Bell 50 ton Dumper - ADT

[elliot330]

Its arrived, today a very large and very heavy box turned up on the doorstep…


Upon first opening, I thought Frank had sent me his weekly rubbish, rather than the dumper I had ordered….


Everything unpacked



Look how big the rear dump section is…!


The tyres are huge as well



Wheel

[elliot330]

So where to start… axles seemed a good a choice as any..

All 3 axles assembled in no time at all, every thing fits together so nice, the tolerances are perfect, in fact sometimes I’m not so sure the two parts are meant to go together they are that tight…I still need to rip them back apart and solder the cables to the motors. The motors and gearbox slip up the inside of each axle and the drive spindle is supported by two huge fully sealed bearings, the axles even have O rings where they join together, this seals them completely keeping all the dust and water out


The hub fitted to the axle






If I had my way, I would work through the night and get it finished, but I don’t!

So that’s it for tonight, happy so far, every fits together perfectly.