Speeder.
Jan, 2016. Speeder built. Got the motor, wheels and axles.
Feb, 2016. Got the bearings, sprockets, chain and springs.
Mar, 2016. Cut metal for the frame and cut keyways on the drive shafts axles.
April, 2016. Machined a stub shaft and machined a keyway in it. Cut parts for the frame. Made a welding alignment jig and welded the frame. Cut the keyways in the sprockets and pressed the wheels on the axles with the sprockets. Put the part together to make the speeder frame.
May, 2016. Cut and installed the drive chains.
Sept, 2016. Cut and welded the side steps and end plates.
OCT, 2016. Cut the angle iron for the frame and welded.
Nov, 2016. Bolted the speeder frame to the chassis. Took the speeder and the speeder work car out to the track to check for tracking and some pictures. Next, welded up a couple of drawbar pockets and made a drawbar. Mounted the drawbar pocket on the speeder.
Jan, 2017. Removed the frame from the chassis and brought down to the wood shop for the wood work to be made and installed. Took a couple of pieces of 2x10, put together and cut out for the engine cowl. Then took some 1x2 and 1/4x3 and made up a radiator housing. Will use a couple of pieces of gutter screen to make the radiator. Next cut the 1/2x4 red oak for the sides and top of the speeder and cut the curves on the end of the handles. Also mounted the speed controller inside the frame.
Feb, 2017. Took the frame out to the metal shop and welded in a front and rear brace. Brought the frame back down to the wood shop and worked on mounting the engine cowl. Cut out the "Fairmont" name and glued it to the engine cowl. Also, drilled the crank hole and glued on the ring around the hole. Next separated all the wood pieces, put on a coat of sanding sealer. Also sprayed a coat of primer on the engine cowl and radiator housing.
Mar, 2017. After the sanding sealer put two coats of Spar Polyurethane on the wood pieces and a couple more coats of primer on the engine cowl and radiator housing. Then bent 1/2 in conduit for the front and rear hand rails. Took the Mini GP9 hand held control box apart to get the wiring and drew up a diagram of the wiring. Next turned down some rod to fit inside the lower straight parts of the front and rear hand rails. Also made ones to go inside the stand offs for the front hand rail. Drilled and taped both ends of them for mounting. Then mounted the front w/stand offs and rear hand rails. Next spray painted three coats of Aluminum Silver on the engine cowl and radiator housing. Then took the hand rails back off and took the speeder chassis apart and started to spray paint the parts yellow. Finally mounted the radiator housing on the engine cowl and installed black foam behind the gutter screen to make it look like a radiator.
April, 2017. Continued on with spray painting the chassis and the speeder frame yellow. Also, cut some angle iron and welded up the two battery boxes.
May, 2017. Mounted the battery boxes up on stand offs so they would clear the wheels and then took apart and spray painted yellow. While they were drying, mounting the engine cowl and radiator housing.
June, 2017. Put the chassis back together.
July, 2017. Cut out two sets of "C&RRR" black letters and applied them on the side body boards. Then applied a coat of Spar Polyurethane, to seal them up.
Aug, 2017. This was a slow month because of the HOT temp outside. Only got the holes drilled in the hand held control box and got the potentiometer and the switch mounted in.
Sept, 2017. Wired the hand held controller and the speed controller. Tested this out on the bench and on the Mini GP9. All OK, so installed the speed controller in the speeder frame and then installed the hand held controller.
Oct, 2017. Brought the chassis and the frame up to the metal shop and assembled. Tried out the speed controller and all works. Took the speeder out on the tracks for some pictures. Then took it around to the station for storage for right now.
Nov, 2017. While it was out in the station, decided to get it out and take some pictures by the station. Looks pretty good. I thought I could store it in the station and when I got some time and if the weather was good I could just pull it out and get the battery out of the Mini GP9, that is being stored out on the Little Swale Trestle, and run around but got into re-ballasting and the weather turned real cold, so will run it in the spring when the weather gets nice.