CASE dozer by ERTL

[Grainfarmer]

Frontgrill made of brass...

[Grainfarmer]

Some steps ahead...
The rear pasrt of the body is fixed by just one screw behind the seat. The front of the hood is fixed by the two bolts. The gap of the bolts is adjusted to the thickness of the front part of the hood, so they are hidden behind the frontgrill...






The paintshop is coming closer...

[Grainfarmer]

The locking of the body:




Ready for the paint shop...

[Grainfarmer]

Back from the paint shop...:



regards
Frank

[Grainfarmer]

Some details of the lift cylinders:






And some handrails for the driver...:


regards
Frank

[Grainfarmer]

It works! For the drive motors I use two Servonaust S10 speed controllers. Lifting the blade with a gear rack works very good! Here are the first videos of the test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxtQJeTL6T8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycPm1YIARI4

The track tensioners will get harder springs, the rest runs very well...

regards
Frank

[Grainfarmer]

Last week a plumber got robbed here in this region, but I got an alibi...
I guess theight will be about 4,5 - 5kg.


By pushing the muffler, teh main switch is engaged:


Today I changed the springs in the track tensioners by some stronger ones. We´ll see what happens at the next test drive...