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why is it i see that rig and then the radio starts playing deep purple - highway star? lol

good to see you saved some old iron!

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SmallHaul-looking very good!! And also, you work really fast!!

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It is not too bad if you just route one line at a time.:)

Papy, can you make a thread for this in the 1:1 equipment forum and post some detailed pics when you get a chance? Cool machine.

Thanks! Now I can start on the final stick & boom.

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nice job so keep up the awsome work that thing is a cute lil bugger lol be neat to watch it work

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Scott, you do a great job on these. Looks like it's got plenty of power too.

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Thanks Henry!

Thanks Joe!

I got the drive sprockets yesterday so, now I'll start building the undercarriage.

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Oops.. forgot to add a link to a vid of it loading two trucks.

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

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Scott this is working better every day..

Where do you find all these old toys?

-MIke

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Thanks Mike, I buy most of them from ebay.

I got the drive sprockets so, I made the drive axles today.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...esprockets.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...riveaxles2.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...riveaxles1.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...drivechain.jpg

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ooooooooooooohhhhhhooooooooooooooooo looks purdy!

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Hey Scott, send me a pm, I have a bunch of picture's to send with measurement's. Can't scan the borrowed literature until I replace my computer, gone senile! .NetFramework is eating my lunch.
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

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:D

PM sent. Thanks Neil!

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Neil, thank you so much the pictures are great!

One thing that bothered me about my model is that I couldn't extend the bucket all the way out if i wanted to and all full scale cable backhoes seem to be able to? And now after seeing your pic I realize what is wrong...the top pulley arm mount pivots just like the bucket pulley arm, I have mine solid mounted... Doh! :)

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ucks/unit3.jpg

The other thing that I didn't like about my model was that the top (hoist) cable lifts out of the pulley when you raise the boom too high and after looking at your picture I see that the full scale Unit has a small drum on top of the auxiliary boom that keeps the cable from raising up! :cool:

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...cks/unit13.jpg

Thanks Neil! Two thumbs up! :D

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nice pictures! this is gonna be an extra circular project now? lol

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Hey Scott glad to help, let me know if you need different angle's or better lighting, LOL!
Ordered a new computer today, hope to have the lit. scanned later next week.
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

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found some pictures and videos. might have seen them already. one video is kinda scary...

Scary video of guy unloading a Unit Crane tracked
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83tSiHyAQ5A

Clam shell in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZUR9iPPTgc

Unit crane model on a truck
http://www.doepketoy.com/?tag=doepke-unit-crane

Several configurations, from crane to bucket to excavator
http://www.doepketoy.com/?tag=unit-crane

More links
http://www.constructioncollector.com...rial-Unit.html
http://www.ccmodels.com/closed-crane...-CableHoe.html
http://www.gerhartmachinery.com/equi...l-617-sn65186/
http://www.bigoldiron.com/cranes.html

also some classic toy parts
http://store.classictintoy.com/mm5/m...tore_Code=CTTC
http://thomastoysantiquetoyparts.com/

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i like this build going to be interesting can't wait to see it all together and working........................i thought i was into the old stuff like 1960's but SmallHaul , you got me beat lol on the old style equipment models

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Nice with those chains, got to remember that if I build a suitable model.
Papy, nice truck, is it from France?
Dan

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Switzerland.....but you were not so far, because it's based just in the neighborhood of the french border.

As SmallHaul suggested, I opened a dedicated thread, so you get more of the story here

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Thanks Henry, I really like how complex these old machines are. The more I learn about them the more I realize how much engineering goes into one.

Neil, I just got a 1950's Unit repair manual that has great photos and documentation but, there are no measurements at all... so, all the measurements you took were very helpful. I calculated all of your numbers to 1/16 scale and my prototype boom & stick are a little over sized but, not by much. When you get the cab roof to floor measurement We'll see how close the Doepke toy actually is to 1/16.

Thanks for the links Dean.:)

Thanks Dan, I decided to make the rotate chain drive too, using #25 chain. It will be easy to setup and it should be very reliable. I just ordered the sprockets for the rotate setup today.