lying_in_wait
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So last summer I had started drawing up plans for how I built my mud motor. Got em about half way done then hunting season started getting close and I put it on the back burner. Started back i on em again early this summer and then my hard drive fried in June. Lost all kinds of documents and pics and my plans were among the unrecoverable documents. Decided I'd better get started on em again cause folks have been asking me all year. I only took a few pics during my first build but I photo documented the second build pretty well. Unfortunately several of the pics I was going to use were lost in the crash. I've made a couple of improvements since my first build and just decide I'd build another one for the purpose of documenting the build start to finish.
I redesigned my upper bearing housing from a simple roller bearing to a more substantial unit that captures and transmits the entire thrust load to the frame rather than the engine. I also modified the frame slightly to make it more rigid.
I built an awesome bearing housing on my lathe yesterday, too bad I'm gonna cut it in half so I can photograph the cut away view. I also picked up a new 6.5 HP engine today.
-------------------- Shawn Wheaton
Missouri Waterfowl Association
Westside Chapter Chairman
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TeamBDM
Reged: 06/27/08
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Loc: SW Mo
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I am patiently waiting. Well maybe not patiently.
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TeamBDM
Reged: 06/27/08
Posts: 47
Loc: SW Mo
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LIW,
Any pics or Updates???????????
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lying_in_wait
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Patience grasshopper. It won't be a two day build like last time, I'm just doing bits and pieces as I have time. I'm not dumping a bunch of time into plans for my health ya'know, so as far as pics go there will not be a play by play of the build posted online. I'll post on all of the usual message boards once the plans are ready but until then this pic of the upper bearing housing is the only pic I'm letting out.
-------------------- Shawn Wheaton
Missouri Waterfowl Association
Westside Chapter Chairman
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swampy
stirrer of chit
Reged: 12/13/05
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your picture is nice
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lying_in_wait
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Dayum where did you dig up my old college picture at? Man those were the days, I was one smoove pimp back then but the years have not been so kind to me. Heres a more recent photo taken on my last birfday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-------------------- Shawn Wheaton
Missouri Waterfowl Association
Westside Chapter Chairman
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DMac
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Loc: looking for my Swingline stapl...
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QUIT IT, GADDAMMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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swampy
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damn man you need to quit eating sugar sammiches they is bad for your dibeatas.
-------------------- Honorary VP 10/90 deer club
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lying_in_wait
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Kinda forgot about this thread. I know I said I'd post a finished product pic so here it is.
-------------------- Shawn Wheaton
Missouri Waterfowl Association
Westside Chapter Chairman
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anhydrous7
Reged: 01/25/07
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Loc: Missouri
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LIY, sent you a PM
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