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Sure you can, If I had one ready now we could meet in Balladonia on Friday and play as I have a roadtrain load of a Telstra tower to take close by.( Fraser Range)

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Well im in Perth in September , managed to win the VETis worldskills regional and state competition in joinery , yeah i know its weird that i wanna be a diesel mechanic in the near future lol , but im also good at this trade , and the nationals are in Perth , so ill be representing Victoria over there , will you have one of your dozers finished by then ??

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I reckon one should be done, but I thought 6 months would have been enough time. (Shows you how much I know)
Send me a pm when your coming, even if one is not complete you can come and have a look anyway

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aw geez , i guess i could one day do that , my toolbox i now use for my truck stuff is the one that got me into the competition in a way , it was a class project we all had to make and mine stood out from the others was a wooden tool box with dovetail joints holding it together , my teacher gave me the sign up sheet and i got to the nationals , if i come out on top i might be on my way to Germany next year i think , somewhere over seas anyway , for the world competition but im happy:D just to be in the nationals:D representing my state :D

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How about some pictures of your fine toolbox :D:D
Cheer's, Neil.

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Im happy to share photos of my toolbox , i will put some photos up in the next couple of days in my thread MY KNIGHT HAULER , because im tied up between restoring my 1947 grey fergie tea20 to sell in a couple of months and buy my first car , gettin ready for school and work so i think I've never been this busy in my life lol, im 17 restoring a tractor 50years older than me , i want to be a diesel mechanic and im really good at wood work , is this normal or what :lol:??????? :lol::lol::lol:

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Hi Guys,
Here is the latest from the last week or so. Soon the tin work start.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljvBgikUGw

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Very nice work Paul it seems to work real good. You are getting closer to being finished, have you got all 3 of them to this point? Keep up the good work. Ed

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:bounce: I think you should be very pleased and proud of these dozers. You are doing what most just dream of. Workmanship on these vehicles is top notch.

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Thanks Ed, This is #1 ready for tin work and fitting of internals.
#2 is rolling no hydraulics.
#3 can roll ( the drive motors are fitted) but is last on the list.
Once #1 is running and tested more work will start on the other two, all of the hydraulics for the three are here, I think one more speed controller and a couple of transmitters, but just in those few things are $$$$$ :(and the extra time will allow more time to save and test (play) with #1:D.
Paul

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Thank you very much, as you have seen in the build thread photos there are a few different people in the photos doing different things to make these machines come together,(Robert, Mark, Alex, George and Myself) I will pass on your kind words.
Paul

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Here are some new photos that may give a better idea of size,
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2c798f2b.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1ffa6ef4.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psa01926e9.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psbea92171.jpg

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Hey Paul thanks for the photos looks great so far keep them coming. Ed

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That's very impressive, Paul! How many kilos?
Stefan

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Hi Stefan,
About 20-21kg at the moment.
Also on the weekend have booked and paid the airline tickets to Friedrichshafen (21hr flight) :bounce: so will see you again in November to do more shopping??.

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I wonder what IT(for me) or design fairs(for the missus) are on in Europe around that time... I feel the need for some "research" into European practices... With a modelling sideline, and a trip to Italy (I am a sucker for an Italian sports car or two).

Flight time from Sydney... A similar 20+ hrs...

Ouch.
Ap

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Hey Andrew,
If you get the missus interested in these shows in Florence we might see you in Germany in November?

5 Trade Fairs in Florence from November 2014
Exhibition calendar with currently 5 trade fairs from November 2014 in Florence. The most common types of trade fairs in Florence are Textiles, Fashion and Clothing Industry. In addition to the current trade fairs, Sights & Attractions in Florence can also be visited.

After Friedrichshafen my Wife and I will be going to tour around Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria and Germany.
Who else is going to Fiedrichshafen in Germany November 2014???

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What's the width of the blade?

Thongs in the metal fab shop :confused: is it next to the beach? :lol:

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From memory its about 425mm wide but need to confirm that.

And yes thongs (or so called Chinese safety boots) in a metal shop, after spending all week in boots its good to have the feet out :bounce:
Oh and the beach is only about 15mins away:D
I have now set up a transmitter to enable it to drive and have all of the Hydraulics working, so if there is no work this weekend there maybe a chance to put in the dirt and work it, (fingers crossed)
Paul

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Joe, When I first read thongs I thought maybe I had missed a picture where he was bent over showing a lot more than just a plumbers crack. Then I realised you were referring to his choice in footware. Us southern folks call those flip flops. For a split second I was afraid this thread had taken a turn to the kinky side. :D:D:D

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Lol,,, my exact thoughts too, I went back and was looking for someone wearing a thong in background or something I missed. Lol,,,, took a bit then realized the flip flops. :jaw:

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425mm? that's just a tad narrower than Joe's D9 blade in 10th... it'll be interesting to hear from you what all the dimensions are when one is completed to compare with. ;) This one is currently about half the weight.

Yes, I paused for a second after writing thongs, but that's always been the cdn term for them... imagine what my thought was a few yrs ago when I 1st heard the American womens' fashion trend of their thong showing above their pants??!!! :confused: it was WT? - till I saw a picture. :lol:

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Hey Joe you are spot on with calling them thongs for Australia, our friends in New Zealand also call them flip flops, so don't feel to bad

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I'm looking forward to seeing this thing in action, Paul. Your doing a fine job, not that my approval means anything.

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Yes I am also ready to see it in action BUT
We will have to wait for another time for the dirt run, today the hydraulics came off to seal the rams as a couple had a weep :mad:. Now they are all 100%:bounce:
The body work started today as well. It looks straight forward until you start trying to get all the angles correct :confused:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psbd6e1a51.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4f45ac8d.jpg

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Hey Joe,
The blade width is 425mm. It was put on the scales today.
The weight came in at 22kg, the only things to add to that will be the battery, electronics and a small amount of body work, so I am guessing a finished weight will be around 25kg

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Hi Paul it is realty taking shape now won't be long before you will be pushing dirt. Keep up the good work. Ed

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getting closer paul! can,t wait to see it pushing dirt

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Hi Paul,

very nice build, the chains are impressive, WOW!

About Friedrichshafen, I think, I'm there again.

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Simply impressive!

Kerst

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I love your machine skills

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Here are some photos of the bonnet construction, there is still a lot of fitting to be done. More to come later.
Also gave the cylinders a lick of colour.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8180053d.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9ccc3889.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps033e0624.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7d7901ed.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2d45b3fe.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psc5e0be54.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psbc9e49c0.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps15a9749d.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2fe1a24f.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps93d917f8.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...psd828a0c7.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9e4c112a.jpg

Thanks for looking,
Paul

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Can you send me some of that EMU Beer? :D
I like your safety shoes :eek:

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Hello Paul great work on the cab. Your moving right along, keep up the good work. Ed

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What makes you think its Beer? It could be soft drink:rolleyes: and the safety shoes are common for this time of year as the temperature is over 30 degs most days.

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:D ;) :lol: It about -11 deg. C here this morning

Keep them parts coming:popcorn:

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I never thought I would be so excited to see more pictures of wrinkley old men in thongs!:thinking::jaw: :lol:

Keep up the great work guys!

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Hahaha!

Btw. Very nice work as always! :)

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That's very funny, I showed my wife and she had a good laugh too:lol: maybe we need botox to level out those wrinkles:)

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1. There are no "export" named soft drinks ;)
2. You're an australian :D

Anyway, that's gonna be an awesome model! Congrats! Markus