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Good to see progress being made, keep up the good work, Thomas!
Hi Thomas,I am surprised to see no caster angle to help with self centering of the steering. I would have expected the spindles to lean backwards at about 10 to 15 degrees.Mike
Hello Mike,I actually thought about that and even made some drawings at 5 and 8 degrees. After looking at all the photos on some of the original Buggies I decided not to include the angle. I think because the original builders were Coach, Buggy, Wagon companies, etc, that they did not know about "tracking" and just used what they normally built. Have a great day,Thomas
Quote from: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on November 02, 2018, 09:32:46 PMHello Mike,I actually thought about that and even made some drawings at 5 and 8 degrees. After looking at all the photos on some of the original Buggies I decided not to include the angle. I think because the original builders were Coach, Buggy, Wagon companies, etc, that they did not know about "tracking" and just used what they normally built. Have a great day,ThomasOK it's always good to be true to the original. The steering may be a little twitchy as a result, but your carriage will not be traveling so fast for this to be a problem. It's not like you are going to be flat out on the freeway. You can always cut and reweld the mounting plates if you have to.Keep up the good workMike
You had a good day in the shop. Looking good Bill
Nice progress, Thomas, and nice video.You're really moving along with this project!Kim