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Re: 1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline
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The pictures don't show how the springs are. I'll have to get a picture next time I have the controls out in the open. Jim is correct, the springs are pretty strong. My feet get numb on the bottom and my knees get a good workout. Jim called me the other day and was telling me he is starting to convert some of his 8050 Marion to radio control. He has a 6 channel transmitter but he doesn't know much about it just yet. I really need to take a day and go up to DLW with my machine and let Jim try my system out. |
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Re: 1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline
That doesn't sound like much fun steve. I think I would have a problem with strong springs but I still think this is a good idea. Jim told me he got a radio but I agree, he is totally lost. I ask him if he has hooked it up on the workbench to see how it worked and he said he didn't know how. I think he is still living in the 60's and doesn't realize how everything has progressed. I like him though-he is a great guy and I wish I knew half of what he knows about electrical systems. I told him I wasn't sure the R/C was a good idea. As big as his machines are a radio glitch in mid-swing could cause serious damage to his machine. I must admit though, today's radios are much more advanced than the ones I started out with in the 70's. I hope it works out good for him.
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Re: 1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline
Got a couple picture from the Rock River show. Had a great time in the 90deg heat. Controls worked flawlessly! They got me the best dirt I have ever dug in too.
This old timer showed up and he told me that he ran a B-E 1570W for about 20yrs and he had been off one for 25yrs. I gave him a job operating and he worked the bucket perfectly. He was so pleased to be able to get back on a drag. Hope he shows up again next summer to giver it another try. I told him that this is one of the reasons for building my dragline and be able to let retired operator run it. |
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