Forum: Mechanical tech
03-28-2013, 12:21 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-27-2013, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,866
Re: CABIN FEVER EXPO APRIL 2013
I talked to the dirt guy this afternoon and we will be getting 2 loads of topsoil. We will be experimenting with trying to glue Black Beauty sand basting media together with flour to simulate a vein...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
03-24-2013, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 204
Views: 163,744
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2013, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,713
Re: are r/c crane any fun?
Cranes are very impressive at shows. It would be fun to see what they can lift without collapsing. That would just make it more fun to rebuild it. A very good teaching apparatus. Although like a...
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Forum: Die-Cast Conversions Tech.
03-16-2013, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,693
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
03-14-2013, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,917
Re: Big Red
You want me to ding those sides up for you Ben? Spot it under my drag bucket at Cabin Fever:eek:
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
03-07-2013, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,770
Re: March 9 meet - discussion
I should be along sometime but have to drive further East to meet up with a customer. If I don't make it. I still need some info on the area W' x L' we will need for the Cabin Fever Expo. I have...
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
03-05-2013, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: why?
Why do you think there's a vacuum lock?
Answer: There's no vent.
Think about it, You said it draws fluid from a plate.
The plate is in open air.
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
03-05-2013, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,366
Re: why?
Is there an air vent in the tank?
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Forum: East Coast Mini Truckers Club
03-02-2013, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,770
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-01-2013, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 715
Views: 331,098
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-01-2013, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 710
Views: 496,554
Re: 1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline
Here is the mockup of how the support tower fits into the roof structure.
The existing steel channels are not correct and have to be removed making way for the new brass sheets....
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-27-2013, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 300
Views: 113,515
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-27-2013, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 710
Views: 496,554
Re: 1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline
I'm surprised that my original has held up so well.
The bearing will be stronger once I build the rest of the tower. Like I said in a previous post; I made the bearing upside down and now I'm fixing...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-27-2013, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 710
Views: 496,554
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-25-2013, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 710
Views: 496,554
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
02-23-2013, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 29,760
Re: Possible Solution For Tracked Equiptment
I would say you would definitely need to hard coat the links but that adds alot of labor charges when they have to clamp each link in a inconspicuous area because the anodizing and black dye won't...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-23-2013, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 710
Views: 496,554
Re: 1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline
Well it's time to dust this machine off again and get working on it. My project now is to redo the outer bearing blocks. Originally I made these upside down not thinking that one day I would get...
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
02-21-2013, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 29,760
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Forum: General Discussion
02-19-2013, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,866
CABIN FEVER EXPO APRIL 2013
The Cabin Fever Expo is upon us again this April 12-14th.
http://www.cabinfeverexpo.com/
We will have plenty of space for the road trucks and of course a very large
pile of dirt to work the...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-17-2013, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 16,540
Re: twins
Did you see these gears Steve?
They would be better than the old straight cut bevel gears.
http://www.beadlok.com/product/images/626/lxcl_2768.jpg
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
02-13-2013, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,477
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-12-2013, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 258
Views: 158,116
Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
If I ever built a road truck this is the cab I would be using. I too inquired a couple years ago about getting one of these to convert. Needle nose weather a KW or Peterbilt wins my attention.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-09-2013, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 366
Views: 294,122
Re: D8R +463 in 1/5,6
Nice job on the pre cleaner Dan. If you had a lot of those to make you could make a wooden pattern and spin thin aluminum over it.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-26-2013, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 715
Views: 331,098
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