2013 Liebherr 944

[bigpipespete]

My Premacon excavator has arrived and it was worth the long wait. This thing is gorgeous, pictures and videos do not do these machines justice. I ordered mine with all the bells and whistles and while it cost me an arm and leg i couldnt be more happy with this excavator.

[bigpipespete]

A few more pictures

[justin]

Very nice can't wait to see some vids

[cosworth34677]

i wish i could afford one of them. i got the bruder convert like you but i want the nicer ones

[Lil Giants]

Congratulations on your fine purchase. :cool:

What dirt work projects you got lined up for it this summer? :D

[flamefighter47]

Wow that is nice, well worth the money I'm sure

[flamefighter47]

Where do they come from??????

[RCLogger]

Congrulation Mike
That was a long wait, but worth it. I am sure you will have alot of fun, it looks great. Looking forward to some video

Cheers

[louie r/c nut]

Very nice looking piece good luck with it .

[MoRockN]

That is one of my Favorite machines that comes out of the THS work shop. I have to say the orange color combo is killer. I see you got the heavy counter weight , that's a must have for a good balance. Congratulations!! If you don't mind me asking, when did you place your order exactly?

Thank you!

Ayoub

[pumptech]

Awesome excavator Mike ,congrats!! look forward to seeing some vids :D:popcorn:

[Kingcam2]

Congratulations Mike on making a great purchase, I can't wait to purchase excavator.

Can't wait till you upload some video of it digging.

Regards from Cam. :jaw: :bounce:

[apfubar]

Congrats mike...

I like the orange!

Was dealing with the packing foam a pain? But it looks like it made it ok! I will be interested to hear what you think of the radio, and how it is setup controls wise.

Cheers,
AP

[tracksntreadslou]

Looks Great Mike ..Nice detail..Congrats ..The first Premocon to make it to north america ..Should come over to the island and load some trucks with us at the truck show in duncan ..Reguardless im looking forward to seeing this one in person

[RCLogger]

It was great to meet you yesterday Mike

Okay guys, I saw Mikes new machine up close ! WOW

It looks just like the real thing, the detail is outstanding. It would be difficult to take it out in the dust/dirt and mud the first time... ( it looks that good )

Congrats Mike

Greg

[bigpipespete]

Thanks Greg , i enjoyed meeting you too and while i may not get to any of the shows on the island this summer, i look forward to attending some next year and hopefully meeting the other guys.

[apfubar]

Mike,

Any luck with the charging cables? Hope you have had a chance to spin it up.

Cheers,
Andrew P.

[bigpipespete]

Hi Andrew,
Actually i havent had it running yet , still waiting for my cables. I could replace the connection to deans but im in no hurry to get this thing dirty anyhow , LOL. Good thing im patient. But once i do get it running a video will soon follow.

[bigpipespete]

I got something in the mail today : )
Now i can charge my battery i will get this machine going and post a video soon.

[RCP57]

Nice, just in time for the long weekend!

[doodlebug]

Nice, just in time for the long weekend!

:D:D:D:D I like the way you are thinking!:bounce:
Cheer's, Neil.

[RCP57]

Should have it broke in by Sunday and worn out by Monday night!

[apfubar]

Well done!

[PREMACON]

That is one of my Favorite machines that comes out of the THS work shop. I have to say the orange color combo is killer. I see you got the heavy counter weight , that's a must have for a good balance. Congratulations!! If you don't mind me asking, when did you place your order exactly?

Thank you!

Ayoub

Hi guys,

thank you for the good comments. A want to say very clearly that the THS machine has since 2013 nothing to do with our machine. we go different ways. THS has built a few machines without our Information although it was part of our partnership. This is for us not acceptable and we will no longer cooperate. The technic we deliver is quite different now and not comparable with the old machine. We have new Pumps new pump Controllers and so on.. which only we will and can deliver. please understand that we only will give support for our machines or models we have built end checked. Please understand us that we will stop the cooperation. We have all parts here and we can built it easily without ths or someone else. mike dont worry you have the right machine ;)

Thanks for your understanding.

best regards frank

[bigpipespete]

Thanks Frank ,
as in my letter i sent to Yvonne, it has been a pleasant experience doing busness with Premacon.

[MoRockN]

Hi guys,

thank you for the good comments. A want to say very clearly that the THS machine has since 2013 nothing to do with our machine. we go different ways. THS has built a few machines without our Information although it was part of our partnership. This is for us not acceptable and we will no longer cooperate. The technic we deliver is quite different now and not comparable with the old machine. We have new Pumps new pump Controllers and so on.. which only we will and can deliver. please understand that we only will give support for our machines or models we have built end checked. Please understand us that we will stop the cooperation. We have all parts here and we can built it easily without ths or someone else. mike dont worry you have the right machine ;)

Thanks for your understanding.

best regards frank
Hi Frank. Thank you for clarifying that and I am sorry if I offended you, I just didn't know. Eitherway, Mike got him self a very nice machine from you guys and I am sure that he will enjoy it for many years.

[PREMACON]

Hi Frank. Thank you for clarifying that and I am sorry if I offended you, I just didn't know. Eitherway, Mike got him self a very nice machine from you guys and I am sure that he will enjoy it for many years.

no Problem. but it was time to inform everybody.

thank to all for the good whishes.

best regards
frank

[MoRockN]

Mike
Did you have a chance to get her nice and dirty yet?

[bigpipespete]

I had it out for maybe 10 minutes and i did a video, but im so ashamed of how pathetic i operated it i dont want to show it, and i have been working so much to pay it off that im not getting any practice either.

[tracksntreadslou]

You just might have to put the cleanest bucket on and start serving stew to the family at the dinner table to get some practice mike ...lol .Before my dad passed away he was using my damitz in the dog food to feed my pooch..You may have to get creative and get some kitty litter in the garage ..Can you post some more pics?...Maybe some closeups ....love to see the guts of this thing too ..hope you get to enjoy it soon there buddy

[bigpipespete]

Hi Lou, I will get some close ups and " on location " pics for you hopefully within a week or so. I will see if i can post some of the video i took last week, this coming week.

[jack van]

that is a awsome looker

[bigpipespete]

Thank you Jack van.
Unfortunately i have been busy dealing with a medical issue for the past couple months and have not had time to even think about RC's. But things are on the mend now and i hope to get back on track.

[bigpipespete]

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[bigpipespete]

Okay photos work . So my L576 arrived from Premacon, and again i am blown away with the incredible detail and quality of these machines. More photos less talk.... enjoy !

[bigpipespete]

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[avel]

Nice!

[RCLogger]

Congrats Mike
Looks great, you will have to get some close ups

Greg

[RCP57]

So which one are you going to get dirty?????

[bigpipespete]

Right now i have no way to charge the battery in the radio, so neither machine is useable. Looks as though they will both remain as new until i can figure out where i can get wall chargers that will work. Seems the radios are designed for European current and not N. America.

[trucker n]

What radios do u have

[RCP57]

Right now i have no way to charge the battery in the radio, so neither machine is useable. Looks as though they will both remain as new until i can figure out where i can get wall chargers that will work. Seems the radios are designed for European current and not N. America.


My DX8 came with interchangeable plugs. Maybe a charger from one of them would work?

[bigpipespete]

The loader i just got has the Graupner mc 20 . And my excavator has the Futaba FX30

[trucker n]

U can get a futaba charger that will work with that I had the futaba 20 channel and used a charger from the 9 channel just fine I also like to change the batteries in them to lipo and they last forever

[bigpipespete]

I sent a message to Premacon so i will hopefully see what they suggest in a day or two. The Futaba radio came with a full charge so i have not had to recharge it yet, but sooner or later it too will require recharging . I will post pictures of what i have tomorrow and that way someone might know better what i can do.

[trucker n]

Did u get chargers with them

[bigpipespete]

Trucker n.
I was wondering if i could just switch batteries too . But isnt the battery wired into the radio ? or is it a plug in battery ?

[trucker n]

In the futaba It had a plug and I changed inside to deans plug

[bigpipespete]

Yes they come with a plug that goes in the wall , but they have 2 long prongs not the style of our N.American wall outlets

[bigpipespete]

Thanks for the help , i will post pictures so you can better understand what i have .

[trucker n]

If u got chargers with them I can help u get what is needed to get it to work also can I message u I wanted to ask u some questions about your machines

[trucker n]

All I need to know is what plugs are on the end that plugs into the radio and the output voltage on the charger it should have a name plate on it with that info

[trucker n]

R your outlet the same as the us or not

[bigpipespete]

I sent you a pm trucker n . Please feel free to ask , i will try to answer any questions you have.

[bigpipespete]

Yes our outlets are the same as what you have in the USA.

[elliot330]

don't you just need one of these?
http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Round-Europe-Plug-Adapter/dp/B002TZBW74/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397115296&sr=8-2&keywords=eu+to+us+adapter

[elliot330]

what voltage are you guys on?

[elliot330]

by the way, nice paint job on the loader, I saw it on Premacon app and it looked stunning.

[apfubar]

Fwiw my graupner radio came with a euro plug, I bought an international adapter and plugged it in... The charger supports 100-240 v ac... As an input..

So the one Elliot refers to should work... Just check the charger specs..

[torarne81]

Can't you just take the battery out of the radio, make a charge cable, and charge it with the charger for the rest of your batteries? Got 2 futaba radios, and the chargers still is in the transmitter case (never used) ;)

[tracksntreadslou]

Hey Mike The loader is looking Great ..thanks for sharing and congrats ..This coming show in July should be awsome ..Hey just a word of caution on the charger...There should be a small diagram on the charger with the polarity + and - of the plug going into the radio ..make sure this is the same as what on the charger that was sent from premacon
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x63/tracksntreadslou/plug_zps0b67cd94.png (http://s181.photobucket.com/user/tracksntreadslou/media/plug_zps0b67cd94.png.html)

[bigpipespete]

Thanks for the help guys, i took some pics of what i have.
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[bigpipespete]

Its not a charger in the sense i think most are thinking , its just a plug in the wall and plug into the radio and it charges.

[bigpipespete]

I wish now that i had been a better student in high school when i took electricity class !

[apfubar]

Cool... The adapter linked by Elliot will work(Canada runs 120v the same as the US, which is in the 100-240 input voltage range)...

You could go down to your local electronics store and ask for one as well.

Cheers,
AP

[bigpipespete]

I got what i needed , i plugged in the radio and i will find out soon enough if its working. Thanks again guys.

[MoRockN]

Nice looking machine my friend!! Love the color. I wish we all lived near one another , we'd have a smoking spread of machines.

[bigpipespete]

No kidding , that would be awesome !