Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

#1 B50, it was this month in 2015 when it started hauling, I think it might of been Apr 15; I had to change bushings in the suspension beam, the axles were moving side to side way too much.

https://i.postimg.cc/ZnpV4vwq/IMG-0461.jpg

#1 has brushless drive motors, way more power to pull a pup up my 20* ramp out of the basement, the pup has brushed drive motors, the ADT itself doesn't have enough traction by itself to pull the pup up such a steep grade. Tried it out tonight, works pretty good, much better than the other ADT with brushed motors. I now have these 2 ADTs paired on a DX9, not quite enough channels so the pup dump & #2 ADT steering are on the same channel.

https://i.postimg.cc/Qxg7QZCw/IMG-0462.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/59S9p45B/IMG-0466.jpg

My new crusher from 911 Metal Lurgist showed up today.

https://i.postimg.cc/RFrCpqbR/IMG-0463.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/t4M4PB38/IMG-0464.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/13f99DkB/IMG-0465.jpg

It's a lil taller than the old Geneq crusher & an inch wider so it crush more material faster, hopefully nonstop with the loader feeding the screener.

https://i.postimg.cc/QNQCPkDW/IMG-0467.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/264ksmsf/IMG-0468.jpg

Mounted up to the old the old Geneq frame today, just need to get a new longer v belt for it tomorrow & give a go. On 911 metal lurgist site, it recommends 1hp, but I'm gonna try with this 1/4hp motor 1st. The material I'm putting thru it has already been crushed once by the larger crusher & sized down to about 3/8.

https://i.postimg.cc/cChsJh19/IMG-0469.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/FzNrm8vk/IMG-0470.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

I have one of those or something similar. decal on side says "The Crunch" Never tried it yet. The big Morse I've had at Cabin Fever works very well but much larger.

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Are they both jaw crushers? I thought the one you took to cabin fever was a 2 roller crusher.

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Got the new small crusher dialed in.

https://youtu.be/oYsDTD2WXPU

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Getting some damp dirt moved out of the basement to ground level where it will dry out quicker. The unpainted cab that I put the pup on has brushless motors in the drive axles, way more power than brushed, the trk pulled it great up the ramp but it was time consuming & tight to dump on the pile... no more pup.

https://youtu.be/He00d6Gpxs8

Flat topping the pile for the next layer to dump on.

https://youtu.be/Ni1kA3CYtFs

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Finished planting on Monday, time for hobbies again, getting some dirt hauled outside. The perimeter of the shop is done, so I'm just broadcasting the dirt out in my yard.

https://youtu.be/LCCAvsSCNLQ

So now that hauls are getting further away, time to build a 3rd cross dump trl... today I ordered from my local auto parts store a needle thrust bearing with an outside diameter of 78mm & a height of 16mm to put a steerable turntable between the rear of the trl & the drive axles to help get the long train around tight corners that 2 trls are barely clearing now... $270cdn... covid bs has made the world gone mad with inflation pricing!... anyways, I hope it's here in a week.

https://i.postimg.cc/c4NcCJF4/IMG-0501.jpg

The weather outside today, suppose to be Spring... :eek: :lol:

https://i.postimg.cc/YSm5k9Xf/IMG-0487.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

The new dig & haul videos looked really good, can't wait to see how the wiggle-wagon does with the extra trailer

Looks like that crops putting out a ton of white pollen.

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

I don't know but looks like it could be spring in Saskatchewan to me...you can still see dirt and grass...

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

I'm excited to see the newest addition to the trailer fleet hard @ work!

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

That snow along with some rain mid week added up to a good bit moisture to get the crop off to great start... and I guess the world market thought so too b/c everything dropped 30% last week.

I found a cnc water jet guy about an hr from my house & he's willing to work with me to cut out parts for my rc's... last Friday I got all the sheet cut for my next trl, + a new set of doors for my 1st cross dump, the one that is painted & always bind when closing. Get the welding done this week maybe to see that everything fits together properly & be testing 3 trls together on the wkend... if no changes needed, put in an order for 5 more cross dumps.

And I put a bug in his ear to draw up clam dump trls... I've got an article from a plastic model magazine from the 90's that showed step by step with measurements to build in 24th scale, my yellow clam dump BTrain for Tamiya semi was patterned from that article.

https://i.postimg.cc/W3ss5nXS/IMG-0514.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/50pbTCrJ/IMG-0515.jpg

Got some dry dirt hauled out of basement last couple weeks, something to screen & crush on rainy days.

https://i.postimg.cc/rwtyszDG/IMG-0507.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/65FwkwM8/IMG-0509.jpg

Soaked up another area in the basement a week ago, another week of drying & it could be prime for digging without being too muddy & sticky... spread a layer of rock chip over it so the tracks don't get gummed up with clay.

https://i.postimg.cc/x84YTSYF/IMG-0512.jpg

My next dirt work project has been canned or maybe postponed till this covid bullshyt pandemic goes away & construction costs somewhat normalize again, so for now I'm just gonna go deeper in the basement, take clay out & put gravel back in just to keep the fleet moving & somewhat interesting...

Got a bobtail load of what I thought/wanted was pea gravel last week, now I realize what I should've ordered was rock chips...I've tried running this through my crushers, my big crusher won't close enough to break it much & small crusher takes forever b/c it's such hard rock... so this pea gravel will mostly be spread throughout my yard & some will go in deep in the basement & rock chip will be the final cover, 30 cubes from now.

https://i.postimg.cc/GmYrrNfq/IMG-0513.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Got my 3rd trl box welded together this week... just need to make the front hitch & figure out the rear frame to make it steerable with a Actuonix actuator.

https://i.postimg.cc/zv3qbnrj/IMG-0522.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/J07GTDWD/IMG-0518.jpg

I put a mount on the 490 bucket to use with the 850, its shape & long teeth makes it an awesome digging bucket... the power of the 850 however, silver soldering not strong enough, a few spot welds with the mig to strengthen it.

https://i.postimg.cc/xTw98JFv/IMG-0527.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/FHbXKPSv/IMG-0528.jpg

The clay is really sticky, I'm using the 850 bucket to keep the trench wide... I'm digging a trench to start to get a straight wall bc these model excavators don't have the side way power to do straighten wall afterward unless you're digging directing at the face, make sense? Buffed the rust off the sides & bottom of bucket, and tried a couple of different lubricants hoping it'll glide through the trench easier... didn't do much & both were wiped clean after a couple of passes. I sharpened the teeth up too.

https://i.postimg.cc/8zgVN8jw/IMG-0529.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9XShgw26/IMG-0530.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/xqrBfHTq/IMG-0531.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/YSpKL1NW/IMG-0532.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/BvMWTXNw/IMG-0533.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/jjgxsgV5/IMG-0534.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QxGXxKzp/IMG-0535.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/76jqz5Zr/IMG-0536.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/zfXDYmc6/IMG-0537.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/vZXMzqZz/IMG-0538.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Fsyhfstw/IMG-0539.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/kMfh50Dq/IMG-0540.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/HWc69B2C/IMG-0541.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/kGbwMg45/IMG-0543.jpg

Last 2 pics show the next cut being soaked up, start digging in July.

https://i.postimg.cc/G2Nq1ybN/IMG-0544.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/MZCdPVPf/IMG-0545.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

A couple of vids spreading gravel over the damp clay so the 850's tracks don't clogged up & the start of the dig with the trench.

https://youtu.be/DNBoyxRdvog

https://youtu.be/gqq8cCU5G_Y

https://youtu.be/CyWZosq6FQ8

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Got some dirt dug out & hauled up this last couple weeks.

https://youtu.be/VvLxGbBrF28

https://youtu.be/zToKplW31Nc

Now that crop spaying is mostly done for awhile, get back to finishing building the crossdump trl & graveling my yard with that pea gravel so I can get a bobtail of rock chips to haul to the basement, what I should've ordered originally.

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Time to get the popcorn and watch some videos :)

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

I haven't touched my 3rd cross dump trl since I last reported about it, just no build ambition, but I have moved lots of material in the last month... dug a deeper hole in the basement, hauled some of the dirt out of the basement out & moved lots of rock into the basement.

https://i.postimg.cc/NFwhMF9w/IMG-0624.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/5tTdhnfy/IMG-0623.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/sfJHSwbW/RAHX3004.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SK8DKrWJ/IMG-0618.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/prdTssCT/IMG-0609.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Kc7wfZ3R/IMG-0622.jpg

Now as of today I'm just scraping up the last of pea gravel to spread around my yard.. probably won't be till after harvest that I order a bobtail of rock chips.

https://i.postimg.cc/FKJnLmQF/IMG-0619.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/4yX8q9Hn/IMG-0620.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/NjZdYV23/IMG-0621.jpg

I got this "lazy susan" turntable from a neighbor earlier in the month, super handy tool for painting rims and other large assemblies like frames & cab. :cool:

https://i.postimg.cc/sxKnrg5m/RKPZ4956.jpg

A few movies from the activities the last month.

https://youtu.be/aWj7WNLZw1U

https://youtu.be/Dtk5Lgn2rnk

https://youtu.be/dloFlDZRwec

https://youtu.be/Uf4fT0-jsvk

https://youtu.be/gVrtvOsggR8

https://youtu.be/FMfX7eLSGfA

https://youtu.be/MuqX623fL7s

https://youtu.be/hBS7EzHDexk

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Got the last of the gravel tidied up last week...

https://i.postimg.cc/CKxDVqJ6/IMG-0625.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/7h3bzHm2/IMG-0626.jpg

https://youtu.be/hBS7EzHDexk

Friday this showed up...:bounce: Fumotec's WA470

https://i.postimg.cc/3wqy5bkd/IMG-0629.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SKRXPpNB/IMG-0628.jpg

The cab & rear grille are magnetic placed so you can get to the guts of the machine easily; just 2 bolts to remove engine hood & 2 more to remove bumper. The way this model is configured needs 10chs, but I only got 9ch rx, so the servo operated engine hood lift won't be used.

https://i.postimg.cc/nzct2HFm/IMG-0630.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cLwZ49kv/IMG-0627.jpg

for/rev
steering
boom
bucket tilt
quick coupler (hyd)
extra hyd valve (a high dump bucket coming soon)
2 spd trans
diff locks
hood tilt
pump

Go put the rx in now & tune it up... plus take off a bunch of delicate 3D printed parts like the rear mudflaps, handrails, front fenders, put em in a box. Got no job for the loader atm, doing a shyt ton of painting right now, don't want to make any dust crushing, screening, hauling.

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Couple vids of the new loader, just getting the feel of it.

https://youtu.be/ssydenjnt64

https://youtu.be/ysUo6cuL_DM

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Just finished watching your video on the WA470 it looks a nice machine I hope you're impressed with it?

I was surprised to see another loader with you having the old Stahl and the WA500 on your bench?

Calum

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

News??

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

What’s new? Lots of things.. if you’re subscribed to my utube channel you’ll have seen.. not sure how many vids over the last 2yrs, still digging crushing screening several cubic yards every yr. Been fixing, updating, rebuilding quite a few models this winter. Presently building a new model this week.

https://i.postimg.cc/kgQ1zDTW/C18-D2...-B223-ADDD.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cLWyrpjM/E3064-...8052-D44-C.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/zD911bFQ/4-BC7-...7447-BFF95.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/RZKymgZ6/3-BFAF...AA866-E6-A.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/nLVy1vnX/1-A134...0-C66-B3-F.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

That front half took all day to wrestle that stiff hose in place & not kink any, then lock the axle down in place. Sure hope I don’t have any leaks.

https://i.postimg.cc/6QBfbzkV/EB5-C5...B3-A7-D9-C.jpg

Starting to look like something now. :cool:

https://i.postimg.cc/W3svYR8N/AFD049...EB45-A61-A.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/m2qJPccf/8-DEE9...-E25-AEBFB.jpg

I installed the rear axle yrs ago & realized today I must’ve used bolts a bit too long on the pivot parts that attach to axle, both wheels are locked up. :(

https://i.postimg.cc/T1jrcDtN/455-B6...CE5-F400-D.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Made good progress on the WA500 last week, got the bottom half pretty much finished, everything working, haven’t put oil in it just yet. Now working on the top half.. cutting, filing, sanding, fitting; hope to start painting midweek.

https://i.postimg.cc/59nNdVk1/47-C05...3-F7199964.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/3RZrw58X/DADC4-...4-E0-B70-D.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9Fkm0Bhn/1212-F...-CE89-CE15.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/g26YZ6ck/CDB5-D...3-D357-A23.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SNRQmvw9/C3-A7-...B083-A2-FA.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Y0k4Xz93/4-DD36...5-D2-E90-A.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

That upper section looks like it fits like a glove....really nice work...

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Indeed Jerry, Frank Preisendorfer of Fumotec is a world class master modeller with the kits he produces, I think he’s closing in on 30yrs in the biz and every kit he puts out, all the pieces fit together precisely to not only look 1:scale but also be robust & durable for 1000s of hrs of trouble free enjoyment. Also, his customer service is AAA+ :cool:

Todays work has been hrs of sanding with 220 grit to smooth out mold lines & rough up the Glass Fiber Resin surface so the paint sticks well.

https://i.postimg.cc/C57kgnd3/525-E0...DEEFFA02-C.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/MHY63yXQ/B4476-...2082424-C3.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/pd8t1D6L/97-DE2...2-DA03-DE9.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fRMVjR2F/05-D1-...-E3-FA6-DD.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QCZgJrWM/7-C736...DE3-E23-D2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/N0hPPZXW/42-FCC...-F4-C1-E06.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Made a bolt-on straight cutting edge for the bucket.

https://i.postimg.cc/kX8jwPQV/AB3-FA...FA90-AECC2.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Kz1X8pdn/4229-C...0433649-D4.jpg

Luv my Milwaukee cordless tools.. this one worked great with 80 grit to shine the surface rust off the steel detail parts & smooth out the flash edges from laser cutting.

https://i.postimg.cc/9QmG96JH/D705-E...EB527-BB66.jpg

Metal etch primer coat

https://i.postimg.cc/T3cv7DVW/662-CE...-C11-D5-AF.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/q7MV9vwD/17-A73...-DF2242-BC.jpg

The metal detail parts fit into the indents in the body, a very clever way to add detail to this 13 yr old kit.

https://i.postimg.cc/XJmRGcbt/43-E45...D6-D383715.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Got WA500 loader finished last week.

https://i.postimg.cc/DythPfV7/203-F9...-CE1451559.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/c4KZ3gbD/BF785-...0-F34-B814.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/rpGqpBPM/E08-DA...4557029894.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/054195y7/18-FB0...946989-BC3.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/G2p6160M/678-E2...38-E9-D334.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fyGPmLVF/A8-E18...C4-E893-F6.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9fCvLrLH/B2-A41...5405235487.jpg

This loader has a #4002 Jung pump in it, at full speed on 3s it would be about 1L/min volume. Currently EPA is 40%, which is as slow as I can go without motor chatter, the hyds move plenty quick. Need to make a trip to the city soon for some 2s lipos, that might be the answer to get this model to run at more scale speed.

https://youtu.be/sqO55VpVFBs

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Hi Joe,

Great to see another uopdate from you!

How you finding the new WA470 compared to the older WA500?

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Both WA500, Stahl & Fumotec have a motor at each wheel, by far the best way to have a wheel loader for instant power to the ground. And you can see the notable size difference, the Fumotec WA500 is best suited to the B50, the only dump trk I use anymore.

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Great looking new machine! Looks like it's going to be a beast

How's the digging?

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

It is a good size loader, perfect for filling the B50 adts but I got some kinks to work out of it yet.

It’s been awhile since any activity in the basement, last spring I decided to remove all the dirt from around the edges in back room of shop & replace it with stone chips. Not much left to dig out, then finish adding chips.

https://i.postimg.cc/LXtqwZdv/57501-...-FABD2-A49.jpg

I have a huge pile of dirt lumps & rocks to run thru the crusher, then screen the smaller lumps to then run a finer crusher so it’s all powder, perfect for distribution in the yard with the cross dumps.

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Monster pile of fines already.

https://i.postimg.cc/SxGVcjt0/17-D41...135-B723-B.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

New piece of machinery from Fumotec showed up yesterday, D71-24 Komatsu dozer, beautiful model, entirely different from the earlier D65 version.

https://i.postimg.cc/25Vv35s7/381829...135-BD6-DF.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/vmggbNnP/82-FD0...C1-C846023.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/662kCJJW/F1-B06...B222108984.png

https://youtu.be/9PsWNIRoR1w

Smooth/level out the fines pile this afternoon.

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

The darnedest things happen to me, not just with these models either :thinking:.. look at the top left thru the hole, bottom of lift arm cyl’s knurled compression collar rubs on hose of steering cyl every time bucket touches ground & collar loosens itself till the hose pops off under pressure.

https://i.postimg.cc/SspFn2Fm/B29907...ADD9934488.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fRLws9ZF/D29435...8611-FA537.jpg

Shortened some hoses, rearranged others, trying to get steering hoses away from swinging arc lift cyl fittings.

https://i.postimg.cc/vmbtDbqp/DEF917...A4-B43-C35.jpg

Had some barbed fittings with push on collars that could’ve been the cure but were 4mm thread instead of 5.

https://i.postimg.cc/LXMw9nGL/D6-AE8...33-B3-C5-A.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/6qfH5cCN/6-F850...94-DF132-C.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/7hH6jPVn/E9-FB9...276-F2-E68.jpg

Oily mess! This electrical cleaner does wonders to wash the oil away & doesn’t affect paint.

https://i.postimg.cc/J7xv87xH/4443-E...-EE0-A6-F5.jpg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

This week's activities

https://youtu.be/0b6agJ2bnyg

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Great looking loader build and congrats on the dozer!

Question...do you have any tips for battery usage and storage? I keep mine in those sack things but not sure if that is best. Or even necessary (?)

If anybody is going to know it is you. Love the videos!

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Hello Paulie, lipos has been trouble free & safe to use for me. I've use reputable batts like Venom or GensAce? in the past. I have several HRB in 3s & a few 4s that I've been using the last 4-5yrs & they've worked really well with many cycles of use. I still have a few GensAce batts closing in on 10 yrs old. Always use Balance Charge. I charge in the back of shop where it's a dirt floor, if something were to happen the fire risk minimal. Stays below room temperature most of the yr too. Cheers

Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
 

Back to hauling chips for a while.

https://youtu.be/kYtNz6J_l9g

My RC Model Design deck screener is an exquisite piece of machinery, very well designed, could only guess that maybe as much as 50-60cy has passed over it. The only downside is it comes equipped with Chinese motors & escs. They run too hot, suck in the fine clay dust & stop working. I've lost track how many side conveyor motors for the fines I've changed, the last one was less than a month ago & already failing.

I made another order to Servo City last week & hopefully picked a good replacement that isn't too much modification to install. FedEx tells me today it should arrive tomorrow... unusual to get something from USA so quickly. The slower moving feeder conveyor & lumpy discharge conveyor I've changed motors yrs ago have been working flawlessly.

I got a new crusher from 911 Metallurgy ordered, 7-9 weeks delivery time, should show up after spring planting is completed in June. It's a 2x6 inch to replace the 2x3 I got a few yrs ago, hopefully double or more the capacity. Gonna build it so I can dump an ADT load directly into it, just like my 4x6 crusher. I'm gonna put it in a different location that's no where near the screener like in the past.