Logging & Construction Equipment

[FlyingBeagle]

Lou,
I dont recognize the blue truck in your photos. I am curious about the third axle. Is it a jeep with a lift axle??? I have never seen a truck like that. can you give some more info, or point me to a build thread, or even a video of it.

Thanks

[FlyingBeagle]

Nevermind, I found your build thread. I dont know how I missed this one. That is one very impressive build. Thanks for sharing with us.

[Espeefan]

Looks like a great time! Lou, I'm still waiting for you to build a Caterpillar 527 skidder!

[Snochaser]

Great pictures Lou! Definitely a fine logging fleet. I hope to have a fabulous setup like yours in the outdoors one of these days.

Ben

[tracksntreadslou]

Originally Posted by RCP57

Lou, I'm getting really tired of you and Greg playing without me... Equipment is looking ready for the show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you better get you A$$ down here and help with Gregs construction Park

Originally Posted by oztruck

There is nothing better than working in the garden on a sunny day.
Looks great

Lol the wifes seem to think the same thing but we have different alternatives lol

Originally Posted by FlyingBeagle

Lou,
I dont recognize the blue truck in your photos. I am curious about the third axle. Is it a jeep with a lift axle??? I have never seen a truck like that. can you give some more info, or point me to a build thread, or even a video of it.

Thanks

Originally Posted by FlyingBeagle

Nevermind, I found your build thread. I dont know how I missed this one. That is one very impressive build. Thanks for sharing with us.

Glad you found the build thread ..really enjoying this one

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Looks like a great time! Lou, I'm still waiting for you to build a Caterpillar 527 skidder!

Nate the skidder will have to wait ..A tracked dumper and grader coming soon ..Been rounding up some parts

Originally Posted by Snochaser

Great pictures Lou! Definitely a fine logging fleet. I hope to have a fabulous setup like yours in the outdoors one of these days.

Ben

Thanks Ben ..This is Gregs construction park ..He has some serious earth moving in the near future and plans on needing some Dozer work for back filling ..Been doing a few updates to the TD 25 so almost time to call a lowboy ..lol ..Thanks to everyone

[tracksntreadslou]

We Had Rob over to Help move some dirt ..I think He May have been drunk ..lol and Maybe the Hitachi operator as well





Go home FWD your Drunk

A few of logging as well

[carp]

some good pics, the truck on its side made me laugh looks like you were having fun, is there any video of the log loader in action?

[steamer]

Thanks Lou for posting the pictures. Sure had a great time moving dirt with you two. The FWD is a tough truck and it survived the roll over, never even broke the mirror off. I'm pretty sure we moved about 42 loads until Greg put that big one on by packing it down. Those screw drives are tough tho, as it still lifted the box crammed like that. Go FWD!!!

[tracksntreadslou]

Got together with rob and greg yesterday and did some more work in Gregs big construction park Project ..greg had some radio problems with the excavator so we ended up double teaming with the two Dozers ..we backfilled the N/W wall for a while and I ended up getting stuck a few times ..The D8 can pull good too ..thanks greg

[tracksntreadslou]

took a few videos as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT0Rl25pgGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNNF5-HwiaA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYuarT9beQA

[RCP57]

Looks like a good time! Maybe I should come up on the long weekend hey Lou.

[tracksntreadslou]

I think that pile of dirt would take a while with that big machine of yours ..I think Gregs away for the long weekend ..Be fun to have you come up though

[RCP57]

Seems to me there is something else that I'm supposed to do this weekend...Oh yeah that's right, I'm getting married... I'll get up there sometime though....

[Espeefan]

Cool videos, Lou. Your IH TD25 is a really nice model. I've always liked it. Something different then Caterpillar yellow machines, but Greg's dozer is a great model too. I'd be glad to own either! Looks like you had a good time.

[Fierce Hitachi]

Excellent stuff, makes me really really want a vario!!

[tracksntreadslou]

Thanks guys ..I can easily kill 4 hours hanging out and moving dirt or logs with greg and rob ..As you can see i have been getting the dozer back into the operating mode ..i used to have planatarys in the sprokets and they wernt sealed enough ..They would get plugged up so I got rid of them ..some of the photos you can see the new hubs ..works much better but a little fast ..may order a couple sprokets and gear it down a bit more .I was also not quite happy with the blade up/down travel and finaly got around to swapping out the cycinders from 2" to 3" travel. much better

[tracksntreadslou]

I also started on a ripper ..nice having a cnc to cut parts

[tracksntreadslou]

decided to drag out and dust off this old prject I started a few years ago ..sure helps with cnc ..I gave it a try a making a circle inside gear and it turned out ok ..the pitch is a bit big but i was using a 1/8 toolbit so the was the radius I could use .

[RCP57]

Looks good Lou! I like how you have incorporated an old road sign into the frame. You better get busy though. Don't you have a gravel truck to build?

[Kingcam2]

Hi Tracksntreadslou

Your International TD 25 dozer did you make it your self or did you buy it as a kit off some one?

I like how it looks as is has a old school look to it.

Regards from Cameron.