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Iron Art-thanks for your comments-I enjoy building these models but I may have to stop. You can't build what you can't see. Time will tell. I know I will never build another small model.

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Tom, that truck is amazing, in the right setting it would be hard to tell it from the real thing. I sure hope that God will let you keep your eye sight in order to build another great model.

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Thanks a lot joe-I am not sure what God has planned for me but I hope I can stay busy doing something. I have some machines and metal in my shop that needs to be used.:)

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Wow, Your mining truck turned out great!

The dump works nice and the drive speed seems perfect.

Nice job.

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Runs and dumps and looks really well/good! :)

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This is cool

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Hey Tom, How's it going? You have any chance to load the 777 with the shovel yet?
We need to see some new video:p

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Hi steve-I haven,t felt like doing much lately, guess I have the late winter blah,s (although it,s going up to 82deg. here today). I did get my shovel fixed. I ran the swing motors in and added the noise suppression capacitors and it is swinging smooth and steady now. I loaded a few loads just to check out the shovel and everything is working great so I will try to do a video soon.

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So what was the final verdict on the swing motors?

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I guess they just needed running. I ran each motor for 20-min.-10min. each direction at 6V. and added the capacitors and it is working great. No glitching. Maybe they needed the capacitors. I have always had the caps on the hoist and crowd motors but not the swing motors til now.

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Well, I have just been running this truck lately and having fun loading it with my shovel. Everything is working good and I am happy with the model. Here is a video of the truck and shovel-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3blRX...oEl-rmQAj4BpA=
This project is now finished and I am not sure if there will be another. Time will tell.

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Wow, those 2 pieces of equipment look great together. They both are truly amazing. Thanks for sharing such a great build with us.

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Wow! Great video. Nice work...
Alan

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Tom. Your video is just like it would be in the real pit. Both the shovel and the 777 look and operate with precision . Great work on both pieces and I do hope that you can plan for something to build next.
Rob

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Hey Tom, great to see your shovel in action! Shovel and truck are a perfect match.

Cheer's, Neil.

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Hey Tom ,very nice video,awesome looking models you have,they work great.:)

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Impressive models! Hat of for you Tom.
Dan

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very nice and smooth working models the video is awsome i liked watching them do their thing i couldn't even think of how to make all of those parts nice job

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The truck and shovel operate at such realistic speeds! Smooth, not jerky. Both are great examples of truly fine modelling. Congratulations on two jobs very well done!

Ken

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Thank You