dresser TD40B dozer

[ihbuilder]

yes another build I'm starting :rolleyes: well it will be a slow start and quick finnish . this time I decided to collect all the parts first then build to cut down on the redo time like the pans :mad: not a lot of functional probs just a lot of little things that bother me :( . So here's a cardboard drawing to somewhat scale of 1:13/1:14 (trying to get the most power pact into it as close to scale as possible ) so don't hold your breath on this 1 It will take awhile :( maybe :D

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0559.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0555.jpg

IHSteve

[td9clyde]

I would find a good side on veiw pic and blow it up to the scale you want then you can make easy patterns but what you have is a good start keep it up and you will have another great build

[sparkycuda]

Great to see this dozer being built. If you need reference material, let me know and I'll see what I can get for you. The distributor I work for carried IH Construction since 1925 - probably have access to most all published materials.

Ken

[SmallHaul]

Looks like a fun build.

Good luck!

[RAIDERS]

NICE START!!!!!

[ihbuilder]

Great to see this dozer being built. If you need reference material, let me know and I'll see what I can get for you. The distributor I work for carried IH Construction since 1925 - probably have access to most all published materials.

Ken

ken , what would be a real help is a brochure on the pay scraper 433 . I have the parts book but it sucks for giving dimensions

thanks Clyde , this works well for me as long as I got some dimensions to go by . I've been itching to do this for some time . If goes well , I'll do a cat also . I think I might run out of scrap till I'm done building :eek:

IHSteve

[Espeefan]

Wow. That's a huge machine! I didn't realize the weight and hp! Should be an interesting build to watch. You sure keep busy. I don't know where you find the time for all your builds!

[ihbuilder]

Wow. That's a huge machine! I didn't realize the weight and hp! Should be an interesting build to watch. You sure keep busy. I don't know where you find the time for all your builds!

the 40 is like between a D10 and D11 . As for time , nate , I just came up from the shop :p couldn't sleep so I went to work :D and what a productive time it was :D:D:D I just about have a pump , got to bolt the segments together and pressure test ;) . OH keeping busy keeps me sane LOL ( blankety econ. :mad: )

IHSteve

[Losiassociated]

Steve I hate to say it but I think you done lost your mind.LOL
Can't wait to see this one.

[JAMMER]

Steve nice start on the dozer and glad to see someone's work place look like mine mass confusion but I know were every thing is as long as every one keeps there hands out of it. Ed

[ihbuilder]

Steve I hate to say it but I think you done lost your mind.LOL
Can't wait to see this one.


Greg , I lost it years ago :D :p it's just getting harder to evade the white coats :D . I can't wait to start it :D


Steve nice start on the dozer and glad to see someone's work place look like mine mass confusion but I know were every thing is as long as every one keeps there hands out of it. Ed


LOL , It drives me even crazier when someone else move my stuff .

IHSteve

[dirtpusher9]

the 40 is like between a D10 and D11 . As for time , nate , I just came up from the shop :p couldn't sleep so I went to work :D and what a productive time it was :D:D:D I just about have a pump , got to bolt the segments together and pressure test ;) . OH keeping busy keeps me sane LOL ( blankety econ. :mad: )

IHSteve

How did the pump turn out Steve any fluid flowing yet?

I'm glad your building a dozer it sould be a brute.

[ihbuilder]

How did the pump turn out Steve any fluid flowing yet?

I'm glad your building a dozer it sould be a brute.

yes with it clamped together , hitch to the drill . I think it'll work great . I still got to bolt the housing together and make the motor mount

I'm glad to , need something to move all the rocks before I can even think of using the pan :confused:

I wanted to get the frame welded up tonight but out of saw blades :mad: + the flipin esc on my sawzall acting up :mad::mad: supposed to be variable speed all I get is high or nothing :mad: so I'll finish the suspension on the tub this weekend :confused:

IHSteve

[td9clyde]

we need some pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol yeay another pump we need some good sources for hydralic pumps

[ihbuilder]

we need some pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol yeay another pump we need some good sources for hydralic pumps

maybe next week end :confused: with all the cutting I'm doing , I think It's time I get some O & A for my torch . been going through to many saw blades . then I can braze the small parts that are hard to see to weld .

HAs anyone delt with these ppl. http://www.brancekrachy.com/index.html they have a good $ on offset links :)

IHSteve

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Very cool looking build Steve it will be great to see a old school BRUT of a dozer..

[Dreamweaver]

Can't wait Steve.... PICTURESSSSS Please!

-Mike

[fhhhstix]

Ok Steve this just means more trucks and lowboys to haul it all.:p:D

Travis

[td9clyde]

comes out to 80 cents a peice if you buy them at rule king or tractor supply stores

[ihbuilder]

Very cool looking build Steve it will be great to see a old school BRUT of a dozer..

thanks Paul

Can't wait Steve.... PICTURESSSSS Please!

-Mike

pics will come

Ok Steve this just means more trucks and lowboys to haul it all.:p:D

Travis

Ahh travis ,thou shoult not jest :D:p well I will need more trucks and trailers to put blemished wheels on :p:D

IHSteve

[dirtpusher9]

Steve, on your links for your rail, as big as your tractor is going to be you may want to go with a double pitch chain. Not sure what your pitch scales out too but you don't want to have a pad setting on two of the links because you would have to weld both links to the pad and then you stand a chance of the pressure when going around the idlers or sprockets breaking a weld. It would be simpler to just weld one link to one pad. I started out with the same chain as you but was apprehensive of the weld giving away.
Using the doulbe pitch chain you will hit every other tooth on the spocket as well saving wear and tear, and it is flat on the profile side giving it a smother ride. Just my 2 pennies.

[ihbuilder]

Steve, on your links for your rail, as big as your tractor is going to be you may want to go with a double pitch chain. Not sure what your pitch scales out too but you don't want to have a pad setting on two of the links because you would have to weld both links to the pad and then you stand a chance of the pressure when going around the idlers or sprockets breaking a weld. It would be simpler to just weld one link to one pad. I started out with the same chain as you but was apprehensive of the weld giving away.
Using the doulbe pitch chain you will hit every other tooth on the spocket as well saving wear and tear, and it is flat on the profile side giving it a smother ride. Just my 2 pennies.

Joe you mean something like this ?

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I had these laying around for a couple years . my pitch scales in 1:12 to .875" this is #60 double pitch . By going with these I'm 10 links shy of what I'm supposed to have (39) also , I have them , just need the bars welded to them :)

well you all can see this is what I did today :) And yes ,I'm going to attempt to run this on 1 motor and make It steer like the real machine :D . It is going to be in 1:12 to make sure I can get some guts in it .


IHSteve

[ihbuilder]

1 more pic . I had some .5x.125 bar laying around and welded some on extra links . my pads are to be 2" wide and these are 3" wide , no biggy just cut them down :)

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0581.jpg

IHSteve

[trucker n]

thats looking great steve:)

[9W Monighan]

You can run a differential and steer via brakes on each side like a Cletrac. That will give you more push in a turn.

[ihbuilder]

You can run a differential and steer via brakes on each side like a Cletrac. That will give you more push in a turn.

I was thinking of that . how is the differential set up in the cletrac ?

IHSteve

[9W Monighan]

Have a look at this
http://www.gizmology.net/tracked.htm

[ihbuilder]

funny I was just reading that . very simple design . I've come up with something very similar just I'm going to use drill planetaries and a right hand drive for the diff . basically the back off the machine will be all trans/rear .

IHSteve

[SmallHaul]

Looking good Steve. Nice and heavy!:cool: It'll push some dirt.

[dirtpusher9]

Yeah, that 's what I meant on the links, except the half links have the staight profile.

Man, you must not ever sleep with all the progress you make. It is a really good start. Be sure and post details about your steering cluches and final drives. I had thought about doing that on the 9 when I was researching and just didn't think I could pull that off.

[ihbuilder]

Yeah, that 's what I meant on the links, except the half links have the staight profile.

Man, you must not ever sleep with all the progress you make. It is a really good start. Be sure and post details about your steering cluches and final drives. I had thought about doing that on the 9 when I was researching and just didn't think I could pull that off.

joe I may not do that either :confused: I started figuring $ and what the guy wanted for 2 milwaukee drills was cheaper than 1 servo for a brake . I'm hoping to keep this low budget as I got some investments I don't want to loose ( 2 kittys ) but I'm dying to have something to start on my rr in scale :D . heck I could get the roadbeds dun in no time flat with the big stuff . but I was hoping to have the fun way into my retirement years .LOL Now I'm doing shop work full time , I can spend the weekends on my stuff + I put a lot of planning time in this and still changing as I build , go figure LOL

IHSteve

[tracksntreadslou]

Great start Steve really likin those old Skool dozers...Having those steel pads is going to add some weight and be a pushing machine...Being a TD 40 in 1/14 scale what kind of dimentions are you gone have and will your lowboy be able to handle it?

[ihbuilder]

Thanks , Lou , I was going to go 1:14 but I bumped it up to 1:12 to make sure I can get some power in it and as close to scale looking as I can was a last minute change order :confused::p the trailer will get a 2 axle jeep yet but since you said something , I figured my weights out . I'll need 2 more axles to be legal here :eek: so looks like a dolly is in order between the tractor and trailer . man It never ends :eek:
here's a comparison pic

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IHSteve

[td9clyde]

one drill motor with the planetary drive to drive one savage diff and 2 disc brakes off of a t maxx then gear out to a 4 to 1 reduction one regular servo for steering to disc brakes on each side then out to a drill planetary on each sprocket that drives the tracks then it is just like the real thing you could even put in a 3 speed with a high rpm motor then you would have a servo to shift 3 forward and 3 reverse

[ihbuilder]

one drill motor with the planetary drive to drive one savage diff and 2 disc brakes off of a t maxx then gear out to a 4 to 1 reduction one regular servo for steering to disc brakes on each side then out to a drill planetary on each sprocket that drives the tracks then it is just like the real thing you could even put in a 3 speed with a high rpm motor then you would have a servo to shift 3 forward and 3 reverse

why is it , I just get ready to ditch a thought , and someone has to put it back on the drawing board :p:p:rolleyes: I have what I need cept a diff , brakes and planetaries .

[td9clyde]

:D:D:cool: i thought i would lighten the drawing board up :D:p

[ihbuilder]

:D:D:cool: i thought i would lighten the drawing board up :D:p

yea , it still got some weight on it :p I come up with so many ways to drive it with 1 motor but the $ the guy gave me for the 2 drills is hard to beat . my biggest cost is the sabertooth esc and a 2 spool valve for now , till I put the riper on it . I'll be back on it this weekend .

[td9clyde]

use the other motor from the drill for another build

[ihbuilder]

A little more for now , until next weekend .

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[td9clyde]

nice progress on the td 40 i can't bring myself to primer or pait a thing till it is all built then i don't have to do touch ups and try to match the paint in

[ihbuilder]

Clyde I just hit it with a quick coat for pics. I hope to blast and paint when done .

[td9clyde]

ahh thats a good idea then you don't have to fight the rust like i do lol

[ihbuilder]

ahh thats a good idea then you don't have to fight the rust like i do lol

yea I learned that the hard way :confused:

I'm thinking of leaving the tracks wide instead of cutting the 1/2" off to bring to scale width . Kinda looks like a wide track . I'm going with the single motor drive , just to see if it is possible in RC . I got pretty much figured out , just the time and parts

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and a quick peek of this

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I still have to machine the shaft and bolt together to test flow and pressure . only non calculated variable is the motor ( not sure if it has what I need ) but we'll see :confused: this is just a trial to see if I can make a pump from the scrap pile :o

[dirtpusher9]

I'm glad your going with one motor and steering clutches, you can be the guinea pig to see if works.lol Any more progress on the pump?

[ihbuilder]

I'm glad your going with one motor and steering clutches, you can be the guinea pig to see if works.lol Any more progress on the pump?

yes I actually put it together and tried it , have some seal reworking to do . It leaked between pump and motor :( . Yes ,I'll be the guinea pig on this 1 ,and will not give up till it works :D . need less to say nothing will be running anytime soon :( , lot of small parts to make . I need to get some chunks of aluminum to make 4 trannies for the scrapers , 2 reversers for this , valves , and pumps . if the vain is a no go then back to the gears :confused: .

[ihbuilder]

well I got my pump working :) still got to get a shaft seal , A quad ring just not going to cut it :( ( should've known better :o ) . now on to the next unaffordable part :( valves . I think I'm going to wear this taig mill out with these 3 machines :eek:

IHSteve

[Vanisle]

Nice work on the pump - a vane pump you say. Wow, nice work. Would a press fit bronze SAE863 collar on the shaft help seal it? Are you planning to make the valves? If so, are you going to do a closed or open hydraulic system?

[SmallHaul]

Nice progress Steve. Pump looks good!

Those HD brand servos I told you about on the phone don't like to sit for a long time under load, they have so much holding strength that they burn up from heat. So, they probably would be good to move/hold valves.

[ihbuilder]

Nice work on the pump - a vane pump you say. Wow, nice work. Would a press fit bronze SAE863 collar on the shaft help seal it? Are you planning to make the valves? If so, are you going to do a closed or open hydraulic system?


I'm might try something off the shelf first . not sure yet on open or closed . as for seal , I just used what I had laying around to try it out .


Nice progress Steve. Pump looks good!

Those HD brand servos I told you about on the phone don't like to sit for a long time under load, they have so much holding strength that they burn up from heat. So, they probably would be good to move/hold valves.


thanks Scott , any servo holding a load for a long period of time is not good for it , I would think . I'll cross that 1 when I can get to it .

[Losiassociated]

Steve,
looking good man i must say u r crazzzyyy!!!!!!!!!
LOL

[ihbuilder]

Steve,
looking good man i must say u r crazzzyyy!!!!!!!!!
LOL

AAAAANNNNNDDDD getting worse :eek::eek::D:p

thank you Greg

[dirtpusher9]

Any progress Steve?

[woodhog]

dozier lookin good keep on fabbin:cool:

[ihbuilder]

Any progress Steve?

only a little , Joe , welded up 1 track frame tonight had to get 68 steel wheels to the powder coater now got to finish the hubs for them and the next batch . my rollers will be hard ( cummins cam followers :p ) ? for you did you use bearings in yours or just a brass bushing ? I was thinking sealed bearings but may go with oil lite bushings and looks like the $ is keeping me on the make it my self path for awhile . got the shaft seal for the pump just didn't get it in yet .


dozier lookin good keep on fabbin:cool:

thanks , Oh I will :p:D lots more to build

[dirtpusher9]

I used oiled bushings, no wear yet.

[ihbuilder]

I used oiled bushings, no wear yet.

yea I'm leaning more toward them It's not like the full size where it take a couple hrs to change 1 .

[td9clyde]

well we need pics!!!!!!!!!!!! lol i am wanting to see if the one motor and planitarys on the outside is going to work I hope it does cuz i have a few ideas

[ihbuilder]

well we need pics!!!!!!!!!!!! lol i am wanting to see if the one motor and planitarys on the outside is going to work I hope it does cuz i have a few ideas

you'll need a lot of this http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-party-smileys-799.gif (http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/facebook-smileys.html) :D

[ihbuilder]

here you go Henry :p not much

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[td9clyde]

Nice work rollers take forever to make lol

[J Hall]

You asked by PM for directions on the final drives some time ago...I think on a D7..Did you receive it ??

[ihbuilder]

You asked by PM for directions on the final drives some time ago...I think on a D7..Did you receive it ??

Jerry , I think that may have been TD9Clyde


the rollers took yesterday + an hr this morn only because of using a bent steering shaft for the stock could only do a little at a time . the front idler rings took some time as that steel was some hard stuff had to rotate my carbide on some of my cutters . took a good couple min. to cut 1 off the stock . now I got to make 2 centers and 4 plates and weld together .

[fhhhstix]

Progress is looking good Steve keep up the good work and I am glad you took some time for yourself.

Travis

[ihbuilder]

Progress is looking good Steve keep up the good work and I am glad you took some time for yourself.

Travis

thanks Travis , I may take tomorrow yet to finish the front idlers then back to finishing this batch of wheels and getting the next started . from the way it sounds , It may not slow down :D .

[td9clyde]

yep that was me

[dirtpusher9]

The track frames and rollers are the most time consuming things on building a dozer, the rest it goes fast.

[td9clyde]

I use solid for the idlers just for the extra front end weight unless they are spoked then i might mill them out the idlers on my terex and the D 7 are 3 inch solid by 1 inch thickgood and heavy to hold the blades and front ends down

[ihbuilder]

well I guess I'm screwing this 1 up already :p LOL , not . Henry I'm using what I got laying around , if I need more weight thats another place to put lead ;)

[td9clyde]

nah i was just tryin to be helpful :p :) I don't blame you a bit i use what i have too and i wined up buy metal alot too it's never ending til you have things built then it's back to running around finding stuff again to me thats half the fun

[ihbuilder]

Henry , they say dumpster diving runs in my family :p . For hollow idlers they got some weight . the idlers are 4.25 dia . Here's some pics with some measuring tools to show size . The tractor will be 20" long once I get the track frames and finals in place and 13" to top of cab w/out ac unit which will be another .875"

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[td9clyde]

nice work i like it keep it up and yea i do dumpster divin too trust me in lots of metal bins ain't nothin wrong with that lol

[td9clyde]

hows progress comming along i know you don't sleep lol so i know your up to something what ever your up to i bet it looks good

[9W Monighan]

I just noticed that the tracks are concave where the idlers and rollers run. That's going to make the dozer ride up and down. You're going to have to machine the links flat.

[ihbuilder]

Steve , they are a little but not like std roller chain . If the bounce is to bad , then I'll have to do some abrasive machining :eek:

Clyde , give me a couple weeks . Making 18 rollers is not bad but when you have 100+ of something :eek:

IHSteve

[pugs]

Starting to look like something!

[td9clyde]

wow !!!! 100 pluss of something wow thats alot lol and monotnus ah just think when it is all done look at what you have acomplished keep up the great work those idlers look great i am not that good of a machinist i will stick with what i can do and keep tryin new stuff lol

[tracksntreadslou]

Steve its coming along nicley looks as though its gona have some weight to it as well...you have some strong motors picked out for it?

[ihbuilder]

Lou , I was going to go with 1 24V dewalt 2 speed drill motor with steering brakes and clutches BUT for the modeling and an electric motor , seems to be nonefficant . so It will be 2 milwaukee 2 speed drill motors . For some reason cat has 2 electric drive motors in the new D7E :rolleyes: This will be close to the size of joe's D9R

Henry , It's getting time to get someone to run all those parts for me . It ties me up I can't get to other things . :(

IHSteve

[doodlebug]

Hey Steve, 2 speed motor's will make it operate just like the full size version, with planetary steering. I had a chance to sit in the TD 40 that was at ConExpo/ConAg 2 year's ago, Big! My neighbor has a TD 25B, I get to push the dumpsite with it once in a while. 82,000 lbs of enjoyment. I just joined the forum, and am learning alot from all of you! Later, Neil#? aka doodlebug.

[vmilnik]

nice work looks good

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Steve this sure is coming along sure looks like a big dozer cant wait to see it up close..

[ihbuilder]

Hey Steve, 2 speed motor's will make it operate just like the full size version, with planetary steering. I had a chance to sit in the TD 40 that was at ConExpo/ConAg 2 year's ago, Big! My neighbor has a TD 25B, I get to push the dumpsite with it once in a while. 82,000 lbs of enjoyment. I just joined the forum, and am learning alot from all of you! Later, Neil#? aka doodlebug.


welcome Neil I would love to just get to see 1 in person myself (some day ) I finally got to see a d11 next to a 785 haul truck :eek: that thing is big . I got to get on a td-They put on a little demo show where customers could come and try the various equipment . Well I kinda ticked some old timers off there being that I could not drive legally but could operate as good as them :confused: I'll be going the 2 2 speed motor route once I get a hold of another . I have since put my equipment on the shelf for now till I get more parts and get my hydros working + I got some trucks to finnish 1 I really want to get going now with all thats been going on :p


nice work looks good

thank you

IHSteve

[ihbuilder]

thanks Paul , It'll be awhile ;)

[doodlebug]

Hey Steve, I had a brain cramp last night. I forgot that the drill's shift, like riding lawn mower's, so back to the drawing board for 2 speed steering!
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[ihbuilder]

Wow :eek: this has been awhile :eek:as much dust on the thread as the dozer :eek: I'm putting my highway trucks on hold for awhile to get some machines (Yes the scrapers too ;)) running now that I got the ability to machine more of the parts I need :D . Soo , today getting mtrls for customers , I fond my drivetrain :) . As you all know I was going to use 1 motor with a diff and brakes to steer :rolleyes: , Well I gave that up to KISS :confused::rolleyes:. I got 2 .375 cordless rightangle impact wrenches ( good price I think :confused: ) Now just to get some help somewhere with production :confused:

[td9clyde]

hey those will work great lol kinda like my drill motors and grinder heads lol but all in one can't wait to see pics and a video

[ihbuilder]

me nether Henry ;) Getting to see Joe's D9 at cabin fever got me raiding scrap piles for mtrl to get this running :o I've got my track frames and tracks figured out and mostly cut out while doing other stuff . I just put my expensive employee on it :p He just needs some supervision at times :rolleyes: Playing with some settings on my crapy cam , I took some shots to see if I did any better :o

outer piece cut out of a cummins 903 cover plate :o

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caught 1 of the employee cutting the matching inner piece

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2nd inner piece
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I did a vid of me multi tasking but It'll take for ever to up load . I don't think many will want to watch a mill and lathe work for 25 min :o

[bigTdozer]

Yay! About time ya get to this and the pans I been Wantin for a year or so now i will be gettin back on my 2 other projects soon we need pics! Lol

[SmallHaul]

The dozer is looking good Steve.

Nice and heavy!:cool:

[ihbuilder]

yea I know Big T :rolleyes: If I had my final drive gears I'd be cuttin the housings along with the counter weight for the 990 . I got a 50# piece of 1" plate on the mill now . I'll have to put it back on later :(

thanks Scott . hey bring that loader up here :D lets see how it does in the chip pan :p

[bigTdozer]

I will have to drag mine off the office today sometime and get to pondering ti get motors in it then its just hydraulic parts to finish and paint and tires lol

[ihbuilder]

had these parts drawn and ready for cuttin for a couple months :eek: Well after seeing Ari's excavator tracks , I just had to mill a few pieces in aluminum just to see if all will werk according to plan ;) So far so good with a few lil tweeks before I load a piece of .25" plate in the mill push green button and go to bed ( well , not that easy :rolleyes: ) In steel , it werks out to be about 84hrs to get a complete set of tracks :eek: For those that are wondering why the big hole on 1 side of the like , it gets a bushing . I'm making these like a real set . I just need to make a scale track press :eek: oh and a tapping head for the mill :eek:

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thanks for looking

[9W Monighan]

Those picture show up better here than the ones you text me. You may want to open the center slots up some to clear dirt easier.
Ya goin for a set of SALT tracks?:rolleyes:
Hmm 00-90 plugs on the pins.

[ihbuilder]

"Ya goin for a set of SALT tracks?"

thou shall not jest :p I have entertained the thought of it :eek: But , do we need a dozer next April or not ? :rolleyes: :p Yea open them up a little add a slight taper at the bottom of the rail . Oh another week of nighttime editing :eek: I gotta try what Pugs suggested in my 990 thread .

[doodlebug]

Hey Steve, in the video's, shot's of the LiuGong DresstaTD40E http://www.worldhighways.co/event-news/intermat-2012/video/intermat-2012-video-preview/ http://www.worldhighways.co/event-news/intermat-2012/video/intermat-live-monday/ Kinda surpizing that Dresser turned in to Dressta, and now chinese owned. basically the same machine that I sat in 4 year's ago, **** of a view from the seat!
Cheer's, Neil.

[td9clyde]

now thats whatr i call a set of tracks!!!!!!! atleast someone is making them like the real thing i have been pondering on how to make those and the sprocket is awsome!!!!!!! takes alot of time to build but it will be worth it when your done for the detail factor keep up the great work

[modelman]

Nice work steve-I'm guessing you have more ideas running thru that head of yours than you will ever get built.:D But that's great-Do it while you can!!

[Vanisle]

Those tracks look fantastic. Too bad they take so long to make.

[sparkycuda]

Hey, Steve! Sprockets are top-notch. First ones' I've seen with proper tip configuration. Pads and rails looking great - did pads start life as a flat or T-bar? Keep up the good work!

Ken

[ihbuilder]

Hey Steve, in the video's, shot's of the LiuGong DresstaTD40E http://www.worldhighways.co/event-news/intermat-2012/video/intermat-2012-video-preview/ http://www.worldhighways.co/event-news/intermat-2012/video/intermat-live-monday/ Kinda surpizing that Dresser turned in to Dressta, and now chinese owned. basically the same machine that I sat in 4 year's ago, **** of a view from the seat!
Cheer's, Neil.

It's a shame komatsu took them over completely back in the early 90's then went to drestta then the chi's got them :( none of our Dressers/IH 's have cummins in them (D/DT239) .

now thats whatr i call a set of tracks!!!!!!! atleast someone is making them like the real thing i have been pondering on how to make those and the sprocket is awsome!!!!!!! takes alot of time to build but it will be worth it when your done for the detail factor keep up the great work

thanks Henry ;) there are others doing a gret job , we all werk with what we have available to us . detail is great , but function is more important 1st . I've pondered back and forth on welding t-bar to offset links or milling them . well my eyes are getting worse and I got the vmc for production work ,so why not use it for my stuff to .

Nice work steve-I'm guessing you have more ideas running thru that head of yours than you will ever get built.:D But that's great-Do it while you can!!

thanks Tom , yes I do :D but I'm trying to get done what I have started so I can enjoy them before the day comes I don't wake up .

Those tracks look fantastic. Too bad they take so long to make.

thanks Reg , yea I know and I got others planed :eek:

Hey, Steve! Sprockets are top-notch. First ones' I've seen with proper tip configuration. Pads and rails looking great - did pads start life as a flat or T-bar? Keep up the good work!

Ken

thanks Ken , I kind of went off the track pitch and the dia of the spocket on the sales broshure , The tip config is very important to the functon of the tracks , too much u they stick too little they slip too square or pointy of a tip they catch . ever watch a worn out sprocket go from pointy tips to slipping in 8 Hrs :eek:

well I rethunk doing all at once tieing up the mill for days :eek: I'm just going to run a few at a time when the mill is at idle . got a loader to finish and others stuff

[doodlebug]

Yah, forgot about the Komatsu era.

Cheer's, Neil.

[Espeefan]

Nice looking tracks Steve! You are quite the lucky man, able to machine stuff like this. The tools and skills. Pretty awesome.

[gun]

Sorry I haven't posted on your awesome dozer build but I was waiting at the mail box on some wheels and hubs and I don't have Internet down there! But the tractor is coming out nice cant wait to see it finnished

[ihbuilder]

Nice looking tracks Steve! You are quite the lucky man, able to machine stuff like this. The tools and skills. Pretty awesome.

thanks ,Nate I still be with old manuals if it wheren't for the wheels .

Sorry I haven't posted on your awesome dozer build but I was waiting at the mail box on some wheels and hubs and I don't have Internet down there! But the tractor is coming out nice cant wait to see it finnished

easy there desertbilly ;) you don't want to upset uncle fishstick n aunt tater tot askin fer your wheels before them now would you :eek::eek: but hey thanks :)

[gun]

Good news Steve I got a box from you and it had a bunch of shinny stuff in it so now I'm back at the computer watching for an update on this dozer. This thing is going to be a beast and I can't wait for more pictures and the parts you sent me are over the top . You the man

[ihbuilder]

:eek: holy crap desertbilly you get some tan on your head while waitin at the mail box :eek::eek::p:p 1 thing at a time Shane , loader 1st then dozer :D ( if I don't go crazy and start on a excavator :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::rolleyes: )

[spudd]

thanks ,Nate I still be with old manuals if it wheren't for the wheels .



easy there desertbilly ;) you don't want to upset uncle fishstick n aunt tater tot askin fer your wheels before them now would you :eek::eek: but hey thanks :)

i got your tater tot hangin:D

[RCP57]

:eek: holy crap desertbilly you get some tan on your head while waitin at the mail box :eek::eek::p:p 1 thing at a time Shane , loader 1st then dozer :D ( if I don't go crazy and start on a excavator :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::rolleyes: )

You should deffinately start building an excavator!

[9W Monighan]

I decided to get around to cutting Stevie some grouser pads for his 40. Here's 101 ready for you to pick up.
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[ihbuilder]

I'll be there ;) now to get the chains made :eek: thank you very much sir :D

[td9clyde]

bout time ya get back at this thing :)
need picks!!!!!!! lol

[ihbuilder]

bout time ya get back at this thing :)
need picks!!!!!!! lol

well I guess I could post a bunch of part pics if ya want :rolleyes: thats about how far I got so far :( but yea it needs to be pushing by April 2013 since we're not sure any other dozers will be up this way again :rolleyes: :p:p

[ihbuilder]

with about 4 months to cabin fever and not a dozer makin it's way to the show :confused:I figured it's time to start putting these collected parts together :rolleyes: . I got the motors in and started putting the track frames together . The mill finished up on 1 job , so I had a chance to start on the final drives :) I hope to take between christmas and new year to get the tracks together (we'll see :rolleyes: ) I did go crazy and start (2 :eek: ) excavators :rolleyes: but calmed my self down and get back on track and get some of these dusty projects goin :eek::p .

right hand drive 18v dewalts ;)

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track frame and back plates for the finals

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thats it for now :o thanks for looking

[td9clyde]

wow!!!!!!! glad to see this thing getting the dust knocked off finally :D

[ihbuilder]

thanks guys :)

couldn't get to sleep :(

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[Espeefan]

Looks really nice, Steve. The track drives are great. No need for a chain tension adjustment? You must of done some planning to figure out how far to space the sprockets so the chain was perfect! I'd like to try building a dozer someday, if I could. So much to learn though.... I'll be watching.

[td9clyde]

I am glad to see you used the right hand drill motors i was going to use them but i couldn't find any cheap enough lol they look like they fit nicely

[td9clyde]

looks good any progress? i think i am going to start lookin around for more partsand see what i can dig up might get the scraper a lil further ya got the gears turnnin again lol

[ihbuilder]

Henry , I'm a blade man , and it's killin me not haven this 1 done . So , the push is on to have it pushin for cabin fever 2013 . I spent an hr on it last night and got the main motor mount in and 1 final in place . I stopped when I broke a drill bit in the final drive case :mad:

[td9clyde]

that D7 i built still has a tap broke off in the track frame on one roller lol

[D8R]

Interesting with those 90 degrees drives, what´s the designation on them and who´s selling? Have only seen straight ones before, bought a couple of Bosch´s drills but couldn´t take them apart (front end).

Dan
(Pm sent)

[td9clyde]

dewalt right angle cordless drills.........the only way i have been able to get the chucks off the drills is to strategically cut peices off at a time and doing this carefully not to damage the shaft too bad and thats on any drill so far lol

[ihbuilder]

dewalt right angle cordless drills.........the only way i have been able to get the chucks off the drills is to strategically cut peices off at a time and doing this carefully not to damage the shaft too bad and thats on any drill so far lol

yea these have been ground off :( they where stuck on pretty good . fortunately I ground the flat spot on the shaft at the same time :confused:

Dan ,got your PM an replied ;) I spent a bunch of ebay time and saw 1 of them as a motor gear box only and the bulb blew :eek::eek::D

[ihbuilder]

I did a little bit Saturday spent today trying to get rid of a major headache :(

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thought I mount the pump up front and put a fan blade on the back of the motor as to dual purpose the pump motor .

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[doodlebug]

Looking good Steve, keep it up!
Cheer's, Neil.

[ihbuilder]

thanks, Neil

free 2 mill hrs today :D still need to run the screen center pieces , Will be in Brass so I can silver solder the lil hinge parts on . The dresser badge on the real 1 is just a decal , I just had to add my touch :rolleyes: I use to run the baby(TD12) version of this 1 till my dad traded it for another koering 6605 :mad: I miss it :(

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[9W Monighan]

You're getting more done than I am. Right now I'm trying to decipher what I last drew back a few months ago on my 9W.
Are they cutting that old 40?

[ihbuilder]

thats up in sask CA It's an old pic (2011 I believe ) for sale then Not sure now . I was hoping to work on the tracks over the holiday . Not sure now :confused: unless I chance the only Tian .375 I have :confused: $ not in the coffers yet and when it comes, no time to get more in for when I want to doo them . Will see how crazy I am :rolleyes: I chanced my last .045 tonight on the grill :eek: I just went real conservative on the DOC . If I doo get crazy , I'll cut out the blade arms out of a chunk of 1" steel that I cut the counter weight out of for the 990 ;)

looks like the mill got a lil glitchy on the last R :( It did that on some other parts for some bodies :(

[tracksntreadslou]

Looking good steve..Gona be a workhorse for sure ..Im an IH man myself too..got some fine tuning on the 25c to do too...should drag that out and get back at er ..We just sold my late fathers 25c..lucky we got 25K..Old iron doesnt fetch much these days ..I also heard that local contractors are having to install catalytic converters on their equipment these days ..pretty pricey.
Hey did dressa incorperate the 3 speed steering clutches ..worked pretty slick

[ihbuilder]

I did some weight calcs on the blade arms :eek: I think Alum will be more appropriate or a box beam . I'd rather mill them though :rolleyes:

lou, I'm not sure if drestta continued with the 2 speed steering . I assume so . the newest I've been on is my 89 TD8E . the TD12 we had for some reason had a 466 in it instead of the spec'd 414 . Man the blade could push . yea the iron Is not fetching much anymore . My 307 went for 8500 :( got tied of fire selling , told my old man it can sit here and rot for all I care . At least I can still use it on the land or pull another landol up the drive with a machine :D

[td9clyde]

we need update pics lol hows your build comming?

[ihbuilder]

we need update pics lol hows your build comming?

well just crashed my --------r ---------n .5 em and needed it :mad::mad::mad::mad:so I'm done fer the --------n holiday

[RCP57]

well just crashed my --------r ---------n .5 em and needed it :mad::mad::mad::mad:so I'm done fer the --------n holiday

That sucks Steve! It's lookin great though! I love the it! Makes me want a dozer too:(:(:cool:

Reg

[td9clyde]

awwww man!!!! I know how needing things to be able to build and not having them and it sucks and i am always checking in to see the progress on the 40 can't wait to see it moving dirt

[ihbuilder]

IDK this mill gets in a goofy mood sometimes :mad::mad::confused::confused: I gotta cool of a min. or 2 I'll try a dull 1 . It just pizzes me off cause those buggers are not cheap . :( . yep the beach will not save tool offsets all of a sudden

[ihbuilder]

well looks like cam error and being a long program , the code gets fuzzy looking over it :rolleyes: . this bloody cam doesn't post my tool changes right for my mill even after tweaking the post processor . Therefor , I have to go through and edit the offsets :( I'll be glad when I can finally get a good pro package :eek::confused:

[9W Monighan]

Draw the offsets and then program on tool center just make sure of the tool diameter will work everywhere.

[ihbuilder]

Draw the offsets and then program on tool center just make sure of the tool diameter will work everywhere.

When I generate My program (post ) the line for the tool offset when I call for tool change generates like :
T17M06
G43H0 D01

it should be :
T17M06
G43H17 D017

If I miss the H (hight ) it will bury the tool depending on FLZ . Basically G43H17 D017 tells the control what the offsets are for the specific tool . I've talked to visual mill tech about this , and they told me I don't need it , just erase it :confused: if they're right or not , IDK :confused: My thinking it should be there :confused: . On the good note I'm rollin now :D Just need to adjust some stick out on 1 of the tools for clearance .

[doodlebug]

To quote "Kryten" from "Red Dwarf", maybe the mill need's a mental enema!

Cheer's, Neil.

[ihbuilder]

funny Neil :D I always want to blame the dumb mill but it only does what it's told :rolleyes: 99.9% of the time It's told to do it right :rolleyes: :p:p

for Henry :D

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hog out the meat with a 1.125" EM

[td9clyde]

Those are perrrrrrrrrrty!!!! lol i have to say i hold no comparison to your work cuz wow very nice work now can we see it move? :) :p

[woodhog]

Dozier looks good cant wait to see it muvin:D

[ihbuilder]

left side done ;)

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[td9clyde]

looks great keep this up and you will be pushing dirt or anything in no time

[ihbuilder]

I hope so Henry :) I'm trying to decide full u or semi u :confused: The full U is 16" wide whereas , the semi is 14.9" wide .

pics of a real semi-U

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Oh , Neil , this 1 is still up for sale , I would love to have it :D . make the neighbor have a cow seein it movin in :p

[doodlebug]

Unkie Tom's will be for sale soon, but freight is a major buzz kill!
Can you hook your Mill's "brain" up to uninteruptable power supply/batttey back up?
I'm wondering if power quality issues are causing "glitches"?
Like the progress!
Cheer's, Neil.

[td9clyde]

i think i would go with a semi u cuz then you have more options like root rakes and things of that nature a full u blade is limited in my opinion you can always build a full u blade later either way you go it will be an awsome build

[doodlebug]

I hope so Henry :) I'm trying to decide full u or semi u :confused: The full U is 16" wide whereas , the semi is 14.9" wide .

pics of a real semi-U

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Oh , Neil , this 1 is still up for sale , I would love to have it :D . make the neighbor have a cow seein it movin in :p

Hmm, no scraper push plate welded in the center of that blade? Or is that just a Cat thing?

Cheer's, Neil.

[Espeefan]

Ahh, more great looking machined aluminum parts, Steve! That's some really nice work! The grille surround looks really nice. Most aren't going to notice it, but what happened to the last 'R'? Don't worry about it! It's still 1,000 times better then I could ever whittle out of aluminum!

[ihbuilder]

Ahh, more great looking machined aluminum parts, Steve! That's some really nice work! The grille surround looks really nice. Most aren't going to notice it, but what happened to the last 'R'? Don't worry about it! It's still 1,000 times better then I could ever whittle out of aluminum!


looks like the mill got a lil glitchy on the last R :( It did that on some other parts for some bodies :(

thanks Nate . I have less then perfect utility power to run this mill :( It's converted from 3 phase at the motor drive in the mill . I did some thinking on why it does this , I believe it happens when my air compressor kicks on . which draws down on my messily 200 amp service :( . I think a service upgrade is in the future along with a real phase converter . I know which 1 I want but $$$$ .

Henry , most likely a semi U they're more versatile .

Neil , I only read of 1 co in south Carolina that uses them to push some wabco scrapers .We had it on our TD 12 .

[doodlebug]

Wabco? Aren't they old school? Lol! I like the old stuff.
Does your mill require air to operate? How about a bigger storage tank?
Cheer's, Neil.

[td9clyde]

I ran one wabco scraper/ paddle wheel once it was weird cuz you set on top of the hood in the middle but it was a good lil 9/10 yard scraper and quick had a v 8 cummins in it with cherry bombs lol

[ihbuilder]

I never been on a scraper :( or anything bigger then a 318 cat and 220 komatsu and TD25 . I would love to get on some of the bigger iron :D that wabco would be a cool build , Henry ;)

I got the arms done reedy for the swivel bearings when they get here . I started on the track adjusters ;) . Now I wish I had a manual BP or a horizontal :( . OH well use what I got :rolleyes: . a lil surprise coming up on these adjusters ;)

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[td9clyde]

nice work now on the back blocks are you gonna make trunion balls or just make a straight end with a cap? so the arms don't slide off?

[ihbuilder]

nice work now on the back blocks are you gonna make trunion balls or just make a straight end with a cap? so the arms don't slide off?

I got some coming . I hope they work . They're like the inside of rod ends . 2 will be pressed in the front hole . The back 1's will get modified a lil . So it'll look and work like the trunion . I got the 2x25 on order too :D .

[td9clyde]

YAY!!!!! that means we might get to see this thing move? or atleast the sprocket spin ? :D:D it's all good we need alot of dozers i have things in mind if i can ever get things to work out or just work would call

[Espeefan]

Those arms look really nice, Steve. You are an animal on the mill and with your programming. Really nice work!

[sparkycuda]

Looking really great. Do I see hydraulic or grease track adjusters in the future?

Ken

[ihbuilder]

Looking really great. Do I see hydraulic or grease track adjusters in the future?

Ken

Yes sir :D and they work well :D

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trunions get pressed together

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swivel bearing for front of arms

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track pads

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thanks for looking :)

[dabears]

Awesome work!!! This one is goona be one sweet machine when your done with it!

[ihbuilder]

track pads on hold till another day back to aluminum on the mill :rolleyes: I got 50 so far

grill is complete

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lil rant PB changed s**t wont let me switch back :mad: I liked the old setup :mad:

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Steve this is just amazing work you are doing on this nice job...

[ihbuilder]

thanks Paul :)

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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made extra , last pair in the 2nd group ;)

[tracksntreadslou]

Steve your atention to detail is super .. this build is up in the top ten for sure

[ihbuilder]

Thanks Lou :)

I've been out with my 247B on monday and been at the knee doc yesterday mri today back to knee doc tomorrow . Kinda screwin up my schedule :mad: it's something I shoulda had done in "05" but kept pushin off :o I don't want to sit :rolleyes: Any how , Here's the start of a long pain staking process :( But I think I'll achieve what I want :) still using the test rails the actual 1's will be steel .

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[JAMMER]

Hello Steve nice work but they seem kind of tinny that is a lot of machine work and being so small hard to hold. Are you going to bush them? Keep up the good work. Ed

[ihbuilder]

Ed they're .75" pitch yes all pins and bushings just like a real 1 . In the1st & last pics , you see (barely) .375" bushing pressed into the rails on 1 end . the 2nd pic you see a .25" pin pressed into the master link half . I still have 2 setups to do on the pads yet then a little forming for the curl under pat of them in front of the grouser bar . The pads scale to just under 2.25" wide so I just used 2.25 :) . the links are going to take me a week to get completely done . Then to press all of it together :eek:

[SmallHaul]

Haven't been on the forums in a while and WOW nice progress on the dozer Steve!

[ihbuilder]

thanks Scott

well these went into over time by 5 hrs :( had to finish up yesterday morning :o but all done except a lil bend to which the jig is made . just a lil vise time here and there or while assembly . I don't know whats in T bar :confused: but D-2 pre treat machined better then it :confused:

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not sure I'll make this cabin fever with it running :( unless I spend every hr from now till then on it but then a lot of ppl will be upset :eek: It's , time to make aluminum chips fly again :D

[9W Monighan]

Keep going at it. Hopefully you can get it somewhat working.
That teebar would have hard spots in it from it being formed. Maybe you should
have heated them red orange to anneal them first.

[ihbuilder]

Keep going at it. Hopefully you can get it somewhat working.
That teebar would have hard spots in it from it being formed. Maybe you should
have heated them red orange to anneal them first.

well It gave my dull end mills something to die for :p I couldn't decide rather to have them resharpened or scrap them . I got the plate for the links but the 1st op will take the whole table . If things go well I may be able to sneak them in before wheel jig up time ( not looking good though :( ) I have a torch but MY dad has the O&A :(

[doodlebug]

Hey Steve, have you considered using a ceramic kiln for heat treat, that's how my neighbors do axles and stuff. Like the progress!
Cheer's, Neil.

[ihbuilder]

I guess I could have put them in the coal boiler :o . OH dang I hate when that happens (smacks head ) I could've fired up the lil bucket - A - day :confused:

[modelman]

Hi steve-I have looked at these pictures a lot but I DO NOT understand what is the purpose of the "little pointy thingies" on the track rails. Please explain.:confused:

[ihbuilder]

Hi steve-I have looked at these pictures a lot but I DO NOT understand what is the purpose of the "little pointy thingies" on the track rails. Please explain.:confused:

Tom , I assume you mean these ? they are the master link for taking the tracks apart on the bigger machines . 3rd pic is off a dressta showing it complete

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[RCP57]

I've heard they call that a zipper link? Thats what some logger friend told me, he could be full of it.

[ihbuilder]

IDK Reg , master link right out of my TD12 parts book . PPL in different areas call the same thing a different name :confused: I even have that issue between 2 different parts houses :confused: take for instant , air pack or break chamber

[RCP57]

IDK Reg , master link right out of my TD12 parts book . PPL in different areas call the same thing a different name :confused: I even have that issue between 2 different parts houses :confused: take for instant , air pack or break chamber

Haha you are totally right Steve. My parents had a xmas party and we started talking about logging equipment old and new. My Dads buddy, who has worked in the bush running equipment for over forty years called them a zipper link. My friend thats my age and has been a heavyduty mechanic for fifteen years or more said that Cat called them something(I forget what but it was something special being Cat) and he had never heard of them being called a zipper link. Two different generations from the same place can't even agree. Too funny! Looks like a master link to me, just different.lol

Reg

[modelman]

Yes steve-that is the part I was looking at. My eyes are so bad I cannot see the link in the small picture but that is okay,at least now I know what it is. Maybe when your tracks are finished you can post a close-up picture. You are doing great work!!

[doodlebug]

I guess I could have put them in the coal boiler :o . OH dang I hate when that happens (smacks head ) I could've fired up the lil bucket - A - day :confused:

Add "Smithy" to your title, lol! Go for it!
Cheer's, Neil.

[buzzy16]

This is looking great, you've done a great job with all those tracks.

[ihbuilder]

here's a track press vid for you guys ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=-LneuWbi1qc

[sparkycuda]

Okay, so is the trackpress video a forerunner to you building a scale-sized one to assemble your tracks? That'd be really cool, just need to find a scale-sized guy to run it. He won't need safety glasses - the real guy didn't either! I enjoy being around a press when disassembling really big tracks - like a Komatsu D475 or even D575. It strains and pops and jumps and gets your insides tightened up waiting for something to fly apart! Guess I'm just a sick dude using a trackpress as a source of excitement?!?

Ken

[ihbuilder]

Okay, so is the trackpress video a forerunner to you building a scale-sized one to assemble your tracks? That'd be really cool, just need to find a scale-sized guy to run it. He won't need safety glasses - the real guy didn't either! I enjoy being around a press when disassembling really big tracks - like a Komatsu D475 or even D575. It strains and pops and jumps and gets your insides tightened up waiting for something to fly apart! Guess I'm just a sick dude using a trackpress as a source of excitement?!?

Ken

not sure I'll build the exact press but maybe a vise jig . I never got to see them used but I did see them when picking and dropping off for new P&B's

[ihbuilder]

woohoo , got some steel cutting goin on in the mill :bounce: so we started the long drawn out process of making the chains :eek:maybe I can drive this thing someday :eek:

[ihbuilder]

Pucks for sprockets and hubs

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Need to fill every nail save 2 on board with 10 links each :eek:

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On edit will resize pics just trying out PB on iPhone

[doodlebug]

Pucks for sprockets and hubs

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/BBF31260-5693-4CDF-A3A7-4311FB0BD29A_zpst2f63zk3.jpg (http://s830.photobucket.com/user/ihbuilder/media/BBF31260-5693-4CDF-A3A7-4311FB0BD29A_zpst2f63zk3.jpg.html)

Need to fill every nail save 2 on board with 10 links each :eek:

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On edit will resize pics just trying out PB on iPhone

Glad to know that PB can work off of a phone :D
Cheer's, Neil.

[ihbuilder]

You need to down load the app then you can upload pics right from your phone . Getting the image code copied and paste takes a little doing . Basically , tap the share link and then tap copy and the list of links come up , tap on img link and it should say copied . I still haven't fig. how to edit yet . Have to check my pic size setting on the phone may be set to big . Before when uploading to iPhoto on the desktop the photos where fine . I think iPhoto resizes on the export to PB .

[doodlebug]

I'll have to figure it out before the Con Expo trip in March.
Thanks, Neil.

[modelman]

Good to see you working on this again steve. Stay with it and "git er done".:D

[ihbuilder]

Good to see you working on this again steve. Stay with it and "git er done".:D

thank you , Have a lil job to finish then maybe back at it this weekend before clean out for aluminum running again . Upper back givin me trouble again too :(

[ihbuilder]

Yep you guessed it , sein it on the bench with the lil D6 :p this is the second construction model I started before I got the machining centers . Some things just wasn't sittin well with me . So made a new tank before I quit tonight . I had the turning center on bushings for the tracks , pin stock will be here tomorrow afternoon . Along with the cutters needed to finish up the links :bounce:
Warning : you know it's time to quit for the evening when you I grave the tank separation line on the wrong side :( . Well I got a tig :rolleyes: .

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I've desided to go with the "C" model then the "B" . I like the newer cab arrangement

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(Copied from machinery trader )

[Cooper]

always nice to see all them track pads, links and pin rollers!!!!!!!! now I just need to figure out when you are gonna be out workining somewhere,,, you are close enough that I can come down there and grab em!!!

nice work steve!!!!

[ihbuilder]

Problem is you can't tell if I'm home :p

Tank all fixed :)I kinda overloaded / heated the lil tig :rolleyes:

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[ihbuilder]

Gettin there once I figured out where I put all the stuff I got for it :eek: Even with cnc these tracks are wearing me out .

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[pontiacmann]

:jaw::jaw::jaw: Great Work, Looks nice

[Cooper]

Looks really good Steve!! All that work in those tracks will pay off, they will surely last!!!

[ihbuilder]

Thanks guys . I'm pushing to get this undercarriage parts done by end of this weekend before I loose the mill to a job I gotta get done . All track parts done and 1 chain together and started on putting pads on :bounce:

I ran 2 at a time like so to make sure I got right and left link and not all the same :eek:
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[9W Monighan]

What a sight to see all those track parts assembled.


Where's the filler plugs to add oil? SALT tracks:rolleyes:

[sparkycuda]

Maybe he turned them to the inside?;) And then, the square track nuts are no where to be seen:eek:

Steve, great job and always good to see the IH-Dresser stuff. Worked on quite a few of these beasts in the past.

Ken

[modelman]

Nice work steve-putting all those pcs. together looks like it would be fun to do. Are the pins pressed in? This machine is looking really good.

[ihbuilder]

Thanks , Tom . The pins and bushings are pressed into the rails(links) . Even the master pin is some what I'll be cutting snap ring groves in them . I was going to use the split master link , but I just didn't trust the bolts .

Here's a few more update pics . I have the chains assembled and pads on one side . Track frames almost done . New cab mocked up ( stickin with the B I don't want some komatsuized machine :confused:)


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[ihbuilder]

Frame part of front track frame keep . I simplified it a bit . I also beefed up the pivot bar .

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[modelman]

Pictures will not open for me steve. I tried a few different ways but same results.

[JAMMER]

Pictures won't open for me either. Ed

[RCP57]

They were there earlier. Probably a Photobucket error or something.

[ihbuilder]

whew I thought it was my dinosaur of a puter . They where there last night .
I cant see any on the forum right now :confused:

[RCP57]

I was trying to look up pictures of a previous build I had done and couldn't see any. Thinking something is broken.lol

[ihbuilder]

PB was acting goofy last night as is now . I can't even get it up on my puter . On my phone I get a network error .

[ihbuilder]

ON topic , I just realized how long I had this beast sitin :eek: gettin heavy now , soon it'll be the chain falls to put it on the bench .

[tracksntreadslou]

It is coming together very nicely steve.Nice work .Looks chunky too on that workbench ..Looks as though PB is down ..i am getting the same thing as you ..hope they can save everything we already uploaded ..that would be a b****h if that was lost ..with all the bloody ads it is getting to be really painful to load and post pics

[ihbuilder]

I think the ads on PB is killing me on this old (new to me ) puter . I can't update safari on it anymore . It's getting close to the 990's weight :eek:I started drawing up the hood and finalizing the cab . I've been playing with the 3D side of cad again :rolleyes: and drew up the interior . I know, me with an interior in a model. :eek:

[ihbuilder]

The VMC is tied up so ....they're supposed to be ball and socket but spherical bearings work just fine .
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Pins and retainers for the blade components

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pitch adjustment

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blade done :)

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[Azonic]

Nice metal work, love the tracks!

[ihbuilder]

Thanks ,Azonic

Tackleing the planetaries . I robbed the planetaries from my scraper since I'll be redoing the drive train in them .

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Just the coupling from main shaft into the planetary .

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[Lil Giants]

How sweet it is when you have all the right tooling & the knowledge to use it to make whatever you want (I have no idea what I am talking about, I just assume it'd be sweet :D)... looking real good Steve :cool:

What's it weight getting to?

[modelman]

How sweet it is when you have all the right tooling & the knowledge to use it to make whatever you want (I have no idea what I am talking about, I just assume it'd be sweet :D)... looking real good Steve :cool:
?

I agree steve-your machine work is perfect looking to me. The track (rails?)
look just like a real machine. The details are outstanding. This is probably the most realistic model of a dozer I have seen on this forum. Great work!!

[ihbuilder]

https://youtu.be/QFDEZdykvig

Test run :D drill batts are ready for replacement fully charged they don't last long on my drill either :(

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Joe this much of it is 60 lbs . So far with everything I have made to date , it at 80 lbs .

Thanks much Tom .

[Grainfarmer]

Great job! Nice transmission and final drives! :eek:

[ihbuilder]

Thank you Frank

Tanks and trans filter house done and other side box. bolt head in oil tank werks out for a simulated sight glass.

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Holy crap, Stevie gona have an interior !!:eek::jaw:

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[thebigo]

Just beautiful, a dream coming true for you Steve. To scratch build something like this is truly amazing. Like Joe, was just wondering what your weight currently is and what is the approximate total weight when finished? I have the RC4WD Dozer and it is just around 50 lbs, and ripping very hard clay is a challenge, which I like, but yours with all that steel should really dig, if you do add the ripper?

David

[DADSGARAGE]

Nice job!!! Looks like you spent many hours on the track parts and drive....wow.....I would have run out of patients long before getting all the track pads on the links!! Lol. Keep up the nice work!!
(This dozer is 1/10 scale right??)

[ihbuilder]

Just beautiful, a dream coming true for you Steve. To scratch build something like this is truly amazing. Like Joe, was just wondering what your weight currently is and what is the approximate total weight when finished? I have the RC4WD Dozer and it is just around 50 lbs, and ripping very hard clay is a challenge, which I like, but yours with all that steel should really dig, if you do add the ripper?

David

I will add a ripper at some point . It'll be real close to 100# when done .

Nice job!!! Looks like you spent many hours on the track parts and drive....wow.....I would have run out of patients long before getting all the track pads on the links!! Lol. Keep up the nice work!!
(This dozer is 1/10 scale right??)

I assembled them while waiting on tool changes or part switch out on the mill and lathe, so I had some break time in there . Scale is just a hair bigger then 1:12th .

[ihbuilder]

I got my sabertooth 2x32 , it came with 2 resisters . I'm drawing a bit of a blank :o:confused:( brain on overload) as to where I'm supposed to put them . Across the motor leads ???

[modelman]

Steve-If I remember correctly you put one from each motor lead to the motor case. Been a while since I did this so you may want to check with someone else but I am pretty sure this is how I did it. Worked good, no radio glitches.

[FabOne]

Steve-If I remember correctly you put one from each motor lead to the motor case. Been a while since I did this so you may want to check with someone else but I am pretty sure this is how I did it. Worked good, no radio glitches.

YES, I believe you're right.
-Terry

[frizzen]

The Capacitors are to keep motors from sending emf noise out. If just 2 caps, they go from each lead to the motor can. 3 is better, with the other spanning both leads. Shorter legs are better so they can't act like antenna.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/electronics/109879-installing-motor-capacitors.html

[ihbuilder]

Guys these are resisters not capacitors . I'll have to contact dimension eng to see why they put the resisters in with no diagram as to placement .

[frizzen]

http://www.robotshop.com/media/files/pdf/rb-dim-47-datasheet.pdf
Page 9 and 14 where it's talking about voltage clamps and braking?

[ihbuilder]

thanks frizzen, I downloaded it a while back . Brain is proper now and I read threw the publication again . It turns out they're not needed in this application . I bought this 1 from robot shop and not Dimension, it turns out they add stuff to the package for same price as from dimension .

[ihbuilder]

https://youtu.be/hGlFIhMYONU
Hydraulic test , I got the lift cylinder bore figured right too :eek:

Cab, hood, and side cover

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/557773A8-B937-494D-8CDE-640F6C4318F3_zps0qo5iqsz.jpg (http://s830.photobucket.com/user/ihbuilder/media/557773A8-B937-494D-8CDE-640F6C4318F3_zps0qo5iqsz.jpg.html)

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And hitch

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/38138BD4-367A-4823-8228-70D98960B54A_zpslm5lactw.jpg (http://s830.photobucket.com/user/ihbuilder/media/38138BD4-367A-4823-8228-70D98960B54A_zpslm5lactw.jpg.html)

Aaand back to werk tomorrow

[ihbuilder]

Painted and started reassembly . Sabertooth not working so send back to DE after speaking to tech .

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[DADSGARAGE]

Sorry to here about you having a bad ESC, those Sabertooth ESC's are usually very good, I've always had good results with them, that one might have been made on a Friday....lol.....sure you will get it figured out. Nice to see some paint on this build!!
KP

[ihbuilder]

Thanks, KP

All assembled waiting for the sabertooth to get back .

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[pontiacmann]

:jaw::jaw: Nice Work, Looks Great.

[Lil Giants]

What a Beast!!! Looking forward to seeing it perform in the dirt! :cool:

[D8R]

Looking very good Steve, all dozer project interesting to follow. Will for shure move dirt long before mine will.
Electrical drive is a must when building "smaller" model, wish I have done that from beginning. How long time will battery last when running?
/Dan

[DADSGARAGE]

Great looking dozer!! Really like that it's not another cat, something different for a change!! What year is that machine? Is there also a spring and plunger behind the grease track tensioner??
KP

[TRUCKMAKER]

This turned out really nice, it'll be great to see it in the dirt!

[ihbuilder]

:jaw::jaw: Nice Work, Looks Great.

What a Beast!!! Looking forward to seeing it perform in the dirt! :cool:

Looking very good Steve, all dozer project interesting to follow. Will for shure move dirt long before mine will.
Electrical drive is a must when building "smaller" model, wish I have done that from beginning. How long time will battery last when running?
/Dan

Great looking dozer!! Really like that it's not another cat, something different for a change!! What year is that machine? Is there also a spring and plunger behind the grease track tensioner??
KP

This turned out really nice, it'll be great to see it in the dirt!

Thanks all .

Dan I cycled each side with no load without the sabertooth with a 11.1V lipo 2100MaH batts, I got 21-25 mins when batt got to 11.5V . I'll be running on a 18.5V 10900MaH lipo .

KP, yes spring behind grease ram a must . As for year, since I couldn't get the proper yellow, lets say the years of the Komatsu / Dresser merger . Right before they came out with the TD40C . Painted Komatsu yellow which Is the paint we got from the dealer to repaint my TD8E years ago . Cab interior should be tan, but the primer gray is close to komatsu's gray interior so I went with it :confused:.

[Cooper]

Looks great Steve!! On that sabertoith, I found out my problem, when it would find a false neutral and start running when sticks were centered,,, from what I could understand they have an inbuilt logic that finds neutral when started and is constantly comparing forward,neutral, and reverse. If you start going forward right away and keep going sometimes it will sense that as the neutral. I may not be explaining it well but the short version is if you guys use sabertoith and it creeps or runs when it shouldn't be. Stop disconnect power, re power up and let sit in neutral fro a while then move forward /backward and let sit a couple seconds in neutral. Usually not a problem with most models but dozers often go one direction for a while. Basically if you power up start going forward for longer than it sat in neutral it may think that is the neutral position and logically adjust accordingly. ?!?? And for me it seems to be working. Don't know if it is a certain timeframe of batches built or all?
And take my input for what it's worth, not much:). But I was about to buy a new one because I thought my was problematical until I found this info.

Can't wait to see this in person Steve. I'll stay on the other end of the dirt pile with the lightweight d11!!!! Still envious of track links!!! Wonder if they wil fit the d11? Ever see a td40 on blocks after someone swiped the tracks??! :) hahaha

[9W Monighan]

Looks great Steve!! On that sabertoith, it may think that is the neutral position and logically adjust accordingly. ?!?? :) hahaha

IT"S POSSESSED ! KILL DOZER!!!!

[9W Monighan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU73kzrhWig


:D:D:D

[scottyk]

Just went thru this whole build thread, amazing work man! That drive system and the tracks have an amazing amount of engineering and machining time into them. I love it, well done

[ihbuilder]

Ha , yea kill Dozer may be a good name for it as in killing planet gears that are not hardened :( . I shoulda stayed with the drill planetaries :confused: they're hardened . At 18.5 volts , this beast has tremendous amount of torque :eek: It has no problem loosening frozen coal .

[JDH429]

Steve, thats a hefty looking machine. Original idea too, not the same old Cat thing thats getting over done these days. Maybe you can lose the skidsteer and run this bad boy instead.

[ihbuilder]

Thank you Jason :D I got another Dresser up my sleeve ;)
My Da, the ME, came up yesterday morning and we discussed the planetary issue . I just got to get as big of gears as I can get in the hub . Hopefully I can get the parts ordered tomorrow from HPC gears without too much trouble .

[JDH429]

I hope so too, and it works out for you. I enjoy the challenge of the build as much as the next guy, but sometimes its nice to just get it running the way you want to without getting to discouraged. Its always worth it, and this one definitely will be.

[gun]

Looking good Steve, so what's next?:jaw:

[ihbuilder]

Looking good Steve, so what's next?:jaw:

Finish house addition/start on new shop and work on getting my excavators done .