MPE – 24M Motor Grader Build

[mpe]

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[mpe]

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[mpe]

That's all for now.
The next updates should be of the chain drive and sprockets.
Thanks for looking!

[apfubar]

... Speechless....

[Erik79]

Very beautyful work! A lot of details, clean machining and a great appearance!
My compliments,;)

Enrico.

[tracksntreadslou]

Awsome work ..every time i see an update on this grader my Jaw drops .....Many many hours behind cad im guessing ..gives me inspration to bring my building level up ..thanks for sharing

[dabears]

Debears... Thanks. I'm in Sunnyvale. Between San Jose and Plato Alto.

My Grandparents used to live in Sunnyvale! If I remember there used to be a Bobs Big Boy out there. last time I was there was over 20+ years ago though. lol I used to live in Vacaville, then LA before moving to Chicago in 94 and Arizona in 2013

[Lil Giants]

Truly elegant with its finest detail I have ever see done in a constr model ... but every time I see the latest update I am less confident that I'll ever see this machine working in the dirt & quite possibly I won't live long enough to see it finished. :p

[mpe]

My Grandparents used to live in Sunnyvale! If I remember there used to be a Bobs Big Boy out there. last time I was there was over 20+ years ago though. lol I used to live in Vacaville, then LA before moving to Chicago in 94 and Arizona in 2013

Bobs has been gone for a long time. It is now home to a Pho Nam restaurant. I went from Wisconsin to Florida back to Wisconsin then Colorado - LA - Sacramento - Washington state and finally Northern California.

[mpe]

Truly elegant with its finest detail I have ever see done in a constr model ... but every time I see the latest update I am less confident that I'll ever see this machine working in the dirt & quite possibly I won't live long enough to see it finished. :p

Wow that is the highest of honors coming from you Joe... Thanks!
But the man who has been hauling dirt out of his basement for years indirectly wants to know if I will ever finish this project:D
Your the reason I'm on this forum. I stumble across your hauling dirt thread way back in the garden days and I have to say I thought you were a bit crazy at first but what a perfect sandbox... You play with a purpose and I admire that. Now I have a goal... Finish the 24 before you finish the basement!

[mpe]

Did some manual machining today on the sprockets for the drive system. I made a fixture for the sprocket and then milled in the mounting holes.
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u329/khim1313/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/IMG_20140604_130635_7671_zps3c105028.jpg (http://s516.photobucket.com/user/khim1313/media/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/IMG_20140604_130635_7671_zps3c105028.jpg.html)

[mpe]

I also started machining the hubs for the sprockets
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u329/khim1313/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/IMG_20140605_161330_0212_zps2fc72d94.jpg (http://s516.photobucket.com/user/khim1313/media/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/IMG_20140605_161330_0212_zps2fc72d94.jpg.html)

[mpe]

Sprockets and hubs finished
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u329/khim1313/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/imagejpg1_zps033432d2.jpg (http://s516.photobucket.com/user/khim1313/media/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/imagejpg1_zps033432d2.jpg.html)

[mpe]

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[mpe]

Left side chain installed

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[mpe]

Right side installed
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u329/khim1313/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/imagejpg4_zps1623411b.jpg (http://s516.photobucket.com/user/khim1313/media/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/imagejpg4_zps1623411b.jpg.html)

[mpe]

Buttoned up
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[mpe]

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[sparkycuda]

A most awesome display of craftsmanship, detail, and construction technique. Really enjoy seeing the progression of this build.

Ken

[JAMMER]

Excellent work with a lot of detail you are definitely talented. Ed

[Lil Giants]

But the man who has been hauling dirt out of his basement for years indirectly wants to know if I will ever finish this project:D

... Finish the 24 before you finish the basement!

Touche'... but I finished my basement a couple yrs ago, what I originally intended to do... taking from the floor now was a means of keeping it going b/c as you say, it's the perfect sandbox.

Thank you for the encouragement. :)

You keep building, I keep watching. :cool:

[JensR]

Sensational stuff, mpe, but that's what we are used to from you :)

[Cooper]

Thanks for posting the little things like the jig for sprockets, it's always nice to see other ideas as I may need the knowledge sometime.

And you guys with big projects :), When I got into this stuff I didn't think I had much to do but now the jobs just keep coming in!! A whole new interest in doing landscaping around the house!!!

[mpe]

Here is a little video of the final drive gears in action from SolidWorks animation.

http://vid516.photobucket.com/albums/u329/khim1313/MPE/mpe%2024M%20Motor%20Grader/Assem1-planetary1_zps2bf09a97.mp4

[Lil Giants]

So what's the total reduction work out to?

What's the diameter of the tire?

[mpe]

So what's the total reduction work out to?

What's the diameter of the tire?

Tire diameter - 130mm
15:1

[tc1cat]

Outstanding work! Keep the updates coming. You never disappoint!

[jack van]

so i am hope that this is finished any news on this

[mpe]

Not finished. Too many other paying projects that I do have anytime to delicate to this grader. I did poke around with it a little the other day.
Sorry for the long delay... but I need to make a living and pay the bills.

[jack van]

sorry didnt mean to sound bad but your workman ship is amazeing and i am like a kid at xmass just want to see it soooooo badly lol

[Lil Giants]

How about a new wager for sporting fun... I finish my tunnel before you finish your grader? :D :p

[jack van]

:eek:ROFLMAO i will take some action there hmm

[doodlebug]

I'll bet a cherry coke, next time I'm up north, lol!
Cheers!

[mpe]

How about a new wager for sporting fun... I finish my tunnel before you finish your grader? :D :p

You're building a tunnel??

well ...guess that really depends on when you plan on finishing it.
Little advice to a pro like you.... don't rush it. Take your time:) 3-4 years maybe... that may give me a fighting chance.

Problem is... I have all the resources, tools - and skills to take your wager but with one big exception.... TIME!!! I have none!

Job... wife... and kid suck it all out of me!

One thing about me though... I do love a challenge...

[Lil Giants]

AM I BUILDING A TUNNEL??!!! :eek:... wow, you're about 9-10 months behind in your reading :D The plan was a couple yrs, but it's a lot easier digging than I had thought it'd be... might last till xmas :p

7 more yrs to retirement or you quitting @60? ..then we'll see the magic happen, eh?

[mpe]

More like 1+ yrs.

So my hope for now is that in your tunneling you hit a big rock to slow you down some. Then you will need to figure out how to build a rock saw to bore through that rock... that should slow you down some.:D

not at 60... I have a good job that I actually like.

[mohanish]

I Need This Plan or 3D CAD

[skeeter]

Any updates on this kick @ss project?

[frizzen]

Well, little giants tunnel is done. So i guess there's a cherry coke owed...

[mohanish]

Please share 3D CAD