left over build (Cat 825C maybe )

[egronvold]

Nice and unique. Should have alot of pushing power.

[ihbuilder]

vid courtesy of Steve (9W) working at CFE2014 I have another from my brother just trying to get it .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87SeGrTXv9c

[Lil Giants]

So what esc do you have for for/rev control?

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

So what esc do you have for for/rev control?

40 amp Pro boat , they work pretty nice for the price .

here's the vid my brother took . the tilt was giving me trouble .

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa5jHVTJ1-Q

[Lil Giants]

Thought so... I've tried that esc too & it's piss poor control for a ground vehicle.

An Mtronics Viper Marine 15 is one the best ever esc's I have ever used in my loader & all but one of my trks run them too. It works xllnt to control 4 wheel motors. Much finer control at a very low speed, you won't spin your wheels so easily which will give you better traction & a smoother push.

http://www.strikemodels.com/products/speed-controllers/

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

Thought so... I've tried that esc too & it's piss poor control for a ground vehicle.

An Mtronics Viper Marine 15 is one the best ever esc's I have ever used in my loader & all but one of my trks run them too. It works xllnt to control 4 wheel motors. Much finer control at a very low speed, you won't spin your wheels so much so you'll have better traction & a smoother push.

http://www.strikemodels.com/products/speed-controllers/

I'll get 1 then

[tracksntreadslou]

This is awsome Steve.Nice addition to the fleet .definatley wont be having any tires issues with it ..I had one of the marine 15s in my 966 ..Like Joe said...I really liked the response and the thing worked flawlessley until i accidently had the trottle hold switch on when turned it on ..some how it cooked ..I just recentley purchased 2 marine 20s but havent tried them yet ..hopefully they will work as well ..prices are good

[ihbuilder]

thanks Lou . I kinda got use to it towards the end of the show . It took me a bit to get use to grading with my eyes and not the seat of my pants I'm going to have a dozer next year 1 way or another .

I asked Joe before but can't remember his answer . Will the Viper Marine 15 run all 4 motors ? or should I go with 2 (1/axle) or bump up to Viper Marine 40 ?

[Lil Giants]

You'll be fine with one esc Steve. That's all I have ever run in my in Stahl loader for the last 10yrs. I use a 15 with no troubles... a 20 is little extra cost now, it didn't exist when I put that 15 in it yrs ago.

I use a 2x12 Sabertooth in my Stahl 6wd adt, with the mix off, one motor controller is for/rev & the 2nd esc runs the pump. 6 motors have never stalled that 12amp rating either.

[ihbuilder]

Joe, have you run 11.1 lipo's on them ? thats all I've been using .

[Lil Giants]

No, I have always run 10cell NiMH... the taller batt is a 4000mAh, a little bit extra weight & fits perfectly in the back of loader. The other batt is a 2700mAh.

[Espeefan]

Nice work, Steve. Looks like it pushes great, with those compactor wheels. Probably digs in better than most rubber tire machines!

[modelman]

Interesting videos steve-I was wondering how this model would push since you don't have much area in contact with the ground. Looks like it works fine. I have watched a lot of video of the silver spade with a wheel dozer working underneath it and they never do any heavy pushing, just clean-up work,like you were doing with the dragline. Looks like a very successful and well handling machine.

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by modelman

Interesting videos steve-I was wondering how this model would push since you don't have much area in contact with the ground. Looks like it works fine. I have watched a lot of video of the silver spade with a wheel dozer working underneath it and they never do any heavy pushing, just clean-up work,like you were doing with the dragline. Looks like a very successful and well handling machine.

TY, Tom , that's what they're designed for . No heavy pushing , just knocking piles off in a fill . IE , dump truck dumps , compactor with blade spreads and compacts .

[FlyingBeagle]

That is great, It makes short work of the piles thats for sure. I have had one of these on a project spreading and compacting lifts from the scrapers while constructing a rail yard. One machine kept up with 5 scrapers with no problem and we never had any issues getting our densities.