990 cat loader

[dabears]

Man Steve that looks great!!! youve done an awesome job with it so far!

[ihbuilder]

thanks Aaron

to answer Mario's ? from the trailer build . I was digging pea gravel well except for the mixing thing with the radio . the pump would always go down to the steering settings and wouldn't have the hair to pick up a full bucket . So I just put the pump full on or full off then moved the coal pile twice till I blew the clipard cylinder I used for steering well It was leaking right off the bat but desided to leak alot more no vid will get 1 soon I hope right now I'm trying to make new steer cylinders and my own spool type valve . I hate these robbies it's not the style I hate just the tolerances are piss poor . you tighten them to eliminate the bypassing then you can't turn them . I had brass bushings (not oil lite )that I made for my axle shafts while waiting for bearings , well they started to sieze up so in went the bearings . easiest set of axles I worked on to date not to mention tough as carbide , so to speak

[Supermario]

Thanks for the update Steve, very nice of you..........oooops, have I struck a cord of frustration? Hydraulics causing grief ?... Welcome to my world of fixing....not building
there is no doubt you will figure it out.

Can't wait to see more!.......

Mario

[jtroyer06]

Wow that model is built like a tank! Great build keep it up!!!

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Thanks for the update Steve, very nice of you..........oooops, have I struck a cord of frustration? Hydraulics causing grief ?... Welcome to my world of fixing....not building
there is no doubt you will figure it out.

Can't wait to see more!.......

Mario

yea they're fustrating but heck , with the few leaks and no bosses on the boom , I can't resist useing up a battery in the pea gravel we put down in the play area for the kids . I'll get a vid up someday I gotta figure out how to take 1 on the new cam I'm may start painting it soon .

Originally Posted by jtroyer06

Wow that model is built like a tank! Great build keep it up!!!

thanks much , it wieghs like 1 too

[td9clyde]

it is cool when the equipment starts moving and twitching makes it fun and frusterating but it is worth it nice work steve........Izzy and Travis helped me on the D 7 but it is in peices right now ......a later story.... Can't wait to see a video and have fun digging and loading trucks

[ihbuilder]

thanks henry I tinkered on after I ran it last night made a few small things that I could do while waiting to change parts on the mill . I got another 30 mins in tonight . 1st night with no leaks and 20 bar . I still got little odds and ends like better linkages for the valves to see If I can get better control . vid is uploading verrrryyyyy ssssssllllllllloooooowwwwwwwlllllllllllllllyyyyyyy

[ihbuilder]

first vid will not up load but here's 1 to show the speed ranges . you can tell which front tire has BB's in it and which does not need to get another 8500 BB's I need to retake a vid of it moving pea gravel . might put the Mack in it too

http://youtu.be/PgxZjzE0MRQ

[JAMMER]

Well Steve it is coming along nicely glad to see it moving it looks real good. Ed

[Kaf343]

Wow, Very nice work. Lots of hours at the mill im sure.

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by JAMMER

Well Steve it is coming along nicely glad to see it moving it looks real good. Ed

thanks much Ed

Originally Posted by Kaf343

Wow, Very nice work. Lots of hours at the mill im sure.

thanks Kaf


well a little set back need to remake the front I had issues with the z link then once I got the right dimensions for that I also got the right boom , cylinder dimensions . I thought I could get away with just remaking the boom but now I can't get the bucket flat on the ground I could add extensions to the boom frame work to bring the boom pivot point up , BUT that'll look like poo . Soooooooooo , re-cut time but in steel not to worried about weight

[ihbuilder]

Oakydoaky finally goy a vid of this baby diggin now I'm not use to usin a raidio to operate . Also the valves are going to take some gettin use to . But I'm slowly getting the bugs werked out of er I'm going through battery quick on the pump . but thats because the radio not set up right yet . I gotta go through a 100+ pages to figure what I'm doin wrong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OKB...ature=youtu.be

some pics of the new front from plate to assembly







since these are in the pics I'll show them I just couldn't resist with the mill being idle for a couple days been gettin antsy seeing a 374 and the start of a 390 soooo here's the in betweeners been planning for almost a year on them .









1 will have a mass stick and the other will have no stick but something in it's place

thanks for looking

[RCP57]

F in A Cotton... F in A....

Nice job Steve! All these excavators being built right now is making me want to build another one myself! I only wish I could build with that level of quality.

Reg

[ihbuilder]

Thanks Reg , you do a fine job your self . I got that VMC to help with the parts I make for ppl , if it wasn't for that , I'd be building the same way you are with manual machines . I spent some stick time today with the loader . A lot of the probs I have is the transition from real machine control to the radio . I'm gettin it though . no vids though I gotta fig. why the h3!! it takes so long to upload anything anymore

[dabears]

I cant wait to see how those turn out!!

[spudd]

green and red tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only you would have that lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by spudd

green and red tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only you would have that lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK so you want purple with pink polka dots

[spudd]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

OK so you want purple with pink polka dots

then thay would match your bra and panties!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by spudd

then thay would match your bra and panties!!!!!!!!!!!!

YA GET MY STUFF SHIPPED YET ?????????? BESIDE you really shouldn't talk about what you like to ware on the open INTERNET

[ihbuilder]

didn't make indy or nat. pike shows so I spent a few hrs movin packed sand and #57 gravel mix . the remnants from pouring my shop floor a couple years ago . no vids I attached all the teeth 1st , boy this thing can dig . 1st pic shows the reason for the 12 lbs counter weight has at least that in the bucket .
I hope to get some primer this week when I go out for appointments . I'm just reluctant to tear it down to paint like the mack they work