mining truck and dozer conversion. first atempt.

[carp]

1/10 tamiya is the standard 540can, i dont have 1 here to measure the exact length but take a look here for some ideas http://www.technobotsonline.com/moto...ed-motors.html the 940d and 950d are 385 motors that have a gearbox on the end, they have measurements in the pictures so you can work out if its the right size.

Rob

[d4vew557]

well i have a few pictures of what i've been doing there is no real work plan being used here just jumping between both models as i have an idea to try and make things work.

By the standards of the builds on this site this is pretty poor workmanship but that said i'm not looking to win any awards just having fun.

So here is a few pictures.

The screw drive for the tipper still in it's rough stages just want to get it working properly first then i'll worry about tidying it up.






A view from the front not massively detailed but not bad for a cheap toy


I had to modify a battery pack to get it to fit.


The steering servo


A view of the whole bottom section, not pretty but it all works.

[d4vew557]

and some on the progess of the dozer

how it started and stripped down










gear box fitted, drive shafts will be trimmed later



The plan is to convert the orginal blade lift rams to screw drive. I bought two small servo's to fit behind the blade. The still have 2/3 of the torque of a standard servo but are much smaller, i'm hoping the two together will have enough power to operate the blade ok. I've done a bit more work on them i'll post more pictures later if anyone has any interest.

[Smokin Joe]

Keep us informed on both builds. Lots of pics. I for one enjoy conversions.