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funny you should say that you are converting your bf30. that what i am doing right now too well my is a g0704 so just a littler smaller head.
you check got g0704.com hoss has every thing you need to know and then some. one tip i will give you don't buy chinese driver bords i know there only 50.00 but there not woth 1/2 that. i figger it would be cheaper to convert than to buy a DRO. not shere if i when down the right road yet lol but bean lost of fun. good luck

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That should turn out well! I've been waiting to get a quote on an optimum cnc kit from one of the canadian dealers. I'll see how crazy the price is and decide whether or not I save up and order it or just slowly piece one together. I like the idea of everything being matched and proven in the kit but I think that it will cost nearly twice as much so we'll see.

Reg

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Well I finally found some inspiration and started working on this again. I was really struggling with how to steer it but I figured out an easy way so here it goes! http://youtu.be/rAHZnO534VU http://youtu.be/TpoiG-i_IuY http://youtu.be/v73wry7NRf8 http://youtu.be/S9Er-TYFkM4

Thanks for looking

Reg

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Didnt realise how big it was until i saw it pulling the fence post, that looks really good, it should pull even easier once you have the front end in the grab.

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Looks great!

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I've been workin on the hydraulic rams a little the last couple days but it's a slow process. I ordered fittings and quad rings the other day too and the shop phoned a while ago and said they were in so I guess I will pick them up tomorrow.

Thanks for the positive feedback!

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I was able to play a little on the mill this morning:D. I really haven't used it much yet so I figured the radiator grill on the skidder was a good project. For a while it looked like I was building an aluminum light switch cover:confused:... but I think it turned out OK... I really wish I could afford to do a CNC conversion! I've done a couple other minor things to it as well but nothing major so there's still a long ways to go.

Thanks for lookin!

Reg

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C'mon Reg. Windows, paint, sound and woodchips....... faster. Man it looks great!!

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Well there isn't any of this yet but I did put a few hours into this today:D. I've put the rush on myself to get as much done as I can by Friday night.:confused::confused::confused:

Anyway here is a small update....

This thing is a beast! It's lookin HUGE:eek:

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:D:D:D:D LOOK'S GREAT!:cool::cool::cool:

Cheer's, Neil.

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Still no wood chips or windows but about 12 hours in the last 2 days got me a blade...:cool:

I used the coke can for a size comparison:eek:! Me likey!

Thanks for looking! Starting on the grapple tomorrow...

Reg

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Looking good, looks powerful with those tires. Will you have servo moving the blade or hydraulic?
Maybee a coke can, can be our size comparisson between models, used that also after question about size.

Dan

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You've got it going on. Looks better and better every time Reg. Just keep moving forward.

Ben

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Thanks guys:). I think I am going to use a servo to run the blade but it will be a 360 degree with a screw drive hidden in the front under the hood ahead of the axle. If that doesn't work out to have enough speed or power I will build hydraulic rams for it. I'm hoping to only use hydraulics for the grapple though if I can get away with it. I'm going to start on the grapple today but even without it this thing is getting BIG!

Thanks for looking, Reg

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nice reg, your metal work on the blade looks amazing, i just re-read the thread and saw your tires are nearly 8inches tall but watching the vid it steers so easily, do you have any pics of your steering setup?

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Love the Aluminum work ,not always the easiest to work with and Tig welding isn't any better. Looks very good and would be very proud to own it!

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Thanks! I'll take a picture of the steering set up soon to show you what I did. It's pretty simple really.

I got a little work done on the grapple but had to stop working on it so that I could load all my stuff into the car for the show in Port Alberni tomorrow!

Thanks for lookin!

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I love this build. It's a huge model, and looks so good. I can't believe how nice it is turning out. But then again, maybe I can. All your other projects are simply awesome too. It's no wonder. Really great work on this Tigercat. I can't wait to see it finished.

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Thanks for the kind words... I can't wait to see it finished either! HAHA!

I haven't had any time to work on it lately as I have another model in the works but soon I hope!

Reg

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looking great Reg.. awesome work again