Mouse trap tractor... any ideas?

**mtlmouth** · 10-28-2009, 08:02 PM

Still working on it. The competition is on the 7th. We've got a pretty cool two-phase system worked out, now it's just a matter of adjusting the placement of the mousetraps, lengths of the string, a triggering mechanism, and a couple other fine-tuning issues. We've cannibalized an old Erector Set for the chassis and axles (this may or may not be the final body, but it's awfully convenient and working well so far). I'll see if I can get some pictures in the next few days.

**mtlmouth** · 11-02-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rgworld1

Keeping you fashion around the world Here

Watches contain batteries, which are prohibited by the competition rules. Thanks anyway, though.

walkwjc · 11-03-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mtlmouth

Watches contain batteries, which are prohibited by the competition rules. Thanks anyway, though.

Nazis.

**Sean.thomson** · 11-03-2009, 10:44 PM

Dang mtlmouth, your thread seems to attract the most Trolls and spammers.

walkwjc · 11-03-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean.thomson

Dang mtlmouth, your thread seems to attract the most Trolls and spammers.

Sorry 'bout that.

Ok...to make this non-cheap: Are you gonna post a video of your tractor pull?

**mtlmouth** · 11-07-2009, 07:59 PM

Well, the competition was today. We had a pretty great two-phase design, but it wasn't working quite right today. The second phase wasn't giving us any additional pull. We ended up going 2.78 feet, which is better than a lot of teams whose cars didn't move at all. We ended up ranked #18 out of 70, but only the top 15 went into the second round. Our best run a few days ago was about twice that, which would've got us into the second round, but... oh well. Still, I think we're going to get a pretty good grade on the project, and we had fun, so it's all good.

I think we got video of the competition, but it doesn't show off how awesome our car is, nor does it explain how it works. So I'll try and shoot another video in a couple days to show everybody, once I get the car back from one of my teammates on Tuesday.

So thank you, everybody who contributed to this thread! Your ideas are all very much appreciated and helped a lot.