990 cat loader

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Shane

Gidday Steve.

Hey Mate, can't offer any advise though I can add to the list of many readers who have praised you on your efforts.
What a fantastic looking model and to see it comming together is a trip in itself.

Totally impressed of what can be made with the "Can Do Attitude"

Can imagine what the guys that work on or operate this machine would be thinking.

Awsome craftmanship Steve.

Shane.

yeah Shane, I work on this type of loader and what I think is " wow ! I wish I could build'em like Steve."
Seeing as I can't , I like to try and help people like him get the info he needs to continue his work of art....and thats what this machine is.... a work of art!

Mario

[ihbuilder]

Thanks Mario , Shane

well we made it to Z bar #4 and what a !@#$ it was al the way Guess thats what I get for staying up till 4 in the AM a week ago gettin it right turns out the loader arms where too small too So remade them too and thanks too having a tig the whole loader arm assmb. got welded together I still want to clean up the weld a lil better in the mill . I couldn't resist a lil paint on it either . made my Y's the old way drill press hand mill (file) and vise doo too both mills being setup for other ops . nuff BS here's some pics











I want to clean up my bucket a little more with the tig so gotta sand blast it . Pool noodle did the trick on the tires

[rc_farmer]

Wow, Steve, that looks great!

[ihbuilder]

thanks Rob


ALMOST gotta figgure the mixing on the radidio and change out a leaky robbie valve head the tolorences on these things are pathetic , must be +/- .01 with a little tinkering you can get them to work right , except for the 1 where it leaked right out the rotor stem . they should be a running fit with no sidw to side play . I got bucket and steering werkin just waitin on the slow lathe guy to get my new rams for the lift cylinders done

[ihbuilder]

werking!!! figured out the mixing just alittle reading of the manual pump is on my aux1(flaps)chl . I got the steering so that when you activate the steer servo the pump runs about 50% to werk the boom/bucket put the pump switch in mid position for about 50% for guts , switch in 3rd pos. As for the valves , they're like a HD gotta tweek them when they're new and after so many mi /hrs