Euclid R18

[RCP57]

That looks very similar to one these two sitting in Atlin BC slowly sinking into the ground.

[TheMachinist]

OOOOOh! I smell road trip.
I might have to take the camera and get a bunch of photo's of those machines.
Live Steam, R/C, and model loaders. That would be a unique build.

[doodlebug]

For some steam shovel footage see chapter 3 http://video.pbs.org/video/1747929120
reminds me of my favorite book "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel" They were definately animated in operation!

Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[RCP57]

I finally did a little more work to the truck this week. Got to play outside for a minute between rain squalls...http://youtu.be/nupRfwlEVQA?hd=1

[fhhhstix]

The truck looks great and seams to get around real good but your gonna be there a while trying to move that big pile of dirt with that little truck.

Travis

[RCP57]

HAHA! Yeah I think I might need more batteries.

[TheMachinist]

Great video of the Steam shovel.
Hope you can make the truck show in Port, it's early in September I think the 4th.
Jordy

[RCP57]

I should be able to make the port show. Hopefully I will have this thing done by then...

[9W Monighan]

Here's a nice picture to add to your thread.

[RCP57]

**** Construction????? Uh ya OK. Haha!

Seriously though those are really cool pictures. I'm guessing that those trucks are from the early fifties, before GM bought them out? Really cool, thanks very much!

Reg

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by RCP57

**** Construction????? Uh ya OK. Haha!

Seriously though those are really cool pictures. I'm guessing that those trucks are from the early fifties, before GM bought them out? Really cool, thanks very much!

Reg

They were a huge contracting company in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Hope you don't mind me flooding your post but I thought this article and pictures I found on another site I visit would fit your build. I'll pull them off your thread if you want me to.

[RCP57]

I guess I may have a strange sense of humour but my mind went somewhere else when I read "**** Construction"... Sorry

Feel free to flood away! I haven't read the whole story but I will. Since we have a 1961 Euc, I find it interesting to learn more about their history as well as others surrounding them.

Thanks for the post.

What model do you think the truck in the last pic would be?

Reg

[ihbuilder]

now I know who put in all those valleys in that area I did some work up there a couple years back . most all the dirt we worked in looked like overburden from some point in time .

[doodlebug]

Thank's, Steve!

[9W Monighan]

Here is another article from The Stripmine SIte

[RCP57]

Easy spring mounted ride my ***! Maybe they ride better than the ridged model but I know they don't ride easy. Haha! Cool post, thanks!

[RCP57]

So I had a little incident the last time out with the Euc and Volvo. I swapped out the 540 motor for a slower more powerful 550 in the Euc which I was very happy with. The speed was more realistic and the increased torque was great. The problem is that I have the mentality that if it "can do it" then it must be OK. Because the truck has more power and my Volvo is working good I started loading heavier and heavier loads so something had to give. The original diff that I built was a solid axle with aluminum Diawa spin casting reel gears so it bit the dust.

So.... I figured this was a good excuse to use my mill for the first time... As it turns out though most of the parts have been made on the lathe so far.I do have a lot of parts to make yet though so I'm sure I will use it on the pinion carrier and such..

Thanks for looking!

[ihbuilder]

Hmm , I think I can see where you're goin with this looks great so far

[td9clyde]

lookin great wish my work looked that good lol can't wait to see it haulin again

[modelman]

Nice looking axle-do you have a plan for gears that will fit in there?