Hobby Engine Excavator

[baker3]

Anyone have experience with these? Are they worth the money?

[JoseFL10-4]

IF U ARE GOING TO BUY ONE HAS TO BE A PREMIUM SERIES, I HAVE THE CHEAP NO GOOD, LOOKS GOOD TO CARRY IN A LOWBOY AS A LOAD. TAKE A LOOK HERE (www.squadron.com) THEY HAVE THE LOADER PREMIUM SERIES ON SALE.
HOPE HELP.

[baker3]

Cool!! Thanks for the link, unfortunately, they are sold out but I will keep an eye out. Just curious, but whats the big difference between the premium and the cheap one?

[JoseFL10-4]

Details in the paint and with the premium u can control the bucket to drop the product. I think they have videos that show you , or go youtube . But no invest in the cheap.

[A1 Dirt]

From what I've read on the WEB: the Standard version has a slip clutch which slips if you put any real weight, as in dirt. in the bucket. A mod has been posted to fix this. There's a video on YouTube and the mod itself is on, I believe RC-Trucking. Search: Hobby Engine Excavator Mod.

I had one of the Premium models. It will move real dirt, but it's a loader, not a digger. The bucket would not go below the tracks, at least not very far. In other words, it can't dig a hole. Might as well get a loader.

[pumptech]

Here's a youtube vid I ran across a while back of a converted hobby engine excavator ,this guy did a great job on it:cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHQwfLe2a4k

I have converted that excavator ,using screwdrives ,works pretty good ,its down at the moment :eek:,saving up funds for a better transmitter ,lol!!:D
here's a vid of mine ,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJjc4WR3H5w&list=UUrf0dLMJ5REPuOwrtDgbNaA&feature=c4-overview

[baker3]

I have been tossing up whether to just do a Bruder conversion or buying the hobby engine one, although the HE are difficult to find at the moment...Pumptech, would you consider building and selling a few of the screwdrives?

[pumptech]

I have been tossing up whether to just do a Bruder conversion or buying the hobby engine one, although the HE are difficult to find at the moment...Pumptech, would you consider building and selling a few of the screwdrives?

Hey Baker3 ,I appreciate you wanting me to build some screwdrive rams for you ,I'm unable to ,I am not set up as a vendor to sell .

Here's my build thread for the screwdrives (welding involved)
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56870

I don't think member Jigglepin would mine ,here's his build thread for the screwdrives (no welding involved)
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=66312