Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello,

a second video about my selfmade Menck M154 as Dragline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSW7iw45rhM

Best Regards

Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Welcome! I have watched all of your videos. Being a cable operated digging fan I would naturally be interested in your machines!

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hi Wolfgang, Great job on your dragline! Thank's for posting the video.

Cheer's, Neil.

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello,

new bucket with much better digging results

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luy3TSZObYA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWY36H1qdkE

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Nice job on the new bucket, it works well. If it wasn't for some clues in the background you'd think you were looking at a fullsize dragline in the first video.

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello,

some newer vids of the dragline:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dREzJfNxLJQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmG2MmNcVRo

Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello,

the next:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdcsQMMTMxY

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello, I have subbed to your YouTube channel and have been watching your cable diggers and bulldozer videos.

They are very good and unique models, do you have a build thread of them? I would love to see how you made them.

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello cyanide,

you can watch the build threads in www.rc-baustelle.de. They are all written in german, but they contains a lot of pictures.

Another video dozer works together with dragline:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANtasCAafLU

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello,

the dragline in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DTZyv3tH0c

Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

here are some pics during the construction:

The frame is made in aluminum. Tracks are the Universalkette from Conrad electronics, but i cut them smaller. Motors for driving are two RB35:600, transmission over little chaines. The slewing ring is from Leimbach, because i'm not able to build it self.

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...fpoqmrdkl0.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...3fcrokmyi9.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...kbmpgwuv19.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...z03pxocay5.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...lgzm94dwc8.jpg

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,


the cab is made in aluminum. Motor for turning is RB35:200

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...ds9rmqyeb6.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...w25tlxm3q9.jpg

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http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...qpbr87gwke.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...3tq0k42f9b.jpg

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http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...zhb1l0nypc.jpg

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

the boom is also made in aluminum

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...hp3c8fadq2.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...4n3t7hvwk6.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...tlg24qyexi.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...1j0czaw7v4.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...1sj70qwegy.jpg


rolleys for the dragline bucket. All Mencks had this construction.


http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...gjwet2589u.jpg

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,


the winches, for digging two RB35:100 and one Maxxon gearbox-motor to pull the boom.


http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...u6qpklt4rc.jpg


the cab was very difficult, today i would build this parts in copper

http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploa...x6zgods9th.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...psgb2xm9u0.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...9k62q1iu8f.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...y7m5qbf032.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...l0wtv5srkf.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...hmlc9ej3bz.jpg


For operate i'm using a Graupner F14 (40MHz), 12Volt plumbum battery and 4 controller Thor 15, two of them will switched between winch- and driving motors, radio controlled over a little servo.



Best Regards
Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

I've built this excavator in 2007/2008. In 2012 i've made some reconstructions in electric parts, winches and tracks.


the grey track is the old, the brown the new

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...b9yefhm5x6.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...o5r3i9tuqv.jpg


completing the cab with sliding doors and a new construction for calming the clamshell bucket.

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...z0xo2abgd1.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...weh6utvjno.jpg



the principle of function in motion. The end of the rope is fixed at the clamshell bucket and tries to pull at the weight. Therefore the clamshell bucket can't turning and twisting. A typical Menck construction, built from the beginning in 1900 till the end in 1978


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNIVlKAHGIQ


Best Regards

Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

the dragline bucket, soldered in steel and copper.


Special thanks to Steve (9W Monigham), because he gave me some pieces of advice for building a dragline bucket with good operating results. The first bucket was not very good and has no good filling grades.

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...izy3upmbwe.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...1vjfgaz8o3.jpg


the dragline bucket in motion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmG2MmNcVRo


Best Regards
Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,


the clamshell bucket, built in a mix of copper, steel, brass and aluminum

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...ck2vt3uzsb.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...tcxgmfeaq2.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...4esm9ou0wt.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...6n284x3uio.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...c26xny08ia.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...ht8zkxg75y.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...8j5kbptarw.jpg


the clamshell bucket in action, but its very difficult to operate and wet dirt is not the best

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9lcMka0hzE


Best Regards

Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

the newest pics of the excavator:

http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploa...vctyzwrmdf.jpg

http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploa...rps4vb5twz.jpg

http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...vb1ygrn8qi.jpg


and in motion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ov3GQHd_g


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eXZStT-KBI


I hope you enjoy this report and please excuse me, english is not my favorite language. Its more difficult to me than building, lol

If you have any questions, i will try to answer them


Best Regards

Wolfgang

http://www.youtube.com/user/Seilbagger1

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,


truck loading with clamshell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo8JFJEChEE

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

the excavator climbs a hill, not so easy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGm7xXzaumc

Best Regards

Wolfgang

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

fighting with a big chunk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LkoEA0oZVI

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

What a beautifully crafted model! Somehow this thread slipped past me and I never saw it before, but you are very talented, and I enjoyed watching the videos of your Menck operating!

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Very beautiful model! Nice pictures of the build...

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Hello all,

unfortunately most of the pics are away, therefore a Little update with correct uploaded pics during construction:

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Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Well done.....always liked the clamshell excavators, very interesting machines !!!

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Nice pics and videos of your model. Thanks for sharing. So which do you enjoy operating more? The crane with a clamshell bucket or dragline?

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hi Brian,

ist much easier to operate with the dragline

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

playing with little rocks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TNze_5tbgA

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Seilbagger-as I was watching that 1st. video I was thinking-I don't believe this is how draglines are meant to be used :eek:. But it looked like you were enjoying yourself. That's what really matters. In the 2nd video, your dozer looks very realistic. Nice work.

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hi modelman,

the only sense of this vid was to show the power of the used motors. A lot of people in other forums always said: Oh no, the RB35 are too weak, i need a stronger motor.....Normaly i try to operate like the real dragline.

Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

some newer pics of this year


Action as dragline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D98BPbC3wE4

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Re: Menck M154 german rope excavator 1:16
 

Hello all,

some newer pics of this year


Action as dragline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D98BPbC3wE4
http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...yvogef470n.jpg

Action with the clamshell bucket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUjndYOPALU
http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uplo...om8pxrgb93.jpg




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