richarderskine

Its a Scruffs worker from screwfix. Its absolutely crap as it has no ventilation so you end up soaking in sweat instead of from the rain.

Evening all, im in the market to replace my current waterproof jacket. Dont want to spend a couple of hundred quid only to find out that it still has me soaking due to water ingress or sweat. My current one manages both for £40. Any recommendations or should i just buy another £40 screwfix special and stop being a big gaylord.

Heres my Crytec mini dumper , couldnt do without it being a one man band and being an old fart. Great for hauling timber and towing my wee chipper . Made a basic log rack that can bolt on and off. Next job is too mount a towing eye for dragging piles of brash etc.

Hi , yeah its slightly better in the crawler gear. I also noticed that going up a steep incline causes the levers to be solid and only stopping and releasing the clutch and taking the load off the transmission lets me pull the steering levers. 

21 minutes ago, Haironyourchest said:

 

So the clutch packs aren't releasing (easily) when under load. The clutches are oil cooled, they share the transmission oil in the gearbox (80 weight gear oil). Have you ever changed the oil since new? My machine manual specified 0.8 Lt in the gearbox, after running in I drained the oil and noticed it had been underfilled at the factory, only 0.5 came out. Thought maybe there was more sitting in a low spot and filled and ran and drained again, and I do believe it was underfilled.

 

Don't know if an oil change will help with the clutches but it won't hurt.

At this stage ill try anything. I did change the oil as it leaked from the gearbox from new but i will double check the level again. Cheers

Hi , yeah its slightly better in the crawler gear. I also noticed that going up a steep incline causes the levers to be solid and only stopping and releasing the clutch and taking the load off the transmission lets me pull the steering levers. 

Yeah i definately have an issue i reckon. Theres not much i can find on youtube regarding the transmissions and the manual is only really an operators guide. No exploded diagrams etc. Its a pity because other than being a pig to steer its an amazing little tool. 

1 hour ago, Haironyourchest said:

Not hydrostatic transmission, conventional.

 

The levers activate steering clutches in the gearbox.

 

Works on gravel not on paved.

 

My guess would be, there's too much sideways "sticking" (traction) between the tracks and the paved surface, for the torque of the machine to overcome. That's a fair load on the machine in the pic. Does it steer normally on paved when it's unloaded?

 

With power applied to only one track, that track has to overcome sideways resistance to push the whole shebang "sideways" to turn. That's a lot to ask of a 5.5hp (?) motor, even with very low gearing. If the ground is "slidy" like gravel, grass, etc, it can pivot sideways by sliding over the ground, or bringing the ground with it (gravel). But a paved surface can actually provide more resistance to sliding than a non paved.

 

I have a similar spec machine and also notice difficulty steering on tarmac. The marching tends to "judder" in the steer, like windscreen wipers on a sticky windscreen.

 

I also notice the clutch steering levers harder to operate under load. Can't say I've noticed a difference on surfaces.

 

I'm interested to hear thoughts about this from knowledgeable people.

What make is yours mate, mines is obviously labelled crytec but its a generic chinese job sold by loads of other companys. Also when you say your clutch levers are harder to operate do you mean a little more or death grip levels . Cheers for your input !

1 hour ago, Haironyourchest said:

Not hydrostatic transmission, conventional.

 

The levers activate steering clutches in the gearbox.

 

Works on gravel not on paved.

 

My guess would be, there's too much sideways "sticking" (traction) between the tracks and the paved surface, for the torque of the machine to overcome. That's a fair load on the machine in the pic. Does it steer normally on paved when it's unloaded?

 

With power applied to only one track, that track has to overc

1 hour ago, Haironyourchest said:

Not hydrostatic transmission, conventional.

 

The levers activate steering clutches in the gearbox.

 

Works on gravel not on paved.

 

My guess would be, there's too much sideways "sticking" (traction) between the tracks and the paved surface, for the torque of the machine to overcome. That's a fair load on the machine in the pic. Does it steer normally on paved when it's unloaded?

 

With power applied to only one track, that track has to overcome sideways resistance to push the whole shebang "sideways" to turn. That's a lot to ask of a 5.5hp (?) motor, even with very low gearing. If the ground is "slidy" like gravel, grass, etc, it can pivot sideways by sliding over the ground, or bringing the ground with it (gravel). But a paved surface can actually provide more resistance to sliding than a non paved.

 

I have a similar spec machine and also notice difficulty steering on tarmac. The marching tends to "judder" in the steer, like windscreen wipers on a sticky windscreen.

 

I also notice the clutch steering levers harder to operate under load. Can't say I've noticed a difference on surfaces.

 

I'm interested to hear thoughts about this from knowledgeable people.

ome sideways resistance to push the whole shebang "sideways" to turn. That's a lot to ask of a 5.5hp (?) motor, even with very low gearing. If the ground is "slidy" like gravel, grass, etc, it can pivot sideways by sliding over the ground, or bringing the ground with it (gravel). But a paved surface can actually provide more resistance to sliding than a non paved.

 

I have a similar spec machine and also notice difficulty steering on tarmac. The marching tends to "judder" in the steer, like windscreen wipers on a sticky windscreen.

 

I also notice the clutch steering levers harder to operate under load. Can't say I've noticed a difference on surfaces.

 

I'm interested to hear thoughts about this from knowledgeable people.

Possibly but thats no use if you cant see where your going 😉🤓

Help ! As per the title my little crytec tracked barrow is really reluctant to steer especially on paved surface with a load on. The amount of effort needed on the steering levers would give a gold medal winning olympic wanker a nightmare. I have tried adjusting the cables going to the gearbox , i assume these disengage drive or do they apply braking ?. On gravel it steers really well I would contact Crytec but past experiences werent great. Any ideas as im pretty clueless on how these hydrostatic transmissions work.

Currently running BF Goodrich A\T on my old 2006 sprinter van rwd. Its been really surprising so far , not been stuck so far and i have had it on wet grass which on standard road tyres may as well have been black ice with a liberal coating of wd40. Only downside is cost so would be tempted to go for the cheaper copies next time round. 

From the reading I have done on them , injectors and DMFs seem to be the biggest issues. Isuppose an automatic would solve the flywheel problem although I cant see it doing  much for MPGs. Interestingly I priced a flywheel and clutch for the Hyundai and it came out at 950 quid for the parts where as my current jeep liberty, also a DMF was around half the price. Both kits were LUK from the same supplier. Maybe I need to stop deliberating and just dive in.

Afternoon all , as the title suggests I am considering a 2005 Hyundai terracan . I will be using it to drag my twin axle ifor Williams which spends most of its time healthily laden. I just wondered if any one can recommend or advise against it. I was considering a landcruiser of similar vintage but would have to pay three times as much for one the same age. I know Hyundai are pretty decent these days but just wondered if they were back in 2005. All comments good or bad welcomed. Cheers.