1/12 John Deere 870G

[carp]

the valve block is from fumotec

[RCKiwi]

wow! Monster build fella! Do you have only one bolt holding the cleats onto the tracks? No fear of them skewing around in use?
Glenn

[pumptech]

Nice metal work ,looking good so far ! ,look forward to seeing more of this build.
Do you have a build thread for your bruder excavator?

[carp]

Rckiwi : yes there is only 1 bolt holding the cleats this owrried me to start with also but the aluminium is soft and bites into the chain once the bolt is tight and cant be twisted.

Pumptech : i cant take credit for the metal work that was my dad, i cut the shapes out and he welded it for me when i was at work didnt make a build thread for my bruder to be honest i struggled with the screwdrives they didnt seem to have any power, we got it working i moved some sand with it then it got shelved and i started building this.

[pumptech]

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Pumptech : i cant take credit for the metal work that was my dad, i cut the shapes out and he welded it for me when i was at work didnt make a build thread for my bruder to be honest i struggled with the screwdrives they didnt seem to have any power, we got it working i moved some sand with it then it got shelved and i started building this.[/QUOTE]

Well, you and your dad are off to a good start , looks to be thin gauge sheet metal ,seeing the heat coloration ,have to be speedy welding that.May have to beef up the boom were it meets the arm a little (pivot point) ,just a thought.
As for the Bruder ,had my troubles with mine in the beginning, finally got it where I want it,finding the right servos,made a metal bucket for it,digs sand ,loose dirt ok.