2015 Build-Off Competition!!!

madboggers wrote:

How do you enter the build off?

On the day off the start dae, they will post a password, you take a picture of your parts pile with a sign that says atltf.com 2015 but LD off, your username, the date, the pass word, anx the name of your build.

mudman604 wrote:

madboggers wrote:

How do you enter the build off?

On the day off the start dae, they will post a password, you take a picture of your parts pile with a sign that says atltf.com 2015 but LD off, your username, the date, the pass word, anx the name of your build.

Correct. And don't anbody panic- as we get closer to the start date, all will be (re)explained in great detail.

Doc Sprocket wrote:

mudman604 wrote:

madboggers wrote:

How do you enter the build off?

On the day off the start dae, they will post a password, you take a picture of your parts pile with a sign that says atltf.com 2015 but LD off, your username, the date, the pass word, anx the name of your build.

Correct. And don't anbody panic- as we get closer to the start date, all will be (re)explained in great detail.

Send a check or Money Order to me.

I am planning on entering in 2015 and starting gathering donor materials. Craigslist is a big help.

well, this time I'm not going to be dropping off of the radar. I'll be building a tube chassis and going stupid with my machine from last year. question is (DOC) can I still use my old machine? I have not done anymore to it rather stripped it back down again. can send photos for proof hahaha

This news is better than Santa coming! Time to pull the tractor out for one last cut and turn her into sumtin that suits my redneck roots moe better. Its on like Donkey Kong!

If someone made something interesting that still cuts grass, that would be pretty neat. Not going to be me though, I've kind of bagged my steel wheeled tractor replica idea for something a little faster and simpler...

So I Guess it is not possible to enter with something that already runs,but not got finished this year, then? My first "tractor-kart" build is still ongoing slowly,I am currently building the exaust,and I still have much other details to finish off. The engine is a 5,5 b&s coupled to a murray snowblower gearbox, running a atv aksel. The rest is homemade. I also have 3 other riders to work with,and a few other projekts. I live and work in Norway. Please take a look at my YouTube channel"drunken metalworker" and subskribe if you like it. I am new to this forum and I love it.Best regards, Tigattac aka drunken metalworker aka Helge

Tigattac wrote:

So I Guess it is not possible to enter with something that already runs,but not got finished this year, then? My first "tractor-kart" build is still ongoing slowly,I am currently building the exaust,and I still have much other details to finish off. The engine is a 5,5 b&s coupled to a murray snowblower gearbox, running a atv aksel. The rest is homemade. I also have 3 other riders to work with,and a few other projekts. I live and work in Norway. Please take a look at my YouTube channel"drunken metalworker" and subskribe if you like it. I am new to this forum and I love it.Best regards, Tigattac aka drunken metalworker aka Helge

According to the rules, a project MUST be less than 50% complete as of the entry date. When you attempt to enter, your submission will be reviewed and either qualified or rejected. Welcome to ATLTF! We have another member, Thunderdivine who is also in Norway and has a YT channel with the same name. Awesome work!

So can we hustle this along and bump up the start date to national hang over day?!

Heck no! I haven't finalized my design yet. I'm looking at late january at least before the engineering board gets back to me with the drawings.

I wana start my build the waiting is killing me lol

ARRRRRE YOOOOOUUUU READYYYYY???!!!!

Nicely done, sir!

heck yea that was a good video!! 30 days left boys & girls

So, verification of the rules which state no "space frames" or tube/cage frame. Let's say I make the frame something like this picture out of box steel/square tubing with independent front suspention. Would it still be acceptable to use a tubing structure, either square tubing or round, to hold the shocks and brace the thinner front section between the A-arms. Basicly, I don't think this would end up more than 6-8 inches above the frame rails. Also, some tubing structure might be used in the rear to hold up the seat. This would give a tube frame appearance, (or just a race car type look) without a triangulated structure actually doing the work of holding up the machine. In other words, there would be no connection between front and rear structures above the main frame, except maybe some light body work. I was guessing this would be ok since it isn't part of the frame really, but just for the sake of conversation blah blah...Anyway, what do you guys think?

I see no problem with that.

I was originally thinking of making the whole thing tubing, but it might be a lot easier to mount everything with the frame being square (flat surfaces). I'm thinking of using a lot of aluminum. Maybe even aluminum square sections between the frame rails to mount the engine and trans on. Unfortunately, I don't have anything to weld aluminum with, or I could make the whole frame out of it.

I have had a long-standing want to build things out of aluminum. The problem that i have is that i'd have to invest in an appropriate sheilding gas, the wire, and should have a spool gun too. I'd have to lay out a fair chunk of change, for what? Just to try it? I'm too cheap for that. Lol

Yeah, kind of a pricey setup. I figured I could weld up scatter shields, skid plates, engine blocks, aluminum gas tanks maybe. The other thing is the aluminum itself is kind of expensive if your going to use a lot of it. I suppose mostly I'd be working with used stuff anyway.

Lord knows a tractor is NEVER done, so even if we make a build off thread can we make a regular build thread once the build off is done?

802 Customs wrote:

Lord knows a tractor is NEVER done, so even if we make a build off thread can we make a regular build thread once the build off is done?

Of course!

Doc Sprocket wrote:

802 Customs wrote:

Lord knows a tractor is NEVER done, so even if we make a build off thread can we make a regular build thread once the build off is done?

Of course!

Thanks.

mr.modified wrote:

Ok, here's the proof. Officially recieved my prize box, so Doug is off the hook I guess. Everything looks to be intact, magnets still work... Thanks to Doug Fackler and everyone else involved in putting it together.

I haven't got my stuff yet hopefully i will soon