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first vid will not up load :( but here's 1 to show the speed ranges . you can tell which front tire has BB's in it and which does not :o need to get another 8500 BB's :rolleyes: I need to retake a vid of it moving pea gravel . might put the Mack in it too :D

http://youtu.be/PgxZjzE0MRQ

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Well Steve it is coming along nicely glad to see it moving it looks real good. Ed

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Wow, Very nice work. Lots of hours at the mill im sure.

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thanks much Ed ;)

thanks Kaf


well a little set back :( need to remake the front :( I had issues with the z link then once I got the right dimensions for that I also got the right boom , cylinder dimensions . I thought I could get away with just remaking the boom :rolleyes: but now I can't get the bucket flat on the ground :mad: I could add extensions to the boom frame work to bring the boom pivot point up , BUT that'll look like poo . Soooooooooo , re-cut time :rolleyes: but in steel :D not to worried about weight ;)

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Oakydoaky finally goy a vid of this baby diggin :D:D:D:o now I'm not use to usin a raidio to operate :rolleyes: . Also the valves are going to take some gettin use to :rolleyes: . But I'm slowly getting the bugs werked out of er :D:D I'm going through battery quick on the pump . but thats because the radio not set up right yet . I gotta go through a 100+ pages to figure what I'm doin wrong :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OKB...ature=youtu.be

some pics of the new front from plate to assembly

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCN0253.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCN0254.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCN0256.jpg

since these are in the pics I'll show them ;) I just couldn't resist with the mill being idle for a couple days ;) been gettin antsy seeing a 374 and the start of a 390 soooo here's the in betweeners :D:D:D:o:o:o been planning for almost a year on them .

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCN0258.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCN0305.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCN0307.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCN0306.jpg

1 will have a mass stick and the other will have no stick but something in it's place ;)

thanks for looking :o

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F in A Cotton... F in A....

Nice job Steve! All these excavators being built right now is making me want to build another one myself! I only wish I could build with that level of quality.

Reg

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Thanks Reg , you do a fine job your self . I got that VMC to help with the parts I make for ppl , if it wasn't for that , I'd be building the same way you are with manual machines . I spent some stick time today with the loader . A lot of the probs I have is the transition from real machine control to the radio . I'm gettin it though . no vids though :o I gotta fig. why the h3!! it takes so long to upload anything anymore :mad:

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I have problems controlling my 955 for the same reasons, but the excavator is much easier. I have it set up with cat style controls just like my Kubota mini so as long as it's not facing me I'm not too bad... I guess if a person ran the models as much as the real machines(cough, Joe:rolleyes:) it would probably help a fair bit.

Keep up the good work!

Reg

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As you all know , I haven't been happy with the tires available to us :rolleyes: . Sooo I've been doodling in Acad for a bit ;) this is what I came up with .

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...TIRE-Model.jpg

I already got the mold halves drawn but vismill will not load them up for some reason :confused: might be way to complex for a cheap cam program :confused: Or I got to upgrade to pro :rolleyes:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...IRE2-Model.jpg

I'm going to make some kind of home made injection molder ;) still trying to werk it out in my head :confused: werse case I'll just pour them like Tom did with his triple 7 ;)



Back to werk :eek:

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I cant wait to see how those turn out!!

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I just emailed you regarding the moldings! :cool:

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emailed you back ;)

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green and red tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only you would have that lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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OK so you want purple with pink polka dots :rolleyes:

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then thay would match your bra and panties!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I didn't think Steve wore those. Commando!

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YA GET MY STUFF SHIPPED YET ??????????:rolleyes: BESIDE you really shouldn't talk about what you like to ware on the open INTERNET :eek::eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:

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didn't make indy or nat. pike shows so I spent a few hrs movin packed sand and #57 gravel mix . the remnants from pouring my shop floor a couple years ago . no vids :o I attached all the teeth 1st , boy this thing can dig :D . 1st pic shows the reason for the 12 lbs counter weight has at least that in the bucket .
I hope to get some primer this week when I go out for appointments . I'm just reluctant to tear it down to paint like the mack :o they work :o

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...ilder/8191.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...ilder/8192.jpg

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Looking good working Steve.:D:D It's going to be a beast.:eek::eek::eek:

Big John

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Steve the loaders lookin great. The tires however are looking just a little on the squishy side of the spectrum with that 24lb load on them.

Tyler