Unit Cable Hoe

[Stuff]

why is it i see that rig and then the radio starts playing deep purple - highway star? lol

good to see you saved some old iron!

[modelman]

SmallHaul-looking very good!! And also, you work really fast!!

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by Stuff

man you have been busy!

that is just a maze of cables to me now lol

It is not too bad if you just route one line at a time.

Originally Posted by Papy

Not easy to load with this central sprocket design, but there's not a lot of these left, so it was worth saving it

By the way, it was fun to carry it back home....

Papy, can you make a thread for this in the 1:1 equipment forum and post some detailed pics when you get a chance? Cool machine.

Originally Posted by modelman

SmallHaul-looking very good!! And also, you work really fast!!

Thanks! Now I can start on the final stick & boom.

[td9clyde]

nice job so keep up the awsome work that thing is a cute lil bugger lol be neat to watch it work

[dirtpusher9]

Scott, you do a great job on these. Looks like it's got plenty of power too.

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by td9clyde

nice job so keep up the awsome work that thing is a cute lil bugger lol be neat to watch it work

Thanks Henry!

Originally Posted by dirtpusher9

Scott, you do a great job on these. Looks like it's got plenty of power too.

Thanks Joe!

I got the drive sprockets yesterday so, now I'll start building the undercarriage.

[SmallHaul]

Oops.. forgot to add a link to a vid of it loading two trucks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbSpTaTekY

[Dreamweaver]

Scott this is working better every day..

Where do you find all these old toys?

-MIke

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by Dreamweaver

Scott this is working better every day..

Where do you find all these old toys?

-MIke

Thanks Mike, I buy most of them from ebay.

I got the drive sprockets so, I made the drive axles today.

[Stuff]

ooooooooooooohhhhhhooooooooooooooooo looks purdy!

[doodlebug]

Hey Scott, send me a pm, I have a bunch of picture's to send with measurement's. Can't scan the borrowed literature until I replace my computer, gone senile! .NetFramework is eating my lunch.
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by Stuff

ooooooooooooohhhhhhooooooooooooooooo looks purdy!

Originally Posted by doodlebug

Hey Scott, send me a pm, I have a bunch of picture's to send with measurement's. Can't scan the borrowed literature until I replace my computer, gone senile! .NetFramework is eating my lunch.
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

PM sent. Thanks Neil!

[SmallHaul]

Neil, thank you so much the pictures are great!

One thing that bothered me about my model is that I couldn't extend the bucket all the way out if i wanted to and all full scale cable backhoes seem to be able to? And now after seeing your pic I realize what is wrong...the top pulley arm mount pivots just like the bucket pulley arm, I have mine solid mounted... Doh!



The other thing that I didn't like about my model was that the top (hoist) cable lifts out of the pulley when you raise the boom too high and after looking at your picture I see that the full scale Unit has a small drum on top of the auxiliary boom that keeps the cable from raising up!



Thanks Neil! Two thumbs up!

[Stuff]

nice pictures! this is gonna be an extra circular project now? lol

[doodlebug]

Hey Scott glad to help, let me know if you need different angle's or better lighting, LOL!
Ordered a new computer today, hope to have the lit. scanned later next week.
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[Stuff]

found some pictures and videos. might have seen them already. one video is kinda scary...

Scary video of guy unloading a Unit Crane tracked
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83tSiHyAQ5A

Clam shell in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZUR9iPPTgc

Unit crane model on a truck
http://www.doepketoy.com/?tag=doepke-unit-crane

Several configurations, from crane to bucket to excavator
http://www.doepketoy.com/?tag=unit-crane

More links
http://www.constructioncollector.com...rial-Unit.html
http://www.ccmodels.com/closed-crane...-CableHoe.html
http://www.gerhartmachinery.com/equi...l-617-sn65186/
http://www.bigoldiron.com/cranes.html

also some classic toy parts
http://store.classictintoy.com/mm5/m...tore_Code=CTTC
http://thomastoysantiquetoyparts.com/

[td9clyde]

i like this build going to be interesting can't wait to see it all together and working........................i thought i was into the old stuff like 1960's but SmallHaul , you got me beat lol on the old style equipment models

[D8R]

Nice with those chains, got to remember that if I build a suitable model.
Papy, nice truck, is it from France?
Dan

[Papy]

Originally Posted by D8R

...Papy, nice truck, is it from France?
Dan

Switzerland.....but you were not so far, because it's based just in the neighborhood of the french border.

As SmallHaul suggested, I opened a dedicated thread, so you get more of the story here

[SmallHaul]

Originally Posted by td9clyde

i like this build going to be interesting can't wait to see it all together and working........................i thought i was into the old stuff like 1960's but SmallHaul , you got me beat lol on the old style equipment models

Thanks Henry, I really like how complex these old machines are. The more I learn about them the more I realize how much engineering goes into one.

Originally Posted by doodlebug

Hey Scott glad to help, let me know if you need different angle's or better lighting, LOL!
Ordered a new computer today, hope to have the lit. scanned later next week.
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

Neil, I just got a 1950's Unit repair manual that has great photos and documentation but, there are no measurements at all... so, all the measurements you took were very helpful. I calculated all of your numbers to 1/16 scale and my prototype boom & stick are a little over sized but, not by much. When you get the cab roof to floor measurement We'll see how close the Doepke toy actually is to 1/16.

Originally Posted by Stuff

found some pictures and videos. might have seen them already. one video is kinda scary...

Thanks for the links Dean.

Originally Posted by D8R

Nice with those chains, got to remember that if I build a suitable model.
Dan

Thanks Dan, I decided to make the rotate chain drive too, using #25 chain. It will be easy to setup and it should be very reliable. I just ordered the sprockets for the rotate setup today.