LilGiantsConstrCo

[Lil Giants]

Yep! The Chinese get away with putting out crap & making a mint $$$ while they're at it b/c they can do it so cheaply, primarily exploiting their people paying them pennies per hr... that's why shipping is nearly half the cost of the model. :rolleyes:

Good weather & good progress during the week on the farm... took the wkend off... Saturday was 9hrs of RC :D

Another pile of 1st crushed, about an hour

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Loaded up to go outside...

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Filling in this hole where I use to haul the basement dirt to, with pea gravel, so when it's wet it's not a greasy area to avoid.

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After many loads, time to level out the piles...

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I put the 1st load on the cross dumps, but it's just wet enough that none of it would drop out when I opened the doors :( ...need a clam dump.

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[Lil Giants]

Got the old JD850 back together last week... load 'er up & head for dig site

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Just get 'er on the lowboy and... :eek: WTF IS THAT?!

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..that was a short trip, back to the workbench... as near as I could figure there was a crack at the bottom of the thread on the fitting... changed it solved the probelm

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Back on the lowboy

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[Lil Giants]

Hauled this dry lumpy dirt to the vibra screener on Saturday

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I also got a load of pea gravel gravel from the pile outside, rigged up brushless motor adt to pull the pup without driven axles... pretty spooky going down with that much weight, brushless motors not great for braking! In this pic I was turned around to see how would do climbing up with so much weight - all 6 wheels pulled strong, adt spun out about midway where there is a hump in the road... but it still did way better than the brushed adt ;)

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I dumped the pea gravel near the east wall to cover the wet dirt I soaked up a month earlier, worked awesome to keep the tracks clean. :)

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Got BOMBED with snow on Sunday... forecast was suggesting 2-4cm... actual was 2 foot drifts in the fields, 4 foot snowbanks in the yard. Power went out 4:30am, didn't get it back till nearly 10pm. House cooled off to 10C, the shop stayed a comfortable 20C, but no power all day couldn't accomplish much. More pics in my farmer thread, along with the adventures from this morning.

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[Lil Giants]

Even today (4 days after snow storm), a lot of snow to melt yet... maybe start seeding by the 10th... so much for a laid back easy go this yr with having help too... this hobby does wonders to help keep my sanity ;), Been digging the floor the last couple days.

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Been piling the wet dirt in the NE corner; later dig it up, move it around a few times, get it dried out some, hauling it up to vibra screener eventually.

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Size comparison photo

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Made a couple of movies this week... trying out a GoPro Hero 4 silver edition that RC Sparks lent to me, I was hoping for a better resolution & smaller file size than my old GoPro, seems about the same on both accounts :rolleyes:

https://youtu.be/BG-9LYoq2BQ

https://youtu.be/RjuacPnLAI0

[Efroeh]

where is your farmer thread? for some reason I cant find it.

[Lil Giants]

https://www.rctruckandconstruction.com/forumdisplay.php?f=20

[liftmys10]

The ol 850 looks awesome Joe! I think the video quality looks a lil better. That's pretty cool rc sparks lent that.

[Lil Giants]

Thsnx Shawn, good to have it back in service & working like new again :)

I think I tried "Super 1080"... the next vid I post I did with just "1080", file size maybe 10% smaller; tell me if you notice a difference. Yeah kudos to Aaron, it was a great visit... might make it back again in June.

Put new teeth on my dig bucket today...

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The dog's life...

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[egronvold]

Too bad they don’t make that beast anymore. Looking foreward to more r/c action.
The GoPro is doing a good job in the dim light.

[Lil Giants]

Are you sure? You know some one that tried to get one?

Yeah it does do better in low light than the old GoPro, and I noticed that about IPhone too, but the the IPhone produced just as good of quality as new GoPro at less than half the file size...

[egronvold]

It’s not been listed for many years (Fumotech). And eith the current exchange rate, it doesen’t really matter ;)

I guess you’re not thrilled about the snow comming back, but good for us waiting for YT-clips:D

[rookie101]

Anytime I think I'm doing okay on my excavator I just watch one of your videos and remember I'm f@#$%^g terrible !

[liftmys10]

Anytime I think I'm doing okay on my excavator I just watch one of your videos and remember I'm f@#$%^g terrible !

Well said, thats how i feel too. Thanks for giving us a reality check Joe ;)

[Lil Giants]

Forecast is looking good for the end of the week Emil, finally, I still got room on my data plan to make another vid or two this week using the lower vid setting. ;)

Radio tuning is half of it rookie, making the model respond to your comfort level, I might get a chance to meet up with you guys in early June.

What you talking about it Shawn? you do just fine with your ME hoe... play with your EPAs & dual rates/offsets to make your model react faster or slower.

I gave the ol' WA500 a bath yesterday

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...and added my Braeker coupler

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvCLqrc6zuI

[Lil Giants]

Completed digging front of stairs

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Move over to this dry pile of lumps to haul to vibra screen

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I got an itch to build a new trl today... can you guess what it'll be? :D

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[egronvold]

Looking forward to the end result ;)

Good progress on the digging.

[hvy 1ton]

Side dump trailer?

[Lil Giants]

Side dump trailer?

Winner Winner

...to be continued, probably this weekend if the forecast is accurate.

[Lil Giants]

Got my farming all done by Monday, been spending the last couple days tinkering in the shop on my side dump trl, trying to figure out placement of Actuonix actuator.

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This Clinometer app that Cooper showed me yrs ago is quite handy for tasks like this to know what my dump angle is... I want to be at least 34 degrees for any wet dirt to completely empty out.

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Right side frame rail was in the way & I shortened my temporary lower mount a half inch too, now I think I got it where I want it... time to mill some lower mounts to weld in place.

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This is at 34*, 62.5% stroke on the actuator & still have some box sticking out past the tires.

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Full 100% stroke @ 50mm is 56*.

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[hvy 1ton]

Looks like you're going for a box style side dump with gates hinged at the top? Have you thought about powered gates hinged at the bottom like this?
https://i.imgur.com/6aO9YRn.png

https://www.sidedump.com/mine-trailers/

[rookie101]

I'm curious to see how the actuator holds up to the weight of a full load, I was kind of expecting to see a multi stage hydraulic cylinder.

[Lil Giants]

I looked at many of side dumps last winter like the one you posted hvy1ton, two things that concerned me; 1) a lower hinge drop down door, keeping the grit out of the hinge so the door doesn't bind, 2) having enough electric power to tip the box.

I'm hoping with the amount of overhang I have & a narrow frame, it will tip easily... the current Actuonix actuators I have are the highest geared/lowest powered 30:1 L12, I made lower mounts to put 3 in if need be. If not, I'll try the next gear ratio.

Get this working well, then make another side dump like it for the other 4206 to pull... 5 trucks hauling out my basement per trip, about 20 gallons. :) ...it's getting to be a long haul & all this exercise chasing two trks around sucks. :D

Hydraulics are messy rookie, trls like these I can by with less power using actuators, makes swapping different trls so much quicker & cleaner, don't have worry about any dirt contaminating hyd systems. ;)

[frizzen]

That Dump trailer is really looking sweet!

Chasing trucks? I figured by now you'd be setting up some kinda FPV rigs on them, sending the live feed back to a big monitor

[rookie101]

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNdDcdAC8n/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link


Had a special episode of Gold today! Awesome to meet you Joe, you brought some serious equipment and skill. I really want your excavator, just need to win the lottery!

Joe let me try his two rock trucks one remote trick at the beginning of the day, that's a serious mind bender! Going to take some practice to master that one.....

[Efroeh]

that was a great video. nice to see the size comparison on your ex compared to the eagle ones.

[Cooper]

did I miss your birthday? good eh? when we were younger we couldn't wait till the next birthday, now that we are older ,,, well id just rather not be reminded! lol!!! but my body does all the reminders!! so if I did miss it well happy birthday!

oh and that level app, yeah I use it on the mill, it is surprisingly accurate!! dumper looks good!!

[Lil Giants]

Thanx frizzen... got any links to show how I would set up something like that? I tried using that "back up camera" system a few yrs ago, it gave a reverse image which in of itself was kind of mind bender to use, looking at the monitor if I turned left it showed the trk going right on the screen :eek: :lol: I couldn't turn the mirror effect off.

Yeah, it was great fun being on set, a part of the show, but it took all day & didn't leave any time to visit with you guys & shoot the shyt... maybe next time Aaron. :)

Thanx Evan

Unfortunately so Cooper, my body talks to me everydayas well & reminds me how old I am :(. Yes it was Saturday, a great b-day present being a guest on the YouTube Gold Series :cool:

[frizzen]

It was great seeing you get to visit the mine! Shame about so much fake drama in the main vid. The single remote double trucking really seemed to school them.

Basically it's just hooking up a few parts
Camera (can be integrated to vtx)
Video TX, powered from rc rx or a seperate battery
Video RX (that can listen to vtx in format and channels)
Display (goggles or monitor)

Pretty good overview, doesnt go "drink from the firehose" level
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2592597-Basic-introduction-to-FPV-First-Person-Video

I'm not up on Canadas laws for any freq or license restrictions that may exist. But it's kind of: pick vtx & camera size the model can carry, pick a format (pal / ntsc), pick how to watch it, figure out what works together in your price range. 'Buy once cry once' vs 'My entire setup is cheaper than your goggles'

[Lil Giants]

Thanx for the short version frizzen, going to the city tomorrow, see what I can find at Best Buy (use to be Future Shop) :)

Hauling pea gravel inside for future use to lay down 1/4" layer on recently soaked clay to keep the tracks clay mud free :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTbyWSGXjk4

[Lil Giants]

I visited RC Sparks Studio last weekend to participate (somewhat) on the Youtube Gold mine site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUgGH-eYSoc

My younger brother lives in Calgary, so I visited him Sat night & Sunday, then stopped in Monday morning for another visit with RC Sparks to do a tutorial on my two trucking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hz7F0CyySw

[RCLogger]

Hey Joe
Looks like you got her done on you tube gold. Your departure was priceless, I think I wet myself. LOL
cheers
greg

[calum_scania]

Hi Joe,

I know you've changed pumps on your 450 but can you tell me how you've set your TX up?
I'm a little unsure about pump speeds and what my mixes should be set too?

Thanks Calum

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, I went the next size smaller Jung pump (4002#, 0.30ml/revolution) & I have my brushless motor set to 6500rpm (max rpm is 9000), math works out to about 450ml/minute, right where I like it.

Excavator controls are ISO: boom/swing left stick & stick/bucket right stick

My pump is on Gear switch, when I turn it on motor speed is about 30%. Channel mixing speeds it up to 100%. You can't have these rather large brushless motors start/stop from 0% b/c it takes a small amount amp stall every time & heats up the esc. European & American electronics have thermal protection built into their esc's, when esc overheats, esc will stop working till it cools down, then it works again. Chinese electronics don't have these fail safes, when they overheat their either burnout & don't work again or worse, catch on fire! ALWAYS HAVE YOUR HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNNING WHEN OPERATING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NON STOP

Channel mixing is virtually the same with every radio system, 1st channel entry is MASTER (valve), 2nd entry is SLAVE (pump), then get your + - 100 values in the correct order so your hydraulic pump spins in the correct direction... that's all there is to it.

I play around with dual rates & expotential/offsets on hydra valves & swing to vary digging speeds for fast or slow, but it's not necessary for basic operation.

[Lil Giants]

On a different note, I haven't posted anything new the last couple months b/c I got busy middle June with crop spraying & when I was nearly finished I had an accident on the farm July 2, cracked my right heel, a slip & fall from about 4 meters. A check up with the doctor last week revealed that my heel hadn't healed any, but rather spread open a wee bit. Gonna be in a cast for another 2 months for sure... getting around on crutches ok. Last week found a place in town that rents out wheelchairs for $2/day, at least now I can spend a few hrs in the shop a day tinkering on projects, but the quarry aint crutch/wheelchair friendly, no rc fun till probably halloween :(

No matter what, I'm gonna have to get in a combine next month to start my harvest, profit margins are just too tight last couple yrs to consider it custom done. I have the same helper as last yr coming again so that's some relief to get 'er done.

[calum_scania]

Yeah, I went the next size smaller Jung pump (4002#, 0.30ml/revolution) & I have my brushless motor set to 6500rpm (max rpm is 9000), math works out to about 450ml/minute, right where I like it.

Excavator controls are ISO: boom/swing left stick & stick/bucket right stick

My pump is on Gear switch, when I turn it on motor speed is about 30%. Channel mixing speeds it up to 100%. You can't have these rather large brushless motors start/stop from 0% b/c it takes a small amount amp stall every time & heats up the esc. European & American electronics have thermal protection built into their esc's, when esc overheats, esc will stop working till it cools down, then it works again. Chinese electronics don't have these fail safes, when they overheat their either burnout & don't work again or worse, catch on fire! ALWAYS HAVE YOUR HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNNING WHEN OPERATING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NON STOP

Channel mixing is virtually the same with every radio system, 1st channel entry is MASTER (valve), 2nd entry is SLAVE (pump), then get your + - 100 values in the correct order so your hydraulic pump spins in the correct direction... that's all there is to it.

I play around with dual rates & expotential/offsets on hydra valves & swing to vary digging speeds for fast or slow, but it's not necessary for basic operation.

Thank you Joe, I was unsure if I should have the pump at 100% speed or not. I have my mixes setup already, which seem to work proportionally with stick inputs.

can you explain what you mean by - 1st channel entry is MASTER (valve), 2nd entry is SLAVE (pump)

Sorry to hear about your leg, did think you were a little quiet...

[Lil Giants]

That's how it reads in the radio instruction book... you have your mixes figured out already, I won't confuse you with English terminology ;)

[frizzen]

Wow, that's a good fall, glad it wasn't worse!
Why does a 'wheelchair rental' place sound like they'd send someone over to dump you out onto the ground if you missed a payment?

Then he goes fpv and starts sending equipment down there to make the mine ramp ADA compliant...

[Lil Giants]

I didn't get time to set up my fpv setup... sure would be handy now... though with my luck the battery would die when the trk or equipment was out of my reach :eek: :D

I'd like to keep the wheelchair, reasonably comfortable & quick to move about the shop. :) I wonder what they cost?

[egronvold]

Hope you heal up properly and get ready for the harvest.

[Lil Giants]

Me too Emil, thank you :)

My helper has been working at a few things this week to ready for harvest... give him a list of jobs & leave him to it...

[ddmckee54]

A quick Google search puts the cost of a wheelchair at $100-$200 so the question of buying one will probably come down to flipping a coin.

You just be damned careful getting in and out of that combine, falling on that heel again will NOT do it any good.

Don

[Lil Giants]

New aluminum crutches were dirt cheap, maybe a wheelchair is too, thanks for the insight... I have very good handrails to get up & into combine cab and I'm going to strap on a knee pad too. I've got a heated seat, I've always used it all day on low, does wonders to keep from cramping up. I've built up a lot of strength in my arms & left leg the last month, lost more than 15lbs too which is good. :)

[Lil Giants]

A cooler Saturday afternoon, no wind, got some stick time on the gravel pile... used my Ranger to scoot me back & forth from the dig site to dump site :) ...I was wanting to move this entire gravel pile from the middle of my yard, there was about 15cy sitting here, many evenings of entertainment late May to mid June... it was great to have a dig job outside. :cool:

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[rookie101]

Sorry to hear about your heel Joe, was wondering where you'd been. Hope it heals quick for you and glad you managed to get in some digging time in the yard.

[Lil Giants]

Thank you Aaron, I hope for a speedy recovery too... do another X-ray on August 27th to see if there is any healing yet...

[JAMMER]

Hello Joe sorry to hear about your accident they always come at the wrong time hope you get well soon. Ed

[Lil Giants]

Thank you Ed :)

[calum_scania]

That's how it reads in the radio instruction book... you have your mixes figured out already, I won't confuse you with English terminology ;)

Thanks got it set up a lot better, pump going 100% is a little too much for smoothness. Got it turned down and some expo added in

Calum

[skeeter]

Joe, sorry to hear about your injury. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery. Get well soon.

[Lil Giants]

Thanx Tony... my foot is still in a cast, go to doctor on Monday for check up & hopefully cast taken off, virtually zero pain the last month & I can put some weight on it.

Still not done harvest & it's been been wintery cold & snow here last two weeks, so I guess I'll be finishing my last 5% in the Spring... first time that has ever happened... brutal fall weather, very few in my area have completely finished & most of those who did are freezing high moisture grain & hoping it don't go bad before warmer spring temperatures... overall though, a very good year, lots of bushels, majority of it great quality & prices are on the rise. :D

Doing some tinkering the shop... got some new treads from an Australian on Facebook, tracks that were meant for the Eagle Mach dozer, I got them mounted on my Izzybilt dozer.

https://i.postimg.cc/fWCjWHc3/019.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

My good friend Lou on the Island cut me a new set of sprockets on his cnc mill, getting the pitch dialed in perfect... I couldn't bolt the hubs on b/c hub diameter too big to let the sprockets sink into track link deep enough.

https://i.postimg.cc/PJj3GPnB/006.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/SK9fykdq/008.jpg (https://postimg.cc/SXyMd0Ht)

I didn't have any 1,5 inch aluminum shaft, so I made new hubs from steel & glued them to the aluminum sprockets, same glue I use on the Tobias Braeker buckets, I'll see how long that lasts, I don't get to the city very often.

https://i.postimg.cc/90LGxMmP/013.jpg (https://postimg.cc/30D4N3DW)

https://i.postimg.cc/t4Zh5pLP/014.jpg (https://postimg.cc/DShJfkfy)

A little narrower track than the original, but taller grouser bar. Fit good!

https://i.postimg.cc/3xVZ5dgn/016.jpg (https://postimg.cc/87dvLkX6)

https://i.postimg.cc/FRQgz8CS/017.jpg (https://postimg.cc/cKX859S1)

https://i.postimg.cc/kg0WYLmH/018.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Big pile of fines that I didn't get hauled out this summer :( ...gonna be enormous pile by next spring :eek:

https://i.postimg.cc/fLZmDXkj/020.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[jack van]

hi joe sorry to hear about your fall and injury and i hope you get better soon also i did not know that you did youtube gold which episodes did you go on would like to see them have not watched many of them since i think there acting is not that good but i would realy like to see you on there. i also have 1 question for you what do you think is best hydrolic fluid for my 870k loader was going to get some on friday

[Rvjimd]

Joe, does the hole in the new tread serve a special purpose? (I hate seeing stuff like the new sprocket that Lou made for you, makes me want to convert my little grizzly mill.) :)

Jim

[Rvjimd]

Joe, did tracks n tread Lou make the sprockets for you? I left him a pm, I would like to get a copy of the Design file from him just to try and learn more about fusion 360. Thanks. Jim

[Lil Giants]

Jack, I use a 10W hydraulic oil that I get from my local petroleum dealer, it doesn't matter the brand name, just make sure it's hydraulic oil. I already posted links to RCSparks on pg89. https://rctruckandconstruction.com/showpost.php?p=166753&postcount=1780

Yes Jim, tracksandtreadslou did the sprockets for me, using cad software Lou could figure out exact pitch of teeth within the diameter parameters I had to work within. ;) The holes in the pads expunge small debris that may get into the track link when turning; I'm always careful to turn very gradual anyway, but it's an added bonus to have the holes.

[Lil Giants]

Still on crutches but starting to weight bare some on my right foot, makes getting about a little easier... getting a massive lumpy pile of dirt to send to the crusher, probably in the New Year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HKGHe18f0&lc=z23zxh25zp25hzvkkacdp433og1fvs2nlfupfjvkrwxw03c 010c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MT1ov79MPc&lc=z23icpdg5onaepucwacdp434saldnkekqyefqxfwj4hw03c 010c.1576285288596665

[malawicarsten]

Hi
Just seen your video today and can't figure out what crusher you have in the system at the long red belt ?

Am looking for something similar as it seems small and stationary
https://up.picr.de/37865880db.jpg

https://up.picr.de/37865881ac.jpg

[Lil Giants]

It's laboratory benchtop crusher I found online 7yrs ago from a Quebec company called Geneq. It's run by a 110vac 1/4hp motor. 2x2 inch opening.

https://geneq.com/materials-testing/en/search?search=crushers

The big crusher on the wall is 911metallurgist.com from Quebec as well, though it's a machinist in Nova Scotia builds just the crusher, is 3x4 inch opening, uses a 2hp 220vac motor, 375rpm.

[Lil Giants]

Deck screener from rcmodeldesign.com works awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK5HoNuUbAo

[malawicarsten]

Thanks for answer. Will try to find the crusher

[Lil Giants]

Crushing big rocks & dirt lumps

https://youtu.be/z5WPD4i_pjM

https://youtu.be/Vd390MVMGgg

[Alokocat]

Hi joe,

Went back to RC model about a month ago and I just read that you're injured. I hope you feel better now and I wish for a good recovery as quick as possible.
All the best !

[Lil Giants]

Yes worst injury ever for me, still in recovery... my heel is 100%, but my ankle is about 70-80% load bearing... been using only one crutch since mid January, frees up one hand. Some days I think I can almost go without & try little steps throughout the day and then that night it's numb, cold, sore; next morning swollen, can't put much weight on it for a couple days. Doctors - physio therapist warned me early on it could be a yr or more - could be life... it was 8 months last week.

I partnered up with another farmer this winter, he's 12yrs younger than me, much bigger farmer & has a well established crew of good workers, so that's some relief to me to keep farming at whatever level I'm able.

So you're back in the hobby again, good for you... did you keep any of your old models or did you sell everything yrs ago? I still have several of my Stahl models in good working order.

[Alokocat]

Joe, Im very sorry to hear that you're still strugglin to feel better but patience is a virtue and I look forward to hear some good news !

I had to sell all my RC models almost exactly 9 years ago when I left ivory Coast. Im now living in France and about 6 months ago I bought a Carson Lr634, took me a while to build it but now I've got a nice ....DEERE 755D :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3WHXC0Erp0

Believe it or not, as soon as I tried diggin for the first time I notice I had an issue with transmission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN_dM2VMCrA

SO Im in the process of replacin the original transmission with a kit from https://www.modellpraezision.de/index.php/carson-lr634.html

It's way beyond my RC knowledge so I asked a friend to make the modification for me.
I hope to have it running in a couple weeks. In the meantime I ordered a Trommel from RCMODELDESIGN that should be shipped soon.

Here it is my friend, RC goes back and forth and I hope I will be able to dig soon.

On a side note, I loved seeing you on the YT Gold episodes, I like this show and the way they are having fun. It was nice seeing you there with your great skills on the controls !

Can't wait to see you in shape and up and running again.

[Lil Giants]

Those look like the same ComoDrill motor/planetary that I have in my B50 ADT, B4206 & slew motor in my Vario; very dependable motor gear reduction combo.

Kampshoff has a hydraulic kit for the Carson track loader, I thought they had a drive set too, but I can't find it; might be a special request item.

Well have fun with it when you get it back, and avoid turning turning sharp in the dirt to keep the earth & debris out of the track links. ;)

Thanx for the well wishes, hopefully not too much longer I'm on a crutch. :)

[Alokocat]

Those look like the same ComoDrill motor/planetary that I have in my B50 ADT, B4206 & slew motor in my Vario; very dependable motor gear reduction combo.

Kampshoff has a hydraulic kit for the Carson track loader, I thought they had a drive set too, but I can't find it; might be a special request item.

Well have fun with it when you get it back, and avoid turning turning sharp in the dirt to keep the earth & debris out of the track links. ;)

Thanx for the well wishes, hopefully not too much longer I'm on a crutch. :)

There is a Kampshoff transmission kit you're right, one friend has it and he is really happy. can't find it either at the moment, weird.

I can't wait to run this model trust me !
All the best Joe !

[Lil Giants]

Getting some dirt out in the last week, finally nicer spring temps & it's dry out back.

https://youtu.be/rlUAmMyiG0U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzaUa_c3mYs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k-rGA7GCZU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKZu_mYwHjg

[calum_scania]

Great to see some more videos Joe, I look froward to the next..

Am i right in thinking you bought a fumotec shovel?

Regards Calum

[Lil Giants]

6yrs ago... is this the 1st you’ve seen it?

It doesn’t see as much run time as the 850s, but it’s still great working model in its own lil right. :D

[calum_scania]

6yrs ago... is this the 1st you’ve seen it?

It doesn’t see as much run time as the 850s, but it’s still great working model in its own lil right. :D

A front loader I mean, WA500?

Calum

[Lil Giants]

Yeah, I have that too... I've yet to finish it though. I've been working on it this past winter some, it's not a quick bolt together model kit, some scratchbuilding required for cosmetic reasons, it's probably 50% done. I've been stealing parts from the kit in past yrs to fix other models, like the belt drive for the pump, or a wheel motor, or a valve; I think I have all the parts now to finish it, just need the ambition to get it done. :D

[calum_scania]

Yeah, I have that too... I've yet to finish it though. I've been working on it this past winter some, it's not a quick bolt together model kit, some scratchbuilding required for cosmetic reasons, it's probably 50% done. I've been stealing parts from the kit in past yrs to fix other models, like the belt drive for the pump, or a wheel motor, or a valve; I think I have all the parts now to finish it, just need the ambition to get it done. :D

Oh, I hadn't seen any updates on it in ages so wondered if you still had it

Calum

[Lil Giants]

Two bench cuts done in the last month, you can see a faint dirt mark on the walls, nearly two feet hauled out.

https://i.postimg.cc/qRThGmBw/A8-B79293-2-C78-4-D9-D-BF5-B-7-BF3123-DD268.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I didn’t think to take a pic of where I started, but this screenshot from a video somewhat shows the size the pile had gotten.

https://i.postimg.cc/MGv0M3PF/2-DC9-D6-DF-4282-454-D-9-DAF-A863-B482-A9-E7.png (https://postimages.org/)

North side of shop getting closer to grade.

https://i.postimg.cc/R0zZrWrV/C887-C450-DFCC-441-E-86-C3-FD4-E875-CBBEB.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

East & west sides finished a few years ago, now starting to fill in with vegetation.

https://i.postimg.cc/Kz0GgQ1R/B592-DBA3-823-B-415-C-AFC5-A6-C90-CC1-D54-A.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/DZvfZRy9/60560-B05-E6-D2-4-CAF-BDCB-811-BCAA4-C3-A8.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Resumed my side dump build a few weeks ago, waiting on more powerful actuators to show up from Actuonix, tracking says this Tuesday.

https://i.postimg.cc/MHGGsNC7/C7-B64931-6-E42-435-A-B32-E-D884-A150-E682.jpg (https://postimg.cc/0MLxjW2j)

[egronvold]

Glad to see you're keeping busy :) I think I need to get myself a proper dozer blade from Tobias Bräker as well.

[Lil Giants]

It really does work slick Emil, carries a lot of dirt, then roll the blade back a wee bit to empty & pack at the same time.

Start of the 3rd cut today

https://i.postimg.cc/Xvj6VLhz/EF850-DC3-9-B05-40-B0-A6-CE-0-F54979933-A4.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/DZmVGZ7Q/A79-DFFF0-B4-CA-44-C1-997-D-0-E742-CC74-F3-C.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

1,5 hr later

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https://i.postimg.cc/tJVLrMZY/523-D6703-FC57-4-BDC-94-D4-95-B673-F035-F5.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

It’ll take about half hour to shape both ends with the ScaleArt loader with u-blade for trk entry. And another hour outside with the dozer leveling what I spread.

[Lil Giants]

https://i.postimg.cc/KYBLDWMp/7-AD7-C28-D-8-F5-A-4818-B6-B4-49-D7-C62-F3-E26.jpg (https://postimg.cc/4K4mJBwp)

Before

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https://i.postimg.cc/vBKPxkFq/6-C3732-C7-093-F-4998-BC21-163-B58-EB366-C.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

After... you can see how hilly it is throughout its length; I need to get started on my next project, a pull grader with powered axles connected to the 4206 to get the peaks & valleys leveled out, as well as a slope of 1” drop per foot to the trees...

https://i.postimg.cc/MX2ddBG1/F01-E33-EF-72-F2-48-B5-BAC7-F8-A8-B354-F5-C4.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/7hTK39qx/818-F1275-138-D-431-F-B525-E3585-D918559.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

My L12-50-216-6R actuators showed up today, I think they will do just fine tipping the load... the 4 EverReady (less than 4.8v) batteries I used with my servo tester are a couple yrs old, and tipped the heavy metal frame upward without much grunt. Do a lil temporary wiring tomorrow & put it through its paces. :D

https://i.postimg.cc/9QPNgLZ0/1812-E870-794-A-45-BA-923-C-EE0-A261-D84-B3.jpg (https://postimg.cc/hXjrfbCR)

https://i.postimg.cc/y8CbTMJ2/22-D21-C34-1802-4-C05-BF13-7-BE9-D1330602.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Lil Giants]

Well... didn't work as good as I had hoped... I'll have to check out my CC BEC to make sure it's putting out 6V to the rx... right after this vid, power to the trl axles went dead... using a Sabertooth 2x24 :thinking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-mnCai_Y3Y

[Lil Giants]

Long time - no update... something like 50,000 views since last fall, so ppl are still coming to have a look to see what's new at this forum. I'm still in recovery from my broken heel/ankle from July 2019, dealing with pain everyday, but it's getting better. Still digging, screening, crushing, hauling outside, moved a lot of dirt in the last 6 months.

I thoroughly soaked another 5 cu/yd through October, left it to dry/firm up through November and it was good digging conditions 1st couple weeks of December.

https://i.postimg.cc/WpGj70MH/001.jpg (https://postimg.cc/3WxP84fX)

Piled the wet dirt over in the SE & NE corners, haul it up to ground level in a couple months or summer.

https://i.postimg.cc/t4VBhN61/002.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PCTbHZ2h)

https://i.postimg.cc/BZM7s6sv/003.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bdS99qZX)

This area is the NW corner, ripped it dry with the JD850 hyd pressure turned up to 45-48 bar, not sure, gauge numbers stop at 40, needle went a ways past. Took about 6 inches, some of it huge lumps. The dirt floor is really rough too, I walk through this area towards the tunnel, I don't want to soak it but not sure what other options I have to do it with rc equipment. I guess I could swing a pick axe to make a narrow smooth track to walk/drive through, soak the rest of area to soften clay.

https://i.postimg.cc/ydTQD6Zv/004.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

All this dry dirt in my lean-to at ground level came from NW corner basement.

https://i.postimg.cc/SsZRQ8Dd/007.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PpwT2LGv)

Put it through the screener, then into the big crusher; pile the really large lumps that won't fit in the crusher off to the side to break down smaller with an rc drill attachment on the hoe that I made earlier this fall, works surprising well with a stepper drill bit.

https://i.postimg.cc/g0V47cNm/006.jpg (https://postimg.cc/kV5x6m0p)

I built this short retaining wall last August, gives me a definitive separation between processed dirt & the high road around outside perimeter. Building up the outside road with small lumpy dirt that's been through the big crusher once & the fines screened out.

https://i.postimg.cc/YCKWs50x/117840617-2746575412335691-3495370558178039100-o.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/59rvwYMT/118123379-2746575359002363-6169709096741872983-o.jpg (https://postimg.cc/5jw6JtyS)

https://i.postimg.cc/NFM4L6Yj/005.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bD7bB2s7)

[Lil Giants]

A few new build projects & upgrades going on in the Lil Giants workshop... running the pressure over 600psi in the old JD850 last month, the bucket cyl has developed a hairline crack at the solder joint of the rod end of the barrel. Desolder the joints apart, clean up surfaces & resolder it back together. I got a new cylinder on order. This is the only cylinder on the model I've had trouble with the last 10yrs, I think it's the 3rd or 4th time resolder it, it keeps cracking at the same place every time, and at lower pressures too. The stick cyl works the hardest I think; just a wee bit of oil seeped past the rod seals @600psi, take it apart to put in new seals.

https://i.postimg.cc/hvNdgwrc/009.jpg (https://postimg.cc/BPc6BmkV)

Working on my B50 pup, I want to put a self contained hyd system on the trl to make it simpler to hook/unhook from the B50 ADT, eliminate any chance of dirt contanmination from plugging into the trk's hyd system, just need a power cord to come from the trk. I'll put a pump, dual esc Sabertooth to run the pump & power trl axles & a receiver within the frame of the trl.

https://i.postimg.cc/x8g93bX7/012.jpg (https://postimg.cc/hQzFSvbb)

I found a DX9 on ebay from Ontario start of the New Year. It was much easier & cost effective to get such a radio already in Canada so I don't get raped on taxes & bullship brokerage fees vs getting it new from the USA. FedEx, UPS what a bunch of crooks to deal with... This will be my main trk radio to pair two ADTs together & have one of the trks pull a pup trl as well. I'm also working on adding more than two trls behind the B4206, maybe 3 - maybe 4 trls at once, need more chs & this DX9 has a better variety of 3pos switches, proportional sliders & channel assignment options than what the DX8 does. I was disappointed to discover that I couldn't model transfer via SD card the current model setups on the DX8 radio to the DX9 radio, I'll have to redo each trk manually when I bind to the DX9. :(

https://i.postimg.cc/sfJfrbTc/010.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bdsf0VcD)

[Lil Giants]

A bunch of youtube videos posted this summer & fall...

https://youtu.be/iBvX5Liyz78

https://youtu.be/f_MKiwN9R1c

https://youtu.be/mXk4ssHzK0I

https://youtu.be/JNVLfGESnm8

https://youtu.be/trJy9EFHZ5Y

https://youtu.be/g8phAJ4CRko

https://youtu.be/LXyD7_VTejo

https://youtu.be/Y3TmO11qHqc

[egronvold]

I’m glad to see your still at it :) Not much action here for the time being.

[Lil Giants]

Thanx Emil. :)

Where you are at with the new home, the snow comes & goes the same day, right? But I suppose you still have lack of time for hobbies, unpacking the house & kids :D Do you have a big spacious private yard or sandwiched in a densely populated area?

[egronvold]

Thanx Emil. :)

Where you are at with the new home, the snow comes & goes the same day, right? But I suppose you still have lack of time for hobbies, unpacking the house & kids :D Do you have a big spacious private yard or sandwiched in a densely populated area?

My new workspace is pretty much set up. Still have to find a good spot for the CNC. I’ve got a backyard, but nothing like back home. I guess I’ll have to start making new friends ;)

[Lil Giants]

Some stick time on the ol Stahl WA500...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21BJCEemgEU&t=135s

[Lil Giants]

Good fun on the weekend crushing & screening, then a bunch of repairs this week, starting with both discharge conveyors on screener. Motor went out on side conveyor & bearings on the idler roller on the rear conveyor.

https://i.postimg.cc/9Q93JPJp/006.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/HWSCxkrQ/005.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

These brass bushes on the motor side of the drive roller is just a bad idea! The other end of roller ball bearing inserted in the roller... cheap azz low quality china bearings. Every time I have to take a conveyor apart I change all the bearings with a much higher quality American or European bearing, it'll then run much smoother & quieter and less stress on the drive motor.

https://i.postimg.cc/dt1wmTbH/002.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/rww04mjM/001.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/66zBvhm4/003.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Lil Giants]

Then yesterday blow a hose on a steering cyl of the ol Stahl loader, under the cab... major disassembly to get to it... 15yrs of oily grime, yummy

https://i.postimg.cc/TPjzXd85/007.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

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https://i.postimg.cc/0Qj1GT36/013.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/9fWh0RYY/014.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

After everything cleaned with electrical cleaner & pressurized air, start reassembling with new stiffer higher pressure hose... and some blood loss a long the way.

https://i.postimg.cc/sgPz3972/015.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/L8FRd0q7/016.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

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https://i.postimg.cc/28hyBWhs/019.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/XYWJKvgp/020.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

This heat gun has been handy to curve the stiff hose to a sharp radius without kinking to the valve block... tips of my fingers are getting sore, a lot of grunt force to get the hose onto those double barbed fittings.

https://i.postimg.cc/sgJ2TRnK/021.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[egronvold]

I hope it was just 1:14,5 of the normal pain and blood loss!

[Lil Giants]

For a couple a small nicks it was surprising how much it bled, especially while squeezing pushing that stiff hose.

Back together again in perfect working order, running stronger & smoother than ever. :cool: Ran it for a few hrs this morning with no issues.

Funny thing happened, when I turned the model on & got the hyds primed; I test the forward/reverse & the front & rear axles turned opposite each other :eek: I put the rear axle in backwards :mad: 50/50/90 rule, story of my life. :lol: Luckily with just the removal of the cab & hyd pump, I was able to reach the Wedico plug that connected the axles together, popped the pins out on the male end & reversed their positions. PHEW! :lol:


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[egronvold]

Are those original tires?

[Lil Giants]

No, these are the same tires that are on the B50 & 4206, hollow tires that packed solid with BB's, I forget how much weight it added.

The original tires are a bit taller, narrower & were solid rubber, not much flex, spun easily.

[Lil Giants]

I freaking hate breakdowns, especially when I don't have parts readily available... and a 5 day long weekend just a few days away. :(

I phoned Geneq today, the fellow I talked to you was unsure if spare parts were available... maybe they email me tomorrow.

Needle bearing on one side disenegrated.

https://i.postimg.cc/T3HMPKWK/219.jpg (https://postimg.cc/v49SqHhy)

https://i.postimg.cc/0QDLZZXS/220.jpg (https://postimg.cc/G837mPC3)

https://i.postimg.cc/bvK7Q4g8/221.jpg (https://postimg.cc/KKDpbqCs)

I also talked to 911 Metallurgists today too, that's where my 3x4 inch crusher came from...I've put mega yards of lumpy dirt & rock through that crusher & it hasn't ever missed a beat! ...a couple squirts of grease every yr, hammer the material thru it! I'm gonna place an order tomorrow for their 2x3inch crusher, a lil bigger than the Geneq so maybe I can run steadily with the wheel loader feeding the screener. :D

[Lil Giants]

#1 B50, it was this month in 2015 when it started hauling, I think it might of been Apr 15; I had to change bushings in the suspension beam, the axles were moving side to side way too much.

https://i.postimg.cc/ZnpV4vwq/IMG-0461.jpg (https://postimg.cc/tnRhzJQ0)

#1 has brushless drive motors, way more power to pull a pup up my 20* ramp out of the basement, the pup has brushed drive motors, the ADT itself doesn't have enough traction by itself to pull the pup up such a steep grade. Tried it out tonight, works pretty good, much better than the other ADT with brushed motors. I now have these 2 ADTs paired on a DX9, not quite enough channels so the pup dump & #2 ADT steering are on the same channel.

https://i.postimg.cc/Qxg7QZCw/IMG-0462.jpg (https://postimg.cc/F7R1vqjV)

https://i.postimg.cc/59S9p45B/IMG-0466.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

My new crusher from 911 Metal Lurgist showed up today.

https://i.postimg.cc/RFrCpqbR/IMG-0463.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xkRScjQJ)

https://i.postimg.cc/t4M4PB38/IMG-0464.jpg (https://postimg.cc/LJjSFB0V)

https://i.postimg.cc/13f99DkB/IMG-0465.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

It's a lil taller than the old Geneq crusher & an inch wider so it crush more material faster, hopefully nonstop with the loader feeding the screener.

https://i.postimg.cc/QNQCPkDW/IMG-0467.jpg (https://postimg.cc/s123GWvV)

https://i.postimg.cc/264ksmsf/IMG-0468.jpg (https://postimg.cc/tZ4GP0Rr)

Mounted up to the old the old Geneq frame today, just need to get a new longer v belt for it tomorrow & give a go. On 911 metal lurgist site, it recommends 1hp, but I'm gonna try with this 1/4hp motor 1st. The material I'm putting thru it has already been crushed once by the larger crusher & sized down to about 3/8.

https://i.postimg.cc/cChsJh19/IMG-0469.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8fF8Kh6M)

https://i.postimg.cc/FzNrm8vk/IMG-0470.jpg (https://postimg.cc/cgkyBDrd)

[9W Monighan]

I have one of those or something similar. decal on side says "The Crunch" Never tried it yet. The big Morse I've had at Cabin Fever works very well but much larger.

[Lil Giants]

Are they both jaw crushers? I thought the one you took to cabin fever was a 2 roller crusher.

[Lil Giants]

Got the new small crusher dialed in.

https://youtu.be/oYsDTD2WXPU

[Lil Giants]

Getting some damp dirt moved out of the basement to ground level where it will dry out quicker. The unpainted cab that I put the pup on has brushless motors in the drive axles, way more power than brushed, the trk pulled it great up the ramp but it was time consuming & tight to dump on the pile... no more pup.

https://youtu.be/He00d6Gpxs8

Flat topping the pile for the next layer to dump on.

https://youtu.be/Ni1kA3CYtFs

[Lil Giants]

Finished planting on Monday, time for hobbies again, getting some dirt hauled outside. The perimeter of the shop is done, so I'm just broadcasting the dirt out in my yard.

https://youtu.be/LCCAvsSCNLQ

So now that hauls are getting further away, time to build a 3rd cross dump trl... today I ordered from my local auto parts store a needle thrust bearing with an outside diameter of 78mm & a height of 16mm to put a steerable turntable between the rear of the trl & the drive axles to help get the long train around tight corners that 2 trls are barely clearing now... $270cdn... covid bs has made the world gone mad with inflation pricing!... anyways, I hope it's here in a week.

https://i.postimg.cc/c4NcCJF4/IMG-0501.jpg (https://postimg.cc/fkBdgM46)

The weather outside today, suppose to be Spring... :eek: :lol:

https://i.postimg.cc/YSm5k9Xf/IMG-0487.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PLT3QtnP)

[frizzen]

The new dig & haul videos looked really good, can't wait to see how the wiggle-wagon does with the extra trailer

Looks like that crops putting out a ton of white pollen.

[jerry56]

I don't know but looks like it could be spring in Saskatchewan to me...you can still see dirt and grass...

[skeeter]

I'm excited to see the newest addition to the trailer fleet hard @ work!

[Lil Giants]

That snow along with some rain mid week added up to a good bit moisture to get the crop off to great start... and I guess the world market thought so too b/c everything dropped 30% last week.

I found a cnc water jet guy about an hr from my house & he's willing to work with me to cut out parts for my rc's... last Friday I got all the sheet cut for my next trl, + a new set of doors for my 1st cross dump, the one that is painted & always bind when closing. Get the welding done this week maybe to see that everything fits together properly & be testing 3 trls together on the wkend... if no changes needed, put in an order for 5 more cross dumps.

And I put a bug in his ear to draw up clam dump trls... I've got an article from a plastic model magazine from the 90's that showed step by step with measurements to build in 24th scale, my yellow clam dump BTrain for Tamiya semi was patterned from that article.

https://i.postimg.cc/W3ss5nXS/IMG-0514.jpg (https://postimg.cc/rdY6mS6t)

https://i.postimg.cc/50pbTCrJ/IMG-0515.jpg (https://postimg.cc/CBZ3fzYr)

Got some dry dirt hauled out of basement last couple weeks, something to screen & crush on rainy days.

https://i.postimg.cc/rwtyszDG/IMG-0507.jpg (https://postimg.cc/0zP1Hkdr)

https://i.postimg.cc/65FwkwM8/IMG-0509.jpg (https://postimg.cc/YhNJgcK7)

Soaked up another area in the basement a week ago, another week of drying & it could be prime for digging without being too muddy & sticky... spread a layer of rock chip over it so the tracks don't get gummed up with clay.

https://i.postimg.cc/x84YTSYF/IMG-0512.jpg (https://postimg.cc/V0n2DpJj)

My next dirt work project has been canned or maybe postponed till this covid bullshyt pandemic goes away & construction costs somewhat normalize again, so for now I'm just gonna go deeper in the basement, take clay out & put gravel back in just to keep the fleet moving & somewhat interesting...

Got a bobtail load of what I thought/wanted was pea gravel last week, now I realize what I should've ordered was rock chips...I've tried running this through my crushers, my big crusher won't close enough to break it much & small crusher takes forever b/c it's such hard rock... so this pea gravel will mostly be spread throughout my yard & some will go in deep in the basement & rock chip will be the final cover, 30 cubes from now.

https://i.postimg.cc/GmYrrNfq/IMG-0513.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Wd2xw9Tk)

[Lil Giants]

Got my 3rd trl box welded together this week... just need to make the front hitch & figure out the rear frame to make it steerable with a Actuonix actuator.

https://i.postimg.cc/zv3qbnrj/IMG-0522.jpg (https://postimg.cc/RJrk2Jq6)

https://i.postimg.cc/J07GTDWD/IMG-0518.jpg (https://postimg.cc/47Mfy3ys)

I put a mount on the 490 bucket to use with the 850, its shape & long teeth makes it an awesome digging bucket... the power of the 850 however, silver soldering not strong enough, a few spot welds with the mig to strengthen it.

https://i.postimg.cc/xTw98JFv/IMG-0527.jpg (https://postimg.cc/crBp5HWC)

https://i.postimg.cc/FHbXKPSv/IMG-0528.jpg (https://postimg.cc/RW0DsLGp)

The clay is really sticky, I'm using the 850 bucket to keep the trench wide... I'm digging a trench to start to get a straight wall bc these model excavators don't have the side way power to do straighten wall afterward unless you're digging directing at the face, make sense? Buffed the rust off the sides & bottom of bucket, and tried a couple of different lubricants hoping it'll glide through the trench easier... didn't do much & both were wiped clean after a couple of passes. I sharpened the teeth up too.

https://i.postimg.cc/8zgVN8jw/IMG-0529.jpg (https://postimg.cc/6ycPfmVG)

https://i.postimg.cc/9XShgw26/IMG-0530.jpg (https://postimg.cc/mhQJtDtj)

https://i.postimg.cc/xqrBfHTq/IMG-0531.jpg (https://postimg.cc/hQr2MXmq)

https://i.postimg.cc/YSpKL1NW/IMG-0532.jpg (https://postimg.cc/v4SSpxNY)

https://i.postimg.cc/BvMWTXNw/IMG-0533.jpg (https://postimg.cc/nsjwZVyv)

https://i.postimg.cc/jjgxsgV5/IMG-0534.jpg (https://postimg.cc/1gFhBK3h)

https://i.postimg.cc/QxGXxKzp/IMG-0535.jpg (https://postimg.cc/nM283rpz)

https://i.postimg.cc/76jqz5Zr/IMG-0536.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PpzGsrDS)

https://i.postimg.cc/zfXDYmc6/IMG-0537.jpg (https://postimg.cc/fVpQYPZf)

https://i.postimg.cc/vZXMzqZz/IMG-0538.jpg (https://postimg.cc/w1tSxkJy)

https://i.postimg.cc/Fsyhfstw/IMG-0539.jpg (https://postimg.cc/D8w9Hhwc)

https://i.postimg.cc/kMfh50Dq/IMG-0540.jpg (https://postimg.cc/fkSv2gxr)

https://i.postimg.cc/HWc69B2C/IMG-0541.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Cd0CFCXv)

https://i.postimg.cc/kGbwMg45/IMG-0543.jpg (https://postimg.cc/vxG53M5R)

Last 2 pics show the next cut being soaked up, start digging in July.

https://i.postimg.cc/G2Nq1ybN/IMG-0544.jpg (https://postimg.cc/HcwQwjc4)

https://i.postimg.cc/MZCdPVPf/IMG-0545.jpg (https://postimg.cc/jChHCwrR)

[Lil Giants]

A couple of vids spreading gravel over the damp clay so the 850's tracks don't clogged up & the start of the dig with the trench.

https://youtu.be/DNBoyxRdvog

https://youtu.be/gqq8cCU5G_Y

https://youtu.be/CyWZosq6FQ8

[Lil Giants]

Got some dirt dug out & hauled up this last couple weeks.

https://youtu.be/VvLxGbBrF28

https://youtu.be/zToKplW31Nc

Now that crop spaying is mostly done for awhile, get back to finishing building the crossdump trl & graveling my yard with that pea gravel so I can get a bobtail of rock chips to haul to the basement, what I should've ordered originally.

[egronvold]

Time to get the popcorn and watch some videos :)

[Lil Giants]

I haven't touched my 3rd cross dump trl since I last reported about it, just no build ambition, but I have moved lots of material in the last month... dug a deeper hole in the basement, hauled some of the dirt out of the basement out & moved lots of rock into the basement.

https://i.postimg.cc/NFwhMF9w/IMG-0624.jpg (https://postimg.cc/qhQDDkxm)

https://i.postimg.cc/5tTdhnfy/IMG-0623.jpg (https://postimg.cc/d72xdRkc)

https://i.postimg.cc/sfJHSwbW/RAHX3004.jpg (https://postimg.cc/s1vJC9jf)

https://i.postimg.cc/SK8DKrWJ/IMG-0618.jpg (https://postimg.cc/sBjp65Hr)

https://i.postimg.cc/prdTssCT/IMG-0609.jpg (https://postimg.cc/phgRTYgb)

https://i.postimg.cc/Kc7wfZ3R/IMG-0622.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Now as of today I'm just scraping up the last of pea gravel to spread around my yard.. probably won't be till after harvest that I order a bobtail of rock chips.

https://i.postimg.cc/FKJnLmQF/IMG-0619.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/4yX8q9Hn/IMG-0620.jpg (https://postimg.cc/dkSmTDBK)

https://i.postimg.cc/NjZdYV23/IMG-0621.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I got this "lazy susan" turntable from a neighbor earlier in the month, super handy tool for painting rims and other large assemblies like frames & cab. :cool:

https://i.postimg.cc/sxKnrg5m/RKPZ4956.jpg (https://postimg.cc/dZkRRvHZ)

A few movies from the activities the last month.

https://youtu.be/aWj7WNLZw1U

https://youtu.be/Dtk5Lgn2rnk

https://youtu.be/dloFlDZRwec

https://youtu.be/Uf4fT0-jsvk

https://youtu.be/gVrtvOsggR8

https://youtu.be/FMfX7eLSGfA

https://youtu.be/MuqX623fL7s

https://youtu.be/hBS7EzHDexk

[Lil Giants]

Got the last of the gravel tidied up last week...

https://i.postimg.cc/CKxDVqJ6/IMG-0625.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/7h3bzHm2/IMG-0626.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://youtu.be/hBS7EzHDexk

Friday this showed up...:bounce: Fumotec's WA470

https://i.postimg.cc/3wqy5bkd/IMG-0629.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/SKRXPpNB/IMG-0628.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

The cab & rear grille are magnetic placed so you can get to the guts of the machine easily; just 2 bolts to remove engine hood & 2 more to remove bumper. The way this model is configured needs 10chs, but I only got 9ch rx, so the servo operated engine hood lift won't be used.

https://i.postimg.cc/nzct2HFm/IMG-0630.jpg (https://postimg.cc/sB88DCZf)

https://i.postimg.cc/cLwZ49kv/IMG-0627.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bZy4mThP)

for/rev
steering
boom
bucket tilt
quick coupler (hyd)
extra hyd valve (a high dump bucket coming soon)
2 spd trans
diff locks
hood tilt
pump

Go put the rx in now & tune it up... plus take off a bunch of delicate 3D printed parts like the rear mudflaps, handrails, front fenders, put em in a box. Got no job for the loader atm, doing a shyt ton of painting right now, don't want to make any dust crushing, screening, hauling.

[Lil Giants]

Couple vids of the new loader, just getting the feel of it.

https://youtu.be/ssydenjnt64

https://youtu.be/ysUo6cuL_DM

[calum_scania]

Just finished watching your video on the WA470 it looks a nice machine I hope you're impressed with it?

I was surprised to see another loader with you having the old Stahl and the WA500 on your bench?

Calum

[Max187]

News??

[Lil Giants]

What’s new? Lots of things.. if you’re subscribed to my utube channel you’ll have seen.. not sure how many vids over the last 2yrs, still digging crushing screening several cubic yards every yr. Been fixing, updating, rebuilding quite a few models this winter. Presently building a new model this week.

https://i.postimg.cc/kgQ1zDTW/C18-D2-C95-0383-4829-8-A64-E5-C5-B223-ADDD.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PCqQ8fsq)

https://i.postimg.cc/cLWyrpjM/E3064-FB3-D216-4-B86-AAA4-F98-A8052-D44-C.jpg (https://postimg.cc/SJgtPvmJ)

https://i.postimg.cc/zD911bFQ/4-BC7-B3-FD-64-AB-43-E2-AA61-AF67447-BFF95.jpg (https://postimg.cc/QVkzQMPg)

https://i.postimg.cc/RZKymgZ6/3-BFAFD7-C-898-B-4-BD2-B00-E-5-C33-AA866-E6-A.jpg (https://postimg.cc/DSfBddsn)

https://i.postimg.cc/nLVy1vnX/1-A134-A84-0066-4-AC2-BDF7-A45-CA0-C66-B3-F.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9DSgmwR2)

[Lil Giants]

That front half took all day to wrestle that stiff hose in place & not kink any, then lock the axle down in place. Sure hope I don’t have any leaks.

https://i.postimg.cc/6QBfbzkV/EB5-C5-FA4-A413-4-A67-B50-B-972-EEB3-A7-D9-C.jpg (https://postimg.cc/LJ0Pnk6h)

Starting to look like something now. :cool:

https://i.postimg.cc/W3svYR8N/AFD049-B1-0875-49-B4-B0-C3-60-E6-EB45-A61-A.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bGVWdB4W)

https://i.postimg.cc/m2qJPccf/8-DEE9-C66-4-EF0-4-A71-8-B7-C-2474-E25-AEBFB.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ykmv58Xv)

I installed the rear axle yrs ago & realized today I must’ve used bolts a bit too long on the pivot parts that attach to axle, both wheels are locked up. :(

https://i.postimg.cc/T1jrcDtN/455-B68-BF-BA6-E-422-C-B16-C-C675-CE5-F400-D.jpg (https://postimg.cc/n9zjFCbq)

[Lil Giants]

Made good progress on the WA500 last week, got the bottom half pretty much finished, everything working, haven’t put oil in it just yet. Now working on the top half.. cutting, filing, sanding, fitting; hope to start painting midweek.

https://i.postimg.cc/59nNdVk1/47-C059-AE-ABD3-4-C1-C-BC2-D-26-E3-F7199964.jpg (https://postimg.cc/4nHTVrgF)

https://i.postimg.cc/3RZrw58X/DADC4-B07-3-A71-400-F-97-FB-A441-B4-E0-B70-D.jpg (https://postimg.cc/HcV1SN7n)

https://i.postimg.cc/9Fkm0Bhn/1212-F371-7-F69-43-CF-856-A-4-EA8-CE89-CE15.jpg (https://postimg.cc/F7j5n31y)

https://i.postimg.cc/g26YZ6ck/CDB5-D234-6-C6-B-472-C-AA35-6-BC43-D357-A23.jpg (https://postimg.cc/G4dw0tsZ)

https://i.postimg.cc/SNRQmvw9/C3-A7-AA73-6-BE3-4243-875-D-800-FB083-A2-FA.jpg (https://postimg.cc/qzfHLjBB)

https://i.postimg.cc/Y0k4Xz93/4-DD36-B79-DE77-4357-B7-BC-DA2-B75-D2-E90-A.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ft2TyXYt)

[jerry56]

That upper section looks like it fits like a glove....really nice work...

[Lil Giants]

Indeed Jerry, Frank Preisendorfer of Fumotec is a world class master modeller with the kits he produces, I think he’s closing in on 30yrs in the biz and every kit he puts out, all the pieces fit together precisely to not only look 1:scale but also be robust & durable for 1000s of hrs of trouble free enjoyment. Also, his customer service is AAA+ :cool:

Todays work has been hrs of sanding with 220 grit to smooth out mold lines & rough up the Glass Fiber Resin surface so the paint sticks well.

https://i.postimg.cc/C57kgnd3/525-E081-C-7-CCB-4847-995-F-A68-DEEFFA02-C.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Zv9CPR8H)

https://i.postimg.cc/MHY63yXQ/B4476-C64-609-F-432-E-8-E6-D-6932082424-C3.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PvPnPvWX)

https://i.postimg.cc/pd8t1D6L/97-DE2-ABD-D371-4-BEB-9576-32892-DA03-DE9.jpg (https://postimg.cc/R3M8Wnmk)

https://i.postimg.cc/fRMVjR2F/05-D1-C54-A-0759-4-F5-F-B4-A5-22-B17-E3-FA6-DD.jpg (https://postimg.cc/0bH59Pqd)

https://i.postimg.cc/QCZgJrWM/7-C736-F5-C-6-B09-4-E3-F-9-A3-D-4-E46-DE3-E23-D2.jpg (https://postimg.cc/JDKBRvxw)

https://i.postimg.cc/N0hPPZXW/42-FCC80-E-AC5-B-4-A3-A-9314-297-B4-F4-C1-E06.jpg (https://postimg.cc/BjggjYMg)

[Lil Giants]

Made a bolt-on straight cutting edge for the bucket.

https://i.postimg.cc/kX8jwPQV/AB3-FA1-FE-2-CF3-4-A47-A5-C1-3-B5-FA90-AECC2.jpg (https://postimg.cc/tYqtCfmy)

https://i.postimg.cc/Kz1X8pdn/4229-C4-FB-A17-C-4790-B157-C920433649-D4.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Luv my Milwaukee cordless tools.. this one worked great with 80 grit to shine the surface rust off the steel detail parts & smooth out the flash edges from laser cutting.

https://i.postimg.cc/9QmG96JH/D705-EB3-B-0468-4799-A27-E-083-EB527-BB66.jpg (https://postimg.cc/2VtbRXs0)

Metal etch primer coat

https://i.postimg.cc/T3cv7DVW/662-CE36-E-D01-E-4758-9647-60-BB8-C11-D5-AF.jpg (https://postimg.cc/FY1611n9)

https://i.postimg.cc/q7MV9vwD/17-A734-F2-AD03-4-B13-B0-AB-8626-DF2242-BC.jpg (https://postimg.cc/HrKhMHfb)

The metal detail parts fit into the indents in the body, a very clever way to add detail to this 13 yr old kit.

https://i.postimg.cc/XJmRGcbt/43-E4532-C-D45-D-47-C2-9-EB7-86-DD6-D383715.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Kk7qCT45)

[Lil Giants]

Got WA500 loader finished last week.

https://i.postimg.cc/DythPfV7/203-F9242-3-C2-C-4-C62-B914-289-CE1451559.jpg (https://postimg.cc/2VFgzD8t)

https://i.postimg.cc/c4KZ3gbD/BF785-AFB-FA74-4-E2-D-890-D-E2210-F34-B814.jpg (https://postimg.cc/LnMrKXRf)

https://i.postimg.cc/rpGqpBPM/E08-DA1-F0-5-A09-4-FB6-B5-D9-E94557029894.jpg (https://postimg.cc/TyPz74x4)

https://i.postimg.cc/054195y7/18-FB070-B-FEC2-4-CC4-992-E-19-C946989-BC3.jpg (https://postimg.cc/3W2cBTpw)

https://i.postimg.cc/G2p6160M/678-E2-D35-BCB8-411-D-86-EF-4-D4238-E9-D334.jpg (https://postimg.cc/gwfgVS2R)

https://i.postimg.cc/fyGPmLVF/A8-E1886-E-DED3-4-F83-8-D06-E1-EDC4-E893-F6.jpg (https://postimg.cc/30Z9H3CC)

https://i.postimg.cc/9fCvLrLH/B2-A41-F25-CE6-B-4-DE1-BCCF-E85405235487.jpg (https://postimg.cc/87XK5P8Z)

This loader has a #4002 Jung pump in it, at full speed on 3s it would be about 1L/min volume. Currently EPA is 40%, which is as slow as I can go without motor chatter, the hyds move plenty quick. Need to make a trip to the city soon for some 2s lipos, that might be the answer to get this model to run at more scale speed.

https://youtu.be/sqO55VpVFBs

[calum_scania]

Hi Joe,

Great to see another uopdate from you!

How you finding the new WA470 compared to the older WA500?

[Lil Giants]

Both WA500, Stahl & Fumotec have a motor at each wheel, by far the best way to have a wheel loader for instant power to the ground. And you can see the notable size difference, the Fumotec WA500 is best suited to the B50, the only dump trk I use anymore.

[frizzen]

Great looking new machine! Looks like it's going to be a beast

How's the digging?

[Lil Giants]

It is a good size loader, perfect for filling the B50 adts but I got some kinks to work out of it yet.

It’s been awhile since any activity in the basement, last spring I decided to remove all the dirt from around the edges in back room of shop & replace it with stone chips. Not much left to dig out, then finish adding chips.

https://i.postimg.cc/LXtqwZdv/57501-BE7-44-E0-44-E2-BA6-C-D728-FABD2-A49.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8JCPrczr)

I have a huge pile of dirt lumps & rocks to run thru the crusher, then screen the smaller lumps to then run a finer crusher so it’s all powder, perfect for distribution in the yard with the cross dumps.

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Monster pile of fines already.

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[Lil Giants]

New piece of machinery from Fumotec showed up yesterday, D71-24 Komatsu dozer, beautiful model, entirely different from the earlier D65 version.

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https://youtu.be/9PsWNIRoR1w

Smooth/level out the fines pile this afternoon.

[Lil Giants]

The darnedest things happen to me, not just with these models either :thinking:.. look at the top left thru the hole, bottom of lift arm cyl’s knurled compression collar rubs on hose of steering cyl every time bucket touches ground & collar loosens itself till the hose pops off under pressure.

https://i.postimg.cc/SspFn2Fm/B29907-F6-78-A2-4930-B885-ECADD9934488.jpg (https://postimg.cc/hJM3wGtY)

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Shortened some hoses, rearranged others, trying to get steering hoses away from swinging arc lift cyl fittings.

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Had some barbed fittings with push on collars that could’ve been the cure but were 4mm thread instead of 5.

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Oily mess! This electrical cleaner does wonders to wash the oil away & doesn’t affect paint.

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[Lil Giants]

This week's activities

https://youtu.be/0b6agJ2bnyg

[Paulie]

Great looking loader build and congrats on the dozer!

Question...do you have any tips for battery usage and storage? I keep mine in those sack things but not sure if that is best. Or even necessary (?)

If anybody is going to know it is you. Love the videos!

[Lil Giants]

Hello Paulie, lipos has been trouble free & safe to use for me. I've use reputable batts like Venom or GensAce? in the past. I have several HRB in 3s & a few 4s that I've been using the last 4-5yrs & they've worked really well with many cycles of use. I still have a few GensAce batts closing in on 10 yrs old. Always use Balance Charge. I charge in the back of shop where it's a dirt floor, if something were to happen the fire risk minimal. Stays below room temperature most of the yr too. Cheers

[Lil Giants]

Back to hauling chips for a while.

https://youtu.be/kYtNz6J_l9g

My RC Model Design deck screener is an exquisite piece of machinery, very well designed, could only guess that maybe as much as 50-60cy has passed over it. The only downside is it comes equipped with Chinese motors & escs. They run too hot, suck in the fine clay dust & stop working. I've lost track how many side conveyor motors for the fines I've changed, the last one was less than a month ago & already failing.

I made another order to Servo City last week & hopefully picked a good replacement that isn't too much modification to install. FedEx tells me today it should arrive tomorrow... unusual to get something from USA so quickly. The slower moving feeder conveyor & lumpy discharge conveyor I've changed motors yrs ago have been working flawlessly.

I got a new crusher from 911 Metallurgy ordered, 7-9 weeks delivery time, should show up after spring planting is completed in June. It's a 2x6 inch to replace the 2x3 I got a few yrs ago, hopefully double or more the capacity. Gonna build it so I can dump an ADT load directly into it, just like my 4x6 crusher. I'm gonna put it in a different location that's no where near the screener like in the past.