LilGiantsConstrCo

[Lil Giants]

I'll start this thread to show what I am doing currently and splice the other one when I get it caught up to date later this winter. ;)


Been having some rainy days again, so can't do much on the farm and can't haul out of the basement either... the holding area atop the south wall seemed like a good idea last winter, but when it came time to haul out, not alot of space for a loader or excav to load trucks. So time for some more digging! Measured down 10 inches and cut straight across.

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I swept the majority of the dirt lumps off by hand, but for kicks I brought in the equip to tidy up.

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Now I'll have plenty of 'headroom' for the equip and I'll be able to sit down while loading a truck... my lower back just kills me if I stand in the same spot for more than a minute.

[Bigrigger]

Sounds good Joe! I missed this thread!:D

[Stuff]

lol it has been rainy here! its not helping with the harvest around here! hmmm 3 day weekend :D

[dirtpusher9]

Joe, I bet that air chisel makes you work a lot easier.

I know what you mean about the back, mines shot.

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, the air chisel is a big improvement over the pic axe, more controlled digging without dirt flying everywhere!

I ruined my back with custom grain hauling ten - fifteen yrs ago, too many little bins & shoveling 42mt at a crack!

Showers started last Sat nite thru till Wed, a couple days sun & now they're talking more cloud & rain for next wk starting Sun... I hired a high clearance Case IH S/P sprayer today to desicate my durum, 7-10 days from now (depending on weather) to maybe start combining. My tractor/sprayer, I cruze about 6-9mph & think I'm flying at times doing 250 acres to a fill in 2.5 to 3 hrs. This S/P cruzes 18mph (he's got a buddy seat, I rode along) what a smoooooth ride and great view! 200acres done in just over an hr! He sprayed 800 acres for me in about 7 hrs, including fill time & some road miles... that would take me the better part of two days with my outfit... if I had 300 grand to spend freely ---- hmmmm sweet machine :)

[td9clyde]

sounds like you boys are movin right along spayin the crops you fellows up there have a really short season compaired to down here don't you ?

[mog]

well i hope you get some good wether to get your crops off with. i see you will have lost of drit to run thought the crusher now. your getting more room down there all the time joe.

[Ace Trucker]

what ya doing to the basement looks like alot of work

[Izzy]

Joe - no clying crop dusters up by you? There's one down here in Inidana that still runs his old biplane but mostly a nice little mono....Nearly busy every day.

[Cossett]

Hi Lil Giants,

Now that's a interesting way of excavating the basement looks like fun:D

Cheers Cossett

[Stuff]

eh flying crop dusters isnt a big thing up here. the odd one around but thats about it. people like to stay on the ground up here lol

[Lil Giants]

It varies every yr Henry, this yr has been quite cool & wet, it's been getting close to freezing many times in the last few wks, that would really screw shyt up if it freezes within the next two to three wks.

Thanx Martin... started drizzling this afternoon & tomorrow don't look good either... probably have some updates to show in the next few days (& get back on topic lol).

Making it bigger Ace. ;)

There's a local guy here all growing season Chris, I see him (or more specifically "hear him") go out everyday (thank God I live nine miles from the airport, town ppl sure complain about the 5am WAKE UP everyday lol). He's two dollars an acre more and likely wouldn't come exactly when I want him too, he's booked up all the time. The durum that was desicated, it's all in fenced land, the cows will get what the S/P tramps... and durum aint worth f/k all anyway... what a joke for a price compared to two yrs ago. :rolleyes:

Cheers Cossett :chug:

About every thirty mile radius there's a plane Dean.

[Stuff]

heh must be a westerner thing lol

must be a busy day in the basement today! we got an inch here so far and its almost 4pm and ive had 5, yes 5 customers all day!! so wish i had a kit to work on right now lol

[RCLogger]

Hey Joe Its time for a update, what's going on in your construction area..

greg

[SmallHaul]

Hey Joe Its time for a update, what's going on in your construction area..

greg

Yes, we want more vids:)

[Stuff]

with the weather as of late he has probably been in the fields morning till midnight. we are having seasonally warm temp just in time to get what is left of the crop off the ground. Like todays forecast is for 27C out (80f) in October!!

[Oil Field Construction]

Hey Joe! Looks like more progress on the basement. I just got back into the hobby, trying to get caught up on your vids and progress.. Any new pics or video..
Thanks, Kevin

[td9clyde]

yes I agree we could use an update....i miss seeing the pics and the videos

[Lil Giants]

Good to see your return Kevin, the patch is letting up some so you have time for hobbies again?

I've been tinkering a few days a week in the quarry the last couple wks, tidying up the last of the loose soil from the sw corner (above photos), then I'll be back to digging in the crawl space again.

My winter storage area is filling up quickly, as winter weather has been here nearly two wks already and I didn't have the chance beforehand to completely haul everything out... what a bytch of yr for wet weather, set new records of 26 inches rainfall from April - October. What little the sun did shine, I was busy with the farm... I still have a couple hundred bales to pick, but not going to do it @ -25!

White trk was on the bench last wkend, R&R broken and worn parts. I've never broke an inter-axle driveshaft before. lol

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On another note, I got a confirmation email from Vario Germany, that my JD850 shipped out Friday, and a phone call today from FedEx Calgary that it has arrived & awaiting to clear Customs. They tell me I should have it by Wed 5pm... though I wonder, the roads are pretty ugly out there... I hope it doesn't end up on one of the many trks I see flipped over on the news nearly everyday haha

[woodhog]

cant wait to see the jd in action might double production might work yourself out of a job. wife will have another job on honeydew list:cool:

[SmallHaul]

Joe, glad to see you are back digging again.

Looking forward to more vids.:)

[RCTech9]

Nice any videos?

[RCLogger]

Thanks for the update Joe, I see lots still happening in the pit... If your new loader shows up on Wednesday that would have to be a record for postal service. I am waiting over two weeks for parts just from across the border !

Christmas will come early for you this year, I can't wait to see the new machine working in the pit...

greg

[td9clyde]

I agree , i am glad to see your diggin and movin some dirt thatnks for the update it's cool to see you back at something that weather doesn't effect so much

[Oil Field Construction]

Hey Joe, the patch is pretty busy for us guys still, we are flat out. We are doing all the big shale gas work and it is keeping us going big time. I have just been making a little more time for the hobby again. I sure missed it... Awesome progress on the pit! And good call on putting the 740 dump box on your ADT it looks really good.

[Lil Giants]

The record for fastest shipment is 2.5 days from Ireland, I bought my WA500 2nd hand. Getting anything from the states is absolutely ridiculous, it always takes forever. The last time I ordered from Stahl in Germany, took about eight days.

Yeah, the Stahl adt has been working exceptionally well, I just need to get a better radio for it. I'm looking at these Spektrum 2.4mhz, maybe that'll correct some of the glitching issues I am having with some of these FM controlled models.

Definitely looking forward to putting together this JD850 excavator. For those not familiar with this model, it's an approx 100mt sized hoe and here's a couple of build threads from skilled craftsmen who have added alot of details to the model kit by their own hand.

Ole Iverson of Norway
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43567

Kalle from Sweden
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=52416

Thanx for your interest everyone, the basement excavation soldiers on. :cool:

[Oil Field Construction]

Joe that JD850 is massive!!!!! Man what a unit you are going to have there... Awesome make sure to post us pics of the build as it goes on...

[JAMMER]

Joe glad to hear your 850 is on the way. I am glad I had mine build with all the parts I got scattered around with this dozer and loader I would really have fun trying to remember what goes were. Ed

[Stuff]

glad to hear your still alive out here joe! lol

[Lil Giants]

The 850 arrived late yesterday afternoon and boy oh boy was the box beat up & in tathers! :mad: Is FedEx normally that wreckless?!

I got some damage on the boom & stick... I wonder what this material is that's formed around the steel framework & how am I going to repair it? That's about all I see for damage so far. It was a bunch of small boxes within one big box and the undercarriage box was in bad shape too! I guess I'll have to assemble it 1st to see if there isn't any distortion.

It really pizzes me off how much I get hammered for shipping and my goods arrive to me like this! :rant:

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Took me a few hrs to clear my workbench, been a long time since I've seen this much space! :o:D

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Here's the other workbench and no, I didn't move anything more than a couple of screw jars over from the "cleaned" bench. I need more shelves!!!

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On the left is kit stock Stahl bucket, middle is the one I make that's 50% larger and right is the 850's bucket :eek: I think the Mammoth will see alot more work than it has in several yrs. :D

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This is just a few pieces of the undercarriage, it "feels" heavier than my entire Stahl excav.

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Hmmm... where to start?

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[SmallHaul]

Joe, Sorry to hear it received some damage. Was it packed well?

[Snochaser]

I would be sick!!!

[JAMMER]

Joe glad you got your excavator but very sorry it arrived the way it did get out the manual. Ed

[dirtpusher9]

You would think if their going to ship something that pricey and that far that they would ship it in a wood crate. Did you take pics of the box and did you have insurance on the shipping? I hate that for you Joe.

[steamer]

Joe. If you can find the ear and it's not completely destroyed you might be able to JB weld it back in. I know the stuff has saved my butt a couple of times. Looks like it sure had a rough ride. Can't wait to see more pictures.
Rob

[tracksntreadslou]

This looks as though it might keep you busy for a while..Dam those shipping companys ...Like Rob said that jb weld is pretty tough and very easy to shape with a dremmal tool .Looks as though it has some metal where the pin goes so you shouldnt lose any strength ...Might have to hone you bodywork skills though...So far whats your opinion of craftsmanship and Quality?

[td9clyde]

sorry to hear about your bad luck with damaged peices but it looks like fun to put it together can't wait to see the build pics

[RCLogger]

To bad about the damage Joe, we just can't win. But on the upside I see a new wing (addition) going to be added to your house because there is going to be a big hole in the ground that will need to be covered up ! ! Keep us in the loop throughout the construction build...

greg

[ddc333]

Hi Joe

Good to see your back now your busy season is over. Did it end up being a good season ?

Good to see your new equipment just waiting for your thoughts on what its like and how it handles the quarry !

Found this for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3QYc0VFxUE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_f9s1vBM6g&feature=player_embedded

just what you need :D

[Lil Giants]

Hi Joe

Good to see your back now your busy season is over. Did it end up being a good season ?

Good to see your new equipment just waiting for your thoughts on what its like and how it handles the quarry !

Found this for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3QYc0VFxUE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_f9s1vBM6g&feature=player_embedded

just what you need :D

Hello Daniel,

50/50, the cereals didn't fair too well for quality and are going to be tough to market. The oil seeds, flax & brown mustard, xllnt yields & quality. Brown mustard prices are rather flat & it may be a yr or two till they improve & I sell, but flax is the money crop this yr & it'll pull my butt out of the fire & allow me to farm another yr... wish I had grown more acres of it. :D

I'd seen that 2nd vid last wk while searching thru yt for something "rc jaw crusher". That one looks mass produced, have you seen it for sale anywhere? The model looks like it's plastic construction and probably not very robust. I wonder material they are putting thru it in the vids?

[Lil Giants]

It was package well, lots of bubble wrap, foam and packing cardboard throughout, but the big box, the cardboard was too thin. I sent Vario Germany a kind email showing the damage and suggested that a wooden crate would be a better choice to send out future model kits abroad to ensure the safe arrival of their product.

Ofcourse it was insured, but moreso to guarantee it wouldn't be lost in the system. That's quite a racket these shipping mail companies have designed, don't insure & it disappears, it's like dealing with the mafia! And forget about collecting $ for minor damage and it's a lengthy process to get anything out of them if it is destroyed beyond recognition.

On a more positive note; the quality on the cuts of the thick steel is impressive, very clean, crisp edges. We'll see how well it all fits together.

Good call on the JB Weld Rob, Lou, I was thinking the same thing too and have smoothed on the 1st layer. Now wait a few days to cure and add some more. ;)

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Well it's Grey Cup Sunday! GO RYDERS!!!!!

[ihbuilder]

Joe , I've seen ( I think on a german forum ) someone building 1 of those . It was not plastic like this 1 . apparently it's supposed to work . I do not know if he finished it yet . this one looks to be made of bruder parts and styrene . Good to hear the crops where not a total waste . :)

[Lil Giants]

Ohhh this aint styrene Steve! Both the boom & stick are a couple of pounds each (I don't have a scale to measure). That's 5mm steel you see within, I don't know what the material is that is formed around the steel for it's detailed shape. :confused: Obviously any sort of impact to it will chip it.

Ole weighed in his rtr 870 model @78lbs. I'm gonna have to build a skid to slide the 850 down the stairs to the quarry. :D

[ihbuilder]

I'm sorry Joe , I mean the crusher , I'm actually interested in that hoe for a distant future investment . I've been watching all the 1's I've seen :) now 1 has come to the proving grounds ( your quarry )

[Lil Giants]

Oh :rolleyes: :o too many things being discussed at once.

At the rate your building skills are improving with experience Steve, you'll build your own 850 in due time with your selfmade hyd sytem which will no doubt surpass this one. ;)

[tc1cat]

Sorry to see the damage on a new toy before you even get to build it. I thought I read somewhere that the material is some sort of glass filled resin which would not be to good for taking hits but great for load bearing. Your fixes should not even be noticed when completed. Will watch your build as I will be in the market for some construction equip. next year.

Lynn

[ihbuilder]

yea your right on the building . the way thing are going now , I need to look in to updating my antiques to some production 1's . Once I do that why buy what I can build . I've been reading ex. kalle's builds on modell baustelle , :eek: makes me want to go to that extreme . I got the chance to see the weekco 345 in action this past summer :confused: it's OK , but the ? is how long will it hold up :confused: . reading through modell baustelle , I've seen the flaws already :confused: . I could spend that much on a good bp mill and have what I need to make 1 If not better . sorry for kicking that dead horse a little . :o

[Lil Giants]

Thanx for the info Lynn, much appreciated. :cool:

B/c of the size of the 850's bucket, I don't know how much I'll use the 850 to dig/load trks. I'm thinking I'll build a ripper tooth and possibly mount a large, powerful, slow turning motor with a grinding head to mined the earth so I don't have to do anymore hand digging. That'll also slow down the excavation too, make it more scale, win win. :D

weakco, that's a great acronym for them... but yeah, we don't need to discuss that garbage anymore, it's broadly known. ;)

[dirtpusher9]

That should be a good fix Joe. I figured that by this time we would at least have a pic or two of the undercarriage and maybe the frame being assembled.

[RCLogger]

Hey Joe Your new machine looks great ! Looking forward to seeing it in motion.

Ran across this motor, it might be a replacement for the motor and tranny in the 740 ! What do you think ?

http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-BHG20.html
greg

[Lil Giants]

That'd be a great gh motor to try 1st Greg. I think 1st gear in the wdc trans 16:1 & 2nd is 11:1 with a 5000 rpm motor. I found that 2nd was a bit too quick and stalling the motor on not much grade. This 20:1 gh motor is closer to 2nd gear, but maybe slow enough to give the motor enough torque to push the load.

But the weakest link in the wdc adt is the 1st pinion of the front axle, it has to push the entire model! So even with a torquey gh motor, that'll be the next thing to BLOW! Junk the entire powertrain in that model and put a motor at each wheel... as there is really no space to fashion in a transfer case... or better yet, just throw it in the garbage, spare yourself the aggravation!

Been down with the flu for a couple wks, I haven't done much with the 850. I nearly got the shipping damage repaired, a bit more sanding / filing to do.

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[Stuff]

looking like your getting the thing back in shape!!

[Izzy]

Joe - sorry to hear about the damage to your purchases ... does Fed Ex offer insurance on shipments???

Is boggles the mind as to how much we lay down for our equipment - just to have it show up is such bad shape.....

Was it packed by the manufacturer so poorly or a distributer? - Who can we roast on this one......

[RCLogger]

Good to know Joe, it sounds like six motors is the way to go then. Six motors is alot simpler as well. I am sure it would not be alot of work to place six motors in that 740...
Hope you get well soon. I have been slowed for the last ten days as well, hockey has a curse on me I swear. In the last 3 seasons I have dislocted a shoulder, broke 3 ribs and now pulled groin, the physio guy said my hockey career is over... He said he never seen one pulled so bad.

greg

[Izzy]

Just poured through those two other build threads - this is one massive machine....... get her done and put her to work!

[td9clyde]

lookin good can't wait to see more pics

[lorenzo]

Congratulations to your new helper :). This excs are really huge :eek:. Sad to see the damages the shipping left. I hope there isn't more in bad shape.
Has Vario replyed to your kind email?

[RCTech9]

Any updates on the BEAST!!!

[Lil Giants]

I got reply last Sunday from Vario that a claim of 200 euro has been sent to Fed Ex for the damages... busy time for everyone I guess, haven't heard anything since.

I blame Fed Ex Izzy, the condition of the box was poor, looked like it'd been roughed up alot during transport. All the parts had been wrapped with plenty of bubble wrap... but the pieces are HEAVY! box dropped hard too many times.

Still not feeling well, bad cough, not in the mood to build... it'll give me something to do during xmas/new yrs, the rest of my family is going to Ontario for the holidays and I got these worthless cows to look after.

Feeling better Greg? You're not cursed, you're just getting old! :D Do you not have an old timers leauge, non contact? The ol boys round here (40+) play about twenty minutes, then go to the locker room to play poker & drink beer for two - three hrs... good excuse to get away from the wives one night a wk. haha

[Stuff]

I dont like fed-ex for large packages. My 1:9 tank that i bought from a fellow in Edmonton went to calgary, to regina, to vancouver... to FREDRICKSON, to VANCOUVER... to FREDRICKSON AGAIN!, to vancouver... again.. Called the 1-800 # and asked them wtf is going on with my shipment, explained its very fragile and that it should have been here by now. The lady apologized and the next day it arrived to my door by a fedex truck!! but the one end of the box was very shoddy and the packing peanuts were all but gone, and it was a miracle that the barrel was not broken off the turret!! (that was the fragile part)

also this is how it arrived at my door. note the directions of the arrows..
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[Izzy]

I think in the shipping industry that HEAVY = INDESTRUCTABLE. Don't they get that they charge for the weight - no need to take it out on our packages........

JOE still icky sicky?

[Lil Giants]

I received a nice letter from Vario Germany today...

"Dear Joe,
>
> my Christmas present for you: 200€! Please find accordingly the credit
> note. We got a bank transfer of the insurance for that."

:)

[JAMMER]

Joe did they give you a credit to use there or did they send you a bank transfer for the money?. The credit is OK if you are going to buy more from them. Ed

[Lil Giants]

They gave me the option and I chose to leave it as a credit.

[RCLogger]

They gave me the option and I chose to leave it as a credit.

Sounds like a new rock bucket should be ordered up...:D :D

Any updates on the building project ;)


greg

[Stuff]

glad to hear you got insurance on that!

[RCTech9]

Hey Joe,

We need More awesome videos!!!

[Lil Giants]

I'm not aware that Vario makes any extra attatchments for their excavator Greg. I was thinking I may inquire if they will send me the steel plates that they weld to the bucket that fit into their quick attatch on the stick so I can easily add my own selfmade attatchments. ;)

Nothing yet, I'm lazy. :)

Cheers Dean. :cool:

I really don't have anything for new ideas to film RT9. Although I will soon need a chinook to blow thru my area b/c I'm quickly running out of room to stockpile. :D

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It'll take a couple of wks of crushing from the crawlspace to fill the screener area again, but then I'll have no where to haul it out too. :confused:

[RCTech9]

At least we got some photos!!! Even if you made a video of something previously in a video it would be cool, Its been 4 months L0L.

[Stuff]

hehe, i might have this weekend coming up off :D

[oldboy]

you still Diggin dirt

regards John

[Lil Giants]

Not as aggressively as a few yrs ago, but yeah still picking away at it a few hrs a week.

[RCTech9]

Joe,
I just added your crushing lumps video that you made a few hours ago to my playlist, nice video!!!

[Lil Giants]

You stole my thunder you lil bugger. It's only been a couple hrs since it loaded, how'd you find it so fast? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83GKM0I5aw

[RCTech9]

You stole my thunder you lil bugger. It's only been a couple hrs since it loaded, how'd you find it so fast? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83GKM0I5aw

It was in my subscriptions!!!:D

[Lil Giants]

My yt subscriptions update doesn't work... don't know why. Once upon time it did, now it doesn't, I didn't change anything.

[RCTech9]

My yt subscriptions update doesn't work... don't know why. Once upon time it did, now it doesn't, I didn't change anything.

L0L :confused: L0L

[ihbuilder]

Joe , I finally got YT figured out :) Now I just got to put my couple vids on

great vid as usual :)

IHSteve

[Heavy Metal]

Cool video Joe. Watching your excavator work I realize my hydraulics for my backhoe project don't run quite that speed. (Probably the small lines I'm using). Does your excavator have same Leimbach pump I'm using and, if so, do you have any idea what pressure it is running?

How's that 850 coming?

Joe

[Lil Giants]

Yes I see you joined & subscribed today Steve, which is great! I wish everybody would post vid to yt. Photobucket vid sucks with slow connection, I can't get it to work properly & sometimes not at all. I look forward to seeing your vids. :)

JB (too many Joes here :D), likely same pump, 350ml/min. I bought a guage with this excav & set pressure to 15bar, which I'm certain is lower than the older two hoes b/c the stick won't pull this newer hoe sideways, the other two will if I hook something solid enough. The ID of your lines & fittings are likely 1.5mm, the same as my decade old hoes. And you can see how slow they move on older vids. This new one has 2.5mm ID... it almost seems slow to me now, I wonder how much difference 3mm ID would make? The 850 is 4 or 5mm ID. I'll get started on the 850 soon... maybe tonite.

[Heavy Metal]

Thanks. I'm only running about 10 bar so will crank up and see how much diff. You are correct on 1.5mm fittings (well, Clippard fittings and lines are 1/16" ID but pretty much same thing). Looking forward to seeing the 850. Hope you will post some pics as you build.

"JB"

[RCTech9]

You should take a few pictures of your 850 build then you could make a video of its first steps, and make that one video. that would be pretty cool. Do you plan to paint it Cat yellow or John Deere yellow and Grey? When do you think the 850 will be in the basement loading the Volvo A.D.T. or the Mammoth? Thanks!!!

[Lil Giants]

Turning up the press will help to increase flow, but it also makes the motor work harder. Try to keep the cyls moving all the time, even just a hair so the oil flow is not all going thru the relief valve. Makes your batt last longer and keeps your oil cooler.

JD yellow & I thought it was gloss black, is it either or? :confused:
Don't know how long it will take to finnish. I think I have everything.

[RCTech9]

JD yellow & I thought it was gloss black, is it either or? :confused:
Don't know how long it will take.
I thought it was Grey i could be wrong. Good luck on the build.

[elliot330]

My yt subscriptions update doesn't work... don't know why. Once upon time it did, now it doesn't, I didn't change anything.

Hi Joe,

YT changed the email notification method, you need to revisit your subscribed channels and click on the subscribe button again, this is turn shows another green box below, with the option to tick a box that sends you a mail every time that person uploads a video...

Hope that helps..

Elliot

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, thx Elliot. I just saw that green box when I subscribed ihbuilder74's channel. That should fix it. ;)

Started priming metal parts on the 850 last nite. I was watching vids of the 1:1 850 & I'm uncertain if the undercarriage & arms are gloss or satin black. Anybody know?

[Stuff]

Yes I see you joined & subscribed today Steve, which is great! I wish everybody would post vid to yt. Photobucket vid sucks with slow connection, I can't get it to work properly & sometimes not at all.

I agree!!! only time video makes it to photobucket is when im desperate lol


The youtube subscription thing is just a JOKE! sometimes i get pages of new videos, some new videos for some guys im subbed to doesnt show up at all!

[Heavy Metal]

Turning up the press will help to increase flow, but it also makes the motor work harder. Try to keep the cyls moving all the time, even just a hair so the oil flow is not all going thru the relief valve. Makes your batt last longer and keeps your oil cooler.

Oh yeah...batteries. The Ertl test board has been hooked to a 12v car charger for last two years. :p I hear you on working the motor...you can really hear it labor when all the hydros are idle.

[JAMMER]

Joe the John Deere colors for the excavator are Construction Yellow # TY 25627 and Construction Charcoal # TY 25661 I got 2 spray cans from a Deere dealer today and these are the colors and the numbers on the cans. Ed

[tracksntreadslou]

Joe the John Deere colors for the excavator are Construction Yellow # TY 25627 and Construction Charcoal # TY 25661 I got 2 spray cans from a Deere dealer today and these are the colors and the numbers on the cans. Ed

The construction charcaol Is the exact colour I used on my 2554 LL Joe Ed is Bang on ...I have An ertle 1/50 2954 that has A black boom and undercarrage but im not sure if they got their colour right because I have seen quite a few of these machines but not with black...
Here is a few photos of the 850 in good light...Wow that thing huge It is going to daurf your other fleet.


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x63/tracksntreadslou/Excavator_John_Deere_850D_LC.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x63/tracksntreadslou/SL8-Deere.jpg

[RCLogger]

Hey Joe
Not sure if you have seen this hammer, not sure if your still looking for one ?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqcYgRmKZCk&feature=related



greg

[Stuff]

Mog showed me that video a while back. fricking awesome! id love that terex next to it though.

[RCTech9]

Do you still have your Stahl TrackLoader?

[doodlebug]

Wow! Never woulda guessed that one! What next in the attachment world?
Later, dodlebug

[Lil Giants]

I saw that when it was on his workbench... not alot of power & pretty slow. I've given up on the idea, even if I were successful at making one, I think the vibration over a long term would likely destroy the excav model.

Rctech9, yes I do. No it's not for sale.

[Stuff]

LOL love that 'not for sale' bit :P

ya the vibrations, i wondered that myself. wondered how many hammers till either the tool falls apart or it hurts the pump or a line or a valve...

[hvy 1ton]

How about a ripper for the 850? If the 850 has enough stick breakout force your soil, it could work really well.

504
Don't know why they are thumbnails but they get bigger if you click on them.
505

[Bellien]

With regards to the breaker, what about a grinding wheel?

Like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRiJ7cZF9TI&feature=related

Do they make hydraulic motors small enough for such a tool?

[justinart24]

Mr. "lilGiants"

Man, looks like a blast, killer rigs you got there! I wanted to ask, if you could keep only one rig, what would it be?;)

Justin,

[doodlebug]

http://www.damitz-modelltechnik.de/index3.htm
They have motor's. Google translate not helping. F.Y.I. doodlebug

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, I was gonna try a ripper on the 850. With the 80lbs weight & high working pressure, it might be effective... though this heavy clay sub soil is very hard.

I've given thought to a grinding head too, but trying to find a suitable electric motor with enough power, proper rpm and not too large in size has been difficult. I'd like to build a "terrain leveler" or "asphalt reclaimer" with a 3" dia drum. I was thinking I could ardox nails for replaceable teeth.

Damitz's hyd motor turns very slow, and extreme heat in the hyd oil system could be a problem. Chances of obtaining any parts from Damitz is very remote too; Lou, Greg & I have been waiting 3yrs this June for an order of a half dozen hyd pumps. :confused:

Justin, the short wheelbase 6wd white Globe has the most miles on it, it's the most diverse pulling 3 different trls: end dump, belly dump & lowboy. I could by with just that trk.

I've talk myself into finally building a decent sized garage this summer, a properly heated work area so I have somewhere to work during the winter with bigger better metal working tools. Bigger mill, lathe, chop saw, mig... build bigger better models in the future. It'll be great to have a heated room to thaw out my quad everyday too, as it gets full of frozen mud & ice during spring calving, can't be without that machine - not even for one day!

[Stuff]

3 YEARS!! no way id let it go past 3 months!



Also, yay on a nice big garage :P make sure to have a nice sized area to start a model trucking club :P

[JAMMER]

I just ordered some valves and cylinders last week From TTM Function who get them from Leimbach and they will be shipped next week. Ed

[Lil Giants]

3 YEARS!! no way id let it go past 3 months!
Also, yay on a nice big garage :P make sure to have a nice sized area to start a model trucking club :P

We didn't pay anything, just requested the order.

Lots of room for a model trucking club..... of one. :D

[Stuff]

LOL "of one" you know your gonna want to set up something like them germans have :P

[RCLogger]

CONGRATS Joe
I think that is great you are going to build a big garage. I have drawings that I made up for a bigger garage, still waiting for the big Lotto win before the ground breaking ceremony. It seems that they can never be big enough. It would be great to have a heated indoor construction area to run equipment in the winter months. Some clubs in Europe have sweet indoor area's.
Keep us posted on the GRAND OPENING DATE !

greg

[tracksntreadslou]

Hey joe check this vid out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNCHzZjlbSI&feature=sub
Kevin and scott got mentioned as well

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, I'm a subscriber too, thanx Lou. :) And congrats to Kevin & Scott as well. :cool:

Did you notice that rebeljordan23 ripped off Kevin's videos for his channel uploads?

That boat in the snow??!!! That was KOOL!!! We just 6" of powder overnite, primetime for boating... who would've thunk it??!!!! :D

[tracksntreadslou]

Its pretty amazing what some guys think up lol." Snow Boat" I posted a reply about rebeljordan23 not being the rightfull owner of the vid..well see if Bill will do some editing with the vid.

[tracksntreadslou]

Joe I have had a few people use some of my vids on their utube channel but the always linked to my channel when watched ..This guy has blatently burned and reupload to his own channel...I was just reading the coyright link http://www.youtube.com/t/copyright_notice and looks like rules were broken if Kevin wants to pursue it.

[Stuff]

atleast he cant get any money out of it.

[egronvold]

Rctech9, yes I do. No it's not for sale.

Have you made any modifications to your loader? You typically run your equipment quite hard, and I'm a bit surprised if it's still all original.

[Lil Giants]

I came across an individual a yr or so ago trying to copy my vids as his own, I sent him a nasty PM & alerted yt team for copy right infringement. The perp removed the vids from his channel before yt team intervened.

It's all original Emil. :)

What you see of it in the videos is how I use it, on a wood surface mostly. I never turn it sharp in the dirt, so the track chain never gets clogged/binding with dirt.

The only mod I have done to this looader has been loader arm extensions, added about 20mm so I could load my Tamiya trks. The extensions are not currently on the tl.

[Lil Giants]

It's a good thing I documented some of my basement thread on Scale4x4 cause it sure is handy for a Record of Repairs. :D

July 09 was the last time I broke this driveshaft... sure is good to have 6wd in this trk, I was loaded half way up to the crusher when it was just the front axle pulling... well actually holding the trk/trl ----> NO RUN AWAY REVERSE CRASH!!!! http://www.modelltruck.net/images/smilies/mama.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0233.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0232.jpg

During my search for the last new driveshaft I stumbled across when the Stahl adt went into service, Feb, 10... didn't quite make it a yr before coming back to the workbench for repairs, but it sure lasted a **** of alot longer than that piece of **** JUNK wedico 740!

Something wrong with the drive motor on the front axle, left side... I think it may have burnt out. The hyd pump has been leaking a little bit since new & dripping oil atop this motor. :( Leimbach's pump doesn't have a seal on the drive input shaft, relying solely on tight tolerances to keep the oil in. I've had a couple of pumps fail this way over the yrs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0231.jpg


A couple of teaser pics of my new basement bruiser. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0226.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0228.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0230.jpg

[Stuff]

AH HA! it lives!

[RCLogger]

That is a fine looking excavator Joe, keep the build photo's coming. As far as Liembach pumps, I know a fella who can put new seals ( 3 ) in those pumps and they no longer leak oil. I believe the total cost is $60. Sure beats the cost of buying a new one...

greg

[Lil Giants]

Good info Greg and great to hear the problem solver is a fellow countryman. :cool:

I've been tinkering with the 850 and making good headway till I discovered a missing part. :( I also realized that the mechanical quick change for the bucket is an option, not part of the kit... my damage credit will cover that. :D

Reading Kalle's thread on Scale, he's burning thru a 6000mAh Lipo in about 25-30 minutes, a pretty power hungry model! I want to be able to power up my model with an outside power source, like a car battery, but the "endless" spin only has two paired terminals for the track motors.

So I ran three paired wires out the front of the bridge (idler wheels side).

Plug in this way, the tracks run on two different chs & the power comes from within the model.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0234.jpg

Plug in this way, both tracks are the same ch & I connect to outside power source. The paired wires within the model will be disconnected from the esc, then plugged into the main switch. When I want to turn, use the arm to lift the front of tracks & activate the swing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0235.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0236.jpg

[Lil Giants]

Well, felt like playing mechanic & I dug into the insides of the adt to retrieve the bad motor. Before cutting it loose from the wiring, I check to make sure that it was indeed getting power with a volt meter -> yep, motor is toast!

What a bugger fishing that out! Had to bend the metal cab to make room, likely be a great deal of aggravation getting the holes to line up again. :crazy: Only a few mm between the two motors, very tight area down there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0237.jpg


Now to find a replacement motor. What it says:

RS-385SH
RD445522
CHINA


Got an email from Vario Germany a few minutes ago that the parts on their way already, great service! http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/images/smilies/nice.gif

[Stuff]

Lol "china" there's your problem :P

prob gonna have to replace it with an identical motor to keep everything the same with the other motors.

[tracksntreadslou]

http://www.surplussales.com/motors/motors-3.html
Hey Joe you probably found something already but i did find this..I was also reading that they are used in hair dryers also

[RCLogger]

How you making out for the hunt for a motor Joe, any luck ? Is it the motor or the gears that are broken ?

Any updates Pic's on the new excavator ?

greg

[Lil Giants]

Hello Greg,

I ordered this motor (http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2125528_-1?CID=PDF) from Jameco last wk. It looks similar to what I have and what Lou posted as well. Hopefully it arrives within a couple wks so I get that adt fixed before I get crazy busy again.

Vario Germany with their speedy service sent out the missing part same day I requested it and I got it this past wed, just a little over a week. I've been painting parts while waiting, so I'll be able to make large strides in assembly when I get ambitious again, maybe tonite or tomorrow. :)

How's your projects coming?

[RCLogger]

Good to here Joe.. You ordering from vario Gremany or US ?

greg

[Lil Giants]

Direct from Germany, eliminate the middleman for quicker service & cheaper cost. ;)

[Lil Giants]

My motor (http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2125528_-1?CID=PDF) choice was WRONG! Much too slow! And double bad luck, not that it matters now as I have to take it apart again anyway, I managed to wire it up backwards too. 50/50/90 Rule
http://wilk4.com/humor/img/doh-1.jpg

Looks like Lou's motor (http://www.surplussales.com/motors/pdf/mot-rs385sh.pdf) choice might be the correct one at 16400rpm, but I'll send Lars Stahl a mail just to double check this time... which is what I should have done a month ago. :rolleyes:

[Stuff]

your picture summed up my post. D'OH!

[D8R]

Guess that´s a feeling a lot of us has, what´s going wrong, have I done it right this time, miscalculation. Have made calucaltion on my machine a lot of times, still doesn´t know how it will perform before 1:st testrun.
dan

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, I know... that's why I myself am not much for scratchbuilding Dan, I greatly dislike doing things twice or more.

I got a mail from Lars this morning, he's sending me a couple of motor replacements. http://www.modelltruck.net/images/smilies/ok.gif

[WheelsofSteel]

Cool quarry lil. I was wondering were you order these machines from like the website and how much they cost all I really want is a dump truck dozer and backhoe.

[RCTech9]

Any progress on the 850?

[Roadmasters]

Cool quarry lil. I was wondering were you order these machines from like the website and how much they cost all I really want is a dump truck dozer and backhoe.

ur looking at over 9k easy rite there

[Lil Giants]

I order direct from Germany as much as I can, some of them I've bought 2nd hand from ppl I've met on the forum.

You can look at this place from Germany, a wholesaler for Stahl, Leimbach and various others.
TTM Modelbau (http://www.ttm-shop.de/content.php?session=31273379e835638146fc7ef6f4fa76 7a&Produkte%%2FTrucks%%2FBaumaschinen%%2FLKW+M1%%3A16 %%2FHersteller%%2FLeimbach%%2FStahl%%2FModelle+%%2 B+Zubeh%%C3%%B6r&seite=shop/produkte.php&hauptrubrik=212&hersteller=)

Larger than 14th scale rc can be purchased here for nearly the same price as Stahl/Leimbach constr models. Vario Earthmovers (http://www.vario-earthmovers.com/) I recently aquired the John Deere 850 (14th scale), the JD 450 is the 12th scale version with the only difference being the cab/body.


I've been tinkering a bit last nite with the 850, probably some more tonite too.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0246.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0247.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0249.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0242.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0243.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0244.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0245.jpg

[RCTech9]

Looking good!!!

[RCLogger]

Thanks for the photo's
It sure looks to be well built, I think it will be a great machine for your open pit...

Joe does your WA 500 run 2 mm hoses or are they bigger, the 2.5 ? The hyd seems to be faster then the 966 ?

greg

[Lil Giants]

I believe it's 2.5 Greg. Post #500 wdc loaders now have the same plumbing size as the Stahl Komatsu. My old loader was #327. Is that piece of crap still working for you guys?

[Stuff]

wow! nice~!!

[Lil Giants]

I just can't get over how big this hoe is, and it's getting heavier all the time!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0267.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0269.jpg

I discovered another piece missing, it's for the hyd pump/brushless motor mounting. :( I see on their website that the packaging, the way its packaged for this kit is way different than the way I received mine... probably the reason why I have had a few pieces not in the kit. And I see they're still making changes to the model too, a different track drive.

http://www.vario-earthmovers.com/baubericht.html

[steamer]

Joe. That machine is spectacular. The size and detail is amazing. Your going have to build a crane first, to get it to the floor. It's to bad that there are so many missing parts. Do you think the condition of the box had anything to do with that.
Rob

[Lil Giants]

It's just been two pieces absent so far. Everything is in sealed bags, so it's an error on their part. They've been good about getting the parts out quickly without question. http://www.modelltruck.net/images/smilies/ok.gif

I can pick it off the bench, though I don't know about carrying such an awkward heavy piece down narrow steep stairs to the 'quarry'. I think I'll be walking it thru the house, out the back porch & coming back thru the window opening. :D

Worst case, it's just four wires & four bolts to split the u/c from the upper house. ;)

[Izzy]

I'm not sure it will fit through the basement window....... bummer your missing parts so much......gotta be frustrating..

[Lil Giants]

I just took some measurements with the cab in place, it's just under 11 inches. The window opening is just over 12 inches. It'll fit. :D

Not really frustrating at all Izzy, I'm not in any hurry to get it done anyway, I'm just enoying tinkering with it a little at a time. I didn't intend to use it till summer, it's more for outside than in the basement. :)

[Stuff]

lol only 1 inch to spare = better then 0 inches!

[Lil Giants]

If it were zero it'd still fit Dean. :D

Here's a new movie of nothing really new, but maybe will tie ya'll over till summer when the 850 comes to life? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OITmVomh-s

[Stuff]

lol you tease!

[tracksntreadslou]

I believe it's 2.5 Greg. Post #500 wdc loaders now have the same plumbing size as the Stahl Komatsu. My old loader was #327. Is that piece of crap still working for you guys?

Hey joe since i got it i might have put maybe 10 hours on it ..Definatley have to upgrade the steering ..If i dont run it too hard I may get another year without having to put $ into it

The Deere is looking good ...I really like the way they have the swing set up and looks as though with the worm gears it will be very stong on the swing..With the new hydraulics at more pressure what type of hose did they supply you with?...Im thinking that I may one day build a big hoe with that jung pump i have so I will need some high pressure hose..

Nice to see another good vid joe...Very smooth on the hydros..That Kamatsu is one slick peice of equipment...Very popular channel you have with over 2 million hits...Now if you could get a buck for every one you could almost quit farming ..lol

[doodlebug]

Hey Lil Giants, You have my curiosity going, who is the 3rd guy in Utah? And why haven't we met him yet? Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[mog]

well good to see you have not got snow in i shere you got lost of things to do to get ready for calving season. good luck

[Lil Giants]

Kinda feel snowed in Martin. I've been plowing/blowing for two long days now & I haven't accomplished much area yet. Get the cows home on the wkend & lock 'em in a big pen till the snow is nearly gone... the open area is much too deep for my quad. It's gonna be chaotic! I hope it warms up soon, this -25 nonsense is getting old, enough already!

Neil, the other fellow is Mitch, he's not much for forum participation and his new job that brought him to Utah keeps him quite busy. I spoke to him before xmas, he mentioned his rc gear has been boxed up for over a yr. Maybe he'll make an appearance on the forum someday when work slows down.

Ya know it's funny Lou, when I reached a million Dec 09, by this time last yr I had another 350,000... I thought I was on my way to 2 mill in no time... my popularity has died off. haha I look at modelkran1, he was about 5mill this time last yr, now he's nearly 20mill. I wonder how much he's making from YT Adsense? :D I haven't got a cheque yet... I don't think I registered correctly.

The worm drive is great for reduction, and quite powerful no doubt too, but the ring gear is plastic or nylon(?), not sure how much torque to put on that? And the stress on the arms, though they are made from 5mm, could get them wobbly too soon. It seems in the vids of Kalle's & Ole's Hitachi's that the swing is really noisy... could be an overly sensitive microphone on their cameras. :confused:

Waiting on parts, calving about ten days away, won't be any updates for awhile... :(

[Bellien]

TAGS

You don't use very many - It took me a lot of Youtube searching before I stumbled upon your videos. which is a shame, the way you run them, they look like the real deal in some giants basement.

On a side note; Youtube seem to have disabled the video statistics... those stink pods...

[doodlebug]

Hey Lil Giants, have Mitch send me and Mike a pm, we'll have to get together sometime!
Thank's, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[Stuff]

yup you gotta tag your videos well. put the manufacture from every part and rig on the video in the tag area. using a wedico 2-1 motor block? tag Wedico lol.

Also i think you have submitt each video for revenue sharing.

[Lil Giants]

Well... if you were looking specifically for "rc construction equipment", what other tags would one add? Some of my vids with the most views are the ones with "Road" in the title, I guess for sure I should add that one! :D

I brought my lil hoe (I guess I call it now :D) to the workbench last nite for an oil change, 1st time it's left the quarry since... maybe last Spring. :confused: Last summer the stick cyl started to drip... didn't take long to make the entire model grimy! :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0275.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0276.jpg


Every other wk I suck out the oil from the reservior, squeeze out the cyls activating the servos with pump off, then put in fresh oil. I haven't clean the filter in a long time & it seemed my cycle speed was slowing down lately -> clogged filter maybe?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0277.jpg

The glass jar has laquer thinner in it too clean the brass filter. I soaked & blew with pressurized air a few times, then left to soak in fresh thinner overnite. There was only a few grains of sediment left to be seen in the jar. I put the filter to my mouth (bleh) and blew before I cleaned, didn't seem restricted at all.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0278.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0282.jpg


Anyways, used a roll of mini towels (toilet paper :D) & a few Q-tips, it's fairly clean again... back to work. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0283.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0284.jpg

[9W Monighan]

Sorta looks like it came out of the coal fields. How many hours?

[Lil Giants]

In total? ...hard to say... maybe 3hrs/wk, 40wks/yr, 1.5yrs old = 160-180 total.

[elliot330]

It cleaned up nicely, did you repair the leaking cyclinder? If nothing else, the oil keeps the dust down!

Did I read that correctly, you change the oil once a week? Is that necessary or just giving the machine a bit extra TLC?

[Lil Giants]

No, it's not dripping that bad yet. I have extra cyls in stock, but there's some more life to be used up yet from this one... it's already a mess anyway.

No, change oil every other week, as in approx twice a month, I keep a mental log or I try to. :D I use it quite a bit & with the pressure turned up, the oil darkens quickly from the aluminum oxidization. It'd be nice to get these cyls with steel barrels, the oil quality might last considerably longer & the scraper seal too.

[Stuff]

"I have extra cyls in stock" lol you running your own warehouse now to?


awesome pictures thought! looks like the real thing around here!

[elliot330]

Mmm, my cylinders on the dump truck are brass, would I need to do as many oil changes do you think?

[Lil Giants]

It's good to have inventory of different things I know I'll need sooner or later Dean, it saves alot of hassle purchasing & waiting for parts.

I sent Lars Stahl a mail two wks ago about what specific wheel motor I need for my adt? He replied within a few hrs to say he'd send me one, is there anything else I need? I said sure, I need some cyls for my wheel loader & extra dozer motors... I haven't gotten a response from him since, even with a reminder mail last wk... so now what?!!! There sits the adt broke down for two months and no parts. :rolleyes:

Elliot, the cyls on my Vario hoe are brass barrels too, I guess we'll soon find out how often the oil needs changing. ;)

[Lil Giants]

So after posting above last night, I sent another mail to Lars to see what's up. And early this morning I get a reply from young Mr Stahl that the order is almost complete and will ship by the end of the week, maybe. :)

[D8R]

That´s a well used model, looks real nice almost like a real one!
Dan

[RCLogger]

Hey Joe
Any luck finding motors for your ADT ?
Question for you : if you get a chance, can you measure your tires on the Wa500. Are they 125 by 50 ?
Is the rim size 57 or 47mm

thx greg

[Lil Giants]

Cheers Dan, that's only reason to make 'em rc'd. http://www.modelltruck.net/images/smilies/prost.gif

Hello Greg,

I've spoke to Lars Stahl and he said he'd send me some... haven't seen or heard anything from him lately about anything in the mail yet. :rolleyes: I hope to have it rolling late May/June... literally tonnes of dirt to haul out this summer!

The tire:
dia - 120mm
width - 45mm
exposed outer rim edge - 63
middle of outside dia of rim - about 53mm

Tire fits quite snuggly on the rim, a real test of your grip to wrestle the solid rubber tire onto the rim & almost impossible to get it off again! I've never had an issue of slippage between rim/tire.

[Lil Giants]

Digging up the screener's holding pit, dumped alot of big lumps from the wall in here last Spring cause I was having troubles with the crusher at the time.

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I'm running out room to pile! By the looks of the forecast, it's warming up this wk, FINALLY!!! it's been a long cold winter that started early November. Depending on the direction of the wind & how dry it is, I might finally be able to haul some out. :)

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This pic was taken with me holding the camera.

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And this one with the camera on the tripod... much clearer! Amazing what just a bit of shake ruins the quality.

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And here's one of two movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZYku4BgkV4

[Stuff]

it is nice out here today! its hard melting though. too much ice built up on top of the snow

[RCLogger]

Thanks for posting the photo's Joe, the video is great. I really enjoy watching you operate your equipment, it is very smooth and realistic. The Wa500 is a good looking wheel loader, the steering looks like a good speed you don't seem to have to stop and wait for it...
As far as old man winter, I was up to the ski hill today WOW ! 23 feet of snow, good ski day though. But that gives you an idea of how much rain we have seen in town this year... My feet hardly fit into my ski boots as I think they are growing into web feet...

greg

[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, would a sheet of plywood, be an option for starting work sooner?
Wish I had some of these http://www.alturnamats.com/ Mud flap's are a little thick for scale use, LOL.
"Come on spring, We're ready"!

Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug

[SmallHaul]

Cool pics & vids Joe. Thanks for posting more.

The Wa500's drive seems to have a LOT of torque. Does it have a motor/gru on each wheel? About how much does it weigh?

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, I really like the 500 too Greg, a very well balanced loader... I'd never go back to the wdc... even it were a freebie!

It'd take alot plywood Neil. :p It'll dry soon enough. Roof asphalt shingles work pretty good for "matts" over soft, muddy ground.

Yes, a gru/motor at each wheel, the same as the adt in previous pics. I don't know the final rpm, but tonnes of torque though! I don't have a scale to weigh it, I'd guess it to be somewhere around 13-15lbs... it could do with more weight. I was eyeballing the tires from the 740 to put on there, hollow tires full of BB's. :D

[Lil Giants]

Here's the other vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeYuDTPAfjI


with today's hi-def vids, my camera vid quality isn't really cutting it anymore... and combine that with my satelite internet, these hi-def vids are making my connection speed like peddle internet again! :( This internet shyt is getting way too expensive & time consuming. EIGHT FREAKING HOURS to upload this last vid of 188mb! :mad:

[Lil Giants]

I loaded the trks at 6am this morning so they were ready roll when the wind changed from sw to nw & the temp got a lil warmer...

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... had to catch a ride to town 8am to pick up my JD4050 from the doctor, slide by the tire shop for two new rear treads and boggie home before the ground got too soft, but there's always a screwball in the plan! Got home 4.5hrs later, now it's too soft... maybe tomorrow.

[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, I'm happy with "NON HD" video, if it make's your life easier! I enjoy the video's either way.

Shingles? why didn't I think of that? I've hauled so many new one's to the landfill, from paying cleanup work, it's scarry.

Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[td9clyde]

great videos glad to see your diggin and gettin ready for spring

[tracksntreadslou]

Great vids joe ...Like greg says ..." Smooth Operator" ..The Fleet looks Good all lined up waiting to unload ...Just missing The ADT though ...You must be getting close to putting that one back in production too now..

[Lil Giants]

Cheers Neil, Henry, Lou, compliments always much appreciated. :)

Lou, no confirmation from young Mr Stahl about anything being sent yet... and ofcourse these days is when the four major rc exhibitions are happening in Germany, as a vendor themselves it's likely they're busy showing their goods at each one, so I suppose it could be awhile yet even.

Here's another vid of the 1st four loads out for the new season of hauling dirt out of my basement. :D A few glitches, bloopers and discoveries that my equip doesn't work as well as did last fall when I parked it. :( The 5 stage telescope on the end dump blew a seal at the 2nd stage... have to figure out how to get that apart to repair. And nearly every tailgate latch wouldn't release... :rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98nh5ZmTWsI

[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, how many radio's are you running for this video?
Still trying to figure the multiple reciever option out.
Nice vid! Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[Lil Giants]

Two Polk radios with four Polk rx's... the GL dump trk & KH/pup are fine when signal is cut from tx, but the other two glitch like crazy! The Polks will soon be replaced with Spektrum radio systems... too many glitch & signal loss problems with the Polk.

[doodlebug]

Thank's Joe, does that mean 2.4ghz? Look at some last night. Still learning, My 80's Airtronic is now illegal. Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[SmallHaul]

Nice video of your haulin' fleet Joe.:cool:

[lorenzo]

Nice vid Joe. That Komatsu loader is looking really nice. And with all the dust on it it seems so realistic. Is it better than the WDC one?
What is the sound in the background? Heater?

[Lil Giants]

Can you even buy crystal FM radios anymore... but then again, why would one want to? :D

Thank you again Scott. :)

Without a doubt the Komatsu stomps the wdc Lorenz... though maybe I'm a bit biased b/c Rainer's an ***hole. :D Diesel oil furnance. ;)

[Lil Giants]

Did some hauling out from atop the wall this afternoon.

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Within twenty minutes, it just killed my lower back to stand there next to the wall, so I put my stool on some shaky blocks... I never fell off, but I was real careful. :D

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After doing a circle check for newborns, I stop thru the farm shop to fashion up a comfy safer accessory. :D

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I should be using this right now for haulin, but there it sits since January waiting for a drive motor on the front left corner... :( the kid don't run the business as efficient as his ol' man did :rolleyes:

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Upload a new movie tonite from today's activities. :)

[Stuff]

too bad that motor aint fixed yet. It sure was nice out today!

[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, more on the scraper Please! Are you going to pull it with one of your adt's?
That was one of Volvo's new product's, 3 yrs ago at Conexpo. Adt chassis for pulling can's.
Have you considered a mount for the camera on your stool?, then it could swivel with you and the seat. Just a thought. Yah I'm stiring the dust up again!
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[Lil Giants]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVa4FEBcSms

Neil, Joe Ayars built this pan for me... geez two yrs ago already. I was going to pull it with one of my dozers, but now I think I'll do it with my white globey. Just gotta change the hitch on it. It's toy for the outdoor park that I'll get too someday. :D

Joe Ayars had vids of the 1st pan he built & he pulled it with his stout diecast converted CaseIH & TJ Ford/New Holland 4wd tractors with clodbuster axles... I think the vids were loaded on his photobucket account & I don't have them bookmarked. I'm pretty sure he has a thread on Scale's Ag & Industrial Equip forum with his name as the title.

I don't swivel or even turn my head, just eyeball movement when I operate... half the time I can't see anyway from where I'm sitting & just feel it out. :D

[RCLogger]

good to see you are still making some headway Joe. I am looking a your chair setup, looks like you are sitting on a english saddle ! hahaah I think you need some sterps, seatbelt or a parachute on that set up. LOL

Regarding the ADT, can you just unhook the power to the u/s motor and run it with five motors ? A gear went on my ADT and I ran it for the weekend on five motors, hardly even noticed the power difference..

greg
p.s. ( not sure what that blue color in the sky is outside your house I haven't seen that in a few months ) 24 feet of snow now on the ground at the ski hill, they say that it has snowed a total of 57 feet so far ! ! I think it has rained about 20 feet this winter in town, time to start building a BOAT.

[doodlebug]

Thank's Joe, I'll look him up!

Greg, this one's for you:D

Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[J Hall]

Joe..

Outstanding models and performance...

Jerry

[D8R]

Your models must be the most used ones. Looks like they have to do a hard work.
Thanks for sharing.
Dan

[Lil Giants]

Hmmm, never thought of that Greg. :D Though with these hi rpm 385 motors, there's alot of gear sets within the gear head, might cause alot drag, even with the motor pinion removed... it gives me an idea though, thanx for the suggestion. :)

Cheers Neil. :)

Thank you Jerry. :)

All great entertainment Dan. I'm looking forward to seeing you wear the paint off your's soon. :cool:

That blue color sky was short lived Greg, back to gray skies & flurries all this wk. :(

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So with an equip move back to the lower level, start moving reserves to restock the wall for fast haul out when the sun does shine... someday again. (they say La Nina will be over sometime early June... can't wait!, it's been a brutal yr of excessive wet & cold)

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[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, that wet stuff came south:mad::(
Baling Twine:D:D:D gotta love it!:p

Now I see the level's, I kept thinking, the truck's were going to fall off, on the trip back inside:eek:
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug

[Stuff]

like the rear wheels on the globe. your 'flotation' tires? lol

[Lil Giants]

Uh huh, baler twine is supporting most of the skyways, the other side is anchored to the wall.

There's three levels to climb to get to the top, total elevation is about six feet. The 1st level from the floor is about 12 degrees, 19 foot length to rise about 44 inches. The other two aren't quite as steep. I was in the basement when the trks were going in & out in that video. I don't trust my driving that much! :D

[Lil Giants]

You bet Dean, and they work very well too! The Pajero duals sink in the loose soil, these TLT-1 floaters will back up & onto a dirtpile like the Volvo adt if the front steer axle is on hard ground. ;)

[doodlebug]

That makes sense, thanks Joe.
Later Neil

[Lil Giants]

Saved a few miles loading at mid level to restock the wall.

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This rather stock Bruder trl adds alot of play value to my constr area, hauling equip to different areas, as well as different levels. Took the dozer from ground level to the wall top. Then backhauled the excav from mid level to the ground level to load out dirt from another area.

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[Stuff]

I was just thinking about that trailer from the pictures posted earlier. looks like you have gotten a ton of use out of that trailer!

[RcConstruction]

hey there Joe, do you have some sort of parking break on your white truck so that it doesn't roll downhill when you are loading it
Zak

[Stuff]

Zak, its called leaving it in gear lol. I think he has a 4-1 reduction and dual motors in it. so its good as a park brake gets lol

[Lil Giants]

Hello Zak, just flip the trans into 1st gear and the dual motors will hold it. This trk is far from being stock with lots of reduction, 6wd & dual 12v motors.

[RCLogger]

Hey Joe
I hope the calving is going well and you are getting some sleep ! Have you started drawing up your plans for your new truck park ?

greg

[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, what do you think of this reduction motor? Other than the short shaft.
https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=5-1430&catname=electric
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug

[pigeonfarmboy]

Shame it happened but I'm glad your boom on the 850 was damaged so I was able to see the core was steel!

Really enjoyed watching all your videos Joe. I do believe your project is that final straw the broke the camel's back into me buying equipment. Been drooling for so many years....it's time to start acquiring!

[Lil Giants]

Welcome aboard to the rc constr model scene pigeonfarmboy, I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I have. :cool:

I have an idea in my head of what I'd like to do Greg, but it really won't be a reality for yrs to come... I think I'll have to quit farming 1st so I have some sunny days of free time.

I finally got my package of parts from Stahl last week, now I'm out of time to fix the adt anytime soon... :rolleyes:

And I got a package from Vario Germany last week too... at the time I discovered another missing part, I thought I'd get some other parts sent with it too, the long delay has been from waiting on these other parts to be made... the other parts arrived to me last week, but they forgot to put the missing part in the box too -----> this is becoming too comical for words... I should be wearing the paint off the bucket by now, instead it's no further along than the last set of pics many months ago.

Spring has finally arrived & we have gone more than a week now without a blizzard! Might be dry enough next week to start some seeding prep fieldwork. We got flooded out here, the worst I've seen it in all my life. My house is fine & more importantly "the quarry" is unscathed, but my cows/calves/corrals have gotten a little damp during the last month.

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One of many less travelled roads purposely opened up so as to keep main grid roads from going under water. There is only one road to town & there were a few times when that one was almost lost. What a year it has been for excess moisture... I hope we didn't get the next decade's worth all in last yr?! lol

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I've managed to haul out some dirt over the last month, some from atop the wall & some from below... lots more to go yet... after mud bogging.. 'er seeding.

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[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, is it time to build an ark?
Later Neil#2 aka doodlebug

[Ian (the norwegian)]

Hiya, Joe.

If I may call you, Joe :)

Greetings from norway.
I have, over a long time, been able to follow your various threads, both on previous Gardentrucking, and now, here. And I must say, the torture test you put those machines through really sais something about the quality of those machines :)
Actually, the various producers should sponsor you with new machines for testing. I think it vould be of great comersial value to them to be able to document the reliability and quality of what they make.
Not to mention, they would help you a bit in your basement project ;)

I see you actually got something from Stahl :p
Good work. Here in Europe, more and more people get more and more p... off about Stahl. He never delivers, don't answer e-mail, or phonecalls. When ever you DO get something, parts are always missing. He's only too glad to keep your money without sending the items you bought.
I've even talked to people that has been on his doorstep to get pre paid products and he has been really, really rude to them. Just saying his name is like swearing, now :mad:
I was in touch with TTM in Hessen, Germany, about his products since I had a feeling he don't want to ship outside of Germany anymore. And TTM has been a sort of retailer for Stahl. But even they recomended me not to buy his products. They also have problems with him and has even removed almost everything made by Stahl from their netshop.. I wish the old man was still alive. Someone need some real ...kicking. Because they really had some very nice machines. Like the Khomatsu and the Volvo.
Oh, well..
Just thought I'd give a bit heads up on whats going on with Stahl and his reputation here in Europe.

Hmm.. You ever thought about taking up boat building? :D
It would seem that at times, you might need it. Or maybe amfibious vehicles?

My self, I am building my first hauler. A Tamiya, Scania. But somehow, it never seem to get done :) Think I've gone totally over board with detailing and rebuilding..
Well, maybe I'll put up a thread in here some day :)
And yes, I usually DO write a ton at a time, lol..

Have a nice one, Joe. And keep the vids flowing :D

Chers.
Ian.

[Lil Giants]

Hello Ian

Yes indeed, call me Joe. :) ...though there seems to be many of us here with same name. :p

I certainly haven't baby'd anything I have and I seem to get alot flack for never cleaning them either. :D

You're not 1st to suggest sponsorship & I'd be all for it myself, but "they" gotta eat too. I'd be more than happy to continue to do it freely for just the good service, but I'm not getting much of that lately. :(

I think few ppl will/would ever punish their models like I have, and nowadays the majority seem more concerned with "details" & "scale perfection" than performance anyway. The manufactures really don't have a need for me to do any performance torture testing.

Yeah, young Mr Stahl's father's good name has turned to mud, but in all fairness, the late Mr Harald Stahl's sudden passing has left Lars in quite a bind to replace his father for much needed help in the biz. As I understand it, Lars is all by himself trying to manufacture & distribute these kits.

My father passed a couple of months before Lars' father did and I know 1st hand the position that Lars is in trying to find suitable help... finding some one who cares what they're doing moreso than "working the clock" is greatly becoming a rare commodity these days.

Lars is gonna have to make some tough decisions soon, before it's too late... either scale back production runs & focus on quality/complete kits, take the time to train a suitable employee or sell the biz. I wish him good luck & great success, I hope he recovers his loss of business reputation & continues on well into the future... I'm always gonna be needing spare parts as I wear out shyt. :D


I've thought about building a barge and putting one of my Stahl track hoes on it to do some dredging... that would be part of my outdoor trk park someday... which also might now be sooner than later...

With my father no longer and my mother has left the farm to live in the big city, there their big beautiful house sits empty, much nicer than mine! I had it rented out this winter to a young family that I know well, but they tell me today that they just bought a farmyard of their own and now the house will be empty again in a month. Ahhh, to go through the hassle of finding somebody I trust to respect the house & yard. :rolleyes:

My parent's farm is the main yard. It's where all the equipment, the shop, the cattle/corrals, ect are. I commute 3 miles several times a day, everday... how much easier life would be if I lived there! But I go there and that'll be the END of the Lil Giants Basement Excavation project... that's really the only reason why I still live here in this old shack of house. It'll be 10yrs this July... how time flies!

Got some thinking to do....

Anyways, thank you for your interest in my hobby contributions and nice compliments. I look forward to seeing your Scania build and hope your enjoyment of detailing it is ever as much as I enjoy the hobby too. :)

Cheers from Canada

Joe

ps: I can't but help to write too much too. :D

[D8R]

Looks like you have stocked up some material ready to be delivered outside house (when weather permit). Hope flooding is over soon, here in Sweden, we had a very snow rich winter but it disapered quite fast since ground not was frozen up.
You said you have been doing the digging for 10 years, how long do you think before done? What will the space be used for when finished?
Dan

[Lil Giants]

Dan, I've lived here nearly ten yrs, but the digging really didn't start till the summer of '05. The previous couple winters I moved dirt from one corner to another a couple times each winter.

No special intentions for the added space, it was just a great source of entertainment to work at when things were slow on the farm at various times of the yr. I would have been done by now had I really wanted to be, the last couple yrs what I've taken from the walls I have processed/piled a few times before taking the dirt out. And also I have a lot less free time now that I farm solely by myself, I only work at it a few hrs a week the last couple yrs, where as I use to be a few hrs every night. It's been the perfect all weather/all season playground for several yrs.

I've got a bit more than a cubic meter of loose soil to move out, which I'll likely get done even if I do move out.

[Stuff]

I see you have as wet of a spring as I am having. Rafferty and Boundary dam have been letting out water as much as they can. boundary was letting out at 120 cubic meters/second and the mine bridge down stream can only handle 60 lol!! Rafferty has been dumping at 100-150 cubes/second to. Rafferty I hear is in some hot trouble, they opened the gates and the cement holding them cracked and they jammed. so Rafferty will have to drain out like Alameda dam. (same problem there to)

anyhow youtube video a local guy took in a plane. very wet!

http://youtu.be/D-oylhHtqqM

another

http://youtu.be/HVjXhzuYBUA


ALSO last weekend we got 14" of snow!!

http://youtu.be/-hzdbQNxXpk

[FreddyGearDrive]

Holy water logged! Hey Joe,maybe if you get your self a 17' boat w/4 300hp outboards,you can get a jump on the spring plowin!:eek:
I here rice is a good crop.But then you'll have to get some Asian cows.
You happen to have any pics of the herd w/their swim suits on???
Man,I hope it dries up for you! Didn't you get a late start last year?
FGD

[Stuff]

now all the water from down there is almost where i am. there is 2 dams here Boundary and Rafferty Dam. Boundary is the oldest and is right full. its spilling over the flood level bypass WHILE pouring through a canal into Rafferty at about 150 cubic meters a second and now Rafferty dam is within 6 feet of water pouring over the top of the dam and the spill way gates can't handle the water pressure and the cement has broke and its letting water out at an uncontrolled rate, which is causing more flooding in the valley. those million dollar houses are now even more flooded, golf course is flooded and next might be my place.. oh why oh why did i think living in a valley was okay...

[SmallHaul]

I've thought about building a barge and putting one of my Stahl track hoes on it to do some dredging... that would be part of my outdoor trk park someday... which also might now be sooner than later...



That would be too cool Joe, great idea!

[JensR]

Did someone say barge?

Awesome idea.
Please try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9GOJt5mRIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtekLTgEXmQ

:D

[Lil Giants]

Dean, I've been watching the news & seeing you easterners are getting hammered with moisture... sure glad I didn't get that snow you guys got last week. :eek:

Yep Freddy, another late start again this yr. Hard pressed to get any preseeding work accomplished with heavy fog & light showers these past few days again. Some neighbors started seeding last week, but were getting stuck atleast once a day. I hope to start thurs or fri, weather permitting. It shows sunshine the rest of the week, but that could change to showers tomorrow. :rolleyes:

I've been eyeballing my parents yard, what to do, where to build, what kind of dirt work project to begin there and to make it an any weather/all season arena. :confused:

I've been thinking about selling the cattle herd... too much of a workload in the spring with calving/branding/fence mending/seeding/ect and this yr has been a real mess of everything with the extreme winter weather. Since BSE of May '03, the cattle herd has been barely sustaining itself, I'm getting paid only a few thousand annually for all this aggravation and this fall it'll be a negative income with the wreck I had this spring! :mad: I don't even like cows, I just tolerate them. Since my father passed, I haven't been further than 100 miles from home in 3yrs... I've just about talked myself into getting rid of them. :D

And if I did, the barn will make a great area for a trk park of 36 x 72. :D Although it's just a tin dome with no heat, could be a little chilly in dec/jan. :( Within the structure there's an insulated calving parlor 24 x 10 (dirt floor, winter quarry zone) and an upstairs sleeping quarters 30 x 10 (that could be my Lil Giants workshop)

Hmmm, new possibilities, all of this just occured to me now. Shop just a few hundred yards away, mig welder and many other metal working tools in there, as well as a proper cement floor for a bigger lathe & mill (tax write off :D) Perhaps something to look forward too, for a changed! :cool:

May even make a video like you posted of JensR, there'd be lots of room for a body of water in there. :D

[doodlebug]

Hey Joe, when it come's to farming, I only like tractor's! LOL
Yes, I'm allergic to cow's too!
Sound's like a neat idea for the "Lil Giant's Arena!"
Guess that's why I became a contractor, Cuz I never gradiated from the sandbox!
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[pugs]

We got rid of our beef herd about 2 years ago. Have never looked back. Crops are so much less of a pain then cows.

[FreddyGearDrive]

If you ain't makin any money at it.Git rid of it.Sound like you would be alot happier fellow if you did. Why beat a dead cow??:D
FGD

[RcConstruction]

Thanks for telling me that you can just put the truck in gear and it will stay. i did not know that as i do not have a truck yet:(
Zak

[RCTech9]

I think you should sell the cows!!! More playtime and less "work".:D

[Stuff]

heh Joe its been so wet and now they opened up both dams to around 300 cubic meters/second (10 594.4 cubic feet/second) combined and its been very wet. ive had a couple days off work because of the wet rains and so forth and wet ground + wet roads + an 88,000lbs OVER WEIGHT hydrovac truck came out to the landfill and wrecked the only road left passable to work.. one part had 4ft deep ruts.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/ANTheStuff/Trucks/Random%20trucks/223585_10150177802235124_519525123_7378044_4960888 _n.jpg

[edwalsh18]

Did someone say barge?

Awesome idea.
Please try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9GOJt5mRIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtekLTgEXmQ

:D

looks like this guy will be able to do that soon....

http://bilder.matthiasjohn.de/heiko/EigeneModelle/Ponton/Bild23.jpg

here is a link to his build, its in german but with google translate u can understand some of it.

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.das-baumaschinen-forum.de/index.php%3Fpage%3DThread%26threadID%3D6133%26s%3D 94181ab9d5ecc962016df0309b32330e301582b1&usg=ALkJrhgoXXkErmlRf_Ic6Ahk6Jx9hl374g

[mog]

well just take it eazy if you are going dreging. local guy was out clean the stuff from around the brige when the bank gave way and now all you can't see any of the hoe and it's a long reach to boot. this is a old pic week old the water is up now the hoe is done it was trying to start it self when the water can in the cab.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/mog5858/junk%20and%20things/IMG_1223.jpg

[sig p232]

Your progress is absolutely amazing. I dont remember the first time I saw the basement, but you have made me and others that I run with drool.

One question on your volvo truck, does the wheel mount directly to the output of the motor gearbox?

Nate

More: After looking over on scale 4x4 your font motor assembly looks very close to something I ran accross a few weeks ago. It may be worth ordering 1 and seeing if it is a fit, for $13 it seems to be worth a gamble.

http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G17949

[Stuff]

well just take it eazy if you are going dreging. local guy was out clean the stuff from around the brige when the bank gave way and now all you can't see any of the hoe and it's a long reach to boot. this is a old pic week old the water is up now the hoe is done it was trying to start it self when the water can in the cab.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/mog5858/junk%20and%20things/IMG_1223.jpg

I hear now just the tip of the boom is sticking out of the water. its risen that much.

[RCTech9]

Any Updates?

[jjackso5]

Joe, hello and how's the project coming? I have viewed your progress and enjoyed your videos of your project. I noticed the "rock crusher" that you made. Is there a build thread for the "crusher"? Do you have a materials list? Or suggestions?

The reason for the request is to duplicate this for an idea I've got for my back yard. I can have my hobby stuff and use it to do some necessary work for the truck area.

Thank you, again I enjoy reading your posts and look forward to seeing more.

Jim

[Lil Giants]

It's a dirt lump crusher, not rock. The clay can be almost as hard as rock, but this crusher will fine it up to scale size 4 to 6 inch (half the size of a garden pea). I made this crusher to fine up the dirt for when I was using a belt conveyer to move the dirt out of the basement. Now I just cush it for fun, then trk it out. No build thread on it. Nothing to building it, just a couple of rollers that are power by 1/4hp 110vac motor & 60:1 reduction box.

A member earlier in the winter mentioned something about building a scale jaw crusher & screening plant. He's got a well stocked basement machine shop to do it in, haven't heard from him in awhile, hopefully he's going to surprize me soon with a jaw crusher. :D


Nate, correct. I have the needed motor now to fix my Volvo adt, just gotta get 'er done. Thanx for the link.

Ed, link doesn't work. I know the forum you referenced to, but haven't found the thread yet. Which sub forum is it in?

Raining again here... for the last week. :rolleyes: Got a wks worth of seeding done, I suppose I'm half done what I intended to plant, so I'm not totally screwed... but time is running out. :(

So I've been tinkering on the 850 these past few days and discovered another missing part, a compression collar for the pressure guage fitting... stalled out again! What a fricking joke

Aseer helped me to get some Spektrum radios with the left stick spring loaded center. Put a rx into one of Freddy's screwdrive trks I got from him last yr... we'll find out here shortly if it's Lil Giants tuff or not?! :D I sure like the brushless motor & R2 trans that's in it, perfect scale speed & control. The plastic driveshafts I don't think will last very long... stay away from the ramps. :D

Put the adt on the workbench tonite maybe, get the wheel motor installed & tune a Spektrum radio to it with ch mixing of the steering & dump with hyds. After that I'll do the wheel loader, then trackloader.

As always, lots to do, but not always the ambition to do them. :D

[RCTech9]

Sorry to hear about the missing part on the 850.:( It would be cool to see some pics of the Screwdrive truck.

[jjackso5]

Joe, thank you for the response. How many crusher rolls does your unit have? I was thinking at least three, that way I could progressively reduce the size of the material I put in. What are the rolls made of? Is there any contour/ shape to them? Are the rolls staggered or in-line? Would it be possible to get some pictures of the unit that would aloow me to duplicate it?

Thank you again for your help and response.

Hope you get all your equipment operational,

Jim

[Lil Giants]

Two crush rollers, spring loaded doors to let the rocks pass thru freely so they didn't stall out the motor. The rollers are 4 inches wide. Here's some pics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1407.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1408.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1409.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1410.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1411.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1412.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1415.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1460.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1462.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1463.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/oct%2026%2007/IMG_1589.jpg

[Lil Giants]

I recruited one of Freddygeardrive's trks for the quarry job. It has a RC4WD R2 trans & a brushless motor/esc combo that I also believe comes thru RC4WD, very reasonable speed & great control. The trk in the vid is putting around in 1st gear. I'm also using a Spektrum tx, oh so nice to have no more GLITCH!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUoRBvgQtXs

[doodlebug]

Thank's for sharing Joe!
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug

[mog]

looking good joe you find the screw drive to be faster. that truck looks right at home down there. the red looks good but i thoght you where a green guy lol take care out there

[RCLogger]

Looks good Joe

Glad you made a video as we can still see what color it is, it will be worked hard in the future I am sure. heheh

greg

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, the electric lift is pretty quick Martin, but will it stand the test/stress of time like my hyds have? :D

You funny Greg...

Making great use of my newly aquired Spektrum radio system, I added a Spektrum rx to my adt & took advantage of the "two mixes" feature of the tx to combine the hydraulic pump with the two hyd valve controls of the steering & dump.

Very simple to calibrate, got it on the 1st try without even reading the instruction manual... very unusual for me! :D

This little trick should increase batt run time maybe as much two fold or more. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbcTL0SM58w

[jjackso5]

Joe, thank you for the pictures of the crusher that helps understand what's under the "skin"'. Did you make or purchase the crusher rollers? Are they formed in any way, like a full size unit?

Thank you again,

Jim

[SmallHaul]

Making great use of my newly aquired Spektrum radio system, I added a Spektrum rx to my adt & took advantage of the "two mixes" feature of the tx to combine the hydraulic pump with the two hyd valve controls of the steering & dump.

Very simple to calibrate, got it on the 1st try without even reading the instruction manual... very unusual for me! :D

This little trick should increase batt run time maybe as much two fold or more. :)

Isn't the Spektrum/JR programming structure great.:) That is cool how you have the radio setup Joe. Will you add the esc pump control to your front end loader and excavator?

[egronvold]

Once you started using an ESC, you won't go back ;)

[Lil Giants]

I made the rollers. The top crush roller is #60 sprockets (one on each end) with 5/8 rod welded to it, I machined a steel shaft in my lathe to fit the weld-on sprockets & turned the ends down to 3/4 inch to fit the bearings. I also laid down 1 inch long beads of weld on the 5/8 rod, staggered to help grip the "lumps" & pull 'em in.

The bottom roller is 3 inch steel shaft, ends turned down to 3/4 inch to fit the bearings. And again, beads of weld the length of the roller, spaced half inch apart to give the roller some grip.


The Spektrum programming is the BOMB Scott, it's so easy that a caveman could figure it out! :D

I'll do both loaders & dozer in the near future (waiting on some goodies to come from RobotMarketPlace), but not the Stahl excavator as I need max oil flow continually the entire time it's in use. And also, I don't want to give up my F14 tray radio that I use with this excav, I really like how it feels in my hands for thumbs control.... although, Spektrum now has a tray radio, the DX10, that might be perfect for an excav tx. ;)

The 850 needs an esc to power up the brushless pump motor anyway and I have a DX8 radio for this model, so I may experiment with mix on this hoe... but it's likely I'll have the pump run near to it's capacity all the time anyway for more precise movement & control. I've practiced for yrs to always keep the cyls moving so little to no oil flow is deadended thru the relief valve.


It's a "why didn't I think of that?!" idea Emil. :D That's a slick way to run these minature hydraulic systems to conserve amperage and wear & tear! :cool:

[Lil Giants]

Lots of wet weather here too Greg to firm up the dirt, the Volvo adt has no trouble backing up & on top of previously dumped loads of dirt from the wkend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSsGJkBwgs

[trucker n]

hey joe good to see the adt up and running the mixing you are doing on the radio are you doing that on the excavator on mine i just run it and when im not using i shut it down as i have the pump on a battle switch and i can run it for around 45 minits on a lipo

[mog]

cus we don't have enfu bad ideas how do you like this bucket for when you don't wont to start up the screener. hope this find you with some sun sine ppl out are seeding with air plains not shere how that works but there doing it.

http://youtu.be/nFYiF4JDCSw

[Stuff]

and its been drying up here but they have to let water out again and now the flooding is worse then before!

Also heard that if the winds were the other way i wouldnt have a home.. stupid me i live in the valley in the plains...

Also love the pics of the crusher! very neat build.

[Lil Giants]

An interesting idea Martin, nifty to see it work. :cool:

It's raining here again today Dean... tried to seed yesterday (3wks, 5+ inches rain since I last turned a wheel), stuck 4 times in 3 hrs, gave up! I was just wrecking the land! All those rutts/mixed soil, the crop will be thin there for the next decade or longer. :( More rain in the 7day forecast... next yr country...

Moving out lots of dirt in recent wks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0457.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0458.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0462.jpg

And making movies to poke fun at the wdc guys. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xWaZb_aT7g

[Stuff]

Ya we got another 2" last night to... and they let the dams open even more...

[Lil Giants]

Following another builder's lead of this model, I added 2.5kg to my counterweight. It seems to be adequate thus far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0497.jpg

Finnished up the remaining details last night...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0498.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0499.jpg

And then it was off to the quarry...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0502.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/protrker/Jan%201%202011/IMG_0503.jpg

What a humongous, heavy & aukward piece to carry down a narrow & steep stairwell... almost tripped on the 1st step! http://www.modelltruck.net/images/smilies/mama.gif http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/images/smilies/uglyhammer_2.gif

I have the pressure set to 20bar, 2.5kg of BB's in the counter weight & after the 1st 5amp batt thru it last nite, I'm reasonably happy with the way it works. I'm thinking the swing esc, a MTronics Viper Marine 12v/15amp esc will need to be upgraded to something better, it's acting a little wonky putting 15-16v thru it... although I have the EPA set to 60% on both sides to limit the current going thru it.

I got some tinkering to do on it, then I'll go tackle that dirt pile outside before dark maybe. More movies tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU23bIpibuE

[doodlebug]

Yeah, New Toy! Congrat's Joe. Look's like a big dog.
Cheer's, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[mack kid]

Congrats Nice Rig, love it. waiting to see how it performs and holds up. what scale is the monster.

[Lil Giants]

Yes it is big Neil, my lower back is feeling it a bit today after lugging it back up the stairs & outside to play on the pile last night. :p

mack kid, it's 1/14th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeoUM5NcdUw