HD receivers front and rear

[Tinker71]

Ok - these are not light and most HD trucks don't have these. The front would support a hell of a snow plow, but what about the ones in the back?

I am going to guess a bolt on camper extension or roll cage rack system. That hitch looks like 1/2" wall tube steel.

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[Tinker71]

My next guess is this is nothing to be produced. Maybe they were going to hang it in the air for display. It is a hack job, where they cut through the plastic cover. A lot of effort for a failed attempt.

 

[WildhavenMI]

My next guess is this is nothing to be produced. Maybe they were going to hang it in the air for display. It is a hack job, where they cut through the plastic cover. A lot of effort for a failed attempt.

IDK - I bet it'll be an option, or at least an aftermarket mod. I've had concerns about how the exo/structural will work with aftermarket agricultural/functional accessories for mid-duty work (snow plow, winch, front-mounted snow blower (snowvac), spreader, etc), and this kind of confirms for me that it'll at least be possible and likely not a risk to mechanicals.

Factory or not yeah you may be correct, but for those where the truck is nothing but a base/platform for the real tools, this may ease a lot of minds about extensibility and functionality with existing platforms - something that has been anathema to Tesla thusfar.

 

[Tinker71]

IDK - I bet it'll be an option, or at least an aftermarket mod. I've had concerns about how the exo/structural will work with aftermarket agricultural/functional accessories for mid-duty work (snow plow, winch, front-mounted snow blower (snowvac), spreader, etc), and this kind of confirms for me that it'll at least be possible and likely not a risk to mechanicals.

Factory or not yeah you may be correct, but for those where the truck is nothing but a base/platform for the real tools, this may ease a lot of minds about extensibility and functionality with existing platforms - something that has been anathema to Tesla thusfar.

Yeah the fact that they can bolt/weld something substantial to the megacasting (if there is a aluminum alloy part in there now) is encouraging. That said it is a lot of structure that the vast majority of people would not use.

If this is a factory option, the sky is the limit for bolt ons. There is a ton of power to work with.

 

[WildhavenMI]

Yeah the fact that they can bolt/weld something substantial to the megacasting (if there is a aluminum alloy part in there now) is encouraging. That said it is a lot of structure that the vast majority of people would not use.

If this is a factory option, the sky is the limit for bolt ons. There is a ton of power to work with.

You know I've been playing with the new bobcat battery electric skid steer lately (as opposed to the umbilical electric one which has been around for a while) and that did get me to thinking about powered attachments. Like, could CT-as-engine (or any EV platform) be a replacement for the PTO for equipment that makes sense truck mounted. If there was a working group that could put together a standard for PTO-but-electric so we don't end up with proprietary attachments I bet the market would shift that way eventually.

 

[TruckElectric]

Ok - these are not light and most HD trucks don't have these.

None as far as I'm aware of, not even as an option from the factory. I'm talking about HD pickup trucks.

If this is a factory option, the sky is the limit for bolt ons. There is a ton of power to work with.

In the presentation Elon asked Franz von Holzhausen(designer of the CT)if he wanted to say something about the CT and his reply was "there is no other truck, everything else fails in comparison, this is the only one you need"

Elon also said it will be Tesla's Magnum opus!

 

[Tinker71]

You know I've been playing with the new bobcat battery electric skid steer lately (as opposed to the umbilical electric one which has been around for a while) and that did get me to thinking about powered attachments. Like, could CT-as-engine (or any EV platform) be a replacement for the PTO for equipment that makes sense truck mounted. If there was a working group that could put together a standard for PTO-but-electric so we don't end up with proprietary attachments I bet the market would shift that way eventually.

A 240 VAC 40 amp outlet can make around 10 HP, which could power a hydraulic pump and a small digger, (smaller than the screen shot).
I looked through the offerings for 3 point tractor attachments. Most don't make sense because the CT is so big that it would be difficult to maneuver. IDK.

 

[SlowDog]

 

[TruckElectric]

Ok - these are not light and most HD trucks don't have these. The front would support a hell of a snow plow, but what about the ones in the back?

I am going to guess a bolt on camper extension or roll cage rack system. That hitch looks like 1/2" wall tube steel.

Just a note.....there doesn't look like there has been much use, if any. No wear marks.

 

[Qball]

a front receiver would be nice but for me a front winch would be even better, please have a front winch as an option!!! Or space to bolt one on!!! Please, I am begging you Elon!

 

[rr6013]

You know I've been playing with the new bobcat battery electric skid steer lately (as opposed to the umbilical electric one which has been around for a while) and that did get me to thinking about powered attachments. Like, could CT-as-engine (or any EV platform) be a replacement for the PTO for equipment that makes sense truck mounted. If there was a working group that could put together a standard for PTO-but-electric so we don't end up with proprietary attachments I bet the market would shift that way eventually.

Never did I see a PTO rear mounted that was useful. Plenty of missing limbs farm tractors speaks to PTO problems. Best use was front PTO->hydraulic pump that enabled snowplow inside cab controls.

American engineering historically favors independence. British famously engineers dependently ganging off single source. The latter introduces feedbacks that breed complications.

So it’s a No on Tesla engining any 3rd party hangers-on. Plenty of attachments are perfectly suited to Cybertruck in ways not yet consider, thunk or frunk possible yet.

 

[TruckElectric]

GMC EV Hummer Truck

 

[Ogre]

No chance this ships like this with big plates sticking out.

Very interesting for certain. Brush guards perhaps or maybe just installed for some testing equipment.

 

[JBee]

No chance this ships like this with big plates sticking out.

Very interesting for certain. Brush guards perhaps or maybe just installed for some testing equipment.

Apparently it was to push this mule around as it couldn't drive itself yet.

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As for electric PTO. Imagine just a cable with a plug on one end for the CT and a lightweight 30-40hp electric motor on the other that could be attached in any orientation, meaning no more PTO shafts or expensive gearboxes on implements anymore, front or rear, in bed or even underneath. You could use the same motor to drive every attachment. How awesome would that be?

 

[Crissa]

Or just for shipping. Or to show that hard mounts were possible.

American engineering historically favors independence. British famously engineers dependently ganging off single source. The latter introduces feedbacks that breed complications.

The advantage with batteries is that they don't care about the load variations, for the most part. Which eliminates the old generator/hydraulic pump power balancing problems.

I do hope Tesla does give access to the traction battery power for third party applications. Even if just a governed tap.

-Crissa

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