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Old 08-26-2013, 05:42 PM
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Default Bruder Skid Steer Conversion

I have been really digging (no pun intended) doing these Bruder conversions, I am so impressed that with a little will and good equipment how functional these models can become. This time around I am doing a skid steer conversion...this was probably the hardest conversion I have done to date, mainly because of the size constraint of the model.

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Cut out the back area for the the boom lift servo:





Step 2:
Make the bucket curl automation, this proved to be extremely difficult because of the various pivot points and size constraint. It was very hard to get a position where the bucket would curl all the way down and up:



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Old 08-26-2013, 05:55 PM
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From there I went to work on the propulsion system. I used 298:1 geared motors soldered to the circuit board of a hi-tec continuous rotation servo. I then used a v-tail mixer from rc planes to be able to mix the motors in order to have a tank drive system.







I attached the drive wheels by use of a aluminum hub, I first filled the wheel with JB Weld so I had a way of mounting the hub.



From there I made the sprockets using zip ties-this method has been documented and used on several other conversions online (credit to smallhaul for this).





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Old 08-26-2013, 06:01 PM
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Here are some final finished pictures and a video will come shortly. So impressed with how steep an angle it can climb. A few things I need to change to are: a more powerful lift boom servo and change the existing ESC to a castle creations 6V BEC so I can get max rpm from the gear motors and max torque from the servos. But beyond that it is highly functioning and so much fun to operate!



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Old 08-26-2013, 07:25 PM
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Motocrawler, i found that if you place a pin every other notch (same place as you put the zip tie) the tracks run smoother.
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Old 08-28-2013, 04:58 PM
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Motocrawler, i found that if you place a pin every other notch (same place as you put the zip tie) the tracks run smoother.
Thats great to know! I actually cut the ends of the zip ties at 45 degree angles and reduced their width and that has really helped as well.
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Old 08-28-2013, 06:46 PM
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Here is a video of it working in the yard. Operator needs to get a little smoother with the controls, I spent about 1.5 hours yesterday digging, making roads, etc on a 1100mah battery. This is too much fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f7_7VbFo50
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