NEW Trackloader?

[rc_farmer]

This question is for the Tamiya guy on the board......is the new carson/tamiya trackloader planned for distribution in the US, if so, is there and ETA?

http://www.carson-modelsport.com/en/...rtNr=500907111

thanks,

[Brian in PA]

Rob that has been out for a little while. Scott has one. It's pretty sweet

[rc_farmer]

Been offered over seas, but heard rumor that we might get them here in the US, talked to Tamiya, they said no, only importing trailers. Its the electric version, non-hydraulic.

[Espeefan]

Rob, I wish they would import these models to the USA. Like other Carson products though, I have doubts it will ever happen. You can still order them from a variety of places, in Europe. Some do ship to the USA.

[ihbuilder]

IDK , maybe we get enough of us together , we can get a good shipping rate . I want 1 to kit bash

[Espeefan]

Group buy, maybe?

[edwalsh18]

Are you guys serious?? What would the price tag look like? If there isnt a price for us US residents what would a ballpark figure look like? Ih builder and rc farmer you guys could build them yourselves and with hydraulics and i imagine you still might be saving yourselvesa few bucks. You guys have some amazing pieces you have built. Plus this one looks like it has slow cylinder movement.

[ihbuilder]

With 1 price tag less then $2000 with some other things in my shopping cart from the same place , it's hard for me to spend the time building the base model . I got a whole day into 1st op on track links for 2 excavators . And that was the easy part now to put 460 back in 2x2 for 2nd op and 1x1 for 3rd op . not to mention I got 7 construction models on the bench in various stages of assembly . So I'd rather have a kit model for a change in scenery for once .

edit : I priced that without the electrics and lift components. I plan to put my own setup in

[rcguyfarms]

rob, have u checked with willy? At indy he looked over mine and was going to look into bringing some into the USA.

The track loader is freaking awesome when u put in the hydro kit.

[CustomRCmodels]

Originally Posted by rcguyfarms

rob, have u checked with willy? At indy he looked over mine and was going to look into bringing some into the USA.

The track loader is freaking awesome when u put in the hydro kit.

the electric does actually fairly good.
yes , I can get them . Roughly US $ 3000,- shipped.
I changed some of the mechanics , since in its original state it can only dump the bucket if the traverse is all the way up . On mine I can dump the bucket now in any height of the traverse . I also did NOT use the Carson electronics , I used individual ESC's .
It has plenty of power. Need to do a few more modifications , then I can post a build report ( when I get the time ).
Also found some cool screw-drives , which look like hydraulic cylinders . Did a toy-excavator conversion with them ( also shown in the videos , unfortunately only a short clip , since I run out of battery on my camera and it was to darn cold to continue when I filmed that , ha )

http://www.youtube.com/customrcmodels

Note : the dirt I was digging around in ( when I started ) was hard packet ground !
I like how this track-loader performs .
I may change the gearing for the bucket-drive to have a faster dump-action.

[TRUCKMAKER]

Nice set up! Could you share the link to the screw drives?

Thanks, Kent

[Espeefan]

Guys, is there enough interest to do a group buy? Willy, do you have plans to import more of these models? Just curious, but asking in a serious way. I'd rather have a hydraulic system on the model, but perhaps if there is enough interest, we could do a few of each? That is, the linear actuators, and some hydraulic?

[CustomRCmodels]

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

Nice set up! Could you share the link to the screw drives?

Thanks, Kent

There is no real good link for these , but I gone put some info’s together soon .
Cost is roughly US $75 – 95,- , depending on size ( length ) .
I am planning a new section on my website for construction vehicles and parts.
There are also some cool small ESC with current limiting function for these screw-drives available . So no tricky functions needed to limit these screw-drives at the end / stop .
These ESC’s run around US $ 25-30,-

[CustomRCmodels]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Guys, is there enough interest to do a group buy? Willy, do you have plans to import more of these models? Just curious, but asking in a serious way. I'd rather have a hydraulic system on the model, but perhaps if there is enough interest, we could do a few of each? That is, the linear actuators, and some hydraulic?

Yes sure , I can get them . And there is a hydraulic conversation available as well.