Azonic Hitachi 470/Bell B50D

[Azonic]

Was quite some time since I updated the 470, I have made some details and finally got my hydraulic tilt bucket started, just waiting on the cylinders and a few other things I will make for it, then I really hope that it works like I want it to!

[liftmys10]

Nicest vario I've seen!

[Claus]

Beautiful machine, would be nice to have a realistic looking operator in the seat.

[doodlebug]

Nice looking tilt bucket!
Cheers, Neil.

[cabs]

Wow, awesome model. I move the real ones a couple times a week. We have about 20 in our rental fleet between Deere and Hitachi which are the same machine. Is that plumbing on the stick for the bucket or a future hammer???

[calum_scania]

Just read this from start to finish, honestly one of the best machines I've seen!
Well done on a superb model

Calum

[Azonic]

Originally Posted by Claus

Beautiful machine, would be nice to have a realistic looking operator in the seat.

Thx, I have one but just not in there at the moment.

Originally Posted by cabs

Wow, awesome model. I move the real ones a couple times a week. We have about 20 in our rental fleet between Deere and Hitachi which are the same machine. Is that plumbing on the stick for the bucket or a future hammer???

Thanks!

That's cool, I work with these machines as well, both excavators, wheel loaders and dumpers, though ours are Volvo, boss is a Volvo freak!

The plumbing on the stick is for the hydraulic tilt bucket, maybe for more attachments later.

Thanks for all nice comments guys!

Here are a few more pics of the bucket.

[liftmys10]

So freakin sweet! Great job.

[Erik79]

Very nice work on both the models, my compliments!

Enrico

[Cooper]

Very cool!!!

[Cooper]

Definitely want to see a video of this working a ditch!!!

[Azonic]

Thanks everyone!

I have finally painted it, but I do have some leakage problems with the M3x2mm swivel connectors on the lower hole on the cylinders, I have a hard time getting them to seal tight, I have had best luck with locktite 542 but also that gave after when I accidentally rotated the swivel, any tips on these or similar connectors? can't be much larger.

Here's some pics and video.











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[Azonic]

Thanks everyone!

I have finally painted it, but I do have some leakage problems with the M3x2mm swivel connectors on the lower hole on the cylinders, I have a hard time getting them to seal tight, I have had best luck with locktite 542 but also that gave after when I accidentally rotated the swivel, any tips on these or similar connectors? can't be much larger.

Here's some pics and video.











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http://youtu.be/ZvwNPRKOOK8

[RCKiwi]

That is impressive! Well done.

[Lil Giants]

What you doing making movies indoors this time of yr Kalle?!

The swivel leak - what threads into the cyl or the hose on the barbed or the swivel joint itself leaks?

[Azonic]

Originally Posted by RCKiwi

That is impressive! Well done.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

What you doing making movies indoors this time of yr Kalle?!

The swivel leak - what threads into the cyl or the hose on the barbed or the swivel joint itself leaks?

I know Joe, I have a new job about 2,5 hours from my hometown as of now and when I went home last weekend it was rainy all weekend, that's why!

Hopefully I'm going home soon and hope for good weather this time.

The swivel joint, where it contacts the cylinder body, lower hole on cyl.
It's the M3 one's, there isn't much thread that goes into the cyl and I also don't think that the little o-ring can handle the +20 bars, I got one tight but I think I was lucky there, I need to make a new more bulletproof connector I think, feels like they can start leaking anytime!

Or maybe turn some thin aluminum washers (0.8-1.0mm) instead of the o-rings??

[Azonic]

Today I made a aluminum washer 5.5x0.5x3mm for the swivel connector, seem to work just fine so far, the washer and some Locktite 542 probably made it to seal like it should, more testing tomorrow!

Also started to wonder what to make of the original kit bucket, I dont have a straight cut bucket exept the grading bucket, but I really like it with the teeths!

What you think?

[andyathome]

teeth look cool.

[Azonic]

I went with a straight cut, it's nice to have one like that as well.

Today I started to make a ditch and the tilt bucket worked great, no leaks!
It's quite hard to run the tilt bucket, it's quite sensitive so you have to run low rpm and slow movements on the sticks and potentiometer that I run the bucket with.

Need a little more practice with it, here is some pics, video later this week.

[TRUCKMAKER]

Looks great, like you could just climb into the seat and start digging!