Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

OK, so this thing might as well have been a scratch build... I seriously doubt it would have cost much more and probably would have only taken twice as long to build. Having said that I am starting to think that this may be the most rugged looking example of this particular type of Bruder dozer.

I spent some more time on this tonight and it's starting to take shape now. I have the lower part of the blade mounted to the c frame and the c frame mounted to the Cat. While I was at it I decided that the blade was too narrow so I added 1/2" to the middle. Not a big deal, although I wish I had done it right the first time. Once I had that to my liking I milled up the guarding on the top and welded it on.

Let me know what you think!

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Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Wow reg looks really great

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slowly each plastic part is replaced with aluminium........nice!

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

This is sweet Reg! How did I miss this until now?!!

A million times more real with the metal tracks and other additions!

Great job!,

-Alex

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Reg,
Guarding and blade assembly turned out nice. It's the little things by way of detail that breaths life into what was a toy. Very well done.

Cheers

Paul

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AWESOME work Reg!!

So how much are you gonna charge for a complete aluminum replacement parts kit for this bruder so we can build one like it? :rolleyes:

John

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Hey John! Good to see you're still around here! I'm not sure exactly but if there was a demand I would make the parts. How's the popcorn supply this time of year???:cool::rolleyes:

I am slowly trying to rid this thing of the "earth touching plastic". I got 50mm actuators for all four positions but I have discovered that 30mm ones would have worked better on the blade so I will need to get those before I finish it up. Lots of other work to do yet though so stay tuned!

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

FWIW I would invest in a set great work

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Here's a short video of it running around....http://youtu.be/TpfMGHOYgJI

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Here's a couple videos of it pushing! I still need to add the cutting edges to the blade so I think it will work pretty well in loose soil considering how wet and heavy the sand was in video 1.

http://youtu.be/5Oj61IHCvHc
http://youtu.be/33QzeIHWhr8

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Nice job Reg, the blade looks great. Some day when I get around to doing my D5 I might have to talk to you about tracks.

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

I finally took the time to make the steel cutting edge for the blade today.

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Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Very nice job Reg looks real good. Ed

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Thanks Ed. Sometimes this stuff just gets outta hand... Anyone want a Bulldozer built?:D

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Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Hi Reg,
how much will one of those cost and did you get my order for the dumpbox ? Thanks !
Mike.

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Sure I'll take one ... How much rtr

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You have done some real great work to the little guy!! You might have to rename the thread,, 4 hour dozer?? :).

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Maybe it started as a 4hr build but since Reg blamed me for the inspiration....again....:rolleyes: I think this should be called the 4 day dozer maybe? :lol::lol:

Looks great Reg! Just when I was happy with what I had you create this! ;):D

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

Haha, It's definitely not a 4 hour project anymore that's for sure. For those that have expressed an interest, I am going to build one for someone and see how it goes for cost + time, then I will come up with a solid price. I have ordered all the parts for it so I will be putting it together(with some changes/updates) soon. I will keep everyone up to date as I make progress.

Here's a bit more video of mine working. So far I am quite impressed with it considering it's only about 6lbs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfTs...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRB...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

Thanks for looking.

Re: 4 Hour Bruder Dozer
 

how about one of these??
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