Hey Community , i really don't do enough fun projects. As you may notice many of my projects have a utility function. Squeegee mops, jarvis vacuums, smart marine fish tank is... well smart lol. So this is just for fun and I hope others enjoy it. I have already contemplated using it as a demonstration tool to get kids interested in technology. . Dang it! This is just for fun , ok I'll try not to get to serious with this. My friend Marty was talking about being able to drive the power wheels around while his kid was in it around the neighborhood. Or if his kid was driving and got to far he's just a button click away from stopping it. We found a free power wheels that had seen some rough years and we gave it a complete makeover. It looks better than new, new Gel cells from power sonic , smart charging and more. I gave it a cool high grass stripe camo.pattern and gave it to his son for his birthday. I'll post a couple pics. He's on the fence about doing the further mods so i searched craigslist.org for another power wheels that had been loved a little too hard. Searching for something with space and power I wanted I set my heart on a f150 , Toyota 4x or jeep 4x4. I didn't find a 4x4 model but f150 was the next best as it had dual gearboxes with rs585 motors. Also a good gel battery and charger was included. Here come some pics...
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Hi snake , I'm just going to use a single hi torque servo and servo city gearbox for steering. Project is on hold till the v4 is caught up on shipping.
Okay Josh, my granddaughter is finally here and my baby woodworking projects are finally done, so I can finally concentrate on robots. I will send your care package. I'm sorry I've taken so long.
That's awesome Brett , i look forward to it. Thankyou
Hey Josh, I have a hotwheels pink jeep grandkids don,t like. Does not have high speed like others. Do you have a link on the HobbyKing 45 Amp controller? Post #47 I can not find with HobbyKing search. Like all our upgrades. Thank You, Steve S
@ Steve , here is the link http://www.hobbyking.com/mobile/viewproduct.asp?idproduct=13445
the brushed 45 amp car esc with reverse.
Josh, Thanks for the link. Have you had any chance to try it on your awesome Power Wheels build? It said you have to set it up for your throttle. I like all the details on your truck. My grandkids drive the crap out of the 2 free ones that I got, only had to buy new batteries. Your idea of two 6 volts might give more run time than the stock 12 volt. Thanks, Steve S
Hey Steve , i got the v4 boards this weeks but ive been super busy between work and school. I want to get the truck operating soon , basically it needs the wiring , mounting a steering servo and the speed controller and it will be scooting around the yard lol.
HELLO COMMUNITY, I just needed to survive midterm for this semester going back to college and now I am moving forward with projects. I left off this project at the lighting in case it gets dark and local authorities have issues with a motorized vehicle without lighting. Plus it looks cool! I did some tests and found that the plastic tires on the power wheels are slick and hard. This results in poor traction on both grass and pavement. Realistically I needed to replace the wheels to make this platform usable. I also have plans to swap the mabuchi motors over to Traxxas Titan 775 motors with a heat sink. These motors are roughly 1.5 horsepower max mashed on 1 hp being 745.69 watts. I may edit this post a couple times as I add in my immediate plans for the next few days of work on the project.