RCP Compound

[Lil Giants]

Fantastic showing of metal fab skills again Reg, that hopper sits over the belt perfectly!

I got to get busy soon with my own conveyer system, I'm running out space to store dry fines again already!

[RCP57]

Thanks Joe. I wasn't sure if it would work so I just had it clamped in place. Not much dirt gets by between the chute and the belt. I guess working with dry sand may require a brush or rubber between the two. I kinda had a feeling that the sides of the hopper were too flat but I wanted a 10"x10" area without a lot of height so that small machines could load it too. This soil is very wet and sticky at the moment so hopefully when it dries out a bit it will be fine. I had thought about rubber mounting the hopper and adding a small vibrating motor but I am afraid it will vibrate the belt causing the material to roll back down. I guess I will just do some more trial and error and see what happens. So far I am pretty pleased with the way it works considering there are no rollers mid belt and the most expensive piece on it is the $15 gear motor.

[73blueblazer]

Just an idea for your screener all the vibrator motors we use at work have two equal counter weights with set screws to lock them to the motor shaft so if they are directly cross from each other there isn't any vibration and so you can loosen one and turn it towards the other to create more vibration ect. This way you can adjust how much vibration you have without changing the motor speed. Just a thought if your still using your screener it might cut down on noise or change the direction of the motor to horizontal position.

[RCP57]

That's a great idea with the counter weights. The motor I had only has the shaft sticking out on one end so I am only using one weight. I made a weight out of aluminum first but it wasn't heavy enough. Next I glued a strip of lead sheet to the aluminum weight but it still wasn't enough so I ended up making one out of brass. It seems to be a good setup now as too much vibration will start to effect the material moving up the belt. I also added a roller underneath along with a foam wiper and rails up the sides of the belt. I had to make adjustments during filming but after a few trips back into the shop it was working fairly well. I need to make some changes near the top of the belt as that is were dirt is being introduced onto the inside of it causing it to build up near the bottom roller. The wiper I made helps but isn't doing a great job. Next time I'm at a store I will be looking for a stiff brush. Perhaps a windshield scraper type brush will do the trick....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXGt...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB5s...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

[RCP57]

Spent some time working on the pile today. It was a gong show of broken parts and horrible driving but I had some fun too....

http://youtu.be/XPnXeGgaGnw

You'll get a kick out of this one Mario...Karma is a B***H
http://youtu.be/CSAz3N9uE_o

[Supermario]

Reg, I've got this great white stuff you can use as material to haul. Would you like me to send you some? I've got plenty to spare as you well know. Lol.
My new word I came up with to describe west coast people......Forget tropicana, how about tropicanadian!

[RCP57]

In all honesty we could use some of that white stuff here. The weather has been amazing but only a fool would be so short sighted not to see where this is going. I'm not a "global warming", "Green peacer" type at all and I do my fair share of polluting when I can but this is getting scary! We have had no snow at our house other than a very light dusting for 3 years running. We ran the fish boat up the island last week to deliver some fish and the mountains on the central island have no snow at all other than the stuff that doesn't go away. The way the mountains look now is the way they should look in September and it's very dry. Even if we get a bunch of rain it will only be a temporary fix. It's like all the cold weather has moved east and we don't get a winter anymore....

[bigford]

i'm on long island New York you can have all my white stuff back
along with those geese you guys keep sending south

[JDH429]

Amazing Reg, I wish I could come play too. Your conveyer is sweet! Great design, I was watching the vids and you mentioned the belt slips to one side, it may help if you still have an issue in the future to crown the rollers to help center the belt under tension? Not sure if you still have an issue with that problem but just a suggestion. Keep up the great work and keep posting.

[RCP57]

I have been wanting to add some dirt to my play area for a bit now and since I had an unexpected day off do to windy conditions this morning I thought today might be the day. I took the battery out of my pickup and another off the shop floor and got our old Euclid running. It hasn't ran for a couple of years(see blackberry vines) but a little shot of ether in the blower and she was up and running. I asked my Dad to give me a hand and he was happy to load it for me. We hauled three loads of dirt so I am guessing that with the fines I had already, I now have at least a 20 yard pile to play in! I had a blast driving to old truck and it brought back some memories from my teens when we used the truck to build a motocross track. Good times!

https://youtu.be/JJf9z0OUQhY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miw6...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

[justin]

I'm so jealous off all the toys u hav reg. think mite hav to come over for holidays lol

[RCP57]

Let me know when you are coming Justin! You're welcome anytime!

[TRUCKMAKER]

That dump sounds good Reg, I couldn't quite hear if you said your going to recondition it, I see why your not loading it heavy, since the bed went into a short free fall coming down.
Looking forward to your videos on building the roads in your new piles.

[RCLogger]

Thx for the video Reg
Don't get any funny ideas and add a receiver to the full size Euclid .....
Nice looking model work area

greg

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

That dump sounds good Reg, I couldn't quite hear if you said your going to recondition it, I see why your not loading it heavy, since the bed went into a short free fall coming down.
Looking forward to your videos on building the roads in your new piles.

It would be nice to fix it up eventually. Pretty tough to find any parts here now though. Most of these trucks around here were cut up a long time ago. The bed powers down so the third stage of the cylinder pulls and then once it passes the balance point it free falls to the second stage(my model is built to simulate this). It was really scary the first couple of times we used the truck years ago. You get used to it but kinda always wonder if it's going to come crashing down.lol I think the pump is the main reason it won't lift a heaped box. We have another one but haven't tried swapping it(only had the truck since the mid 80's). It will dump a fair bit more than what I was carrying in the video but I was scared of getting the truck stuck where I was dumping the dirt. The truck will get stuck on wet grass empty and it disappears out of sight when loaded. Go figure!

Originally Posted by RCLogger

Thx for the video Reg
Don't get any funny ideas and add a receiver to the full size Euclid .....
Nice looking model work area

greg

No plans for that Greg but if I have my way there will be a mid-sized version of the old truck built one day and it will be RC. Next time you're flying over land in the field and come for a visit! Maybe someday you up-island boys can come down for a weekend. I need some help!

[RCP57]

Been plugging away at my new play area after work the last couple days and I finally got it to the point where I could try out the road. I used the KW to pack it down since it takes up the whole road and weighs nearly 50lbs.

Ghost driver?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5x...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
I need to install a stronger steering servo in the truck. It just doesn't have to power needed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2S...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
I like this view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PQx...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbBw...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
Once it was packed down well the Hayes was able to make it's way back and forth nice and easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPFK...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNBC...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

A few shots from before I started driving on it. I cut some small trees and jammed them in the ground to make it look a little more natural. I will add some more details later and my plan is to extend the road out into the bigger trees and create a network of stuff using the fine sifted stuff.





Thanks for looking!

[RCLogger]

Hey Reg. There is a new machine, it's called a GRADER ! ! I think your roads could use some help. You have potholes the size of golf greens. Lol

Greg

[RCP57]

Yes but only guys that live up island have graders... Until they come to visit I will have to keep using my rake.lol One trip over it with the Hayes in that condition was enough. I made it nice and smooth before the videos but by the time the KW had it packed down there were some craters again...

[Mikem]

Looks great when and if the snow ever leaves the ottawa region I need to get my roads built and the rr back into shape ! Mike

[Trucker_Jo]

Looks like nothing but a great time! How many acres is your playground?