PC1800 Front Shovel (1/12)

[Cooper]

That boom looked so big , until I saw the pic of it attached. Really puts perspective on how monstrous this model is!!! Not saying it's is small but it looks small once it's mounted, in comparison to the base!! I think I see one of those hydraulic lifts in your future!! To work on this monster!! You are really doing a great job on the parts, nice clean lines, hidden welds, that lip on the box of the boom is really going to pay off in looks. Appreciate all the pics also, very much enjoy the building process and sharing of how you are doing the cuts!! Even if you would have cut them with a program it still is a lot of hard work!! Definately going to pay off in the end and show it off too!! You got me thinking about something to load the haul truck with, I was think big loader but having something heavy with the payout force like this may be better suited for me. ,,,, have truck need loader,, lol!!!

[DADSGARAGE]

Originally Posted by Cooper

That boom looked so big , until I saw the pic of it attached. Really puts perspective on how monstrous this model is!!! Not saying it's is small but it looks small once it's mounted, in comparison to the base!! I think I see one of those hydraulic lifts in your future!! To work on this monster!! You are really doing a great job on the parts, nice clean lines, hidden welds, that lip on the box of the boom is really going to pay off in looks. Appreciate all the pics also, very much enjoy the building process and sharing of how you are doing the cuts!! Even if you would have cut them with a program it still is a lot of hard work!! Definately going to pay off in the end and show it off too!! You got me thinking about something to load the haul truck with, I was think big loader but having something heavy with the payout force like this may be better suited for me. ,,,, have truck need loader,, lol!!!

Lol....yup it looks big by itself but not so much when it's on the machine...there is one thing about face shovels that always seems strange... the fact that even the full scale machines don't seem to be to scale...lol...the boom and stick seem to small for the size of the buckets!!
Glad you like all the pics I posted...sometimes I wonder if anyone is really interested in seeing all the boring details of how this is being made, but hopefully it will help give ideas to others !!

[Rakthi]

Originally Posted by DADSGARAGE

...sometimes I wonder if anyone is really interested in seeing all the boring details of how this is being made, but hopefully it will help give ideas to others !!

There are no boring details in build threads!

Always interesting to see how people work things out. Some (if not most) of the build threads on here are way above my skill level, which makes it even more interesting. Already had some nice "so that's how they do that" moments while spending time on this forum.

So thank you very much for posting the pictures/explanation.

Stephan

[DADSGARAGE]

I seem to be having trouble getting on here......and staying logged in.....very strange?? I keep getting logged off without actually logging out, and then can't seem to get back on. Same result on my phone and computer....let's see if this works for more than one try.....

Ok.....so I have started working on this build again......put grease in the gearboxes, threaded and welded the sprocket hubs and machined flats on the drive axles etc

[DADSGARAGE]

Mounted the motors/gear boxes in the center frame I was hoping to add a short video of it working but can't load videos on photo bucket anymore....but at least the photos/links are now working again!!





Hope this works.....Lol!!!