A road trip to collect a Tracked loader.....picture heavy

[carp]

whats happening at yate next weekend? a show?

[elliot330]

Originally Posted by carp

whats happening at yate next weekend? a show?

Yate is a little meet that some of the trucker and construction guys in the area go to every month... haven't been yet myself, but will be next week.

31st Jan Meet
http://www.rc-trucking.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2298

Previous meeting.
http://www.rc-trucking.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2207

[Lil Giants]

Originally Posted by elliot330

"I may get my chance to see one this summer"

Hmm, what does that mean, you are going over to Germany to see some, or better still ordering one? If its the later you will be amazed at the build quality.. I certainly am...

Somebody I know in the states has one and recently moved to Utah for employment. He told me he may come for a visit this summer... maybe I'll talk him out his 963, as he's more of a builder than a player of rc.

[Stuff]

heck of a drive to come play :P

[Spliffy]

sadly no i would not of been able to get there, but will someday, really want to see it in person lol

[Bigrigger]

Thart thing is sweet!! I'll have to buy one of these sometime. Maybe in a few years. You could buy a used car over here for 13,000 euros!!!

[roadranger]

Originally Posted by elliot330

I think Joe summed it up, when they sold in 2005 we were in a booming economy hence the price it sold for new, also remember the new price was for a completely built up model, which if I'm correct still commands a huge premium from Scaleart, I guess the man hours to build one are a lot? however 5 years later its dropped 75% of its price, so I don't think it will ever be a collectors item, well certainly not in the next few years! There's another on ebay at the moment...

And to answer your question, If I sold it for what I paid, I wouldn't even have 50% towards a regular one

That sheds a new light on it... I'd say you're right to run it in gold until it needs repainting in Cat yellow. But when you repaint, keep the 75 year sticker on her.

[elliot330]

Originally Posted by Trucker

Thart thing is sweet!! I'll have to buy one of these sometime. Maybe in a few years. You could buy a used car over here for 13,000 euros!!!

Thank you. You can buy a New car over here for 13,000 Euros!

[elliot330]

Went to a meeting at the weekend and used it... I was having so much fun driving it this is the only photo I managed to take!

But at least now its dirty!

[tc1cat]

My 1st thoughts were to keep it on the shelf until this last pic. It looks much better in the dirt!! Use it, enjoy it, and then repaint it the way you want!

Lynn

[Spliffy]

when you do repaint, may i suggest you leave some of it gold just to let people know that it is the special addition version even if it is just small details??.

but **** it does look good in the dirt!!

[Brel]

now that I have seen a picture of it in the dirt I say leave it gold

[elliot330]

Cheers all for the comments, I now have a sticker set for it, so that will change the look a little, plus I intend to paint the exhaust and air cleaner black and pretty much leave it like that...

[Brel]

the bling machine would look better with the air cleaner and exhaust stack painted black

Elliot what make and model radio gear are you using for your tracked loading shovel and have you mixed the pump in to set it to run as soon as the sticks are moved

[jack van]

you could make some new track and a bucket then use it

[torarne81]

Nice dig
Three years ago since the last reply.