Thread: Question on welding cast iron.

Originally Posted by wagoo

Yes that is true, but it was the high degree of bogie articulation and virtually unlimited ramp over angle due to the short wheelbase and worm driven belly wheels that gave the truck the exceptional crosscountry ability that other driveline solutions wouldn't have afforded.
wagoo.

Have you thought of hydrostatic drive? A radial piston motor driving each diff with a Detroit locker in each. No gearbox, just a hydraulic pump and necessary controls.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Have you thought of hydrostatic drive? A radial piston motor driving each diff with a Detroit locker in each. No gearbox, just a hydraulic pump and necessary controls.

No I haven't.This will be a shoe string exercise.Financial and domestic circumstances these days dictate that what I can't do with my welder, drill press and angle grinder, plus a small amount of lathe work just doesn't get done.And as with my last 6x6 I'd like the vehicle to at least be capable of travelling on public roads at 50-60mph.
I've given up on using a modified Nissan transfercase due to the distance between the input and output shafts being insufficient to clear the bulk of the Salisbury diff.I still have the Morse chain and gear/sprockets from the Ford Bronco transfercase that I was originally going to use, and I have worked out away of fabricating a casing for them that doesn't require the expense of having the shaft/ bearing holes jig bored. Just a simple stress releiving and surface grinding after finish welding should do the trick.
Wagoo.