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by AmazingFlightLizard
Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:45 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Re: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

Is the altanator working? Start it up then take the posative cable off the battery, if it keeps running it's charging. Is something draining the battery while it's sitting? Use a 12 volt test light and clamp the grounding wire to the negitive post on the battery and touch the pointy probe to the fr...
by AmazingFlightLizard
Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Re: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

Well, the only thing that was actually gutted was a lot of excess fiberglass and stuff that got in the way. Nothing at all mechanical. I'm not so dumb as to snatch out parts without knowing what they go to. When I have the battery charged enough to give it electrical power, it runs fine. A little sp...
by AmazingFlightLizard
Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:43 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Re: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

Well, seeing as it's at the GF's parents' place right now, I'll send some of what I got, and get you updated ones the next time I'm out there.
by AmazingFlightLizard
Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:55 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Re: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

Hmmm. I can get you the numbers pretty easy. I actually had them at one point and forgot. I remember it's a 12 hp zero turn radius mower. Actual model numbers, I'll have to get later. All the other stuff? Hmm. Yeah. Uh huh. I know what some of those words mean. I may have to walk through it slowly w...
by AmazingFlightLizard
Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:15 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Re: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

It's actually powered by a Honda zero turn radius mower engine with some crazy hydraulic drive system. That's awesome! The builder probably used the entire drive system from the mower. Does it steer by 2 sticks? Chances are the carburetor is gunked up from sitting without being run. It could just b...
by AmazingFlightLizard
Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:11 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Re: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

I would suggest for you main gun looking into a commercial QEV setup with a three-way valve as a pilot/refill valve, everything you need to know here: http://www.spudfiles.com/how-to-database/topic23626.html You can make a breech loading mechanism very simply by cutting a hole in the barrel and put...
by AmazingFlightLizard
Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Re: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

It's actually powered by a Honda zero turn radius mower engine with some crazy hydraulic drive system. I was about to step outside and take pictures but it started pouring. That's okay, I can wait ten minutes and take some more. Thanks for the welcome. I think I can easily place a vortex gun in the ...
by AmazingFlightLizard
Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:10 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons
Replies: 15
Views: 5461

Help with a tank (vehicle) and its weapons

Soooo hi. First post and all, here, but I've lurked on and off for a couple years. Soon after I got back from Afghanistan, to my home of Tampa, Florida, I made myself a purchase. Remember that old game at the fair, Tank Tag (or something similar depending on what fair you went to, I guess) that had ...