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Yah, forgot about the Komatsu era.

Cheer's, Neil.

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Nice looking tracks Steve! You are quite the lucky man, able to machine stuff like this. The tools and skills. Pretty awesome.

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Sorry I haven't posted on your awesome dozer build but I was waiting at the mail box on some wheels and hubs and I don't have Internet down there! But the tractor is coming out nice cant wait to see it finnished

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thanks ,Nate I still be with old manuals if it wheren't for the wheels .

easy there desertbilly ;) you don't want to upset uncle fishstick n aunt tater tot askin fer your wheels before them now would you :eek::eek: but hey thanks :)

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Good news Steve I got a box from you and it had a bunch of shinny stuff in it so now I'm back at the computer watching for an update on this dozer. This thing is going to be a beast and I can't wait for more pictures and the parts you sent me are over the top . You the man

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:eek: holy crap desertbilly you get some tan on your head while waitin at the mail box :eek::eek::p:p 1 thing at a time Shane , loader 1st then dozer :D ( if I don't go crazy and start on a excavator :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::rolleyes: )

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i got your tater tot hangin:D

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You should deffinately start building an excavator!

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I decided to get around to cutting Stevie some grouser pads for his 40. Here's 101 ready for you to pick up.
http://imageshack.us/a/img819/8841/dscn1717f.jpg

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I'll be there ;) now to get the chains made :eek: thank you very much sir :D

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bout time ya get back at this thing :)
need picks!!!!!!! lol

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well I guess I could post a bunch of part pics if ya want :rolleyes: thats about how far I got so far :( but yea it needs to be pushing by April 2013 since we're not sure any other dozers will be up this way again :rolleyes: :p:p

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with about 4 months to cabin fever and not a dozer makin it's way to the show :confused:I figured it's time to start putting these collected parts together :rolleyes: . I got the motors in and started putting the track frames together . The mill finished up on 1 job , so I had a chance to start on the final drives :) I hope to take between christmas and new year to get the tracks together (we'll see :rolleyes: ) I did go crazy and start (2 :eek: ) excavators :rolleyes: but calmed my self down and get back on track and get some of these dusty projects goin :eek::p .

right hand drive 18v dewalts ;)

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...der/file-6.jpg

track frame and back plates for the finals

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...der/file-9.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...der/file-7.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...der/file-8.jpg

thats it for now :o thanks for looking

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wow!!!!!!! glad to see this thing getting the dust knocked off finally :D

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thanks guys :)

couldn't get to sleep :(

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...er/file-12.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...er/file-11.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...er/file-10.jpg

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Looks really nice, Steve. The track drives are great. No need for a chain tension adjustment? You must of done some planning to figure out how far to space the sprockets so the chain was perfect! I'd like to try building a dozer someday, if I could. So much to learn though.... I'll be watching.

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I am glad to see you used the right hand drill motors i was going to use them but i couldn't find any cheap enough lol they look like they fit nicely

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looks good any progress? i think i am going to start lookin around for more partsand see what i can dig up might get the scraper a lil further ya got the gears turnnin again lol

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Henry , I'm a blade man , and it's killin me not haven this 1 done . So , the push is on to have it pushin for cabin fever 2013 . I spent an hr on it last night and got the main motor mount in and 1 final in place . I stopped when I broke a drill bit in the final drive case :mad:

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that D7 i built still has a tap broke off in the track frame on one roller lol