left over build (Cat 825C maybe )

[ihbuilder]

As you all know I made some sheep foot wheels for Ben . I made extra set to make sure I had 1 good set till all the machine ops where completed just in case of the possible mishap ( murphy's law ) Well I have a good set of 4 left , 2 liembach axles and motors ,and a loader front that was too small for the 990 . So , why not make a compactor , right ?. Also taking a lil self time every week from now on to get some of these projects done . The + side of this , I'm giving myself a ton of tig practice ,almost as good as Reg by now ( I think ).





after having a hard time getting in the loader with my big hands , cab and hood flip open for easier access .







tank in front is oil tank

[sparkycuda]

Steve, looks great for a "left over build". I do enjoy the variety of equipment that folks build, and the quality of the work. Seems you put this thing together very quickly! Guess we'll need something besides rubber mulch in order to see it compact something. Great job!

Ken

[RCP57]

Cool! You can probably weld better than me but have you mastered the angle grinding and filing yet?

Love the new machine and I am also understanding the need to take time for your own projects....

Keep up the great work!

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by sparkycuda

Steve, looks great for a "left over build". I do enjoy the variety of equipment that folks build, and the quality of the work. Seems you put this thing together very quickly! Guess we'll need something besides rubber mulch in order to see it compact something. Great job!

Ken

Ken with luck it'll be in the dirt at Cabin Fever . Next week cylinders and valves .

Originally Posted by RCP57

Cool! You can probably weld better than me but have you mastered the angle grinding and filing yet?

Love the new machine and I am also understanding the need to take time for your own projects....

Keep up the great work!

Reg , I learned to back off on the voltage (?) as I finish a bead and let it fill up and go back and blend in . I finally can see the puddle .

Yes , going 7 days a week starts to wear on ya , before you know winter will be gone and I'll be outside trying to finish the siding on the addition .

[Lil Giants]

NIFTY!!!

If only you had one set of wheels for me to bolt up to my Stahl loader?

[RCP57]

Yeah too much amps was my first big mistake too. I went to a local guru and asked what I was doing wrong and he quickly pointed that out. Sometimes it seems like heating the object slowly does the trick and other times it needs a quick blast of heat. I have yet to master when to use each procedure... Practice does make us better though and so does determination. I know I will never be really good at it but I keep trying and get lucky every now and then.

[bigford]

nice landfill wheels!!!

[ihbuilder]

Dad always told me to watch the puddle to much heat and you can see a sink hole forming thats when you back off . I just wish I had the foot peddle and not the thumb dial . Every time I need to back off I dip the tungsten in


bigford :

" nice landfill wheels!!!"

thanks landfill wheels are triangles . these are standard soil compactor

Joe : thank you , I may be making some more someday for a pull behind all the segments are the same .

[doodlebug]

Great start Steve!
Cheer's, Neil.

[Espeefan]

Nice work Steve! That's some serious looking heavy metal sitting there. What are you using for a drivetrain?

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by doodlebug

Great start Steve!
Cheer's, Neil.

TY , Neil

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Nice work Steve! That's some serious looking heavy metal sitting there. What are you using for a drivetrain?

TY Nate , It's in the opening post (liembach/stal motor axles)

[ihbuilder]

Oh boy now I'm stoked did a lil wiring and morpower valve mods between part changes . now she rolls

vid is narrow view

http://youtu.be/Zyf_6gxWp8w

pic of it gettin tight under the hood and a few next to the 990 .







thanks for lookin

[RCP57]

Sweet! Have you ran any juice through the morpower stuff yet? Are you running their pump in this too? I keep looking at their stuff but have been reluctant to pull the trigger on it. I want it for something that won't run a bunch of pressure but you know how that goes....

Keep the progress goin!

[ihbuilder]

Reg , I just bought the valves from them for this awhile back . The pump is a Micropump I got off ebay ( thread in the construction teck forum ) I modified it for the $* log truck but it was just to bulky to look right with the limited room I have on that truck . So it went here . I have to make cylinders and a PRV and need an esc for the pump and finish the blade then it'll be full operational . The quickest and relaxing build yet for me that didn't cost a bunch like my big Mack

[ihbuilder]

All I got done this weekend . ran over on a production run that needed to be done .

Axle pivot pins





Back floor pan for elec's

[ihbuilder]

1st we started with 4"x5" bar (what was laying around that would work )



end result , top portion of ROP






thanks for lookin

[Ekimjr]

looks great<<<<<<< wishing i had the machining tools to that kinda stuff my self......
but great job i love it

[ihbuilder]

TY , Ekimjr

some blade pics blade is ugly till I get more welding gas















thanks for looking

[Snochaser]

I'd be embarrassed to show that in a public forum!

[doodlebug]

Nice job on the tilt blade!
Cheers, Neil.