140H Grader

[td9clyde]

Like wise it was my pleasure to meet you i had alot of fun ...i guess i see things in my model that i shoulda done better with but it was hard at the time for the lack of tools and a tape measure lol when i shoulda been a lil more picky ..... and on the the other hand Your grader is very awsome I kid you not guys and gals this grader is smooth and quiet very cool to run and i also thank you for the oppertunity to run your grader

[Snochaser]

Rob your grader was a treat to run. So smooth and amazing complexity.

Ben

[Iron Art]

Rob, Good to see you and your grader in Toy Trucking & Construction Magazine. Great job! Congrats!! Fred

[Stefan]

Rob, your model is really great and I envy you already being able to run it after such a short completion time.

Stefan

[dirtpusher9]

I like the video Rob. Would like to see it and you in St Louis next month.

[dabears]

I love that grader! Awesome work

[Daddy Mack]

Great looking grader there mate...

Well I revisited this thread today, and actually read the posts instead of a quick flick through lookin at the pics...
Your craftsmanship is brilliant... To get a glimps of how you created the model without the use of lathes and mills, is extraordinary...

I've been in the dirt game for around 20 years, with alot of that spent on graders... I've always wanted to build one, but just couldn't see how to even start it... So to see what you have done using photos and brochures is simply awsome...

Very inspiring... Now I guess I need stop making excuses... And have a crack at it...

Again... Brilliant work...

...Luke...

[dirtpusher9]

Rob, it was a pleasure running your blade at the show and I thank you for it. I sure wanted to get a couple pics of it and my dozer together and forgot all about it. For those of you that have not seen this 140 in person, pics do not do it justice.

[rc_farmer]

Originally Posted by dirtpusher9

Rob, it was a pleasure running your blade at the show and I thank you for it. I sure wanted to get a couple pics of it and my dozer together and forgot all about it. For those of you that have not seen this 140 in person, pics do not do it justice.

Joe, U seemed right at home driving my grader. I deem it an honor to get such praising words from U and all the other fellows. I have no time or experience on the 1:1., I just studied the machine and took many pictures in hopes of getting it close to the real thing as possible.

I managed to get a couple of pics of ours together.

Rob's 140H and Joe (dirtpusher)'s D9R




Again, thanks for the all the KIND words!

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by rc_farmer

Joe, U seemed right at home driving my grader. I deem it an honor to get such praising words from U and all the other fellows. I have no time or experience on the 1:1., I just studied the machine and took many pictures in hopes of getting it close to the real thing as possible.

I managed to get a couple of pics of ours together.

Rob's 140H and Joe (dirtpusher)'s D9R




Again, thanks for the all the KIND words!

Rob, it was great to see this in person job well done only thing , there's 1 cat missing in that pic

[rc_farmer]

I think we all inspire eachother to build something that we may have thought was too difficult or too long of a building process.

Bring that big monster on Steve and add it to the fleet!

[Southgate]

I am just discovering this project. I first opened to the last page and saw the finished product. I thought it was all metal. My wife asked if it was a scratchbuilt model. I went back and am so impressed with the combination of materials. Wood, brass and aluminum look so beautiful together before paint, and even better after. This is art! Dan

[td9clyde]

those two machines look so good together kinda like a construction job site with the iron all parked

[tracksntreadslou]

Hey rob I just reread your thread again from start to finish ..I dusted off an old project i had started a few years ago and started making parts again ..wth the little cnc knowledge if have now it is making things a bit more precise and a little easyer ..many hours in front of the cad program ..I can see what of challenge this thing was Rob ..this build is amazing and one of my top favorites of all time along With Ari s ..I know mine wont turn out half as nice as your ..anyway I want to ask a few questions ..about the Blade lift cycler arms and center mounting bracket and pin ..I there a geometry that when pulling that center pin and moving the whole assenbly off center and using another adjustment hole ..This is for moving the table way over and angleing for side angle gradeing ..Did yours match up ? I couldnt find much info of that and am drawing it as close as I can ..I am also wondering how well that little gear motor worked for the circle gear ..I plan on using one as well ..what rpm are you using ? thanks ..And Well done rob

[rc_farmer]

Originally Posted by tracksntreadslou

Hey rob I just reread your thread again from start to finish ..I dusted off an old project i had started a few years ago and started making parts again ..wth the little cnc knowledge if have now it is making things a bit more precise and a little easyer ..many hours in front of the cad program ..I can see what of challenge this thing was Rob ..this build is amazing and one of my top favorites of all time along With Ari s ..I know mine wont turn out half as nice as your ..anyway I want to ask a few questions ..about the Blade lift cycler arms and center mounting bracket and pin ..I there a geometry that when pulling that center pin and moving the whole assenbly off center and using another adjustment hole ..This is for moving the table way over and angleing for side angle gradeing ..Did yours match up ? I couldnt find much info of that and am drawing it as close as I can ..I am also wondering how well that little gear motor worked for the circle gear ..I plan on using one as well ..what rpm are you using ? thanks ..And Well done rob

Hey Lou, i know you will do a fine job on your grader. There is a lil geometry to that center pin....what i did....i made a rough bar and measured the holes at different intervals by swing the the moldboard back and forth, then i came back and drilled each hole, then made the actual bar. It lined up pretty good after putting everything back together. This was all freehand....i didn't draw anyhting up on the puter....so it was pretty much all eyeballed and pencil.

This lil gear motor, i believe is a 35:1, i got from robotmarketplace

[rc_farmer]

The blade lift cylinders....i had those made by this guy ib canada...http://www.up-1.com/products.html I sent him my drawing and he made them. I order them w/o the nipples so i could slide the sleeves over them, then i soldered the nipples on the cylinder.

He is a really nice guy to work with.

[tracksntreadslou]

Hey thanks Rob ..I took most of your advice .I did machine out the center hole and two outer to hold things true .then hand drilled the remaining holes ..It turned out pretty close but the far outside hole didnt work out very close so i may draw it out again and modify it later ..Quite a bit of geometry to that peice ..The whole mold table in fact..Hey thanks for that link ..I do have a few cycliners that will work kicking around and will use them for now ..Thanks again