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The Globe was crawling around pretty good in the excellent dirt. The ESC finally gave up after 25 years of abuse.

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Cooper's Mining Truck is gigantic.......

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25 yrs, I'd say you got yer $ worth outta that one.

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Yes i did. Was used for years in 1/10 buggy racing and the last five years in the Globe. Wondering if i should change motor also......5 years in the Globe it felt weak the last day........:D

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Crowd........:)

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A popular man;)

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Oh No !!! But all our vehicles and Machines are absolutely superstars !!!

So when are you coming over to see us ??? Next year maybe....? Would love to host you at this event, You are now officially invited. :) Set the dates : January 18-19-20-2019

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Thanks! I'll try to schedule a meeting around that time :) Were supposed to go to Connecticut in January, but is's been postponed to March...

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Great I live in NW CT You're welcome to drop in. If you can schedule a meeting around Cabin Fever I'll make sure the logistic will work for you. Transport, Hotel, etc. if needed.

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Stupid question since i haven't seen beam haulers moving off highway. Should the lower hinge link / frame extension have some kind of red flag or some lighting? I know more than 2' rear overhangs need it, i don't know if sides do beyond the bumper flags

It looked great out on the pile!

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Not a stupid question at all. Thanks for asking. Most of the transport is done on the road......when you come to a construction site things get a lil tricky. Some sites spend a bit of planning and grade a decent entry some don't. In this case i was a bit curious how well or not this setup could access different arias. I got stuck a few times....ugh ! The bumper on The front of The BO-Dog is a bit to low for off road. and just standard Tamiya axles and tires does work quite well. Next time you see this one, it will be equipped with Lesu axles and diff lock. New Motor and ESC is also needed. Flaggs and marking in general was missing....Running out of time as usual before a meet. When moving things on special permit things get a bit interesting an some normal rules goes out the windows. The extension-rod on the truck is retractable by a little motor under the frame, so i can pull normal trailers too. Hope this clear some of the questions.

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Forgot to say i run a 4 channel radio in this truck. Need to change that to 7 channel at least for next show .

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:)
As the mechanics at my place of work, run er till she pukes. Then we know what's brok, & NEEDS worked on.

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Pretty much what i did to this Globe. Interesting to find out how things functioning or not over time.
The more you care when you build the truck the longer it last.
However there is a problem with quality of casting plastic parts. For some reason the same part from different kits, one can fall apart and the other is strong and good. On the other side i don't think Tamiya could imagine what we do to our trucks when they started this back in the day.

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Today is freezing cold outside......14 F I'm not going outside today :D
72 F in the shop. Tamuder Special Deluxe work all day long:)

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That Bruder Mack looks great as a flatbed truck!

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Thanks Skeeter.

Shop Truck Numero uno. Lot of errands i can run for the big guys :D Now back to GetErDone.

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Hard at work....Robin Chief Thinker at Cabin Fever Expo.

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:D

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A smooth 12v brushed esc I've been using in my tam trks is Mtronics Viper Marine 15A... I can't recall if I ever had one fail :thinking:

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Hey Joe.
After inspection of the Globe. I found out several problems.
1. Four days before Cabin Fever i purchased a brand new 4 Ch Spektrum Receiver to get one more funktion for the Rod/drawbar to retract when i pull regular trailers. That stopped working in reverse.
2. The ESC witch is a Novak Super Rooster had a cracked solder.
So now it is fixed, solder the board in the ESC and one new receiver. No cost just i tiny bit of work...........Life is good ! Back to the Tamuder and finish that one. :bounce:

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Brilliant work bo. Loving seeing the set ups. Amazing an esc can last so long!