Bruder small Cat conversion

[skeeter]

Originally Posted by frizzen

I think thats a D5, and looks like a good start.

You may want to shim the gearbox shafts, some have too much play and the gear mesh is inconsistant.

I wish I would have saw that BEFORE I did what I done on Thursday morning. Thinking I would be slick, & try & dust/dirt proof the gearbox a bit, I did this little mod.
20170810_051457 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr

20170810_051447 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr

In addition to dirt proofing it a bit, my thought was, it'd give the inner workings a SAFE place to lay, WITHOUT risk of getting caught in the gearbox. In hindsight, I'm sure I SHOULD have completed the build & tested it prior to doing it.