wanting r/c construction equipment

[weemanch]

okay like all of us, i am wanting to buy various construction equipment. problem is it seems like everyone it seems like makes there own. which i am assuming has to do with the high cost i see of buying various things. i wouldn't mind a excavator a dozer and either make a dump trailer or something of that nature. that trailer to me seems like something i could manage.

so is that my only option buy a high priced one from a site like rc4wd.com or something like that? just can't fathom spending 5k on a rc car when i would love to spend that on a real car.

[Ashrod]

You can buy the bruder models already converted to RC, but most convert there own to save money!!!

[weemanch]

which is what i am after since, i can't afford to spend 2500 on a excavator. granted yes i do want one just can't afford something like that.

[grumpygrady]

which is what i am after since, i can't afford to spend 2500 on a excavator. granted yes i do want one just can't afford something like that.

lol then this hobby is not for you , I will bet I have over 20 grand invested in this hobby and only have few models ,very very easy to spend 1000 to 1500 on a simple truck
good luck

[weemanch]

spending that much for a truck doesn't bother me(starts out at 400 truck turns in a big project etc) just the high initial price.:jaw: .....20k could get me one of the cars i wanna build so badly(miata with a camaro motor)

[weemanch]

lol then this hobby is not for you , I will bet I have over 20 grand invested in this hobby and only have few models ,very very easy to spend 1000 to 1500 on a simple truck
good luck
goes with my post above since couldn't edit it?.... in other words how do you really explain to the wife how much you spent.:lol: i feel i'd get this look :mad: then beat.

[crawler07]

It can all be built pretty cheap till you get to the hydrolics,,those **** hydrolics are way to expensive!

[Ashrod]

http://www.rcteknikk.no/index.php?cPath=25_52&osCsid=s5pfai3m75vibb19gnk73jsrv1

That is the page for the ready to run bruder conversions, they are anywhere from $1,100 to 1,400!!!

http://www.magomhrc.com/en/16-cat-320
Here is another company from Spain that converts them!!! I bought my hydraulic kit for my liebhrr loader from them, but I haven't got it installed yet!!! Hydraulic is expensive, but will out work any electric setup 3 to 1 in my experience!!! I haven't built either, but from talking to people and seeing them work, that's what I have seen!!! Hope this helps!!!

[Espeefan]

Cost is a relative thing. It's all dependent on what your interests are, and how much you enjoy them. Nothing says you have to spend a lot of money to enjoy a hobby, but let's face it - sooner or later the time and money you invest adds up. It really doesn't matter what that hobby is. You can't take it with you. Might as well get some enjoyment out of it, right?

[weemanch]

Cost is a relative thing. It's all dependent on what your interests are, and how much you enjoy them. Nothing says you have to spend a lot of money to enjoy a hobby, but let's face it - sooner or later the time and money you invest adds up. It really doesn't matter what that hobby is. You can't take it with you. Might as well get some enjoyment out of it, right?
which is true and i am fine with it adding up at the end up at the end of the day just not the initial investment. i about crapped myself when i first seen the price for the wedico stuff.

[tc1cat]

RC4WD is not a high priced site for RC construction equipment. Their excavator is about the lowest priced unit out there for what you are getting. While $3000 is not cheap by any means, it is way less than you will pay for any other unit that you only need to add batteries and a charger. Look at any of the other manufacturors and you will find an unbuilt model selling for over $6000 that needs completed plus a radio among other things.

I have been in this hobby for over 6 years and am now just getting into the construction equipment. Just remember, this hobby is like most, you get what you pay for. Cheap price normally means a cheap piece of equipment that will require lots of work to keep it running. Save your money and get the best you can afford. If this means getting a converted Bruder, so be it. Just don't complain about it not doing what anothers' vehicle will do that costs many times what yours does. Those are just the facts about this hobby.

Best thing I would suggest is to start small and save up until you can get what you want.

[Radio Control Trucker]

A friend and I had the same discussion about the cost of my 'hobby' when I pointed out that he was a smoker and I'm a non-smoker. The average pack of cigarettes cost $5.88 each and the average smoker can smoke 3 packs a week easily. That's $17.64 a week, making $917.28 a year (not including sales tax). I've been involved with this hobby for over a decade and have invested approx. $7,500 and thousands of hours of enjoyment into it. In the same amount of time he's spent $9,172.80 on a pile of ash and will possibly get cancer for his effort :(

In my summation, I'd still have over $1,500 to make up the difference and I can charge up & drive the trucks any time for fun :D

Just a thought

- RCT

[Kausekaos]

That's a good point there.

[Lil Giants]

http://www.fumotec.de/englisch/

Best bang for your buck, hands down!

Laser cut steel, powerful hyd systems, simple construction.

[weemanch]

Well went to that site and only seen that they were inconjuction with vario which those are some expensive models.i dont see how you manage to have so many ya i know you did you basement but **** its insane

[Stuart]

You get what you pay for, which IMHO is true for almost everything in life!
Bon chance
Stu

[ihbuilder]

I must resist :eek::eek:

[Lil Giants]

17yrs x $3640/yr (avg pack a day smoker) = $61 880<- that's insane!!!! I might have spent just above that, and I have had thousands of hrs of enjoyment that has kept me out of the bars - out of trouble. ;)

[ihbuilder]

I just can't anymore :eek: It's all about your priorities :rolleyes:

[doodlebug]

Rome wasn't built in a day, My sandbox will take longer!
Use the search function on this site, and do some home work.
Lot's of Bruder toys have been converted.
Cheer's, Neil.

[RCP57]

17yrs x $3640/yr (avg pack a day smoker) = $61 880<- that's insane!!!! I might have spent just above that, and I have had thousands of hrs of enjoyment that has kept me out of the bars - out of trouble. ;)

Great point Joe. Another thing to consider is the fact that the high-end models don't seem to devaluate much over time if they are taken care of so you can always sell them later and recoup some money should you need or want to...

[JoseFL10-4]

Well i don't know to much about this one, i just bought and is on the way. HOBBY ENGINE 1/14 LOADER PREMIUM LABEL for $125 but has to be PREMIUM

www.squadron.com

[pumptech]

I bought this dumptruck ,its on the way ,plan to break it down ,overhaul it
hightorque gear motors for the drive ,screwdrives for the dumpbed lift ,change to 2.4 ghz radio
http://www.amazon.com/30-Construction-Dump-Truck-Scale/dp/B001GXXVC4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1386852948&sr=8-4&keywords=rc+dump+truck

[grumpygrady]

I just can't anymore :eek: It's all about your priorities :rolleyes:

lol it hard to hold it in is it not lol

[Lil Giants]

I bought this dumptruck ,its on the way ,plan to break it down ,overhaul it
hightorque gear motors for the drive ,screwdrives for the dumpbed lift ,change to 2.4 ghz radio
http://www.amazon.com/30-Construction-Dump-Truck-Scale/dp/B001GXXVC4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1386852948&sr=8-4&keywords=rc+dump+truck

You'll need tires too, the ones on the model are hard plastic.

[weemanch]

lol it hard to hold it in is it not lol

Priorites i know and have them intact, i dont smoke barely drink once maybe every 3 months.it just sucks since trying to do it all and i hate being patience on certain things, but other things can have all patience in the world for.

[M.Fischersworring]

I dont know where the Problem is.
I have been waiting for 20 years and see my 4 Children grow up before I could afford my first Tamiya King Hauler.

And that was not what I wanted.
My Dream was a Wedico Conventional since I was 20.

So be patient and save some Money for the Hobby.

Or you buy a Cheap Shotgun and search for a Bank.....:cop:

[tracksntreadslou]

I was in the same boat with the kids deal and scraped by but i always saved a little for the rc hobby which was boats car/trucks and helis at the time..you only live once ..People spend so much more on real boats harleys motorhomes and whatever and I see complaints about these prices of our RC stuff ..Nobody likes to work for free or less $10 bucks an hour..Maybe we should start a thread about " Cheap afordable junky construction machines to get you feet wet " No offence

[JoseFL10-4]

hey if u have a 401k is a good way to get money without pain. thanks to that i have 9 trucks and some other stuff.

[Ashrod]

Everyone has a budget, everyone has different amounts of interest, and a whole lot of other variables!!! I say everyone should start with bruder conversions, and tymia trucks!!! They are the most reasonable way for you to find out how interested you are in a hobby!!! I wouldn't want to go buy a real piece of equipment for thousands of $ with no heavy equipment experience, or a CDL!!! You have to start small and work your way up!!! I'm not going to go burn $5,000-8,000 on a RC and let it sit on the shelf because I was not as interested as I thought, I'm going to start with the bruder and tymia route and then if I get big into the hobby, then I might scratch build, or buy high end stuff!!! That's just my opinion, not the only way to get into the hobby, just the way I want to do it!!!

[tracksntreadslou]

I may have been a little premature to label the lower end stuff Junk ..I have seen some great bruder and hobby engine conversions on here and would be happy own one of those machines ..The bottom line is that what ever $$$$ you spend on these machines im sure you will enjoy it ..I myself am truly am hooked :)