Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Hahaha! Joe, You're my hero!

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Yay another build!:cool: How many hours have you put on your 850 Joe?

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Awesome operator. You make it look so easy.
What radio are u using is it a dx6i. Can you show me what controls what I can see that the sticks are operating boom swing bucket extra what are you using to move it. Can you show some screen shots of how your mixing your Channels .
Thanks Patrick.

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

What???? You've ordered a PC490 already... Man, that's not fair Joe lol
You always get all the good stuff first Ha Ha Ha
Looking forward to the build. Have any plans to modify it any, like a thumb?

John

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

T9, hundreds!

Patrick, I use a DX18 with the JD, it has rotary sliders on each side of the radio, left is steering & right is for/rev. The instructions are pretty easy to follow for mixing, master = valves, slave = pump, get your +/-'s in the right order & you're done. I'll use this radio for all previous & future hoes.
left up/dn = boom
left l/r = swing
rht up/dn = stick
rht l/r = bucket
3pos for pump - dn is off, middle is 30%, up is 90% (if I remember correctly)
2pos for coupler
2pos connected to esc for screener
...I'd have to add the X-Plus module to the rx for the other 9chs, if I wanted to add anything more.


No worries John, Fumotec will make you one too, get at 'er! Thank goodness I paid for mine last Sept, with the euro-cdn exchange today it'd 13% more!

I got 5 valves with this 490, so I might consider a thumb, but I've never had a use for one before. Fumotec figured some time this yr he'd come with some attachments, though he didn't say what exactly.

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

lol, I would Joe, but right now my wallet says "oh no you don't!!!"

Question for future reference: does the PC490 have the hydro quick coupler as an option?
John

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

No.

But I hope it's something that Frank considers offering b/c I absolutely luv it on my JD! :cool:

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Thanks for info my next project is going to be a hoe. Will see after I get the fixer done.

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Did you ever get around to fixing the rc4wd hoe?

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

No. That'll be something to tinker with in my soon to be spacious workshop. ;)

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Joe, ship it this way. I'd love to build it and test it for ya.

Ben

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

If you didn't live on the other side of the continent in another country Ben, I'd letcha have at 'er. ;)

I got the loose dirt cleaned up & then some more ground soaked up to start digging again. I think I left my garden hose outside, so I came up with another means of slow dripping water, which is with these plastic bowls that I drilled one 1,5mm hole in the bottom & it's working great!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psca357988.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pse6eb0d33.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps5f8f68ae.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps167de7d3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps6488da5c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps514f1e30.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psde4454ea.jpg

And a movie of the JD pulling out its biggest rock yet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJIE...ature=youtu.be

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

looking good!

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Great video Joe! That was a big rock, how much did it weigh?

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Joe,

I know you are well established on the "Dark Side = Hydra", but it sure looks like a crane would have been handy for that boulder? :p

The soakers look like they work perfectly! Thanks for the video!

Jim

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Awesome Joe!! Now what are you to do when you finally hit bedrock?? lol
Guess it's hydraulic hammer time or some M80's.

Any news on when the PC490 will arrive?

John

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Well dang it Joe. Hopefully I'll get to play with it in person in the future then.

Ben

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

Thanx Dean.

The rock was 28lbs (I finally got a scale) and while I was at it I weighed the JD850 too, it was right on 80lbs, full of fuel. :D

A crane Jim? I don't think I hurt the rock (or track hoe) by dragging it. :D Would any of Kerst's cranes be able to lift 30lbs? The ground is crazy unlevel down there and it'd be quite the harness you'd have to rig up too. It'd take all day to swing that boulder outta there, eh?! :D

No worries of bedrock John, not where I live. ;) Frank hasn't spoke up in a week if it's on its way yet.

Well Ben, maybe we do a 5yr anniversary get-together in St Louis, make it a 3day'er this time? ;)

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No problem!

Kerst

Re: Hauling Dirt out of my basement (present day)
 

That was a heavy rock Joe. That excavator sure is quite strong.