D9R and 463 pull scraper - Page 2

Lil Giants · #21 08-14-2010, 09:50 PM

Yeah, the builder of the model always gets the short end of the money tree.

modelman · #22 08-14-2010, 10:32 PM

Hi D9joe-thanks for letting my know about the new site!

dirtpusher9 · #23 08-14-2010, 10:35 PM

It wouldn't be the same without you Tom.

td9clyde · #24 08-15-2010, 01:11 PM

Glad to see your workin on your pan more but i am like you i don't do much in the heat lol been hot here too the ts 14 has made a lil progress not much since my equipment went down i am in the market again for a 3 in 1 tool lol

dirtpusher9 · #25 08-15-2010, 08:05 PM

What happened Henry? Did you ever get the dozer all finished?

JAMMER · #26 08-15-2010, 09:23 PM

Joe it looks like it coming together. Ed

dirtpusher9 · #27 08-16-2010, 06:30 PM

Got to work a little today on a small new project for the dozer, should have some pics in a day or so.

dirtpusher9 · #28 08-17-2010, 05:38 PM

Well we had a cool front (under 100) blow in, so I (sweat-ed) worked in the shop a couple of days
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Most of you know that When I built my dozer I made a winch for it that looks like this.

Well, since I'm building a scraper I thought it would look better if I built the detail on the back of the dozer and made a drawbar to pull the pan with. I still need to make the hitch and a few other little details but I think it will look a lot better this way. Been wanting to put the detail on it since I built it so now was a good time.

I hoping it will resemble this when complete.

modelman · #29 08-17-2010, 06:02 PM

Hey joe- nice work! The only problem is that we never got to see you "jerkin" on anything with that winch! I bet that dozer & winch could pull up a small tree stump!

td9clyde · #30 08-17-2010, 06:42 PM

i sheared a drive or something lol or gear there are chuncks of something in there lol

td9clyde · #31 08-17-2010, 06:43 PM

oh yea and no the dozer isn't done i am still needing to buy esc's and radio and batteries lol i did get the 82-30 on the side of the hood looks almost done

CatdrvR · #32 08-18-2010, 09:29 AM

As I said on scale4x4, absolutely awesome build! I love that bulldozer and wish I had one of my own. How long did it take you from start to finish to complete it? As always, can't wait to see updates from you in the future. You are definitely a talented builder.

Dan

dirtpusher9 · #33 08-18-2010, 04:18 PM

Thanks for the kind words Dan. It took 2.4 years rainouts and weekends to build. it seems like I've been working on the scraper that long too.

JAMMER · #34 08-18-2010, 05:42 PM

Joe one of the reasons they contacted you because I kept bugging them about the 1/12 scale they were sappiest to have and kept telling them about your. O well can't say I didn't try. Sorry it didn't work out. Ed

dirtpusher9 · #35 08-18-2010, 06:08 PM

Not following you ED????????

JAMMER · #36 08-18-2010, 06:54 PM

I kept calling them and asking about there 1/12 scale dozer and they said it wasn't done yet. I told them that they should go on you tube and see dirtpusher9 video that dozer could push some dirt for a model. I also said Cat had contacted them about you and your dozer and if they did work out a deal on it I sure would want one and I know a number of guys that would want one. Ed

Tamiya Cowboy · #37 08-18-2010, 08:26 PM

Joe that draw bar looks great nice work.

rc_farmer · #38 08-18-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtpusher9

I had several people wanting me to build them a dozer like mine, so after Indy last year I wrote Cat to see about licensing. They emailed me and said that do to the economy that they weren't doing any licensing and besides it was very exspensive, but they liked the one-off. So I just forgot about it. A month later I get an email from the top model builder of Cat models in the world, CCM (Classic Construction Models). They said that Cat had suggested that they (CCM) let me build under there license and they would market them for me. I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD RIGHT ABOUT NOW. We talked on the phone a couple of times about how we could go about this. They finally emailed me the other day and gave me the details on what they were willing to do and the bottom line is that there is no way that I would make anything on these models, in fact I would go in the whole bad on each one by the time they took 10% off the top for Cat and 20% for CCM and my labor. So I guess I just build one-offs, but I thought it was quite something to even be recognized by both of them. I didn't expect to even hear back from them when I first wrote them.

Joe that is great to be reconized by both of them. Cat is very hard to get licensed by. The 10% is the usual take, but for the other Co. to want 20% is rather high. You do GREAT work!

dirtpusher9 · #39 08-19-2010, 07:01 AM

Thank you, Paul.

Rob, with the 20% for the model company, they give there distributers a 10% discount.

JAMMER · #40 08-19-2010, 07:51 AM

Joe your transmission cover and draw bar look real good keep it up. Ed

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