Azonic Hitachi 470/Bell B50D

[Azonic]

Originally Posted by JAMMER

Hello Kalle I see we are all cleaned up and ready to go. I've got a few things to do before the Cabin Fever show next month on mine. Ed

Yes, spring time is on the way and i almost got everything to finish her up for the season!

Originally Posted by rc13

I don't think I would ever sell my B50. I love that thing. It just works so well with my excavators. I also have a 6x6 3 way tipper (mostly Tamiya and other parts) and a ScaleArt 8x8 3 way tipper. The 6x6 is fine with the excavators, but the ScaleArt looks so small when that bucket swings over to drop a load of dirt in the back....
The Sidewalk/catwalk is very nice. I have one on my 450 and it is a little to wide. Yours does not stick out that far. I think yours looks more scale. The color looks fine to me.
It looks like I have the same tracks on my 450. They appear as if they will work better than the tracks on my 850. I have not driven the 450 in the dirt yet, so I can't give any feedback yet. I think these tracks look better too.
Do they make a metal track for these?
I have been pretty busy with my work lately. I have a lot of plans for modifications to the 450 and 850. I also have the RC4WD excavator that I have a bunch of upraded parts to install sometime in the near future. But that thing is just sitting on a shelf. I really like the size of the Vario excavators. Even though they are a little difficult to move around sometimes.

Yeah, i have loaded a truck as well, its tricky to get the dirt in the bed!

Yes i dont like the Vario sidewalks either, thats why i made my own, turned out better i think.

No they dont make any metal tracks yet, but when or if they do i will get them!

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Nice update! The paint looks pretty darn close to me. I wouldn't worry about it. How do you keep your machine so clean? You play with in the dirt a lot, but everytime I see photos, there doesn't even seem to be dust on it. I am sure if I had a machine like this, I'd keep them really clean too, so I am on your side, and not poking fun at you!

Thx!

Yeah, its close enough!

Sadly we have a thing called winter and that sucks, but it gives a lot of time of building parts, modding, i mostly dont clean it, its just my hands when i work on it thats does the cleaning! But if its very dirty after a run i usually just take the tracks off and clean them out then its good.

I like also like a clean machine, at least on top and under the body, but the undercarrige im not to clean about when its season! And i also have a cover for it when im not working on it or using it becuse i have it in my workshop and it gets quite wet and dirty at times.

[rc13]

So any modified parts that you make, just make 2 so I can purchase them from you. I am serious. So let me know if you you ever have extra.
Thanks,
Eddie

[Azonic]

Originally Posted by rc13

So any modified parts that you make, just make 2 so I can purchase them from you. I am serious. So let me know if you you ever have extra.
Thanks,
Eddie

I will let you know if i make more!


I finally got the new tripple grousers on, the package got lost in transit and was delayed by about a week, now it has the right shoes for the model it is.

The snow has finally started to melt over here and its not much left, maybe still frozen in the ground but its on the way to get diggable!

[Azonic]

Finally got some time to run the hitachi, have worked a lot this summer in another city, today a guy on a Swedish forum called me and wanted to meet so we did, it was a great day in the sun.

He had his Stahl 742 dozer and a deere tractor with dump bed, very nice models.

I have also got new brushless motors for the track drive that I'm going to mount as soon as I get home, also a new version of the grading bucket is taking shape.

Other then that I'm going to try to save up to a THS Volvo L250G!

Here is a few pics from today...





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[Azonic]

Was quite some time since I updated the 470, I have made some details and finally got my hydraulic tilt bucket started, just waiting on the cylinders and a few other things I will make for it, then I really hope that it works like I want it to!

[liftmys10]

Nicest vario I've seen!

[Claus]

Beautiful machine, would be nice to have a realistic looking operator in the seat.

[doodlebug]

Nice looking tilt bucket!
Cheers, Neil.

[cabs]

Wow, awesome model. I move the real ones a couple times a week. We have about 20 in our rental fleet between Deere and Hitachi which are the same machine. Is that plumbing on the stick for the bucket or a future hammer???

[Azonic]

Originally Posted by Claus

Beautiful machine, would be nice to have a realistic looking operator in the seat.

Thx, I have one but just not in there at the moment.

Originally Posted by cabs

Wow, awesome model. I move the real ones a couple times a week. We have about 20 in our rental fleet between Deere and Hitachi which are the same machine. Is that plumbing on the stick for the bucket or a future hammer???

Thanks!

That's cool, I work with these machines as well, both excavators, wheel loaders and dumpers, though ours are Volvo, boss is a Volvo freak!

The plumbing on the stick is for the hydraulic tilt bucket, maybe for more attachments later.

Thanks for all nice comments guys!

Here are a few more pics of the bucket.

[calum_scania]

Just read this from start to finish, honestly one of the best machines I've seen!
Well done on a superb model

Calum

[liftmys10]

So freakin sweet! Great job.

[Cooper]

Very cool!!!

[Cooper]

Definitely want to see a video of this working a ditch!!!

[Azonic]

Thanks everyone!

I have finally painted it, but I do have some leakage problems with the M3x2mm swivel connectors on the lower hole on the cylinders, I have a hard time getting them to seal tight, I have had best luck with locktite 542 but also that gave after when I accidentally rotated the swivel, any tips on these or similar connectors? can't be much larger.

Here's some pics and video.











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[Azonic]

Thanks everyone!

I have finally painted it, but I do have some leakage problems with the M3x2mm swivel connectors on the lower hole on the cylinders, I have a hard time getting them to seal tight, I have had best luck with locktite 542 but also that gave after when I accidentally rotated the swivel, any tips on these or similar connectors? can't be much larger.

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http://youtu.be/ZvwNPRKOOK8

[RCKiwi]

That is impressive! Well done.

[Lil Giants]

What you doing making movies indoors this time of yr Kalle?!

The swivel leak - what threads into the cyl or the hose on the barbed or the swivel joint itself leaks?

[Azonic]

Originally Posted by RCKiwi

That is impressive! Well done.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

What you doing making movies indoors this time of yr Kalle?!

The swivel leak - what threads into the cyl or the hose on the barbed or the swivel joint itself leaks?

I know Joe, I have a new job about 2,5 hours from my hometown as of now and when I went home last weekend it was rainy all weekend, that's why!

Hopefully I'm going home soon and hope for good weather this time.

The swivel joint, where it contacts the cylinder body, lower hole on cyl.
It's the M3 one's, there isn't much thread that goes into the cyl and I also don't think that the little o-ring can handle the +20 bars, I got one tight but I think I was lucky there, I need to make a new more bulletproof connector I think, feels like they can start leaking anytime!

Or maybe turn some thin aluminum washers (0.8-1.0mm) instead of the o-rings??

[Azonic]

Today I made a aluminum washer 5.5x0.5x3mm for the swivel connector, seem to work just fine so far, the washer and some Locktite 542 probably made it to seal like it should, more testing tomorrow!

Also started to wonder what to make of the original kit bucket, I dont have a straight cut bucket exept the grading bucket, but I really like it with the teeths!

What you think?