Construction Time
We have finally started construction after spending most of the year developing equipment. We finished the CEB press on Tuesday. The open source Tractor, CEB press, Power Cube, and Soil Pulverizer are now in action. The main obstacle of soil handling...
LifeTrac II Fabrication
For those of you who are interested in replicating LifeTrac II – the second prototype of OSE’s open source tractor – here is the fabrication documentation that we have so far. This is meant to be used by dedicated co-developer-builders,...
LifeTrac Prototype II Completed
On September 14, we finished the loader arms for LifeTrac II – completing the second prototype of the open source tractor: LifeTrac Prototype II Completed from Marcin Jakubowski on Vimeo. We have not been able to post sooner because we have been...
Extreme Traction: Open Source Wheel Tracks
After the initial test drive two weeks ago – we have built and tested wheel tracks for LifeTrac Prototype II, the hydrauilically-driven, open source tractor. Now LifeTrac is able to handle extremely rough terrain – which would otherwise halt...
MicroTrac Challenge
We have recently shown the initial test drive of LifeTrac Prototype II. The 3D model in Blender corresponds exactly to the machine built – the point being that the models in Blender are useful as actual design drawings from which others can replicate...
LifeTrac Prototype II Test Drive
This is a rendering of Prototype II of the open source, design-for-disassembly tractor, LifeTrac. You can download the source in Blender format. This is the reality of the completed frame, with the wheels and wheel motors, minus the PowerCube engine unit....
LifeTrac II Update
We are making good progress on LifeTrac – Prototype II of the open source tractor. We have managed to fund its completion via crowd funding. We’ve got just about all the parts in, including hydraulic components. We will use Power Cube Protype...
LifeTrac II: Frame
Here are some additional details from Sean’s video documentation work regarding the frame of the open source tractor – LifeTrac – Prototype II. William discusses some of the details on the frame, which was introduced in a previous post....
Open Source Tractor Update
William has been here for 2 months already, and here’s his second Dedicated Project Visit report. Don’t miss this video if you want to see 3D models and a time-lapse video of LifeTrac II – the second prototype of the open source tractor...
LifeTrac II Design
These last few days we have been wotking on the second open source tractor protytype – LifeTrac II – on Blender. Here is the progress so far. The concept involves: front end loader and a back-end loader – doubles attachment flexibility...
