Posted: 2/13/2010 9:47:25 AM EDT
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.............what a whinny ass pair of cry babies. Reminds me to much of Orange Co. Choppers and all the fuss'n and whinning on that show.
They make neat stuff though.........! That is all. |
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I'm not that impressed. They've taken the engine and drivetrain (hydrostats) off a Grasshopper/Woods ZTR lawn commercial grade mower and adapted it for use on treads. I owned one, and recognized the engine when they described it as a 23 horse, 3 cylinder engine (Kubota) - then explained how they had issues with one of the hydrostats leaking hydraulic fluid. It's a common problem with that mower. I completely understand how they took the controls and adapted them to their project - that mower is basically a tank on wheels, they replaced wheels with tracks. Genius. Honestly - that's what they've done. Behold, the heart of the "Ripsaw" "Badger" - I stand corrected...  |
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Quoted: I'm not that impressed. They've taken the engine and drivetrain (hydrostats) off a Grasshopper/Woods ZTR lawn commercial grade mower and adapted it for use on treads. I owned one, and recognized the engine when they described it as a 23 horse, 3 cylinder engine (Kubota) - then explained how they had issues with one of the hydrostats leaking hydraulic fluid. It's a common problem with that mower. I completely understand how they took the controls and adapted them to their project - that mower is basically a tank on wheels, they replaced wheels with tracks. Genius. Honestly - that's what they've done. Behold, the heart of the "Ripsaw"... http://www.showroom411.com/Media/DirectoryEntries/grasshopper%20mower.jpg You mean the Badger? |
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Complete hacks.
I watched a few, and was not impressed. The last one I saw had them rebuilding the useless little Badges thing after they blew it up. There was a dent in the hull, and instead of fixing it, they cut a chunk out of the bellhousing of the engine to clear it....Seriously? |
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I agree. I'm not sure what the link to dysfunctional families and Discovery channel is, but they seem to think that's the key to successful programming. I don't think Bobby Goodson (Swamp Loggers) fits. And the Howes also appear to be fine. I like Swamp Loggers but gets old pretty quick. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I'm not that impressed. They've taken the engine and drivetrain (hydrostats) off a Grasshopper/Woods ZTR lawn commercial grade mower and adapted it for use on treads. I owned one, and recognized the engine when they described it as a 23 horse, 3 cylinder engine (Kubota) - then explained how they had issues with one of the hydrostats leaking hydraulic fluid. It's a common problem with that mower. I completely understand how they took the controls and adapted them to their project - that mower is basically a tank on wheels, they replaced wheels with tracks. Genius. Honestly - that's what they've done. Behold, the heart of the "Ripsaw"... http://www.showroom411.com/Media/DirectoryEntries/grasshopper%20mower.jpg You mean the Badger? Yeah, whatever the first one was called. I saw my old motor and drivetrain going into the second one they built to destroy. It actually fared well. |
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Complete hacks. I watched a few, and was not impressed. The last one I saw had them rebuilding the useless little Badges thing after they blew it up. There was a dent in the hull, and instead of fixing it, they cut a chunk out of the bellhousing of the engine to clear it....Seriously? On a tight timeline to make a simple working prototype, why not? Granted its not the best way to do it, but if the hull was a single piece of bent steel so there were no seams for protection, then cutting out the damaged area and replacing it with a new piece would effect structural integrity. But then it comes back to simply making a working prototype. It wasnt the actual machine that they were going to purchase. But I can say this about the bodger, that son of a bitch was NOT smooth in any way. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I hate shows with arbitrary deadlines imposed simply to add drama. Me too, but that seems to be absolutely key to the Discovery reality show format. It really irks me though, and is one key reason I don't watch their "reality" shows. New show idea, have Discovery follow me around at work. I'm a construction manager for the Navy (work with civilian construction companies). We blow off deadlines all the time. It would be very anti-dramatic. "Oh, didn't get that done, I'll just write up a no cost time extension"  |
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It seems to be one mini crisis after another with them. Everything can bring their company to it's knees. So dramatic. A real nail biter to see if they will stay in business for the next episode. Will they make the dead line. Time will tell. Oh YEAH! We made it just in the nick of time. Gee thanks guy.What an awesome bunch we have working for us. They really came through this time. Between TLC and Discovery this; "will they make it before the dead line is over" is getting old. I would like to see one time one of these shows not make the nail biting dead line and see what will happen. I can see it now. All the workers standing around shaking hands saying good bye to each other. Wishing each other well. Them reminiscing about what could of been. If only we could of made that dam dead line. The newest one is the Trash Men. Oh will we get all the trash picked up in time or will we lose our contract. Only time will tell so stay tuned.
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I hate shows with arbitrary deadlines imposed simply to add drama. That is all I was trying to say in MY post. I got a little long winded.
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Quoted: It seems to be one mini crisis after another with them. Everything can bring their company to it's knees. So dramatic. A real nail biter to see if they will stay in business for the next episode. Will they make the dead line. Time will tell. Oh YEAH! We made it just in the nick of time. Gee thanks guy.What an awesome bunch we have working for us. They really came through this time. Between TLC and Discovery this; "will they make it before the dead line is over" is getting old. I would like to see one time one of these shows not make the nail biting dead line and see what will happen. I can see it now. All the workers standing around shaking hands saying good bye to each other. Wishing each other well. Them reminiscing about what could of been. If only we could of made that dam dead line. The newest one is the Trash Men. Oh will we get all the trash picked up in time or will we lose our contract. Only time will tell so stay tuned. Your post made me LOL.  |
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I don't know who would want to purchase their machines after seeing the ( lack of) QC and general shade tree-ness of the operation.
They took a tender to build vehicles,for which they weren't sure of how much materials it would take,didn't look to be building the tubing on any sort of a jog,clearly showed how poorly it was built and then wanted to ship it out knowing it was over the spec. height.Above and beyond that,they behave like idiots. One of my neighbors designs war robots at Natick and has a company that builds world class downhill mountain bikes,I have seen the very cool things that a small shop can build so I'm not too impressed.Those guys aren't doing anything any number of Hollywood prop shops couldn't throw together and I don't have a clue as to who the hell would spend good taxpayer $ on a "Badger" when they could get a free M113. |
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Looks more like the toys a hobbyist builds utilizing components they just happen to have lying around. There appears to be little to no actual engineering, they're just making the shit up as they go along.
It's amusing how cobbling together a snowmobile to float with absolutely no thought is represented as a "program". I wonder how much of a bump it would take to tip over that top-heavy, skinny little entry deathtrap. Doesn't appear to be an escape hatch on top, or any isolation inside to protect the operator from fuel /oil fires, exhaust fumes, engine heat, etc. |
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Quoted: Seen one the other night and a puddle of water downed the ripsaw(?). I guess they left a lid off. What i don't get is the government is interested. Seems they could do alot better job hacking together old parts from old demilled stuff even. How interested is the government in this stuff? Is the US military actually pursuing this stuff, or are they just floating a few R&D dollars their way? |
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I agree. I'm not sure what the link to dysfunctional families and Discovery channel is, but they seem to think that's the key to successful programming. I don't think Bobby Goodson (Swamp Loggers) fits. And the Howes also appear to be fine. Bobby Goodson and his crew make up the the only "nice" guys on any of those shows. |