Woodhog's leng long excavator
 

Well a little package showed up a couple of weeks ago been waiting to get the bugs worked out before I started a thread

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OK then after about 40 minutes of trying to get this thing unwrapped i finally got it unpacked,it was very well packed.:eek:
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when i unpacked it was packaged upside down,so when i saw oil was all over the foam wrapping I open her up to check the oil and it was empty.They had left a nut that clamps the hose down(i guess it is called a compression fitting)either off or loose
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So no playing that night,and for those of you who know Liam my 4yr old son he was pissed.
The next night we filled her up with oil and got some control time:D
controls were not set up the way a real trackhoe is so i wanted to change them but couldn't figure out the radio mixes.So we ran it like it was for now.I want to go pretty in depth on this thing for all the guys interested in it . First is the tracks on the one i saw before had pins with c-clips on each end the pin and some were missing do to getting material in and around the pins.Mine had drive in roll pins which cannot just fall out.Next is the version 1.5 has a fourth valve. They are mixing the 4th valve to all the other valves to keep the pump from laboring and heating the oil up.When you move any of the 3 boom functions it closes the 4th valve giving you full pressure. That's why they have taken the lights off the other channel.That's all the major changes that i have noticed for right now,more when i get things swapped around to my liking:)

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I love the thread title! :p:p lol Shoot, I would have been pissed too if I were Liam :D:D

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nice, I am keen to hear your thoughts on this model. I look forward to more.

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Ok got things swapped and finally figured out the mixes.All the channels on the reciever are marked channels 1-8 not ail,rud,elev,etc so i had to figure out one by one and label them on the receiver to figure out how to do the mixes.After Indy I felt first item on the agenda was a thumb so here is what i came up with let me know what ya think
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And the final product mounted on the stick . I had to use delrin for the mount on the stick plate.
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Man O Man is all i can say......

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Congrats on your new excavator !!:D ,like the stiffarm thumb nice job on that:cool:

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thanks rob cant wait to do some loading!,or unloading of your concrete barriers ;)now all i need is some extra valves and a rotater and a claw

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Thanks it is real simple i started with the center and drilled and tapped then bolted each piece to each other staggering the holes and countersinking the heads as each piece overlapped;)

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Looks great Chris. That'll come in handy. Nice personal touch. Do you plan on getting decals made?

Ben

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Looking good!!! Nice work on the thumb! Are you running the radio it comes with?

Where did that ship from?

Did you receive a manual with it? Is there one online?

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Wow! Nice job on the thumb Chris!!! Can't wait to see it in Jackson. I can see Liam digging holes in the yard already... :eek: lol

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hey Rod it shipped from japan and the only manual was the one with the radio i can make a copy of it and send it to ya if you want.Yes i am using the radio that came with it just for the reason that i dont have any extra 8Ch spectrum reciever and then another to run the tracks on:)

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Hey scott thanks for the compliments and yes liam is already wanting to dig things.He asked if you were goin to St loius:)

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Aw man, unfortunatly I've got to spend a little money and time fixing some things around my house before winter. (Paint and roof work) :( I was trying to work around the St. Louis show but it's not looking that good. BUT... tell him I will be in Jackson!!! :D

hmmmmm.... wonder if that thing will fit on my trailer??? ;)

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Chris-

THUMBS UP on your thumb!! Unbelievable. Keep up the with any and all your updates1
-Terry

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The thumb looks great! You did a awesome job on it!

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Thanks Ben yes i plan on chaging it to a Hitach 450 Zaxis.I also plan on redoing the cab and make it more to scale;)

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Thanks for the compliments might need to try yalls loboy to haul it on:)

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Thanks alot,after Indy i saw an immediate need for a claw or a grapple with a rotater

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Well i have been working on the cab trying to make it more scale in size .Here is some pics still got alot of work to do.
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Next will be engine house.I made up a cover for the top of all the factory house but i didnt like it much so it will all come off and new made for it updates soon to come

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The cab looks great keep up the good work wat do u think of the machine hav u dun much digging work

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So far I like it mine is the newer version with the fourth valve . It has potential,I think im going to put a leimbach pump and valves in mine as soon as I have a reply back on a email.I am looking to make it quieter and more runtime:)

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I had some time today to work on the engine house,still got a lot more to do.

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Thanks for looking

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Wow, the louvers look great! Nice work on that! Are they all separate pieces?

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Great additions and personal touch Chris. Looks great and definitely adds to the over all look of the machine. Keep up the great work.

Ben

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I've got the 1.5 version aswell

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W:eek:W Chris.....what a transformation, can't wait til spring and let it load our dumps.

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thanks for compliments yes they are individual louvers:)

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thanks,makes a big difference in the way it looks :D

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me too i hope its done by then;)

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so much better than that awkward body.

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Nice work woodhog! It looks sooooooooo much better.

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Thanks guys on the compliments:) more to come. Got a dx18 to put in her and if I don't like how hydros mix I will put leimbach in it

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Excavator is coming up well, keep up the good work.

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Alright folks a little update! Got this machine tore in a whole bunch of pieces and put a little Hitachi taxi cab yellow(Hitachi orange).

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Looking good Chris!!

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Thanks been:)

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Man Paint is looking sweet!!! Its goona look good all put together!!!! Cant wait to see it!

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Got this thing back together here are some crappy pics of it and Liams king hauler.

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Let me know what ya think, still got to finish the cab and make some railing and side steps on the cab side.It has a catwalk down that whole side and a ladder to climb on top of the engine house.