LilGiantsConstrCo

[Lil Giants]

Not that heavy at all Greg.. it's all made from 20guage.

Most of it is still there yet RT9.

I made the steel bushings in my lathe to fit the 6mm rod.. weld in the bushings & front rod tomorrow, then paint 'em both.






The GP bucket is 50% larger than the kit stock bucket, almost as wide as the 740 box.






I wondered after making such a big bucket if it might be too big.. but even with the hoe sitting at a tilt, a bucket full didn't even make the outside track jiggle. (I filled the counter weight full of BB's last week, didn't weigh it though)

[ihbuilder]

No Apparently he's having swing issues with the worm set up . I did like Ed's when I ran it at cabin fever world of difference in hydro setup . I just realized I got a small precision casting co down the street from me . They cast a broad range of mtrl. : cast iron , steel , brass , alum ,etc . My wheels are turning and with some hydros on the way , who knows . The buckets look great . you should have that pile outa there in no time with the right size truck

[tullochgorum]

Looks good Joe, the bigger bucket will speed things up before the spring time rush. springs not that far away now and the dust will be flying soon.
Steve.

[Lil Giants]

The paint is not lasting long.. I used a metal etching primer too!




I made a couple vids this week..

Travis & IHStevie, pay close attention to the wheel speed of the front vs back tires of the Komatsu when it's back blading from the pile at low throttle with the front axle in the air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GDwB-EeyWo

850 screening the wet lumps, then the adt stock piling the wet lumps behind the water heater.. had to use the board to climb the pile, trying to climb loose soil that steep, the adt just digs a hole.. getting it piled quite high back there.

http://youtu.be/15xwKUVjyBw

This big bucket is about 50% larger than kit stock.. move alot dirt quickly, especially from the far wall where it's quite a confined area to maneuver within.

http://youtu.be/PvlvZXwxIqo

[ihbuilder]

"Travis & IHStevie, pay close attention to the wheel speed of the front vs back tires of the Komatsu when it's back blading from the pile at low throttle with the front axle in the air. "

I not sure what your trying to prove here if it goes to the gear motor verse diff. drive train argument . yes , it works very well from what I can see . from a model production stand point , it makes sense to use gear motors (less parts to make ) travy and I are NOT mass producing . If I were to , I'd go gear motors to . having said that , I think it's foolish to compare a personal built model to a mass produced model If you want to compare wedico to stal , you got a case thats apples to apples . Yes , I thought about it , but the need to escape from truck part making , put the brakes on that idea .

OTOH , great job on your buckets . I always said ," an excavator is worthless with a small bucket in mass excavation " I had a 4' bucket on my Cat 307 (16,000# machine) As always I enjoy watching your vids