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Old 11-24-2016, 01:22 AM
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Rick at PMD sells the checkerplate ..Had this for a few years but it isnt cheap now with our buck the way it is http://www.gardentrucking.com/detail...D#.WDaGBdQrJIc
The brass perf I found at the scrap dealer ..too bad i have so little or i would send you a chunk..piece i got is about 6 x 8 inch
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Old 12-06-2016, 09:08 PM
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Hey Lou what do you think of your new dozer? I keep looking at them and found some videos of internals and some other reviews. Boy with tracks and everything it looks like a pretty good price and piece of equipment. Christmas is soon and we'll just can't have enough dozers!!! Would love your opinion on what is good and what could be better.
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Old 12-06-2016, 10:51 PM
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Hey Lou what do you think of your new dozer? I keep looking at them and found some videos of internals and some other reviews. Boy with tracks and everything it looks like a pretty good price and piece of equipment. Christmas is soon and we'll just can't have enough dozers!!! Would love your opinion on what is good and what could be better.
Bahahah ..yup never enough dozers..RW I bought the the dozer expecting to do some mods and pretty much knew I would have repairs ..Kind of like their excavator
..The first day i had it out I ended up breaking a track link so it sat for a few weeks while I ordered them up ...kind of my fault because of wet material and I didn't keep the rails clear .track links could be a little tougher .You may want to get them to send a few extras ..I did talk to a guy in new zealand that has one too and he was having track problems as well ..he said his pins were getting loose and falling out ..I took my tracks off and locktited all the spline pims and so far havent had any issues
Very heavy (you will be surprised when you go to lift it out of the box ) and super strong gear motors ..you will break something before you stall them ..the second time i used it I was pushing on a pile and dozer was leaning to the right ..I noticed some fluid leaking while the machine was leaning ..After inspection i noticed it was coming from a tank vent ..they have a short piece of clear tubing connected to a barrb fiting on the top of the hydraulic tank .there is a link on rc4wd that has a good breakdown of how everything goes together ..Took everything apart and machined a slot in the bottom of the fuel tank for the tank vent tubing to tee into the filler tubing ..this seems to have fixed the problem ..make sure you vent the oil tank filler cap
When taking the panels off a lot of the allen cap screws were stripping out where the tool inserts .cheap soft steel .may want to order some decent metric hardware
You will end up reconfiguring the radio right away ..they had left stick left track right stick right track..now i run throttle on both tracks and rudder turn left and right ...not sure how you run your D11 tho .. I was having a **** of time trying to mix the radio with pump and valves ..Even Joe couldn't get it figured out I am thinking of swapping out the receiver in it soon and getting rid of that radio..I don't think Joe was very impressed with it as he didnt run it long ..He prefered the International TD 25 (:
Overall I think its a good buy for the price and you having the knowledge and skills to make it better and keep it running ..get rid of the blade and you have a nice looking scale machine ..Btw the fella from New zealand ended up buying another tilt cylinder and fittings from Eagle and installed them .He uses his machine hard .heres a link
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Almost forgot ..merry xmas to you and your family my friend ..have a fantastic holiday season

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Old 12-07-2016, 04:51 AM
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I can only say one word WOW
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Old 12-07-2016, 08:45 AM
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Thanks for the link, the tracks are one of the biggest things I am interested in it for!! Hardest and most time consuming to build!! I agree with radio, that would probably one of the first things I would change. Thanks Lou!! Wonder if eagle machinery would sell just the dozer, motors, and sound unit?? . If anyone knows how to get ahold of Chang or whatever his name is pm me thanks.
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Old 12-07-2016, 11:06 AM
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If you want to see all the internal parts check out this link.
With the amount of parts involved it must take days to assemble one!

http://www.beadlok.com/product/image...ription_V4.pdf
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Old 12-07-2016, 09:59 PM
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took a few weeks off and back on the build ..still a little to do on the rear of the machine but decided to move to the cab and fenders ..been thinking of different ways to bolt stuff together and finally came up with a solution ..with Cad things line up pretty good and you can pre drill alot of the parts on cnc ...I use the drill feature almost as much as cam ..body panels lined up pretty good











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Old 12-08-2016, 12:36 AM
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Making great headway Lou... you do some tigging?

What's that white stuff all over the table... you spill a bag of rice?
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Old 12-09-2016, 03:42 PM
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most of everything worked out now Joe ..working on details..could be doing details for months ...lol ..I better do them now ..I have enough unfinished projects on the shelf
Yup spilled rice lol and it spilling again right now lol ..3 inches of spilled rice ...How much snow you folks get your way ...I saw dean had quite a bit in his front yard ..that storm pass you yet?
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Old 12-10-2016, 01:54 AM
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Just a skiff, but 30 degree temp change overnight!
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Old 12-17-2016, 12:43 AM
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Old 12-17-2016, 12:49 AM
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WOW Lou the details really make the front end pop. Getting close to the end now, just need to be painted and she's done.
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Old 12-20-2016, 11:43 AM
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Hi Lou

The details on this are great very nice model you are making there cannot wait to see it in action so to speak.
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Old 12-27-2016, 10:08 PM
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Looks great Lou!! Looking forward to seeing this move some dirt!!
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Old 12-30-2016, 01:47 AM
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Thanks Rob Mark and KP ..glad I have the extra time right now ..I need to get this thing back together soon tho ..took some time for paint







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Old 12-30-2016, 02:01 AM
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Looking great!!!
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Old 12-30-2016, 03:19 AM
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Nice work!!
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Old 12-30-2016, 11:19 AM
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WOW Lou, that looks great!!
Can hardly wait to see it all together this weekend when you bring it over!!!
No pressure right!!
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Old 12-30-2016, 11:41 AM
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Great project! I enjoy following this thread!

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Old 12-30-2016, 10:01 PM
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It's looking good Lou, can't wait to see it moving dirt!
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