with steel plate then bulldozed local buildings and shot himself when he drove into someone's basement. I think he was pissed about his lawn or building deck or some shit the city wouldn't let him do.


Look at the diy Mexican cartel tanks.

>>1010089
yes, that's the killdozer mentioned in the thread

>>1006443
In a bridge to far they modelled Shermans around landrovers

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/a-bridge-too-far-behind-the-scenes-never-seen-before.html

>>1006778

Well, its actually because the old ones are work horses that don't break every 5 minutes, but whatever.

>find local auction
>buy old CAT tracked bucketloader for pennies on the dollar
>rip off everything above the turntable
>build wood box on drivetrain frame
>add 3 cylinder diesel to drive hydraulics pump
>for extra points, use the powered turntable for the turret mechanism

This has been done before.

>>1010230
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/new-high-tech-farm-equipment-nightmare-farmers/

tl;dr - JD tractor has a faulty sensor and shuts the tractor down, repairman can't bypass the proprietary defenses to get the tractor working again thanks to JD and the DMCA. Farmer must wait at least 2 days and pay a small fortune for a JD repair specialist.

>>1006778
>Computer in a vehicle = Digital Millennium Copyright Act protection. Basically, you are not allowed to repair or modify your vehicle due to DMCA laws.
well that's just not true.

>>1010604
Yes it is. There is a very special exemption to the DMCA for consumer vehicles that some companies are trying to have removed so that this becomes a reality. There's no such protection on farm equipment.