Newbie Scratch Build - D575A Dozer

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Originally Posted by sparkycuda

Don't think you miscalculated on the weight/balance concern. The real dozer has a massive counterweight when not equipped with a ripper. The 1:1 machine is very nose-heavy without either. So, maybe just about right!

Ken

HI Ken

i think your right, i added some crude weight to the back and its rolling a lot better on the tracks now. Plus i added some stiffer rate springs to the tensioner and that seems to help as well. I have started the ripper now so should have it attached in a couple of weeks.

in the mean time i added some details to the blade:

must be like strengthening bars on the side of the blade



My own version:







I will take some pics to give a sense of size later today maybe with a can of coke or something but blade is about 500 mm wide ( 21 inch) x 250 high (10inch)

Rob