Track Parts

[catmack]

That's what can be bought for 14th scale. IHSteve has machined his own track parts in steel for his dozer. Other builders, like RCLogger use K1 attachment chain & bolt on their own selfmade pads. McMasterCarr, as well as others carry that chain in various sizes.[/QUOTE]

Do you know what the nylon makeup/compound is for the one piece molded ones?, it appears Liebherr models are using a zinc diecast.

Steve, I am with you on the difference in weight made up with ballast in other places of your own choice as it is key to getting the crowd loading effect at scale. I will post what I am working on as soon as it "comes off the press" and will bring it to Cabin Fever.

I appreciate the feedback so far. Colin




Colin

[ihbuilder]

where you there last year ? I'd love to see that motor .

[catmack]

yes, been attending that show for many years.

[ihbuilder]

then was that your cat motor I saw the 2 years I went ? I meet Steve in person in "10" my 1st year there . That was after he suggested I show my stuff off there . I would've brought it in had there been a better area to run it like we had in "11" "12" I missed "11" do to business issues . I'll at least have my 990 totally completed for this year . It works , I just need to finish the details . But considering it was just a frame.boom and bucket this time last year , it went together pretty quick . the dozer is iffy there's still a lot of drive function to do to operate .

[catmack]

Yeah, it's the one that has had slow progress as I am self employed and I think it is harder to commit more time when you are your own boss.
Can't wait to see the loader, I may bring a drawing I did back in the mid '80s of the 992 I was going to do. Life seems to get in the way, I'd like to change all that some day. What scale are you in?...the d353 cat is 1/8 and if I remember correctly the pencil drawing of the 992 I have is 1/8? as well. I like 1/8 as it scales nicely with gears and fasteners but, I guess it doesn't matter when you end up having to make tooling to produce everything you need because you sure can't buy it.
Anyway, when I got back into the hobby in the mid 90s, it was the engine hobby I got involved in and that's what started on the 9G engine build and the thought of the equipment and building highly detailed working models was to follow. As I said before, it's great to see the ground that has been covered in the last 20 years. I am looking forward to being a lot more involved in the hobby.

[ihbuilder]

I'm in mostly 1:14 to match the trucks . the dozer is the odd ball , it's 1:12 . I wanted to make sure I had room to put some guts in it . I'll prob. be knocking the dirt pill down with the loader this year . My dad stopped up yesterday took a look at the Dozer and all the stuff I have to get done for others said " no way for 2013 but maybe 2014 " It seems with every new model I do I get crazier with functioning detail . I have gone as far as entertaining the thought of building a working KT cummins or 855

[catmack]

I would like to work my way out of the business I am in and start doing more hobby stuff for others utilizing what I have to work with. Naturally, 1:16, 1:14 and 1:12 are much smaller and more difficult to work with the physics of the engine, that is another reason I went with 1:8. Like they say, the bigger they are, the more room you need and the heavier they get for mobilization.