My First Stool Project

[Wrench1]

Hey Guys! What do you think about my progress so far?
My son and I have been having a blast building it. The front webbing was his idea. Thanks!

[Snakester]

Hey Wrench, Just 1 thing to say.....SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!:cheers:

[pupuslinger]

i dig the webs, cool, i have done some bigger webs for fences at a buddies shop, i never have much luck with the small stuff, i would have liked to do that.

[Redrooster]

Hey the web looks really cool... that looks like it will be one fine bsr

[Wrench1]

Guys, Thanks for the positive input.
I hope to get the hubs, axles and steering finished this week.
I'll update with more pics then. Thanks!

:thumb:

[dtb69]

wrench,looks cool as hell, cant wait to see it finished, dtb.........

[Wrench1]

Just received my axle and hubs from BMI. Here is another pic with the rear axle and hubs mounted. :hammer:

[upsracer]

Looks great so far, whats the power plant gonna be?

[Wrench1]

I think I am going to go with a 6.5 hp Honda clone engine.
What do you all think of the pitman arm configuration?
I setup the spindles with a 8 degrees of caster hope that works out OK.

[pupuslinger]

sure seems like it is really low to the ground.

[Mike Bean]

Hey Wrench,

Nice work on the web. The frame looks good also. Is that a custom pitman arm you built?

Mike Bean

[Wrench1]

Mike,

Here is a closer look at the pitman arm I am working on. Once I get the design finalized I'll CAD the piece and send it to some buddies at the machine shop to punch me out a few. It definately is low to the ground. Do you think too low? If so I would need to make the changes before I finish weld the spindle and axle mounts.

Thanks! Wrench

[moto1fast]

Hello, Looks a little close! I would raise it a couple of inches! Do not want to go trench dinging in speed bump or bump in road! Pitman arm Looks good!!

[Wrench1]

Hey Guys!

My frame is about 2 1/2" off the ground to the bottom of the square tube.

I know that I could drop the front spindles to raise the front end, in the back though it seems a bit more of a pain. If I move the rear axle mounts down I would need to weld them at the side of the square tube. I could pick up another 1" of clearance but I am concerned about the bearing flanges fitting in the hangers, seems like the lowest bolt would not work that way. Any suggestions?

Wrench

[upsracer]

Low looks cool, but you will have to dismount at any speed bumps or curbs into driveways.

[moto1fast]

Hello, If you have 2 1/2" you should be ok on a flat surface. It just looked a lot lower than that in pics. Looked like about a inch or less! LOL:thumb:

[Mike Bean]

Hey Wrench,

Don't worry about the 2-1/2" inch ground clearance. I just measured my Classic and it has 2-3/4" clearance. I have never had any problems hitting the bottom of the frame. Just watch for speed bumps and take your time.

The Classic runs in that range of ground clearance.

Mike Bean

[Wrench1]

Guys,

Thanks again for the input. I was just worried I was missing something and was trying to figure out how I could get much more clearance than I had.
I will continue on and try to get the rest of this thing done.

Thanks! Wrench

[ELECTRIC 1]

what size tire and rim do you have on the front and rear

[Wrench1]

I believe the rear has 6 inch rims at 8.25 inches wide with 6x8.10 tires.
The front is using 5 inch rims at 5 inches wide with 5x5.5 tires.

I will double check and post the exact sizes tomorrow. Thanks! Wrench