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Farm Tractors and Implements
04-01-2021, 05:49 PM
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John Deere 9 Series Tracked Tractor with Planetary Steering
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ddmckee54
Re: John Deere 9 Series Tracked Tractor with Planetary Steering
For weight in your drive wheels, instead of the hex nuts use shot for shot gun shells. That's what I used to add some weight to the wheels for my Manitou 2150. (It's a WIP.)
I tried a couple of...
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General Discussion
04-01-2021, 04:01 PM
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How to post links and photos
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48,632
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ddmckee54
Re: How to post links and photos
I use Google photos, apparently it comes with my gmail account, and I've got 17GB of storage available. I have finally figured out how to embed the image in a post. It's actually fairly simple and...
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Construction Equipment
04-01-2021, 03:19 PM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
frizzen:
I think I'll look for something a little lighter. So far every other yellow has been too light, looked more like the Taxi-cab yellow. I think the Coexllc Construction yellow would be a...
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Construction Equipment
04-01-2021, 09:47 AM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
This is mostly a test. If this works, the following SHOIULD be an image of a comparison of 2 yellow filament samples from Coexllc with the Bruder yellow -with flash. The sample on hte left is the...
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Construction Equipment
03-23-2021, 04:18 PM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
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ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
I fixed the link to the images, now I've got to figure out how to embed the images in the text.
The Coexllc Scarlet Red is a pretty good match to the Bruder red, it's not perfect, but it's...
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Construction Equipment
03-23-2021, 02:46 PM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
I got the samples from Coexllc, two different yellows and two different reds. The yellows aren't even close, but one of the reds is a fair match to the Bruder red.
I took a couple of pictures of...
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Construction Equipment
03-17-2021, 04:19 PM
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5
Bruder CAT Excavator Hydraulic Conversion
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1,577
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ddmckee54
Re: Bruder CAT Excavator Hydraulic Conversion
mbudz10:
I'm seeing nothing. If you tried attaching images to your thread, this site does not allow that. I can't blame them, images burn up a lot of storage so by not keeping the image files on...
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Construction Equipment
03-12-2021, 05:34 PM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
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ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
More good news, maybe. Coellx is also sending me a couple of samples of different colors of red.
Maybe we'll get a match, they definitely seem willing to work with you. Their prices are more...
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Metal forming & tools
03-12-2021, 05:15 PM
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2
Are you kidding me?
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ddmckee54
Re: Are you kidding me?
I haven't built it yet, it's still in the plottin-n-conivin stage. But when I do build the cutter, it will be on the smallish side. 2'x2', maybe 2'x4' working surface at the most. 2'x4' is same...
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Construction Equipment
03-11-2021, 09:36 AM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
Well, I've got GOOD news, and I've got BAD news. I heard back from MatterHackers. The GOOD news is that they've got a vendor that can do a custom color, matching somebody else's existing color. ...
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Metal forming & tools
03-10-2021, 04:50 PM
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2
Are you kidding me?
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7,516
Posted By
ddmckee54
Are you kidding me?
Really??? :confused: Nobody's done ANY machining for almost 4 years? The last thread posted was in August of 2017.
I'm just getting my shop in the basement set up to be usable for something...
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Construction Equipment
03-10-2021, 12:54 PM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
For what it's worth, the E-sun Fire Engine Red is a pretty close match to IH Red. It's not an exact match, but it's good enuf for gubmint work. It'll work for the future IH Quad-Trak modifications....
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Construction Equipment
03-08-2021, 04:07 PM
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3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
I just did a search for "caterpillar yellow" filament, and found this: https://coexllc.com/product/3d-filaments/pla-filament/pla/construction-yellow-pla-175mm-1kg/
Looks good on the screen, I'm...
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Construction Equipment
03-08-2021, 03:41 PM
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30
3D Filament color match to Bruder
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9,509
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ddmckee54
Re: 3D Filament color match to Bruder
Your response was about the only one I've ever gotten, on any of the forums I posted this on. I'm still looking for a match to the Bruder red. The E-sun Fire Engine Red might be a close match to IH...
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Fire and Rescue and Emergency Vehicles
02-22-2021, 02:14 PM
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Ferrara Tanker
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16,181
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ddmckee54
Re: Seagrave Tanker
For the linkage from the servo to the nozzle of the monitor you might be able to use one of the bellows that the RC sub guys use to get their control linkages to the rudder and dive planes out of...
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Construction Equipment
01-27-2021, 05:14 PM
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New Year--New project
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ddmckee54
Re: New Year--New project
I don't remember what the stall current for that size of a motor actually is, but I'm guessing that it'll probably be around an amp for each motor. A 1 amp or a .5 amp switch might last for a while,...
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Construction Equipment
01-20-2021, 03:23 PM
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New Year--New project
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Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: New Year--New project
Since you've got it going through the bottom of the dozer, are you going to seal up the great gaping holes that Tamiya leaves in the gearboxes?
I'm going to try to make a working winch for my...
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General Discussion
12-16-2020, 04:47 PM
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5
3D print question
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3,164
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ddmckee54
Re: 3D print question
Rhodeislander:
In some ways not being a CAD expert is an advantage, you don't have old habits to un-learn. I got my first 3D printer about 6 years ago with much the same idea as you, to print...
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Construction General Discussion
12-07-2020, 02:36 PM
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9
double ended hydraulic cylinder
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4,093
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ddmckee54
Re: double ended hydraulic cylinder
Not that hairbrained of an idea, you'd just have to custom build the dual ended cylinder. To get proportional steering you'd have to build a feedback system so that the controls would know the...
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Electronics tech
11-25-2020, 01:39 PM
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2
MFC 3pin JST plug question
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2,914
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ddmckee54
Re: MFC 3pin JST plug question
Klump:
I don't about the MFC J9 port, but I've been down the JST rabbit hole myself a couple of times - mostly looking for plugs for CNC projects and 3D printer cable modifications. Have you got...
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Construction Equipment
11-04-2020, 11:43 AM
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5
Bruder wheel loader conversion
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1,972
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ddmckee54
Re: Bruder wheel loader conversion
I broke down and bought a 574 a few days ago. It's in the pile with the other future Bruder RC conversions. I've been stocking up on them as retirement projects, that's still a couple of years...
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General Discussion
09-10-2020, 02:21 PM
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13
Help Crane builders
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3,310
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ddmckee54
Re: Help Crane builders
watsonbill:
RC Modders did a series of YouTube videos on his Bruder CAT Telehandler conversion. There are several dealing with just the boom, including the boom extension. This is electric...
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Farm Tractors and Implements
08-19-2020, 02:45 PM
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53
Cockshutt 70 tractor (1935-48)
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15,696
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: Cockshutt 70 tractor (1935-48)
You can always use the trick that RC Tractor Guy on YouTube uses for some of his 1:32 scale RC tractor builds. Stash a larger battery pack for the tractor in the implement the tractor is towing. ...
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Farm Tractors and Implements
08-17-2020, 03:53 PM
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53
Cockshutt 70 tractor (1935-48)
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15,696
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: Cockshutt 70 tractor (1935-48)
JBWeld will have plenty of strength for that.
Just be sure to roughen things up a bit to give it a little tooth to grab onto, and be sure you de-grease things before you try gluing them together....
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Farm Tractors and Implements
08-14-2020, 05:07 PM
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53
Cockshutt 70 tractor (1935-48)
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15,696
Posted By
ddmckee54
Re: Cockshutt 70 tractor (1935-48)
We're recovering from storm damage around here and this is the third time I've typed this, lost it before I could get it posted both of the other times.
The narrow front end was what my Dad...
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