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Old 04-02-2020, 12:53 PM
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Default Re: Cat 340D Excavator build

I am getting the base for the booms pieced together - from the weight of the boom assembly, I am wondering if I'll be able to use the same gear motor for it as I did for inside the booms, given how heavy the parts are. Even with the two cylinders, I may need to go to a larger/more powerful motor for this last one, but fortunately there is plenty of room inside the cab block. May wind up with a car seat motor or something like that. Possible that just another gear set will do - the two cylinders need to be kept in sync, so will be driving both from one motor with a line of three gears, motor on the center one. That gear set could be a 2 or 3:1 combination.
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