Bruder Delta tracked loader

[SmallHaul]

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[SmallHaul]

Size comparison to the wheeled skid steer.

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[SmallHaul]

Build time!

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[Brian in PA]

Man Scott that is gonna be one cool conversion. What kinda drive set up are you using?

Brian

[SmallHaul]

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[SmallHaul]

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[SmallHaul]

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That's it for photos.

I have a vid I'll post up.

[modelman]

Nice build!! I can't imagine working on something that small.:cool:

[SmallHaul]

Thanks Brian, it is a tamiya gearbox that I seal up to keep dirt out.

It is a blast to operate. I didn't want to get it dirty because I might sell it so, I figured loading stone would show how much power and agility it has...I just finished it this afternoon and haven't gotten the hang of running it smoothly yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwDHgERW5xk

[ihbuilder]

boy you got some power packed in that lil guy :eek: looks good , Scott

[td9clyde]

very nice job i like the tracked skid loaders better than the tired ones but i ran 2 brand new 247 cat track loaders and they was bad in real life the front idlers kept going out they was brand new i trashed 2 in 10 days about caught one on fire cus the track and front boggie or idler was locked up and the forman said to run it lol but yea that is an awsome job on your bruder i like it lol i want one lol

[SmallHaul]

Thanks ModelMan, it can be tedious.

Thanks Steve, I was surprised how much power it has myself. When I first powered it up the bec from the saber tooth esc wasn't enough to run everything so, I added a 5 volt 5 amp (continuous) bec feeding just the lift and curl.

[Brian in PA]

Scott that is insane! It seems to have a lot of power to spare. very nice.

Brian

[W900snowman]

Very nice conversion, you were pretty smooth on the controls too. Do you mind if I ask about how long it took to do.

[mazdaparts]

Very nice build as usual Small Haul. You mentioned you might sell it, if you do how much?

[tracksntreadslou]

When It comes to conversions scott your the master ..good to see another low cost afordable conversion ...Great job so far...thumbs up

[SmallHaul]

Thank You Mazdaparts! This isn't a sale thread, I'll shoot you a pm.

Thank You very much Lou!

[SmallHaul]

Very nice conversion, you were pretty smooth on the controls too. Do you mind if I ask about how long it took to do.

Thanks, it took about 50 hours to build. I spent 2 days just making and figuring out the mounts for the twin bucket curl servos and doing the wiring for them. It took a lot of time figuring out how the get all of the servo power transfered to the lifting arm as well. The more I think about it, it was probably than 50 hours but, I enjoy making these creations:) it feels like driving powerful little robots when they are done:D

[SmallHaul]

I was asked for more info on this build and thought I would just post it up here for everyone to benifit.

Here is a parts list of what I used to build it:


Nomadio Sensor radio
Tamiya gearbox
2 x slotcar motors (tamiya motors are 3.5 volts and fry quickly)
Saber tooth motor controller
5 volt 5 amp (continuous) bec
Hitec Digital HS-7955 TG lift servo
2 x Align Digital DS410M servos for bucket curl

[tc1cat]

Nice conversion:D I still don't see how you guys get all of the necessary components inside one of these little vehicles:eek:

Lynn

[firefighter30]

Scott, nice job on the Loader looks great and seems to have a lot of power. seemed to work really well in the video.

[SmallHaul]

Nice conversion:D I still don't see how you guys get all of the necessary components inside one of these little vehicles:eek:

Thanks! It just takes a lot of patience:)

Lynn

Scott, nice job on the Loader looks great and seems to have a lot of power. seemed to work really well in the video.

Thanks Doug!

[sparkycuda]

Well done! And thanks for listing the parts used. Helps for those of us not experienced with RC components.

Ken

[dirtpusher9]

Another find job Scott, that thing is bad too the bone for a little guy.

[SmallHaul]

Well done! And thanks for listing the parts used. Helps for those of us not experienced with RC components.

Thanks! You are welcome, the sabertooth esc is so smooth.

Ken

Another find job Scott, that thing is bad too the bone for a little guy.

Thanks Joe!

I charged a 7.2v (6 cell nimh) 1500mah losi mini-t battery and ran it for over an hour today to see how much power it uses and it was still going strong. So, I don't really know how long one charge will last but I would say it is efficient.:)

[aseejr]

Awesome build. Can't wait.....

[Mustang]

Great build! Thanks for showing what motors you used with the Tamiya gearbox. I've been stuck on my Bruder conversion looking for replacements for the stock Tamiya ones. Looked at everything except slotcars - DOH!

[9W Monighan]

Nice build Scott! You should have built two or three in the process so you can keep one. You still should let Scotty up here try to break it:D

[SmallHaul]

Great build! Thanks for showing what motors you used with the Tamiya gearbox. I've been stuck on my Bruder conversion looking for replacements for the stock Tamiya ones. Looked at everything except slotcars - DOH!

Thanks and you are welcome. Professor motor online store has good prices on there motors.

Nice build Scott! You should have built two or three in the process so you can keep one. You still should let Scotty up here try to break it:D

Thanks Steve! I am in the process of building 2 more right now that are already sold and I might just keep the first one I built for myself. :) York should be a blast, I can't wait.

[Snochaser]

Scott, that's really nice. I believe I would like one of those! Just something else on the list now.

-Ben

[J Hall]

Well done...I admire you guys that can make models that small work... Any thing smaller than about 1/8 scale is too small for me...

[SmallHaul]

Scott, that's really nice. I believe I would like one of those! Just something else on the list now.

-Ben

Thanks Ben.:)

Well done...I admire you guys that can make models that small work... Any thing smaller than about 1/8 scale is too small for me...

Thank you very much. I really enjoy the engineering challenge of getting strength & power out of these little machines.

I improved the bucket curl mounts. The mounts on the prototype loader work fine but, they don't like nice.

This design has more rigidity and protects the servos from getting hit:

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With the servo screw heads milled down it allows the two servos (sitting back to back) to fit nicely in the lift assembly and creates a rigid assembly.

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I also made beefier aluminum drive hubs. I'll post up pics later when I get the 4-40 screws that I ordered for them.

[SmallHaul]

Forgot the side view.

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[Trixx]

Looks great.
i want to build one to:)

[JAMMER]

Hey Scott nice work and boy is that thing fast. It just about the right size for your Tonka truck. Ed :)

[SmallHaul]

Looks great.
i want to build one to:)

Thanks:)

Hey Scott nice work and boy is that thing fast. It just about the right size for your Tonka truck. Ed :)

Thanks Ed! Yes, it loads the Tonka fast. It'll probably load the Mack DT fast too but, I'll need like a 2" or so tall ramp to load it.

Another photo of the new bucket curl mounts. If you look closely you will see a small kick plate between the servo and the hoop mount. It locks the bottom of the servos tight against the bottom plate.

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[chaseracer]

another great conversion Scott, super work as always, and thanks for all the great pic on how you make these work. I am sure is a big help for alott of us thinking of doing one.

[td9clyde]

yep the machines you build are awsome i wouldn't have thought of useing servos for drives or putting in the twin gear drive box very nice work

[W900snowman]

Scott, thanks for the awesome photos and for posting a parts list. It's a big help and very informative.

[SmallHaul]

another great conversion Scott, super work as always, and thanks for all the great pic on how you make these work. I am sure is a big help for alott of us thinking of doing one.

Thanks and you are welcome.

yep the machines you build are awsome i wouldn't have thought of useing servos for drives or putting in the twin gear drive box very nice work

Thank You very much. I tested, repaired & installed automated vehicles for many years. So, it gave me a good feel for hydraulics, screw drives & servo motors.

Scott, thanks for the awesome photos and for posting a parts list. It's a big help and very informative.

You are welcome.

Since I had to order more parts, I have a more accurate list:

Radio system
Tamiya twin motor gearbox
shims for tamiya gearbox assembly (you loose about 10 to 20% of gear contact on some of them if you leave them sloppy)
silicone to seal gearbox up (makes it last a very long time)
2 x slotcar motors (tamiya motors are 3.5 volts and fry quickly)
Aluminum stock to make drive hubs
4-40 screws & washers to secure gearbox to chassis
Saber tooth motor controller
5 volt 5 amp (continuous) bec
Hitec Digital HS-7955 TG lift servo
2 x hitec hs-5065mg digital servos for bucket curl
Hitec servo programmer
3" Y harness to join the 2 bucket curl servos
2 x 12" male servo leads to extend the bucket curl servos
heat shrink for all of the bucket curl servo wiring
piece of bicycle inner tube for lift lever cover (need to post pics)
4-40 rod and clevis for lift lever
lead weight
and 1 boat load of patience:D

[Trixx]

Hi,

How do you use the channels on the radio?

Somthing like my drawing?

/Andreas

[Lil Giants]

The bottom drawing is how I like to operate.

Nifty drawing, I saved it to modify later in "paint" for future explanations of how set up radios. :cool:

[SmallHaul]

Hi,

How do you use the channels on the radio?

Somthing like my drawing?

/Andreas

The bottom drawing is how I like to operate but, I steer with my right.


I decided I should keep the prototype Loader for myself and run the heck out of it to make sure everything holds up nice. After running it for a couple of hours moving dirt I noticed that the motors where getting really hot because of the 205:1 transmission that I was using. If you listen to motors in the video they are screaming at anything over half throttle. So, I put the heavier duty tamiya tranny in it (the gears are twice as thick) and now the drive ratio is 115:1 and now the motors never go over 130 degrees even after 1 hour of constant work. It still has power to spare and it sounds much better without the motors screaming.

I was asked to make a video with it running slower. I didn't realize that a Cat 297C has a top speed of only 8.5 mph.:)

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhum

[firefighter-1177]

The bottom drawing is how our cat skidsteers at work operate.

[ihbuilder]

yes the bottom is cat joystick setup boom bucket on the right and on the left stick for skid - fwd/rev left/right on ex - crowd and swing . what's neat about what cat did with the skid steer controls , is they match the excavator controls . just instead of swing your steering and instead of crowd in / out your traveling

IHSteve

[SmallHaul]

I'll have to switch my crane & skid steer to the Cat setup then.

The full scale equipment operators that have run my crane & skid steer have said that its backwards to what they are used to.

[ihbuilder]

I'll have to switch my crane & skid steer to the Cat setup then.

The full scale equipment operators that have run my crane & skid steer have said that its backwards to what they are used to.

Hmm , then I guess I didn't get to run them yet . That would've been a sight :confused::eek::eek::p

[SmallHaul]

Hmm , then I guess I didn't get to run them yet . That would've been a sight :confused::eek::eek::p

I thought you ran my Dragline Crane?

The rubber tracked loader has 20 hours of run time on it now and everything held up great. Even the tracks are still fine. So, I feel completely comfortable selling these. Albert (Aseejr) is my first customer and I have his loader over halfway complete.

I made a quick video moving some timber around so, now Albert can help move logs around the next time he visits Lou (trancksntreadslou) and Greg (RCLogger).:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr14XmWN7JM

[Snochaser]

Nice Scott. Now for more attachments huh? A log grapple broom or Fecon head? hmmmm

Ben

[TheMachinist]

Just watched the video. love the Quick change and the loader seems to have lots of power. I can't wait to see Alberts when it arrives.

[SmallHaul]

Nice Scott. Now for more attachments huh? A log grapple broom or Fecon head? hmmmm

Ben

Thanks Ben. Bruder sells the bucket by itself for less than $3. it would be fun to buy a couple to mess with and make some other attachments out of it.

[aseejr]

Sold again. Impressive.

[td9clyde]

a 4 in 1 bucket would be cool but kinda hard then you could bit stuff to pick it up or you could use it to gradeout the sand or rubber chips

[SmallHaul]

Sold again. Impressive.

Thanks!

a 4 in 1 bucket would be cool but kinda hard then you could bit stuff to pick it up or you could use it to gradeout the sand or rubber chips

That would be cool but, I think it would be very bulky to add another servo to move it.

Well, the first production unit is finished (Aseejr's Loader:-)

Here is a video of it to show the finished product and how the radio is set up. The steer & drive are on the right, lift & curl on the left. If your radio has a spring loaded center on the throttle you could run the tracks with the left stick. But, without a spring loaded center it would probably be hard to find the center/neutral to stop the loader from creeping when you want to stop moving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y0kSpmeoxk

I am starting on Doug's (Firefighter30) next:)

[9W Monighan]

I love it!
But I can't here anything, I don't have speakers here at work. My new monitor didn't have them built in .

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Scott

You are amazing at building these conversions it so great watching you convert these you have some dang good skills..

[woodhog]

loader looks great .what will conversion price be?:cool:

[SmallHaul]

Scott

You are amazing at building these conversions it so great watching you convert these you have some dang good skills..

Thank you very much Paul.

loader looks great .what will conversion price be?:cool:

Thanks. I'll shoot You a PM.

[dirtpusher9]

Scott, when I try to watch your videos it pulls up my(dirtpusher9) videos, not sure whats going on.

[ihbuilder]

Scott, when I try to watch your videos it pulls up my(dirtpusher9) videos, not sure whats going on.

yea me too but just this 1 :confused:

bring it up here and we'll how it does in my shop :p you'll need a grapple bucket on it though :D

[Espeefan]

I am totally impressed! This little bugger has some incredible strength! I'll be the engineers at Bruder would be impressed too! This is one of the neatest conversions I've ever seen done. I am amazed at the performance, for the size of this model. It boggles my mind. Great job!

[SmallHaul]

Just watched the video. love the Quick change and the loader seems to have lots of power. I can't wait to see Alberts when it arrives.

Thanks!

Scott, when I try to watch your videos it pulls up my(dirtpusher9) videos, not sure whats going on.

Hmm... I am not sure why?

I am totally impressed! This little bugger has some incredible strength! I'll be the engineers at Bruder would be impressed too! This is one of the neatest conversions I've ever seen done. I am amazed at the performance, for the size of this model. It boggles my mind. Great job!

Thank You very much!

[SmallHaul]

One more demo video of its climbing ability & balance using Alberts loader before I box it up:) The aluminum bar is 7.2 ounces, more weight than a bucket full of dirt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsCEbjy4OPk

[TheMachinist]

Thats crazy traction. Are you using the drive sprockets that come with the loader?

[Stuff]

very awesome little bugger!

[SmallHaul]

Thats crazy traction. Are you using the drive sprockets that come with the loader?

Thanks. Yes, I modify the stock drive sprockets.

very awesome little bugger!

Thanks!

[firefighter-1177]

That is sweet. I want one!
Awsome job.

[Espeefan]

Holy smokes! Now I'm even more impressed! Might have to send you a PM!

[SmallHaul]

That is sweet. I want one!
Awsome job.

Thank You very much!

Holy smokes! Now I'm even more impressed! Might have to send you a PM!

Thanks Nathan! :)

[aseejr]

Received my track loader from Scott (SmallHaul) noon today. The afternoon turned out to be a write off!!! Didn't get any work done, having too much fun playing with this little wonder.

Great job Scott.

Thank you,
Albert

[RCTech9]

Received my track loader from Scott (SmallHaul) noon today. The afternoon turned out to be a write off!!! Didn't get any work done, having too much fun playing with this little wonder.

Great job Scott.

Thank you,
Albert

I would 2 if i had enough money!!!

[SmallHaul]

Received my track loader from Scott (SmallHaul) noon today. The afternoon turned out to be a write off!!! Didn't get any work done, having too much fun playing with this little wonder.

Great job Scott.

Thank you,
Albert

Albert, You are very welcome.

Thank YOU for buying the first one. If you look close you'll see SmallHaul 1 scribed into the bottom of the chassis.:)

[RCTech9]

SmallHaul 1 scribed into the bottom of the chassis.:)
That's a smart idea!!!

[aseejr]

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a405/aseejr/2010-11-30/IMG_1241.jpg

Sorry picture a out of focus. The tractor pulling the train is my brother's (Dennis) King Hauler. And of course the track loader in the back came from SmallHaul!!!

[Southgate]

Cool conversion, and a fun video to watch! Dan

[SmallHaul]

That's a smart idea!!!

Thank You.

Cool conversion, and a fun video to watch! Dan

Thanks!

Cool pic Albert!

[TheMachinist]

I measured the energy consumption of the loader in working conditions at the Campbell River show today.

The little guy pulled 600MAH out of a 1200MAH battery in 1 full hour of continuous running (loading coal and helping to clean debris out of the Dryland sort).

These machines are really addictive to run:cool:

[SmallHaul]

I measured the energy consumption of the loader in working conditions at the Campbell River show today.

The little guy pulled 600MAH out of a 1200MAH battery in 1 full hour of continuous running (loading coal and helping to clean debris out of the Dryland sort).

These machines are really addictive to run:cool:

Agreed, they are a blast to run.:)

Did you build a rubber tracked loader yourself? Got vids of the show?

[aseejr]

Agreed, they are a blast to run.:)

Did you build a rubber tracked loader yourself? Got vids of the show?

Scott,

This was your creation. I was at the Campbell show also but couldn't stay long, so I left it there for Jordie, Rob, Greg and Lou to play with.

Albert

[SmallHaul]

Scott,

This was your creation. I was at the Campbell show also but couldn't stay long, so I left it there for Jordie, Rob, Greg and Lou to play with.

Albert

Oh...I see. Albert, I knew you were a good guy from communicating with you but, I didn't realize you were one of the best guys in the hobby leaving your loader at the show for others to run & enjoy!:D

[TheMachinist]

Oh...I see. Albert, I knew you were a good guy from communicating with you but, I didn't realize you were one of the best guys in the hobby leaving your loader at the show for others to run & enjoy!:D

My Bad :o
I should have mentioned that so there wasn't any confusion and yes Albert is one of the best guys I've met as well. This hobby seems to be full of great people and I look forward to meeting more in person.

Jordy

[SmallHaul]

I made up a grapple attachment. Loading pipe onto a Tamiya trailer. I tried to keep it light, strong and simple.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lWtdvY0QQM

[steamer]

Scott. Very cool and a nice addition to the build. Anything else your going to try.
Rob

[SmallHaul]

Scott. Very cool and a nice addition to the build. Anything else your going to try.
Rob

Thanks Rob.

One of my customers asked me to make the grapple actually work so, I made it for Him. He also wants one with servo control that I might make in a few months when he is ready. It will take some time to make and I'll need the loader to run the wiring, make mounts, arm for grapple etc.. and set it up. I might do motorized forks and maybe a powered auger attachment in the future as well (more customer ideas).

[woodhog]

scott thats just plain ol cool this thing has amazed me from thr beginning hope with your info to get mine goin soon my 3 yr old is eat up with loaders hes gonna tripp out:cool:

[SmallHaul]

scott thats just plain ol cool this thing has amazed me from thr beginning hope with your info to get mine goin soon my 3 yr old is eat up with loaders hes gonna tripp out:cool:

Thanks Woodhog.

This is the final assembly that I'll ship out to him tomorrow.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff66/scottmaxxin/Tonka%20Dump%20trucks/IMG_1816.jpg

[doodlebug]

Hey Scott, very clever engineering!
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[YoungGunz]

WOW this is very cool!!! P/m with details on the build time and price i might be interested in one! Thanks

-J.D.

[SmallHaul]

J.D., PM sent Thanks.

[Smokin Joe]

I'm converting a Bruder also. Would you please post the pics of the aluminum
hubs? Thanks, Joe

[SmallHaul]

I'm converting a Bruder also. Would you please post the pics of the aluminum
hubs? Thanks, Joe

Joe, I can't find any pics of the beefier ones that I make now but, these are my prototype hubs that are on my prototype loader still. Just make the hub larger where the screws are so that you can make the 4-40 screws tight without worrying about striping out the aluminum threads. I also put flat spots on the axle where the screws hit.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff66/scottmaxxin/IMG_0066.jpg

[YoungGunz]

Well i got my loader just a few days ago, this little guy can pack a punch and i finally found some time to take some pictures and some videos. I couldn't find the pictures i took but i figured you guys wouldn't mind watching a video :p

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa379/JD_Ewen/Bruder%20Skid%20Steer/th_DSCN2243-1.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa379/JD_Ewen/Bruder%20Skid%20Steer/?action=view&current=DSCN2243-1.mp4)

[6wheelking]

dont really know what im doing but im gonna take a shot at building one of these My bruder and a few of the parts are on the way, Sorry smallhaul I just had to see if i had the talent you have

[SmallHaul]

dont really know what im doing but im gonna take a shot at building one of these My bruder and a few of the parts are on the way, Sorry smallhaul I just had to see if i had the talent you have

Just take your time on each step when you build it. They are a lot of fun to operate. Good luck.

[Lars S]

WoW!:cool: You are an artist at building these conversions! Can you PM me an estimate RTR?:)

[SmallHaul]

WoW!:cool: You are an artist at building these conversions! Can you PM me an estimate RTR?:)

Thanks Lars, PM sent.

[69tony12]

These look awesome, all your builds are amazing, also love the tonka dump truck one, would really like to see your builds but im in the wrong side of the ocean :D:D will pm you with a few questions Thnks

[caterpillar]

Hi SmallHaul,
I am new rc land and loving your bruder conversion guide! Excellent work. I will give it a try myself. In case I fail, I guess you are still selling the RTR model, right? Any indication of the price?
Btw which motors do you use from professor motor?

[SmallHaul]

These look awesome, all your builds are amazing, also love the tonka dump truck one, would really like to see your builds but im in the wrong side of the ocean :D:D will pm you with a few questions Thnks

Thank you very much.

Hi SmallHaul,
I am new rc land and loving your bruder conversion guide! Excellent work. I will give it a try myself. In case I fail, I guess you are still selling the RTR model, right? Any indication of the price?
Btw which motors do you use from professor motor?

I'll shoot you a PM. I use 35,000 @ 12v slot car motors because you only feed them 7.2 volts. I don't remember motor name I'll look it up.

[caterpillar]

Thank you very much.



I'll shoot you a PM. I use 35,000 @ 12v slot car motors because you only feed them 7.2 volts. I don't remember motor name I'll look it up.

I am about to order my parts as well. Just a little lost with the motors from professor motor. Not a lot of information on the site to make sure I got the right size and voltage for the motors. Do you have a type nr?

[SmallHaul]

I am about to order my parts as well. Just a little lost with the motors from professor motor. Not a lot of information on the site to make sure I got the right size and voltage for the motors. Do you have a type nr?

I just looked it up and it is the JK falcon II motor.

[caterpillar]

I'll make a start to get the Delta loader converted. Went to the toy store last weekend and bought the Delta Loader.
I just finished all my online orders for all the parts as per SmallHaul' shopping list (Big Thank You! for sharing that with the bruder conversion crowd).
If this conversions works fine, I will try to convert the bagger as well. I could not leave the toy store without taking it home as well :)

[caterpillar]

I just looked it up and it is the JK falcon II motor.

Great, Thanks! just did the order as well so that completes the entire list. Awaiting the deliveries now... :)

[delta loader]

can i have one of those

[Admin]

can i have one of those

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[Metman]

Scott,

Could you offer me any info/advice on how to modify one of the Bobcat brand T-190 skid steers toys to have proportional speed control.

metman
Mike in KY

[malibueater4life]

Hey SmallHaul,

First timer here and I have quietly been working on my own bruder tracked loader conversion. I must say that things are getting pretty tight inside. I am trying to get everything to spec from your pics and advice that you have posted but it seems that I am just not quite getting the whole picture. My loader looks good and runs like a champ but I have only converted the driving part of it so far. Also, I can't close the body down all the way probably due to excess wiring. My battery is in the drivers compartment... I have thought long and hard about inquiring about one of yours RTR but at the same time, I don't want to give up on myself. I just want that satisfaction knowing that I did it myself... If this isn't a dead thread, and I really hope it isn't, than I would really like to maybe post some pics and get my build back in line...

Thanks

[SmallHaul]

Scott,

Could you offer me any info/advice on how to modify one of the Bobcat brand T-190 skid steers toys to have proportional speed control.

metman
Mike in KY

Mike, I didn't see that this was posted. You could use a dual motor controller from robotmarketplace to run the drive.

Hey SmallHaul,

First timer here and I have quietly been working on my own bruder tracked loader conversion. I must say that things are getting pretty tight inside. I am trying to get everything to spec from your pics and advice that you have posted but it seems that I am just not quite getting the whole picture. My loader looks good and runs like a champ but I have only converted the driving part of it so far. Also, I can't close the body down all the way probably due to excess wiring. My battery is in the drivers compartment... I have thought long and hard about inquiring about one of yours RTR but at the same time, I don't want to give up on myself. I just want that satisfaction knowing that I did it myself... If this isn't a dead thread, and I really hope it isn't, than I would really like to maybe post some pics and get my build back in line...

Thanks

I heavily gut out the inside of it and it is tight to get everything in it. Make a new thread of your build and post lots of pics and I can help. Don't give up! You'll get yours finished. You probably just need to remove more material out of the body. These conversions take a LOT of patience.:)

[fborden23]

Love the conversion and thanks for the parts list that helps alot

[lacoste250]

nice job i di it but withe low cost :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_WEHljVwDU&t=200s

[skeeter]

I searched for the JK falcon II motor, on both sites, but I am unable to find anything. Is there a newer/different motor that you're using for this conversion now?

[SmallHaul]

I searched for the JK falcon II motor, on both sites, but I am unable to find anything. Is there a newer/different motor that you're using for this conversion now?

It looks like the JK Falcon II motor is out of stock. You can look up the specs for that motor and get one that is within 5k rpm's of it and it will work fine.

[skeeter]

Thank-you sir, for that info. One more question, You mention shims for the Tamiya gearbox, Where does one acquire the shims? Are you referring to the brass inserts that are included in the kits, or something else?

[SmallHaul]

Thank-you sir, for that info. One more question, You mention shims for the Tamiya gearbox, Where does one acquire the shims? Are you referring to the brass inserts that are included in the kits, or something else?

You are welcome.

When you assemble the gear box check the gear contact from gear to gear. You want 100% of the width of the gear to be in contact with gear that it is driving..so, lets say that only 80% of the gear is contacting the gear that it is driving so basically you are loosing 20% of the gears strength. I use small shim washers to make the contact 100%. Hope that all makes sense.. you are setting the side to side contact not the gear mesh.

[skeeter]

Now I understand. Thanks for the reply.