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Might be able to work that dozer when it snows. That's what I'm planning on, and getting the lights hooked up. And, and, and, well lots of planning on stuff for the hibernation months. It's been so dry around here that a lot of work has slowed and gone inside. Even the d11 ripper was only able to half penetrate the harden soil I got. I know you have roots, what's it like when dry? I've seen some folks have dedicated dirt pits with cushy premo diggin dirt that would make an earthworm jealous. It's funny as now I have a place for all those dead flower pots and half empty bags of potting soil my wife and mom make. And I don't mind as much when they excessively purchase small bags of potting mix. :). Those leaves might be a good idea to make a compost pile, since the backyard pond fill project of mine I've become more of a tree hugger,,( the more compost=the more loose diggin dirt= the easier digging= the more production I get done!! No ulterior motives there, I've become more environmental. Oh and found a place for that used hydro oil, spreading on the haul road!:) . Next time you run that dump truck get some videos of it dumping, or some photos, that is a sharp looking truck.

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Mario-I'm surprised you haven't come up with an R/C needle/leave removal system yet!?:cop::lol::lol::bounce::bounce:

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I say buy a leaf blower and blow it through the fence into the neighbors yard.:D

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There you go, I do it with my leaves and my neihbor doesn't have a tree in his yard anymore:eek::p:lol::lol:

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Lol!!! Down wind and down stream. Couldn't help but be reminded of friendly neighbors and this came to mind,

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Get the Girl Scouts to help clean up those leaves/needles. Lol!!! But better buy cookies first!! Anyway--- how's the hoe holding up? Need to make a thumb for it and haul the needles into a nice pile next to house, ya know for them girl scouts. :lol:

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Haha, That just brightened my day! Nice one.

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due to the size of my yard and the amount of fallout from the trees, I think 1/14th scale clean up will take forever! But now Im in a toy conversion groove so I've been staring at my old 1/6th scale newbright hummer. :rolleyes:
Maybe a blade on the front or a tow behind rake or maybe a blower mounted to it!?:rolleyes:
Still works , all stock drive but way back when I got it, I tore apart and did some detail painting on it. Looking at it now, I realize my eyes and hands used to be much stronger and steady! :lol::(

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But don't get too close... The owner is sensitive! :lol:

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Good thing the season is winding down. All the work and equipment is breaking again! Only one in three in this pic is running right now :eek:
Steering linkage let go on the dump truck, smoked the ESC's on the loader but the new dozer is running fine and strong! :D

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Finally a benefit of living along the shores of the great Lakes! This time of year the water is supposedly " warm" and prevents snow :rolleyes::confused:

Me too. Good one Ralph! :lol:

You were asking about the roots and the hoe. We'll both are kinda connected I think. Dry ground and roots are a nightmare! I have much better success after rainfall. Able to dig much better full heaping buckets, less dust and the roots break much easier when moist.
Problem is, some of them are the size of a oil pipeline!:eek:
The hoe is running great, nothing coming loose but I noticed something the other day.... I swear the swing bearing was tight and had zero play when new. Now I have some noticeable deflection in the house and a certain swing area makes sounds when swinging.
You have lots of hours on yours, how tight , or loose is yours? I'm wondering if all my rookie operating and slamming the back end down has done damage or if it's normal wear ?
Last time I checked , I don't recall seeing a spare parts swing bearing available!:eek:

Thanks for sharing comments and ideas guys. :cool:

Mario

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Hey Mario, have you considered a pizza cutter for the roots, http://www.equipmentland.com/product...83324_zoom.jpg Clamps on a loader or trackhoe bucket. I have one for my Cat 305C CR, just for cutting large tree roots.
Cheers, Neil.

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I don't know Neil. The roots I'm dealing with are pretty nasty and large. Trying to cut would require more patients than I have:p
I think a hyd shear from premacon would be best but beyond my pocket book.
Haven't given up hope yet though. I might try putting a pair of pruning shears on the end of the hoe.have a motor driving a acme thread to open and close. ? :rolleyes: see what happens this winter.:)

Mario

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Got a package today from Brian! :bounce:

My lights have arrived safe and sound. For the longest time I've wanted to start getting some stuff from Exclusive RC and finally I have my first custom 3D printed items! :D. Best part is, they not only look great but are going to be quite functional and a great addition to the pit.

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Well, the tower lights will have to wait till next year before I set them up in the pit. After the rain we had today and forecast is rain all week, I had no choice but to shut er down for the winter. :(
The ground is so saturated from all the rain , my back yard is a lake right now!:eek:

http://youtu.be/TQsDAwXSIes

I've already got ideas and plans for a pit sump pump and waterline......next year :)

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would make a really good mini jet sprint area, some 1/10 boats , the biggest motor you can fit in it, what could go wrong. LOL

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I think , come next fall , after another summer of digging and opening up the pit, I'll have room to bring out my laker ship the Wilfred Sykes for sure!

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But I really like your idea, there was enough water in the entire yard to run speed boats for sure! Lol

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now that's a cool ship, any info on it.
cheers andy

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Built by my dad in 1967. I played with it as a kid, forgot about it and rediscovered in my parents attic a few years after he passed away. I plan on restoring and upgrading to full RC but still caught up in the construction bizz right now.:)

42" long 4 3/4 wide. Not sure what the scale is. It's an actual ship that still sails the greatlakes to this day as far as I know.

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I know you have been getting a lot of rain up there but don't you think that is going over board....LOL Great looking old lake freighter....


Wayne

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Been on a RC break the last couple months. Change in season and crazy snowfall hasn't helped:(
Still gathering parts and stuff for a conveyor build I want to do next. thought I would share what I'm thinking for a drive system. The belt tension idea is something I saw Izzy use on one of his conveyors in the past and I think will work great. I'm using 2" wide rubber, 1/8 thick.
Still need to make the drive roller and idler rollers. Planning on 3-4 ft in length.

Flanged bearings and 1/4 D shaft

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It's hard to explain or describe the stretch of this rubber? Maximum stretch of a 2ft length was less than 6" stretch. Lots of splice testing to do but I'm positive I can make this stuff work.

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Mario

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A better idea that I came up with last Spring was car tire tubes, cut the width of the belt from the outside/middle of the circumference for an endless loop belt - no splices. :D Stretched to fit - no adjustable slides to mess with either.

All the tire tubes I found in the junk pile at the tire repair shop in town (freebies :D), all tubes had mold lines on them that I followed, cutting the rubber with scissors with great accuracy in width. ;)

A few conveyers is on my 'to-do list' too this winter. :)

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I made this 12" conveyor last winter, the belt is a tire tube meant for a small front tire on a garden tractor.

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