Cat 777D Mining Truck

[Snochaser]

Once again your setting another high bar. Great work!

Ben

[Finster]

Wow, really nice progress so far. She will really complement your shovel when finished. I was wondering with the rims you built how does it attach to the motor, setscrew(s) or some other way? Thanks. Keep up the great work.

[pugs]

It's looking really good! I love the motor setup.

I have to ask, maybe I'm missing something. How will it steer? I mean it looks like the steering arms will hit the frame rails when it turns?

[lorenzo]

Hey Tom,

that's looking very nice. A very seldom seen model. Keep the good work coming along.
How did you mount the gear heads into the rims? Did you get some extra bearing on the end of the gear heads to avoid bending?

[Espeefan]

Wow. There is no shortage of talent these days on the forum! I am totally impressed by the chassis, wheels, and tires. You are building a heck of a model, Modelman! I like your machine work and the chassis is looking really good. I'm curious how your steering will work out. It looks like you might get a little interference with the knuckles and their arms hitting the chassis, but maybe you don't need that much angle, and I know you said you'd machine the arms down, once you got your radio gear.

I cannot wait to see this project finished! This is all just so neat to see come together. Looking forward to the updates, as they come.

[dirtpusher9]

Tom, are you sure you didn't find a factory kit somewhere and been holding out on us, lol because it sure does look factory made. You are one of the pro's at this model building. Can't wait to see more.

[modelman]

Snochaser-thanks for the kind words. Finster & lorenzo-thanks a bunch-without a lot of room, set screws are the only way I had of holding the motors to the wheels. I think it will hold okay with some good loc-tite. pugs & espeefan-thanks-the frame rails have to be milled down. I couldn't make the steering blocks any taller because the pins are already over 1" long. Since they are only .150" dia. I didn't think I could machine them any longer and keep them straight. DP9 joe-yeah you got me-it is factory made-but the factory is my "little ole workshop". Thanks a lot.

[td9clyde]

looking geat very nice work everything looks like it came from a factory build but you are a pro and very paicent looks great keep the pics comming

[modelman]

Thanks TD9-but factories are not supposed to make mistakes. I messed up on the angle of the front bumper and I really don't know how I am gonna fix it.

[td9clyde]

machine or cut a lil off or take a lil out of the bumper or off the rails then make a lil shim to shim it back outwhere you need it .....i had to cut the D7 front end off today and raise it all up a half inch cuz of the angle of the pic

[kamyoncu]

It seems pretty cool hand made truck

[modelman]

kamyoncu-thanks-I'm having fun building this. I fixed the problem with the front bumper-

sparkycuda-here is a size comparison pic that you wanted-

I started the sheet metal work on the cab and just have a little bit done. This is gonna take awhile. Here is how I started-

That's all for now.

[pugs]

Looking good. I see the cutouts for the steering arms now as well, that clears it up. Can't wait to see more progress pics.

[Iron Art]

Modelman, I aways smile when I read the fact that the forum says you are a Green Horn. I can assure you that you are no Green Horn in the model making hobby, Like the new project that you have taken on! Fred

[modelman]

pugs-it's making a little more sense now but this is not a very good picture. I will show more when I get a little further along. Iron Art-I feel like a "greenhorn" when I am messin with this silly computer. Some of this stuff I just can't get into my head.

[rc_farmer]

Greenhorn you are not......with those maching skills. Gonna look nice with a load of coal on the back

[modelman]

rc farmer-thanks a lot. I will be glad to see a load of anything on it!! I won't be working on the truck for awhile. I have to go into the hospital tomorrow for some foot surgery and I will be doing some r & r in front of the tv for a couple of weeks and then I should be ready to get back on the sheet metal work.

[td9clyde]

thats some nice work on your truck .......sorry to hear about your foot i hope everything goes well for you

[modelman]

TD9-thanks a lot. The surgery went well and I am feeling okay and a few days in front of the tv is good but now I am bored out of my mind!!.I have to stay off of the foot for 2-weeks so I guess I have more tv to watch. I really like watching college football but when that is over I am not sure what I will do. I guess I can read all these build threads over for the 10th. time then maybe I can get back to work!!!

[Lil Giants]

I really feel for ya Tom, BTDT with a pelvis injury, time almost seemed to stand still... you probably didn't want to hear that last part, eh?

Wishing you well and a positive recovery.