Re: Azonic Hitachi 470/Bell B50D
 

If you fellas want to stick to scale that's the proper steering wheel. doesn't need to be round or larger. There's just a small rod through the centre operating a valve under the floor.
Rob

Re: Azonic Hitachi 470/Bell B50D
 

Got the old Harley sold, B40 kits are supposed to be ready 3rd week in Jan. It's all your fault ;)

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Excellent... are you buying it complete or in what state of build?

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Kit/unwelded

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Awesome, it was not hard to push you over the edge! :p

Really looking forward to see this, especially since you went with the kit, will it be Bell yellow?


An little update on my 470, i took it apart today for some modifications, paint and service, undercarrige will get some black powdercoating, new swing motor will be installed and will re-build the stick and bucket cylinder, i think i might have damaged them a little when first assembled, will replace all o-rings.

I also have a 4th valve coming from Frank that i will install as well, plan is to make some additional hydraulics for a tiltbucket or other hydraulic attachments.

More on this later this week i hope.

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Your cyls starting to drip? My stick cyl is seeping a little bit, but I think it's mostly just when digging hard ground - run at max press constantly, don't see any pooling in easy digging.

Are going to use a hyd mechanism for your quik-tach?

I'm thinking about narrowing up my digging bucket 20 to 30% & making a GP bucket 50% or wider than stock.

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Joe, can't remember if you cylinders came built or not? But it they are the same as mine, there are 6 bolts on the end, this removes the end cap, inside are two tiny rubber o rings acting as scrapper seals. I assume with all your digging and high pressure you're worn them out...?

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/IMG_2259.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/IMG_2258.jpg

Mine even came with spares..

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/IMG_2265.jpg

Hope that helps?

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Yes, I built my cyls too Kalle. :) I used lots of white Lithium grease installing the o-rings with a precise curved pic. I got spares too.

Seems odd though that they might fail already, I pretty sure I'm well under 100hrs and I changed oil at about 30hrs... :confused:

The brass tubing on mine is quite a bit different than yours (they did that).

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The stick and bucket cyls are leaking a little, i have run between, 22-27 bars from the time i got it, now im on 25 i think. Im going to do it now that i have it apart so its fresh for the coming spring! Getting the smallest o-rings out should be a challenge! :)

Nope Joe, though i was gonna go hyd for the new one i still wanted the 4th valve for something else then just a qucik coupler, so it will most likely be a low geared motor that push the mechanism in and out.
A motor controller i have found will be used to run the motor on a 3 pos switch.
I hope to have some CAD:s from the guy who does that later this week. Will PM you about this.

I have also thought about making a larger bucket, some kind of mass bucket, with or without theets, dont know yet, also a better grading bucket will be made, my friends uncle have a plasma cutter, i will ask him to cut the pieces out, will have to make some templates first.

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Got started on the extra hydraulics today, waiting on the valve so i started with some pipes on the stick...

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-03211718.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-03211706.jpg

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Thumb?

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No, i think i will use it for a tilt bucket or something else, no plans for a thumb yet.

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An little update on the extra hyds., made the boom pipes and mounts today, now im just waiting on the nipples and some other things.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-05235235.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-05235222.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-05235209.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-05235157.jpg

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Made the transitions on the stick..

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-06143445.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-06143451.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1-06143459.jpg

Re: Azonic Hitachi 470/Bell B50D
 

Looking good Kalle. :cool:

Is that a different hose on the bucket cyl, more flexible than what's provided in the kit originally?

Is your body tall enough to fit the vertical swing motor without cutting a hole in it?

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Thx Joe!

Nope its the same, i use a heat gun to soften them up a little bit, then you can form the a little like you want, and when they get cold they hold the shape a little better.

I dont know yet really, but i think i may have to cut it up a little.

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Heat gun, good to know, thanx Kalle... I tried to make mine like the OEM and it kinked!

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Kalle, the additional pipe work looks neat. What are you using the make them?

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Yep, works pretty good! Your welcome!

Thanks!

If you refer to the pipes, they are 4x0.5mm pipes, other then that just some brass, silver solder och a tube bender, but most importand, my hands! haha!

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Here is the new quick coupler im working on.

http://youtu.be/m2xR0dcQeHM