Steiger Panther IV

[Quad-Dog]

Good Day everyone,

after more than one year of planning, having spent more than 250 hours in front of my PC I finally started working on my beloved Steiger Panther IV.

Back in 2017 during a road trip I visied the Fargo Plant in Fargo, ND

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I got to take lots of photos in 2009 back in Australia that really helped.

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11 years a batchelor and a masters degree in engineering later I was finally capable of designing one in Tamiya scale.

Since I live in a metric world I used mostly 1mm, 1,5mm and 2mm sheet metal that gets welded together using my Lampert U5 welder.

Lets start with the cab:

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Next step axles and frame. :bounce:

[Zabco]

Very nice, looking forward to following this. Were your parts cut out with a laser?

[kerst]

Beautiful, very nice!

Kerst

[Quad-Dog]

thx guys.

Very nice, looking forward to following this. Were your parts cut out with a laser?

Yes all sheet metal parts got cut out by a laser.

Continued with the axles. They will later on house two motors each for decent traction.

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Base of the cabine and part of the main frame

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I love the spotwelding :D

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Continued on the main frame:

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Done... :bounce:

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[Wombii]

:O This is so cool! I'm not planning to do an engineering masters degree, but I can probably manage 11 years of not marrying anyone. Do you think that's enough for me to be allowed to do an awesome build like this?

[Lil Giants]

Beautiful work :cool:

I have a 1982 Panther CT-1325 that my dad bought new. It has the 3 piece front window for a wider, more rounded cab, I luv that tractor! It was a big tractor in its day & decades more advanced than its competitors... I still use it today to pull a heavy harrow with granular chemical applicator, I get a few days use from it every spring... it's gotten too small to pull anything else, unfortunately... they don't make 'em as quiet & comfortable as they use to.

[Quad-Dog]

Thx guys :bounce:
I´ve actually been thinking about looking into building the CT-1325 :D

Had a little play with the 3D printer

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Checked the tread

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And checked the interior

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Built a few steps

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And put the cab on top of the frame

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[jerry56]

Fantastic metal work, integrated with 3D prints takes it to another level.
Nice work...

[frizzen]

That's really slick!

I love how you did the chassis tab&slot thing. The printed parts are looking good

[Tamiya Cowboy]

This is AWESOME!

[Quad-Dog]

Thx guys. Printed parts will be replaced. I´m not satisfied with the surface of the parts. Would need too much grinding.

I´ve done some testing what tires might look like.

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Not 100% sure if it will be the left or the right one...

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[kerst]

What is the material the tires are made from?

Kerst

[Quad-Dog]

Hi Kerst,

as all white parts, they are made of PLA.
The tires will be casted in black silicon like material.

[Quad-Dog]

More welding:

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Lets start on the backside. Just a big puzzle.

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done...

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Starting to look like a tractor :D


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[frizzen]

Those parts look beautiful, and nice job on the tiny welding!

That machine is going to be a beast.

[Quad-Dog]

Thx Frizzen :bounce:

It has to steer somehow. So more parts to be welded:

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