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Forum: Construction Equipment 04-18-2024, 10:49 PM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

thanks, i just love looking at those tiny switches and levers... they were just a pain to put together as the PLA prints are like silk and slippery and it slips from you finger tips and fly away and...
Forum: Construction Equipment 04-18-2024, 10:45 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

I came up with a design where the axle pivot and the pitman arm pivot are at the same axis so even when the axle is tilted, it can still push the steering arms side to side, the pitman arm has...
Forum: Construction Equipment 04-15-2024, 08:46 PM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Update on the build... i have a driver, yay... the tires also i think is a good fit and quite realistic...

https://i.ibb.co/VY60k49/20240415-182511.jpg (https://ibb.co/fdJVTwF) ...
Forum: Construction Equipment 03-22-2024, 02:45 AM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

they do come with inserts, these are 2.2 tires, luckily, i designed the rims to be 60mm diameter which is what 2.2 tires come with, and with a bit of stretching when you put it in... i might add...
Forum: Construction Equipment 03-20-2024, 10:09 PM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

the tires have arrived... i think they are the right size at 130mm diameter and 60mm wide...

https://i.ibb.co/CBKc031/20240320-182812.jpg (https://ibb.co/8MgC8LK) ...
Forum: Construction Equipment 03-20-2024, 10:06 PM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Haha, thanks, its quite huge as it is exactly 1/10th of the full size rig, end to end its about 3.5 ft or 42 inches long, 11.5 inches wide and 13.5 inches tall on the roof... the cat D8 T is also in...
Forum: Construction Equipment 03-19-2024, 03:25 PM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

pedals and cooling fan are installed...

https://i.ibb.co/YkgRdcz/20240318-232828.jpg (https://ibb.co/Kqn0s2M) https://i.ibb.co/tB50Jx2/20240318-232843.jpg (https://ibb.co/zsw3472)

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Forum: Construction Equipment 03-18-2024, 05:27 PM
Replies: 42
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

oh those vintage metal toys, i remember seeing one when i was a kid at some friends house, but they were locked in a glass cabinet, so only for the eyes... that is where my love for miniature stuff...
Forum: Construction Equipment 03-18-2024, 03:47 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Cab interior almost done, except the pedals, rear view mirror and cooling fan...

https://i.ibb.co/Q9zrd3H/20240316-133740.jpg (https://ibb.co/p2GJyBK) ...
Forum: Construction Equipment 02-17-2024, 01:01 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Yup, 8x16x5 steel bearings on both end casing so 6 bearings in that bogey axle.
Forum: Construction Equipment 02-16-2024, 05:07 PM
Replies: 42
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

This is how it looks like inside the axle casing...I use a #35 steel chain that wraps around both wheel axles sprocket and goes at the bottom of the center sprocket. I printed the sprockets with...
Forum: Construction Equipment 02-10-2024, 12:47 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

I have been modeling with Autocad for all my projects since i started using a printer so im quite comfortable with it. got it from a friend who lets me use the license, but i dont the use the online...
Forum: Construction Equipment 02-06-2024, 02:13 PM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

too many hours of cad work...

https://i.ibb.co/MVZ6ty8/010-Capture.jpg (https://ibb.co/yydSZmh) https://i.ibb.co/Ky1H5SW/012-Capture.jpg (https://ibb.co/MNXLgQ7)
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Forum: Construction Equipment 02-06-2024, 02:06 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

I remember i used epoxy so i can still set and then clamp it, and then a little CA glue on the edges to set it firmly.
Forum: Construction Equipment 02-03-2024, 12:33 AM
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

this is the complete assembly of the engine compartment

https://i.ibb.co/qyysnYc/009-Capture.jpg (https://ibb.co/0DDMXy6)
Forum: Construction Equipment 02-03-2024, 12:19 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

i had to print that side flat on the bed otherwise, if standing up, i had to clean up a lot of stuff, and that side panel is almost 26.5 cm so it had to be in 2 sections to fit on the printer bed,...
Forum: Construction Equipment 02-02-2024, 03:51 AM
Replies: 42
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Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Ripper assembly is installed... moving on to the cab interior....

https://i.ibb.co/F6SHftT/20240202-014430.jpg (https://ibb.co/5TNKzVH) https://i.ibb.co/Fx49XFs/20240202-003602.jpg...
Forum: Construction Equipment 01-31-2024, 04:55 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

The aluminum is the same channel trim for 3/4" plywood that I have used on the Oshkosh and Kenworth truck chassis, I just had to trim it a little bit. thought it would make the tub chassis a lot...
Forum: Construction Equipment 01-29-2024, 11:32 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Engine cover is on...accessory lighting is on.. next is the ripper and cab interior.

https://i.ibb.co/WBQzHWs/20240128-023225.jpg (https://ibb.co/SV2m6XJ) ...
Forum: Construction Equipment 01-24-2024, 04:32 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Still using PLA for this build, its a mix of PLA+, regular PLA and Tough PLA coz im still using the old 1st Gen Ender 3 printer LOL... I was supposed to start using the new anycubic Kobra Go printer...
Forum: Construction Equipment 01-20-2024, 01:52 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

You know i never thought of that, i could have done that on the 2 long lifting cylinders but i guess my mind got stuck on the short ones where there is no way to have the wires run inside the...
Forum: Construction Equipment 01-18-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Cab build has started...

https://i.ibb.co/H79FRj1/20240118-030826.jpg (https://ibb.co/1Z4vBkh) https://i.ibb.co/GxyBYNx/20240118-030833.jpg (https://ibb.co/ZL5t47L)
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Forum: Construction Equipment 01-17-2024, 10:24 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

yes i do, with an N20 gearmotor though i have to redesign it to make it smaller by making the walls thinner, coz i know that the cylinders on these graders are long and typically smaller in diameter.
Forum: Construction Equipment 01-17-2024, 10:20 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
Re: 1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Thanks, i kinda liked the challenge of figuring out a shape to model when starting out a project, also, i need to figure out how to cut a piece so i dont have to print with so much support which will...
Forum: Construction Equipment 01-17-2024, 02:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 43
Posted By Orange RC Works
1/10 caterpillar 140h motor grader 3d printed

Started working on the CAD models of this project couple of months ago and just recently started printing the parts and assembling them as i go. Basic structure is done, drivetrain is...
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