u/Doc437

I am by no means an engineer but a lover of things that could hurt me, absolutely. I’m looking to make a bucking machine for practicing rough stock rodeo events. There are some manufacturers of such in various styles and I know people have made their own. I’m not looking to sell the end product just trying to save myself money, have the ability to have more dynamic practices, and make it myself. The two well known manufacturers of these are robo-bronc and link weaver. It’s essentially a platform, a body shaped like a horse’s body and the mechanism that makes it buck. Think mechanical bull without the spinning or drunk girls getting on it. I can make the platform and body no problem I just can’t figure out the mechanism I would need and how to build it to make it buck. I have access to some AC and DC motors (I think the highest hp I have is 1.5 though) I could buy a stronger one and have 220 wired to my shop. I also have a tractor, old hydraulic cylinders and small engines. If anyone could point me in the right direction or draw me plans to make it I’d be very grateful. If someone wants to DM me I can also send video examples

Has anybody made themselves a bucking machine similar to the link weaver or the robo-bronc? I’m not a mechanical engineer by any means but if someone had worked out the bucking mechanisms I could make the frame and body I just can’t wrap my head around making the mechanism for the motion.

Edited for further clarity and typos

I’m entered in to my first rodeo this weekend and being this is my first time competing….I don’t know what I need to do when I get there… it’s two hours away, how early do I need to be there? Where do I go when I get there (entry fees already paid) do I bring all my gear when I check in, if my wife and kids are riding out there with me do I need to park in regular or contestant parking. Sorry to sound like a dork I just would like at least a sliver of an idea of what to do when I get there

Edit: plot twist wrist is broke so first rodeo is a turnout