Logging & Construction Equipment

[Northern Farmer]

Hats off to you Lou all that work sure paid off, she's a showstopper!

[Bo Wallen]

I don't say this often..........Today i'm gonna say it......You Score 100 out of 100 !
Congratulation to a well designed and excellent executed project. Sure fun to have ben able to watch the process over a short period of time.

BO.

[tracksntreadslou]

Originally Posted by jack van

you have two great machines there lou nice build oh i wish my bench was made of leather hehe makes for a great display

Thanks Jack

Originally Posted by Cooper

Wow turned out awesome!! Really looks good Lou!! Can't wait to see it in the dirt!! Still one of my favorite pieces of earth moving equipment!!

Thanks RW ..Me too ..going to be doing a little more testing and display next weekend..Hoping it will perform as good as it looks .Not alot we can do on tables tho ..Wish we had our own Cabin fever here on the west coast ..BTW it was great to see all the pics of your iron working away..Haul truck was awsome

Originally Posted by sparkycuda

Lou, that is spectacular work! Have enjoyed watching this come together.

Ken

Thanks Ken Its good to see it almost done ..still some more detail work to do yet but going to have to set myself a limit .I wasnt planning as intricate as this but glad I went this far .bahaha

Originally Posted by steamer

Lou, pictures are great but there's nothing like seeing it in person. Can't wait to see the reaction now that you have all the decals installed, that sure finishes off nicely!
Now to see it in action next weekend at the Museum show.

Rob decals just do something for me ..Ever since my folks bought me that first sticker book ..hahaha ..Yes it brings the model some new life ..will post some new picks now

Originally Posted by Efroeh

Um WOW

Thanks Efroe

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

A great reason to make it out to Duncan again this summer to help you wear the paint off!

It would be good to see you here again Joe ..hopefully the timing will work the same for your farming again this year ..I was thinking about when i was on my visit with you at your place ..to bad it was short lived ...Be perfect to have another body on the radio to help load that pan of yours too ..Next time
I am lucky to have Greg and Rob nearby

Originally Posted by RCLogger

You went all out for this machine Lou. Wow !

Greg

Thanks Greg ..Maybe just a little overboard ..I am a little scared to get it dirty . lol ....NOT ..Cant wait to have the D8 help fill it up ..Next title of new Vid ...Caterpillar D8 pushing 637 G off of cliff

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

Hats off to you Lou all that work sure paid off, she's a showstopper!

Thanks Brandon wait till you see it all done

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

I don't say this often..........Today i'm gonna say it......You Score 100 out of 100 !
Congratulation to a well designed and excellent executed project. Sure fun to have ben able to watch the process over a short period of time.

BO.

Thanks Bo ..Means alot coming from a guy like you ..I am a little surprised as I started under a year ago ..Glad I get to share it with you guys ..Sure getting some good feedback

[tracksntreadslou]

[steamer]

Lou, great job on the filter box it hides the receiver very well and the hinges are awsome too. I see in picture six you've also got the front engine exhaust stack mounted now, how does it sound with them both running?
Rob

[tracksntreadslou]

It sounds better Rob ..see for yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvFVbzu_7tk

[Trucker_Jo]

I'd say it sounds great! Epic job Lou.

[RCP57]

Did you put a speaker at each end Lou? That would be cool.

[Lil Giants]

I watched closely as you turned very sharp either way, didn't seem to push the front end around at all, if it were gonna happen anywhere it would've been on solid ground.

I can't help thinking that you should've made have the bigger model 657, that bowl looks too small.

[modelman]

T-n-T Lou-the model looks fantastic and I'm guessing it will work great also. I saw what Joe said about the small box but being only a 2-wheel drive this may be all the load it can handle. I'm sure you are anxious to get it in the dirt and I will be watching. Great job!!

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by modelman

T-n-T Lou-the model looks fantastic and I'm guessing it will work great also. I saw what Joe said about the small box but being only a 2-wheel drive this may be all the load it can handle. I'm sure you are anxious to get it in the dirt and I will be watching. Great job!!

It has motors on both ends. Watch the video close and you will see one rear tire spinning like crazy when Lou has it hard over.

[modelman]

Originally Posted by RCP57

It has motors on both ends. Watch the video close and you will see one rear tire spinning like crazy when Lou has it hard over.

My bad!!! I can't see well enough to see the tires spinning but I will take your word for it.

[tracksntreadslou]

Thanks Jarett ..Reg Tom and Joe ..Joe I was thinking the same thing ..Go bigger or go get more machines lol ..So far It seems to be working quite well with no pushing ..see what happens in softer material with a good load ..Lots of power Tom and Yes Reg is correct ..should of posted a few of the gear motor setup i have going on in the rear ..Yes I remember about you mentioning about your eyesight ..Mine aint real good either lol ..hope I can still carry on with the model building for a long time tho ..I am sure you are missing that aspect ..Reg yes I did install a speaker in the rear ..Using those nifty princess auto set you sent me ..great little speakers and keep your eye out for more hey ..and thanks ..took a while to fit the wire in the sidearm covers but they worked ..
I have be adding more detail and the list is getting shorter ..Made up a reclining seat the other day ..Adjustable headrest ..be good for when the operator wants a nap ..lol

[tracksntreadslou]

Heres a few of the motor set up in the rear and the speaker







Oh yeah and Rob and I made the local paper

[Northern Farmer]

Congrats Lou on the news coverage! Just signed up to your youtube channel, I don't want to miss seeing that beautiful scraper getting dirty

[modelman]

T-n-T-Lou-I really do miss the building but that's just the way it is. I went back over your thread and found the pictures of the rear diff. Guess my brain aint working to good these days either. Great work on the model and looking forward to videos.

[tracksntreadslou]

Got out in the dirt on Easter looking for eggs ..didnt find any tho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3e9MtDv5DA

[Lil Giants]

Load 'er up with a push Cat!

[tracksntreadslou]

we had the dozer pushing for a bit Joe and the material was still a bit too wet and bunching in front ..when ejecting it would sometimes pack in front and not totally come out ..im sure if it dried out some it would work much much better ..we were loading on its own for a while and were coming up with near full bowls with about a 1 minute turn around ..takes a bit to get use to it ..greg pretty much nailed it rigt away and after about 5 -6 passes i was getting better at it .I had blown a hydraulic hose at the indoor CR show so i had the pump turned down a bit so i am going to do some more adjustments .i have a bunch more video i have to edit and load soon ..so stay tuned ..that was a test on the steep hill ..I have the same vid just loaded on facebook without youtube and it is going viral ..already over 10,000 views ..holy crap ..wish youtube would do that