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4 Hour Bruder Dozer
My fiance bought me this for christmas so I thought today was as good as any to convert it. I used some 360 servos for the drives and an old standard futaba on the blade to make it work. It still has the usual problem of the tracks slipping but I think I can fix that...maybe. Anyway this was fast and fun, only taking 4 hours to complete. The ripper does not function but I don't plan on using it so I will leave it static. The first picture gives you an idea of the scale difference from 1/10-1/16. http://youtu.be/57bJTp5KRnc
Thanks for looking! Reg |
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What a great idea Reg ! I purchased one also just to have on my lowboy. Might not push dirt but I could at least drive it on and off the trailer
Thanks, you just added to the future projects list Mario |
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No problem Mario! It's by far the cheapest toy in my collection. The dozer came from Winners at $20 plus tax, the 360 servos came from Sparkfun and are under $15. They seem to have ok torque(60oz/in I believe) considering I'm running it on 4 AA batteries at the moment. The biggest trouble is the tracks but I don't think its unfixable. Should be good fun in soft stuff or as you say just to load and unload.
Reg |
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I had some LED lights kicking around for another project that isn't floating yet so I thought I would stick them on this. http://youtu.be/HQcgEUg4ORA They sure are bright considering how small they are.
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Good fast build Reg ..Nice work ..It willcome in handy to clean up those wood pellets we are going to scatter all over the museum ..lol
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That will be about all it is good for Lou. I've started referring to the Bruder's as my "inside toys". I had some fun driving it back and forth on the living room floor last night. If only I had an "inside" loader now....
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Who makes that volvo? I've heard about them but haven't seen any for sale anywhere
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Well...me I guess. This one was scratch built by yours truly. I can't say for sure if anyone builds a kit volvo.
http://rctruckandconstruction.com/showthread.php?t=3135 Reg |
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Only 4 hours? Gezz, I think I'd have the model all broken apart and destroyed in 4 hours, let alone functional, and back together again! Those Bruders are tough to disassemble. I tried it with a Mack Granite truck, and I spent a lot of time trying to take it apart, without breaking all the tabs. I still broke at least one.
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I think i have seen someone use the tracks from a bruder excavator. It looks like thats what bruder is going to use on their new model of this dozer. You thinking you want to make it push dirt? would like to see how you go about it! I hope to see more of your work, your conversions are great!
P.S. We would not be mad at you if you take your bruders and a camera out in the dirt to play and post a video up!! Not mad at all! Hehe. Thanks for sharing! |
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Ah nice. yes i never recalled one either so i had to ask. |
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I hope to do the wheel loader next so I may steal some of your ideas! Thanks Reg |
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Can anyone give me a link or some details to the volve excavator in the first picture please.
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Sharing knowledge is one thing that defies basic arithmetic logic --- the more you share, the more you get! Joe |
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Thank you very much for the fast response. I am new to the rc construction but have been in rc scale crawlers for years, just trying to get some info.
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great conversion
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After playing with my 955 I thought I would see how a plastic toy would do. It did OK at first but once the tracks and drive wheels got dirty they started to slip. I may have to build some tracks for this down the road...and then probably a blade and a....lol
http://youtu.be/g6ioXe_rYfU |
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