http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pje467gi0GE
full functions test a success. I walked it out there under its own power (no way to film and operate it at the same time, will have to tripod later).
And found another problem. The incline getting down on the deck from the inside ran the hydro dry despite it being 3/4 full. so now i have to rebleed (hence my limited use of the pump in the video). unfortunately there is no way around that with the leim system. and that's why folks vario has a 50 gallon reservoir in there, to avoid things like that among others. i remember people saying how big theirs was.. well now i personally know why. inclines are bad :i
but that asides, im happy. now i can finish up the bodywork and maybe add some details and i am done.
i am already thinking of my next excavator with a true scale underbody and lots more metal (and a better pump! and maybe valves if i could find any)