h1. Articulating Loader

Rationale¶

Methodology¶

Preliminary Thoughts¶

Donor Vehicle¶

Chassis¶

Hydraulics¶

Boom Design¶

Boom Attachments¶

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h2. TODO

h3. Infrastructure

Set up repo and get WC established on workstation¶

Fix the DNS so bushidosoftware.com works with the Redmine instance¶

Configure Redmine to allow public access to the project wiki¶

**Fix solvespace to allow variables to be defined and used in dimensioning formulae¶

h3. Prebuild

Organize the Shop¶

Get machine shop in SE corner¶

Finish wiring small room lights¶

Get workbenches into small room¶

Finish wiring carriage lights and N wall¶

Add 220V drops to machine shop area¶

Insulate N wall and finish drywall there¶

Sort out milling machine¶

Power¶

Collet(s)¶

Finish muller build¶

Build grinder¶

Fix wheels on welding table¶

Build crane¶

h3. Build

Decide if a Samurai's drivetrain is strong enough as a base for this build¶

a. If not, decide what vehicle to use

Acquire donor vehicle(s)¶

a. Determine hydraulic motor required to power the drivetrain
b. Determine hydraulic pump required to drive the hydraulic motor
c. Decide if second hydraulic pump is required for steering, boom operation, and auxiliary features
d. Determine the engine required to drive the hydraulic pump(s)