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awesome looking Loader Steve , wonderful job so far can't wait to see more. on a side note I would really like to have thouse rims from that Knight hauler they would look great on my Autocar lol

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thanks I'll be getting to them soon enough ;) those are my 1st and will be hard to part with since they hand carved in hard brass :eek: I think thats why the bearings are just about shot in my dremel :eek:

thanks Paul , need this done soon . I'm tired of shoveling to load the mack :eek::p

now I got to get me some brass for the body :)

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some more parts came in from the shop :rolleyes: 12#counter weight :eek: Z link piviot . since I was snaping picks I through a 36"ruler in the pic for size ( 31.5" long from back of counter weight to tooth tip on spade bucket . #30" with std. GP bkt.) I hope these pics are better :confused: .

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1805.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1813.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1812.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1802.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1818.jpg

thats it for now till I get this guy to make me more parts :confused::p:p

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Great work Steve!

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Wow ! Awesome work you have done on this loader so far.Bucket detail is awesome,very cool:D

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That is just massive and looks great so far! :eek:

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Thanks guys :) yes it's getting bigger and packing on the pounds :eek: up next will be new axles ;) I was going to go with what I have for now :confused: but after puting the counter weight on , I think I better make them now :rolleyes: I got some good picks of how the rear axle pivoit is , so I'll be making that more scale also . stay tuned :D

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snuck in the drop box and motor mount today :o Using a manual speed control (MSC) :p I did a speed test of course it's always dark till I get to take a vid :o:(
FWIW , plenty of room yet to put pump and valves ,etc.;) also , motor is from a 24v dewalt 2 spd. hammer/drill .

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1827.jpg

http://youtu.be/1FNU7pUVjPA

thanks for looking

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Looks smooth Steve. Where was hammer mode. Lol. Betcha can't run it through the wall.:D What the trac-hoe in the background, kids toy?

Ben

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Gotta like that "Armstrong Steering" great progress!

Cheer's, Neil.

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bet I could ;):D it has enough torq and the right weight with the teeth , that drywall is a gonner . yea kids bruder I need to get all I have started at least working before I dive into the excavator I have planned ;)

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:D:D

Ben

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Very impressive!

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that loader is going to be a horse lol nice work one of these days i will get the two others i have working and then i will start on a couple new ones lol

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yeah and I thought I was draggin' a#> on my builds. :D Get it in gear Henry!!

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yep :rolleyes:

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Wow, that's a nice looking loader. You sure have some talent at building. Did you ever get your hydaulic pump going or are you building another one? Will you buy or make cylinders? I think you said on your Mack, another great project, that your cylinders did not work out. Did you ever think about just buying a longer air cylinder, cut it to length and then make new ends. That way you get a finished bore and rod assembly that you know will work. You would only need seals and bushing for the rod end.

Richard

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Rich , I had trouble on the tele cylinders for the mack only do to not enough time on them :( (rushing :o) what I have now acctually works better anyways . I'll be making these ( walk in the park ) I even found actual wiper seals that'll work for the size . I have a couple pumps from index to play around with . 2 have motors on them . the problem with these is the magnetic coupling which is no problem to change (again , lathe time :confused: the mill always is ready for more work for some reason :rolleyes:) ) I still have a sickle set of gears like what the jung pump uses , that I need to make a housing for .

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do these look beefy enough ?

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1833.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1834.jpg

I've been working on these here and there . get a free min or to when the mill not busy :eek:

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Look's great Steve, Keep it up:D:D:D:cool::cool::cool:

Cheer's, Neil.

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So you're going with a motor /trans combo?

What the diff ratio gonna be?

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Joe , 3.3 :1 in the axles 2:1 in the drop box powered by 24v 2 speed dewalthammer/drill motor on 12V . I had an 18volt on it in the test vid . For me , I'm using what I have :o . I think It'll perform very well .:o

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Lookin good steve...

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You the man Steve!! that baby will be stout now. Great work as usual.

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thanks guys I'm really pleased the way it's coming out considering I'm using scrapped material for it :o the axles are cut from stock for wrap around bumpers that was .125 " to short :( . the counter wieght is cut from a 1" plate we found on a job back in the early 90's left by pipeliners the drill motor is from a drill I thought I could use on job sites for instaling elc. conduit on concrete walls for elc. serv. without lugging the gen. around (big fail) . So instead of it sitting around collecting more dust , why not put it to real use . I still need to make up the spool carrier ( in steel ) that'll have to wait till I get done with alum. so I don't mix chips . I took a hit on 3 out of 4 55 gal drums full of chips because of it :mad: .

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What sort of differential are you planning on using in this beaut Steve? I've been spending a lot of time on a design for a very small LSD for my loader build, but am thinking are they actually needed? With the weight these scale loaders end up, do they actually lift a wheel with open diff's? Sorry, just picking your brain here:o

Cheers

Glenn

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" do they actually lift a wheel with open diff's " :confused: not sure what you mean here , Glen I'm using the hpi savage steel diffs out of a nitro truck . they seem to handle some abuse . only time will tell .

I took some time this weekend for myself :o to unwind to figure out what to do to solve a production issue on hubs :confused: so I made some more parts for the axles . when running 2'nd op in the mill for the spool carrier on the same jig that I use for hubs , it still f'n off :mad: any how it was a long night :eek: but I managed to save the carriers with a pressed in brass sleeve . well enough BS :p:o I did take some so so pics :o

rear axle assm.
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1853.jpg

front and rear axle assm.
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1862.jpg

carrier and axles
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1859.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1860.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1861.jpg

pivot assm. and parts
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1855.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1856.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1857.jpg

steel sleeve over alum. for better wear protection
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1858.jpg

thanks for lookin

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Steve That a stout looking set of axles. How many scoops will this machine take to load the Mack.
Rob

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Thanks Steve, yep, I'm using savage diff's too;) I'm trying to contain the conversion in a standard savage diff casing so I can retro fit at a later date.

Very nice looking axles!

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prob. 6 heaped ,I know 1 heaped will load my little 10 wheeler and 1.5 brian in PA 's tri-axle

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Wow, Steve. The axles are incredible. Beautifully machined scale replicas. I drool everytime I see something like this. CNC is amazing.

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Yah, my other Mack got loaded by one out to Geneva Steel/Hecket slag pit, 1 partial scoop was 18 ton's of drain rock! LOL, Now that's a "Horse":D
I wonder where that picture is?:mad:

Cheer's, Neil.

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thanks Nate , CNC is cool but can cost you in the back pocket quick :eek:

yea there a big 1 Neil , I use to get loaded by a 992 with a spade nose in an old coal pit where they were crushing the lime stone over burden . 1 corner of the bucket 12ton for my lil 12' box . was something to see a tire higher then my cab :eek:

fixed my wheel jig :) thought I would never use this

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1866.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1864.jpg

10" face mill that came with the machine heavy as heck so you set it on the table and bring the spindle down to it

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Wow! Great job on these axles! As we said before, CNC is a thing, the man behind is another one ;) This loader will be a beast, can't wait to see it works!

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thanks B-train

I'm testing pic quality see what you guys think :o

Old

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_1882.jpg

new

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...ilder/9903.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...ilder/9901.jpg

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Steve that is coming along nicely sense the last time I saw it. Ed

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wowza! great work! :D

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I guess that program I told you about worked.