hurricane-fibers

Ok guys here is a little vid of one of the first tests in the snow from drew.

I can tell from the vid he is in no way getting top speed, there was a thin layer of ice so he was having problems getting traction.
but you can still see it do a few catwalks when trying to get full power.
I have given him some info on some of the tweaks he should do and he will get a lot more speed and it won't bounce so much.
Anyways here is the link to the vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsP6p1J83MU

supr-glde

that is an awsome build hurricane!!!what kind of shocks did you use?how much would you charge to build me the track suspension?

texx

[X(] GREAT VIDEO .. hurricane-fibers [sm=thumbup.gif]

GREAT MODS ... Very good job on your SNOWMOBILE ..

Lorduss

At least there are a few people trying to build a DECENT Rc sled around here, things may get interesting,
on a sidenote, nice job on that sled, first time ive ever seen a RC sled wheelie, very very nice.
needs paddles...

hurricane-fibers

you should check out some of my other vids on you here is a link.

http://www.youtube.com/user/hurricanefibers#p/u

I will be posting a new build of another sled I want to be in the 50mph range.
This is number 8 now LOL
I will post with all the measurements and everything used as I go along.
I have been getting so many emails about the sled with people asking about it so keeps your eye's open for the new post.

supr-glde

hello hurricane,i went to look up in mcmaster for the belt and pullys and wow ,what a sellection.you wouldn't happen to have any part nos.do you?it would be very cool and real helpful if you do.   thanks

hurricane-fibers

Bump

Twistedteddy

i have a possible idea for making it handle better with the turns. itd take some injinuity but obviously u have that. its the same concept the rc surfer uses. it has a surfer ontop of a board that leans. if u put an action figure ontop of the snowmobile that leaned itd probably handle well. altho i think that weight needs to be added as low as u can get it. but very cool! hill climbs like a beast!

darkchylde415

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man i have been trying like crazy to get ahold of hurricane with no success. im trying to see if i can get one of the front end kits he had built and also see if i can get parts for the rear of my sled. i just purchased my first sled and am also trying to find another if anyone has one they would want to part with!!!

darkchylde415

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ok just wondering what was done to get a 4s to mount under the seat i just got sled today and took it all apart and my 3s is snug under there, though maybe cutting down the spot where the old electronics were in there!!! thanks for any help

darkchylde415

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hey everyone seems kinda dead around the snowmobiles, i am working on my first build and thought i had something lined up on spare parts but i havent heard back. so if you have any new bright sled parts hit me up, right now the one thing i need is the bottom piece of the ski, i got my first sled and it only has one and well it just wont work in the snow that way lol. i am interested in any parts though so just hit me up... thanks

Lorduss

Dark, There has been interest here on and off, we just dont have a good model to use and thats what kills the interest, we are the forgotton part of the hobby.
for your battery, there are alot of different size lipos made, go look up hobby king for one with the right dementions you may need, he has some good cheap prices, you have to find the 4s thats gonna fit. modifying may be needed, idont have your sled to tell you futher to be honest.

im trying to get a kit togeather to offer to the public, a good kit on the market would bring all kinds of interest, this is a part of the hobby waiting to explode if you want my opinion, way to many people with snow and interest in this hobby for us to be dead, our current offerings on the market are nothing short of pathetic.
with time, we well have better options.

TechyJoe

Has anyone heard from Mr. Krupp - RCSnowmobiles.com? He was suppose to have a manufacture lined up and in the works to reproduce some of his sleds. His nitro stuff is really awsesome.

TechyJoe

Just emaiul subscribing to this thread.

hurricane-fibers

should have my new one done by next week, we fianlly got some snow.
putting a picco .21 nitro in it wont be as fast as my brushless but should run good

TechyJoe

Yep - nitro is much more realistic.

tman52748

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Bump. Working on a brushless setup as we speak.

hurricane-fibers

tman52806
lets see your set-up and what are you using ?



Ok a lot of people are asking about measurements so in-case I did miss some here is a few for you.

Now this is for all the new suspension that I did it in my other post.
The belt i use is 3/8 wide by .200 pitch main pulley is 40 teeth and pinion pulley is 10 teeth i believe the belts i got were 50, 55, 60, teeth.
the big pulley has a 1/4 bore and the pinion pulley had a 3/16 bore drilled to 5 mil for the motor.
The belt idler pulley i made to use for a 3/8 belt I used 1/4 x 3/8 bearings for it so the inside of the pulley is 9/16 round and the lip on the edge to keep the belt in line is 3/4 an it is 5/8 wide total.
the steering blocks are 1-1/8 high 3/4 wide and 3/8 thick with a 1/4 inch hole drilled as close to the one edge as possible for the arm that holds the ski.
the suspension arms are 5-5/8 center to center of the rod-ends, the steering arms are a bit longer they are 6-1/4 center to center of the rod-ens they need to be like this so
all the geometry works right and keep the ski's straight through the suspension travel.
The steering horns you need to make sure that where the arms connect to the horn from the center of the shaft that holds the ski is only 3/4 of an inch or the arms will hit the tunnel when the
suspension is fully compressed.
the long trailing arms that hold the ski's and bolt to the sides of the sled are 1-5/8 long that is from the center of the rod-end with a 15% bend one inch from the end.

If there is anything else let me know

Thanks
Hurricane

SkiDooBoy 440

Would you be willing to sell one of the sleds. And if you would how much would you sell n for. Thanks for your time an is nice to see someone making a rc snowmobile that is actually worth buying. thanks

hurricane-fibers

hello skidooboy

I dont have any full snowmobile's left I sold all I had sorry.
I only have my own sled left.