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[dirtpusher9]

Come'on we need a video of these fine models working. Really good job on the building.

[RCP57]

I stripped my bucket servos a couple days back trying to move what would have been a "giant redwood" in full scale. I'm such an idiot! It is amazing to me what this machine will push and lift, it just needs stronger servos in the bucket appearently I think I may switch to a pair of hitec HSR-5980SG digital servos. They are standard size but have all steel gears and a huge amount of torque. I should gain a little extra travel on my bucket too. Has anyone used them?

Reg

[RCP57]

I did some work to the tracks yesterday so I thought I would try them out today. The tracks work good but now I stripped the servo horns in the bucket...It's always somethin!

http://youtu.be/Ku_NjL6OkdY

[SmallHaul]

Great work on the dozer and cool vid.

I have been heavily abusing the Hitec 7955tg's and knock on wood, haven't damaged one yet. Lots of power.

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by SmallHaul

Great work on the dozer and cool vid.

I have been heavily abusing the Hitec 7955tg's and knock on wood, haven't damaged one yet. Lots of power.

I keep looking at those servos. I think they would be perfect for my bucket for sure. They are much stronger and I could buy a servo programmer and do away with the mixing in the TX.

Do you use metal servo horns on them? First I stripped the gears in the servo and now I've stripped the plastic horns. Maybe I souldn't expect it to lift so much...

Reg

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by RCP57

I keep looking at those servos. I think they would be perfect for my bucket for sure. They are much stronger and I could buy a servo programmer and do away with the mixing in the TX.

Do you use metal servo horns on them? First I stripped the gears in the servo and now I've stripped the plastic horns. Maybe I souldn't expect it to lift so much...

Reg

On the rubber tracked loaders I use the thick plastic arms and on the lift system on my Mack I use the plastic horn as well.

What is really nice about the programmable digital hitech servos is you can set an overload cutoff on them. So, you set the servo to go to half power when it pulls too much current and then as soon as the load is gone it goes right back to full power.

[RCP57]

I had the Cat in for some "service" today. The screw drive on the boom used to have interference issues and bind before it lifted high enough(you can see this at the end of my last video) so I took it apart and moved some things around. Now it lifts like the real machine and hits the radiator gaurd on the truck tire just as the boom hits the box. I know this is how the 1:1 stuff is because my Dad bumps the Euc with the 955 once and a while and rattles my brain when I'm waiting for him to load it.HAHA!

Reg