great job. parts break and you just have to keep making upgrades until it works without breaking down. Remember you can never truly fail as long as you don't give up. so keep at it and don't let the minor break downs get you down.

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

this whole project has been a trial and error process, and I'm lovin every minute of it!

It was sad to know that the test drive failed, but we learned from the mistakes that were made in the piece, which led to the folding and fixing! You are doing a very good job I staple much the idea of ​​the back frame so you can access the engine for respairs! And the tank body in general looks really cool! Keep up the good work! do not give up! I support you

love this build .... keep pushing ...

Dude what you're making is amazing

Your front axle should go all the way across so the frame doesn't get any angular stress. A length of iron water pipe would give you plenty of bending resistance.

great job man im watching your progress for a while great job

Excellent problem solving

Keep up the good work! Will get there soon :)

Love your vids man, keep it up!

At time marker 7:35 you can see the track bending down just in front of the drive sprocket, this means the track is too loose, all track needs an amount of pre-tension to work properly. Either tighten it a little or remove one trackpad from each side to reduce or eliminate this problem.

that is too cool LOL. I know my dad would have been proud of me if I had made something like that at that age. of course, he would have wanted to help me build it, too!

Beautiful😑👌

I'm impressed

Oh u make it good but sorry about wheel of front and everyone alway make mistakes not worry u will learn and make better one by next time I hope on u good jobs 👌👍

Great job bro looking great

@brando3164

7 жыл бұрын

You can use threaded rod to go all the way across the front then weld your braces to it it costs around 10 dallors at Menards you can also get black pipe to slide over the threaded rod to make it stronger

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

that's very similar to what i did today. i kept the same 3/4" axles that were on it before, and welded another piece of 3/4" round stock all the way across to both end pieces. it's very strong now! the only downside is that it cant be removed since the nuts and washers are trapped on the small threaded part, but i can live with that.

Man, you broke my tank already? XD Best of luck, and hope you have a speedy repair!

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

xD thanks, and i was able to fix the idler wheel problem, now i'm addressing smaller issues

but its funny your channel is RealSteel but your tank from wood ...LOL

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

xD

This will be an easy fix for you. Doing great

You should go to depot and get some 1/4" plate and reinforce it then put a diagonal brace on outside

You need a straight shaft to mount the front idler wheels to.. The shaft would be out of the way and would give you plenty of support

You need to spring that idler so it moves when you steer! Even strengthening the chassis, the problem will return...you can fix that no problem!

i love your videos!! 😍

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

i'm glad you do too!

Hello, i’m french and i love your work, where do you buy all your hydraulic system ? How much does it cost ? TY

@JustinTuthill

4 жыл бұрын

I think he used northern tool but get different stuff, definitely a better way to go on the equipment side and his video of getting the stuff in he ended up not using much of it. google for stuff around

Your tracks can easily break.Add a little wheel under the power wheel and thet will prevent track to go in and out

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

the tracks are more than strong enough to take the force, they just weren't tight enough

is it good that it has that sagging in the tracks. that just seems weird to me, but i dont know much about tanks.

@andrewd6035

7 жыл бұрын

Dem Gainz All treads have a little sag like that yeah, it is as it's supposed to be!

Hey there! I did watch all of your tank video's from ep. 1 to here, and i think that if you leave the 'chair' (I couldn't find a better word for it 😂) like this, you will not be able to put your head out of the 'valve' at the top of the turret while driving. So if it's possible, i think you should put the sitting - thingy and the levers for driving a little bit up, so you can actually see something while driving :). And... If the turret is installed, how will you go in and out of the tank? Very nice project though, you live my dreams! 😄 Can't wait to see it in action when it is finished!

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the videos! and currently, the chair isn't even fixed in place; it's just sitting on loosely. I'll work out the proper height when i get to making the turret. that's something that's easy to adjust.

@milanoosterink7548

7 жыл бұрын

RealSteel 1776 Okay, thanks for replying!

What are the tracks made from I know the pads are aluminum but what's the flexible part

@MacroMachines

3 жыл бұрын

conveyor belt rubber and wood. I have a couple videos of making them

Put a straight axle all the way across and adjustable pillow blocks or something

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

+jeep2003 Yeah, I welded an axle all the way across. It's a lot stronger now

RealSteel try to crush stuff with your finish/unfinish homemade tank sooner... i can wait

@OWNWick

7 жыл бұрын

i feel bad that the right track bent

You look exactly like my son, uncanny!

Yo realsteel1776 i like ur plans a lot, do you think a zero turn mower would work for the drive?

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. That would even be better because with the tandem pumps you can control one track at a time. Check out the channel "Brad Bennett"; he built a tank with a mechanical drive, but then switched it to zero turn mower parts. I didn't do it that way because I didn't think the parts would be strong enough, but it works fine and is cheaper than buying individual parts

@AndrzejSQ9PKW

7 жыл бұрын

what do you thnik about make something like steering whell like in Leopard? U can then control separately each track. Its only sugestion.

R.I.P test tank

How much do you think it has cost you to build what you have now?

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

I'd estimate around $1,000 to $1,200, but we already had almost all the steel and plywood. we also got the hydraulic hoses for free which saved about $300. It has also cost hundreds of hours of my time

6:30 OH, SAY CAN YOU SEEE, BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT, WAHT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED, AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING.

@mistertree553

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, all citizens of the US are born with the ability to automatically sing the national anthem whenever we see the American flag. 🇺🇸

YOU NEED TENSIORS ON THOSE WELLS !!!!!!! TENSION AJUSTERS!!!!

they can break easy if you turn

Not good, not good... You schould make better tension whell. The whell on front of yours tank. It schould tighten the track. Thats why u have problem with turning and pulling when you start riding. I told you about this some videos earlier. And it can be one of reson why u lose tension whell which is main whell in your video

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

I think I've got it worked out

the tracks are to big

@MacroMachines

7 жыл бұрын

why?

@williamberge7329

7 жыл бұрын

try make them a bit smaller

@williamberge7329

7 жыл бұрын

just a tips

you shud have used a steel plat.