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No I'm not getting boats ! Awesome vid . Mike

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Thanks for posting the video! That things insane! Can't say I've ever seen a river of glass, that's some nice water to run on.

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Haha sad thing is I plan to do at least four axles with my modified version of yours lol. Should be roughly 7.5 feet long with the truck lol I plan to haul with a 6" stretched tri-drive cascadia should haul a pretty penny..... lol

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Cooper-you are so right-I do have a lot of good stories and memories that will probably never be shared. Throughout my career I tried to mentor the new boaters that were coming into the hobby. I also built and sold R/C boats and I was always giving advice on set-ups, props, fuel, radios, etc. The funny thing about that is when I would get someone running good they would always come looking to beat me. A few did-most didn't. I guess that's competitive racing. I don't want to get your thread off topic so why don't you start a thread in the boat section with some of your videos. I have considered that and maybe finding some of my old pictures and posting them but there doesn't seem to be much interest in that section.

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In my opinion modelman you'll never get my thread off topic, it's a comstruction site company and the guys talk,,, about a lot of different things ;) lol!!! I built a springer class tug boat that I use for retrieval of stranded boats, I'll post a thread once I get around to finishing it. You heading to cabin fever? That would be nice to meet ya there. Don't know how far members travel as that event will be my first meeting of others.

I wasn't sure if a d11 was ever hauled intact, I know they usually get delivered by about three trucks, blade, main body, and tracks or something like that. Then built onsite. I found a video that has one rolling in by one truck in one piece. The trailer isn't a gooseneck but on heck of a load and that sway would be making me nervous. Would love to one day see that roll into my land. (Only needing about 2million and some land to stockpile).
http://youtu.be/2uJBkUkK1o8

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that's a big load on that Cozad lowboy at 1:07 is about where I stop when
running our lowboy stop drop and hope for the best!!!!

modelman I have 4 large tugboats in different stages of building
2 happy hunters 1 50'' smit rotterdam and the amsterdam

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The d11 is far to large to be hauled by one rig but dammit I'm gonnaanyways

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had a great time hanging out with you rw here are a few pics and vids or your machines
tearing it up!!!
https://youtu.be/TRNIyelO6BI

http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ixmfrig.jpg

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http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/...pssbpwtcjo.png
https://youtu.be/QJkQETqYz1E
end of show fun

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That was fun!! I don't know if that excavator you were going to get would hold up in the long run mark!! You should look into getting a metal version!! I've seen um on the net! Lol!!!! Best thing, you don't need any complicated radio mixes! Lol!! Direct stick input!! Lol!!!!

Had some time to start cleaning up the backyard pit. Digging some of the smaller rocks out so the edges of pit can be expanded. Figure a little bit here and there and the wife will not notice unless she looks at pics from past :). This hobby has enabled all facets of my creativity to be used, hiding toys, money, tools, cleaning up house so new toys can be hidden, slowly expanding the pit with smoke and mirrors,,, ect. Only drawback was to keep the garage for myself (toys) and not use it for parking cars in I had to clean snow and warm car when it snowed or was cold. And I really had to work for that this past year!!!!
http://youtu.be/RqFinIezEts

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Cooper-looks like you enjoyed yourself at the show. Nice video-you are making a nice playground. I liked when the "dogasaurus" walked thru the picture :eek:

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Thanks modelman, yes I had a great time at the show and everyone was cool!!! Great community of other "man-child' (s) as my wife now call us :).

Speaking of the cabin fever event, for those that were there I found an old pic of some data logging from the madd Catt. The numbers are for one motor, it's got twins!! The watts equates to over 19 horsepower!!! That was probably data from two runs.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psxfleyga5.jpg

Had some dozer work to make the pit a little bigger
http://youtu.be/ODqpdN5UZeY

I'm going to make a regular dirt blade for her, the blade on now was based off the 72yard coal carry blade. I think a normal blade is around 54yards. Will but the rock guard on and try to make it like the 1:50 model I based it on.

And some work with the human powered excavator (shovel) and digging bar. After about 15 minuets I really thought that some physical work would be good to get the extra 10lbs of winter weight off, at 20 minutes I really thought about going and getting the backhoe or skidsteer. :). Lol!!!
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psjspnwtoo.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psu2fa0jah.jpg

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Ok that has been the extent of human hand tools, unlike some pacific northwester construction company's :) lol!!!! Just pickin reg!! Your playground is killer!!! Well I broke down and used a gift certificate and got a gopro camera. Fiddling around with computer stuff but hopefully soon I may have some work vids up.

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http://youtu.be/3pIQ72Edt1Y

A little work with the dozer

http://youtu.be/ZcsyYx148zg

A little work with the ex

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Hey to have the "best in the west" you have to cheat a little...:cool::rolleyes:

Great videos with the GoPro!

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Ugg this little camera was a pain in butt!! Somehow I had some videos on the memory card and it asked if I wanted to update the camera, so I clicked that. Must have hit the wrong camera because an hour later and it was flashing red lights, saying update failed. Kept trying and then unplugged it, figured I would pull battery and it would reset. Nope somehow it was weighting the update to the memory card!?!? To be honest I had no idea of what I was doing. About another hour I got it figured out, I think. But wiped the card and had two other cool truck and ex videos. Maybe they are on computer somewhere. It's windows 8 and I don't like it as I don't know where all the hidden icons/places to find are. Guess I just need to screw up a few more things then I'll know how to use it better. Or should I say what not to do. That's how computers and I work, I don't know how to get stuff just keep learning how to not do something!!!

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Some progress on the new dozer blade. I'm basing it off the 1:50 scale model I have. After looking around on net the d11r does have a blade similar to the toy. A little bit of flat on top where the rock guard is. My shop book from cat had a diagram of different blade. No matter what it's not gonna be perfect but more of the dirt blade and not the coal carry blade.

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5s7wxued.jpg
And the other helper:(

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psiarf04o5.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psptleob1w.jpg

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http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psfbdnj1ti.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psyt4helhe.jpg

Those side wings were giving me fits!!!

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Wow your hand puts all in scale BIG ,! Mike

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RW, i just realized after looking through this thread that i know you and i subscribed to your youtube channel a while ago, lol...it was nice meeting you at Cabin Fever. You did a great job on the D11 it works very well.

Keep up the great work and videos!

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Lol! Thanks Scott!! And happy birthday!!

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Your helper, is he flipping you off for taking his pic? :eek: :D :p

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Lol! That helper kept stealing my tools!!!! I thought about welding his tail!!!

Had a little time to make the side of the blade. Bent and rolled and tweaked a little more. I am making templates as I go this time. I'm going to try and grind down the welds, then fill gaps/seams with solder. I'm no good at filling with brazing material. It would look like a lsd dealer made it, all warped and torched!!!
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0cn60z5v.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...pst1aljqgx.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psylhiwxg8.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...pswhkgho9d.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psoynruc14.jpg

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Shape and form is looking real good Coop.:cool:

I've been drooling and lovin all your vids of my favorite dozer for a longtime as you know, but it wasn't till I just saw the pic of the blade in your hand, NOW I realize how much of a beast that beauty is:eek::D
With or without LSD.....what a trip! :lol:

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Hey Mario, I told my wife if anything happened to me she has to mail you a 80# package. :).

I'll try and get a pic soon of the new blade in comparison to the old one, and something for scale.

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use king for scale everybody knows how big a doggosaurus rex is
cool new blade R.W.

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Wow I'm loving that dozer more and more, there's gotta be nothing better than the feeling of being able to switch blades now lol.

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Lol! Dogasauresrex might make it look small, when he stands on his hind legs and stretches his head, his nose is above my eye level!! And I'm 6'3"!!!

Some "scale" pics

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps57qqgqir.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...pstsguoefx.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psh2oulecp.jpg
And filled in top of side blades. The top will be getting the rock guard. And the whole blade will be about 1/4" or so taller with cutting edges. Height should be almost spot on as well as width for 1:14 scale.

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https://youtu.be/r-B8d1_e55g

I thought this clip was deleted, found it on the hard drive. I have to change some settings on the gopro as the iPhone was taking higher quality video, got the gopro because it takes great video, next time I guess.

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Joe, the future tree stump dig is located just on the other side of fence, about inline of dogs nose and right of tree. I want to move the fence out to edge of property line, about another 20' out. Then I can build a road to stump. And tossed a hand trowel for size comparison of stump. I'm sure when wife goes looking for it she will never look there:).
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8oaogwue.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psaudumpc3.jpg

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Phew! Big job moving that fence! :eek: My Wheatheart post pounder would make quick work driving new 8'L - 8" dia posts. ;)

You're probably looking at an 8' dig radius, down 3' and then building some kind of motorised circular saw blade attachment for the hoe... can't cut the roots with a chainsaw or an axe, that'd be too easy! :D :p

That'd be a good sized job for the JD850, good luck with your lil kitty cat, don't break it. :D :p

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Lol!! Got the skid steer and post hole auger for the fence. Only corners and gate are concreted. However I will have to get new lumber.

The stump has been sitting dormate for about 3 years, maybe more. I cut down into it with 16" chainsaw and added root rot. But I'm sure even the small roots will be problems. Yes I'm planning on it being the big summer toy project. Might be able to drag it out for next year too if considering filling in hole too!! I guess it would be a ill attempt at attaching a stump grinder on end of hoe? :) !!!!

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Do you drill a smaller hole than post & push them in with skid steer? You could probably rent a pounder that mounts right on your skid steer - no tamping, no hole prep, just drive it home! You get a 10' - 10"d post, drive it in 5', you wouldn't need concrete. I do my 4 wire fencing corners with this big of post & have never had one come out of the ground, some fence is now 10yo.

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The fence is just to keep the livestock (dogs ) in. I think I have 14-18 posts to set. All the property in background is mine as well but if this property was sold off the fence line is marker. That fence is probably 15+ now. Not bad for rough cut hemlock. Posts are treated. I have a 6" auger to dig 4x4 posts. Maybe a half hour job diggin. More time running tape measure and leveling posts. Ground is soft on low side, that's also gonna be a property marker so only reason I was gonna add a bag of sacrete to them. Where I have a gate big enough to drive equipment into if ever needed I used 4x6 and they are 3' deep. Old Amish man once told me to use a hatchet and cut notches in corners (like a barb) below ground line to help with lifting from frost heaving. He might have been pulling my leg too:). Around here depending on snow cover , realistically frost might get 6-8 deep in good soil, hard clay/shale deeper. However not to underestimate power of frost, I have several sewer lines to dig up. They are future lines stemming off main line. About 4 feet deep 4" slip joints that frost has pulled up out of ground. Those slip joints are not easy to fit in and worse to take apart!!
But the fence job should only take the better part of day to do , if I get around to it and finally get more boards. At least I'm pretty sure I can make it take a day:).

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Ok just did a check on scale weight of what the cat should be
The 1:1 catd11 weighs in at 230,581 pounds, now if I'm building a 1:14 scale model the model weight would be 16,470 pounds!! (Dozer weight divided by 14 scale ). That would be one heavy toy!!!!

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It terms of length, it's /14. But weight or volume, it's cubed, which would equal 84lbs... and you're what? 68lbs?

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Hmmm. Thinking Just a little bit more weight on the model. Like 84 pound should be the number......84 x 14 x 14 x 14 = 230496 pounds . Love the new Blade Sir. ;-)

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you know i could provide cheap grunt labor for a set of cylinders
for the kat, just saying

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Figure out what ya want mark, I'll make it happen somehow :).

Haven't had as much time as I would like to devote to my construction company and equipment,,, have to do some real work to keep the collectors away!! The new blade manufacturing process has been painfully slow but I did get the tilt cylinder mounts done so now I can figure out the proper attitude for main push arms.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...psdvr8mwuq.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5egi8avc.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6fy3lup0.jpg
Also have to figure out final height with cutting edges. Figure some more pics are just as fun as cutting metal too short and re-cutting after making a paper template!!!!