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Old 09-19-2012, 10:04 PM
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Well a little package showed up a couple of weeks ago been waiting to get the bugs worked out before I started a thread





OK then after about 40 minutes of trying to get this thing unwrapped i finally got it unpacked,it was very well packed.




when i unpacked it was packaged upside down,so when i saw oil was all over the foam wrapping I open her up to check the oil and it was empty.They had left a nut that clamps the hose down(i guess it is called a compression fitting)either off or loose


So no playing that night,and for those of you who know Liam my 4yr old son he was pissed.
The next night we filled her up with oil and got some control time
controls were not set up the way a real trackhoe is so i wanted to change them but couldn't figure out the radio mixes.So we ran it like it was for now.I want to go pretty in depth on this thing for all the guys interested in it . First is the tracks on the one i saw before had pins with c-clips on each end the pin and some were missing do to getting material in and around the pins.Mine had drive in roll pins which cannot just fall out.Next is the version 1.5 has a fourth valve. They are mixing the 4th valve to all the other valves to keep the pump from laboring and heating the oil up.When you move any of the 3 boom functions it closes the 4th valve giving you full pressure. That's why they have taken the lights off the other channel.That's all the major changes that i have noticed for right now,more when i get things swapped around to my liking
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:33 PM
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I love the thread title! lol Shoot, I would have been pissed too if I were Liam
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Old 09-20-2012, 12:13 AM
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nice, I am keen to hear your thoughts on this model. I look forward to more.
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:08 PM
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Ok got things swapped and finally figured out the mixes.All the channels on the reciever are marked channels 1-8 not ail,rud,elev,etc so i had to figure out one by one and label them on the receiver to figure out how to do the mixes.After Indy I felt first item on the agenda was a thumb so here is what i came up with let me know what ya think




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Old 09-20-2012, 09:54 PM
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And the final product mounted on the stick . I had to use delrin for the mount on the stick plate.

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Old 09-20-2012, 10:43 PM
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Man O Man is all i can say......
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Congrats on your new excavator !! ,like the stiffarm thumb nice job on that
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Old 09-21-2012, 09:40 AM
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thanks rob cant wait to do some loading!,or unloading of your concrete barriers now all i need is some extra valves and a rotater and a claw
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Congrats on your new excavator !! ,like the stiffarm thumb nice job on that
Thanks it is real simple i started with the center and drilled and tapped then bolted each piece to each other staggering the holes and countersinking the heads as each piece overlapped
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Old 09-21-2012, 10:15 AM
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Looks great Chris. That'll come in handy. Nice personal touch. Do you plan on getting decals made?

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Looking good!!! Nice work on the thumb! Are you running the radio it comes with?

Where did that ship from?

Did you receive a manual with it? Is there one online?
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Old 09-21-2012, 01:27 PM
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Wow! Nice job on the thumb Chris!!! Can't wait to see it in Jackson. I can see Liam digging holes in the yard already... lol
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Old 09-21-2012, 08:31 PM
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Looking good!!! Nice work on the thumb! Are you running the radio it comes with?

Where did that ship from?

Did you receive a manual with it? Is there one online?
hey Rod it shipped from japan and the only manual was the one with the radio i can make a copy of it and send it to ya if you want.Yes i am using the radio that came with it just for the reason that i dont have any extra 8Ch spectrum reciever and then another to run the tracks on
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Old 09-21-2012, 08:34 PM
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Wow! Nice job on the thumb Chris!!! Can't wait to see it in Jackson. I can see Liam digging holes in the yard already... lol
Hey scott thanks for the compliments and yes liam is already wanting to dig things.He asked if you were goin to St loius
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Hey scott thanks for the compliments and yes liam is already wanting to dig things.He asked if you were goin to St loius
Aw man, unfortunatly I've got to spend a little money and time fixing some things around my house before winter. (Paint and roof work) I was trying to work around the St. Louis show but it's not looking that good. BUT... tell him I will be in Jackson!!!

hmmmmm.... wonder if that thing will fit on my trailer???
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THUMBS UP on your thumb!! Unbelievable. Keep up the with any and all your updates1
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The thumb looks great! You did a awesome job on it!
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Looks great Chris. That'll come in handy. Nice personal touch. Do you plan on getting decals made?

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Thanks Ben yes i plan on chaging it to a Hitach 450 Zaxis.I also plan on redoing the cab and make it more to scale
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Old 09-22-2012, 09:29 PM
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THUMBS UP on your thumb!! Unbelievable. Keep up the with any and all your updates1
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The thumb looks great! You did a awesome job on it!
Thanks alot,after Indy i saw an immediate need for a claw or a grapple with a rotater
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