Forum: Construction Equipment
02-24-2023, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
Wish I had seen this sooner I would have done my rear view mirrors differently.. but I'll go with what I have
I'll get an update out this weekend.
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Forum: General Discussion
02-24-2023, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Battle Bots
Yes 250lbs.....and that fight last night with Minotaur was a great fight....
I know right....they found gold alright... about 12 years ago.... now it's the most watched reality show on cable ....
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Forum: General Discussion
02-21-2023, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Battle Bots
Those Bots weigh 250 lbs petty impressive when they get launched 15 feet in the air....
Frizzen minatour is a beast... literally....
Yeah 9W they can really stretch out the commercials....
I...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-20-2023, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
The cab and bed are just balanced on the frame and aren't quite square so I think it will be fine... I hope...LOL
I looked at some originals and yes they also had the ripple on both sides... still...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-19-2023, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Back to the Fifties
I've wanted to do one of the 56 Tonka trucks for a while, I found some reproduction cabs on "Gasoline Alley" so I decided to get it built. I started this earlier in the year but house and yard and...
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
02-14-2023, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,518
Re: Shovel mechanics
I noticed that too.... kind of a streamliner/ Art deco look.... pretty cool on a shovel
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-13-2023, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
02-13-2023, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,518
Re: Shovel mechanics
Yes they will be.... great timing too, I just started this week experimenting with some pulley designs and sizes...I think I have most of the boom mechanics worked out in my head hopefully they work...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-09-2023, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Battle Bots
For me here on the east coast its Thursday nights...new episodes at 9
After building a couple rc trucks when I see a 250 lbs RC getting thrown around like that I cringe...lol...
Sometimes I worry...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2023, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 40
Re: Wooldridge 1940s Bottom-Dump Truck
Yeah that's a rare one and as you've seen pricey ....
I look for the used and abused toys, to rough for the serious collector but fine for what I do....as long as the sheet metal is straight.......
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2023, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 40
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
02-07-2023, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 1,875
Views: 971,223
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Forum: General Discussion
02-07-2023, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Battle Bots
Is anybody else watching Battle Bots on the Discovery Channel
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-07-2023, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 40
Re: Wooldridge 1940s Bottom-Dump Truck
For now anyway I'm trying to make a complete "construction company" with Tonkas I'll probably have to use my Huina excavator for a while until I get a crane or backhoe front shovel done....and my...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-07-2023, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,146
Re: Barber-Greene Tracked Bucket Elevator - 1946
That's the one toy I haven't found, a loader... they made a few but I'm not sure I like the looks of them.... I can do my Speed Swing but it's pretty big.... There are a couple different ones that I...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-07-2023, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
Re: 1/10 Caterpillar D8T Build (3D Printed)
I see.....
The rod, a cylinder in a cylinder... so you don't see the rotation... That was my thought...
It looks good in 1/10 I'm not sure if I can get everything small enough to look right in...
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Forum: Central Plains Mini Truckers Club
02-06-2023, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2023, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
Re: 1/10 Caterpillar D8T Build (3D Printed)
Yeah those are n20s.. I have some like that of various rpm's so I can make my own cylinders like you did... been kicking the idea around for a while now just haven't started on them..
Did you print...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2023, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2023, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,146
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2023, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 40
Re: Wooldridge 1940s Bottom-Dump Truck
I was looking for the crane.... never thought you would have the belly dump done...
Well your right it's not a tamiya... but it runs and drives and hauls and dumps dirt.... and you built it...
And...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
01-30-2023, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 495
Views: 169,584
Re: Lindeberg R/C Quarry
Wow I saw your trucks at Cabin Fever but didn't put 2 and 2 together... sorry I didn't get to say Hi...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
01-25-2023, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 9,547
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-24-2023, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
01-17-2023, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Cabin Fever
I know it was really crowded by 10am Saturday you could hardly move.... Do you know how they are going to divide it up between the rooms...
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