Forum: General Discussion
06-15-2020, 04:48 PM
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Re: Less help now a days
I've been looking at some of the faceplant pages for WPL and Bruder conversions, I tend to look at everything and on those pages you have to scroll thru everything ( unless there is a way to pick up...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
05-31-2020, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 31,150
Re: HIAB X-HIPRO 1058 loader crane
Got it thank you .!!! I was looking for Teflon tape and got all kind of weird hits....didn't think about PTFE...We used it in the military years ago to insulate lighthouse tubes(I know old ...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
05-30-2020, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 31,150
Re: HIAB X-HIPRO 1058 loader crane
Not to hijack your thread but where did you find Teflon tape.??? I've tried googling it to no avail..
I follow these threads and Frizzen is right the work you do is incredible.....
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Forum: Construction Equipment Tech
05-28-2020, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Gearmotor problems
Will the motor work if you take it out of the gear box..??... might be a bound up gear...if it is bad...Try just replacing the motor, get a 370 or 380 motor...pull the gear off the bad motor, cut the...
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Forum: Euro Style Trucks and Trailers
05-24-2020, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,639
Re: Another Bruder low loader conversion
Nice work, I'd like to see the ramp mechanism too... I have two of these but haven't decided what I want to do with them...What did you use to print the tires.... A 3d printer may be my next purchase...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-24-2020, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,741
Re: Less help now a days
I'm new to the Rc construction hobby. The Tonka, Nylint, and Structo conversions are what drew me in... The work of Frizzen, SmaullHaul, RVJimd, just to name a few have really helped me a lot, and...
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
03-02-2020, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,563
Re: Looking For Scale Clamshell Bucket Plans
I'm in the same boat, I have a Nylint Michigan crane that I want to get the clam bucket to work. RvJimd did a video on a scratch build he did with a lot of the issues he ran into ( I don't have a...
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Forum: Electronics tech
02-11-2020, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,551
Re: small ESC
I have those but I've had 3 that were working then all of a sudden they just quit....I use the Losi mini as the main ESC then I use those to run my lift actuator and just pull the power wire they...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-11-2020, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
I have some 6mm and 8mm lead screw I plan on trying out, it will need a slightly faster motor but with more turns I might not need as much torque..
Like I said in the first post I'm new to this so...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-10-2020, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
I have a set of those springs coming.....eventually....
I got a set of that linkage but the drag link comes up at an angle and it hits the frame I can't see a way to make it work and the tie rod on...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2020, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
ddmckee54
wow... I looked at the Arduino Nano I like the concept but that sure is intimidating to a newbie to RC....
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2020, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
I found this one....does everything I was asking...for $50...nice but I'm looking for something a little more cost effective if I can find it......
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Forum: Electronics tech
02-08-2020, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,551
small ESC
Currently I have a Losi mini rock crawler ESC I think it's a 0828, in my Tonka conversion is there any other comparable ESCs in both size and electronic capabilities at a reasonable price... just...
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Forum: Electronics tech
02-08-2020, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,305
small ESC
Currently I have a Losi mini rock crawler ESC I think it's a 0828, in my Tonka conversion is there any other comparable ESCs in both size and electronic capabilities at a reasonable price... just...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2020, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
I think my next motor mod is to try a 25 turn 380 on a 171:1 gearbox the speed I have now is pretty good I think, I just need a little more torque...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2020, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
As for the tires and wheels that 6mm would really help and I haven't decided if I'm going to invest in a 3D printer yet and I can't find the older style wheels for the WPL anymore...
Do you have a...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2020, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
ddmckee54
I'll look into those...LOL I'm more than happy to use code already written...I'm not big into coding....
Frizzen
The actuator works way better than I hoped... with the masonry bit moving...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
Lights are the next thing I need to figure out....head lights and tail lights I think I can get going...break lights and back-up lights I haven't figured out yet
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
The WPL stuff is a mixed bag...the electronics are junk IMHO, the frame rails are so-so but might be good for some light duty just for fun builds.
The tires are a tad wide for the Tonka builds and...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
I like the stance for the most part I would have liked the rear wheels a little farther back but I screwed up my first mounting holes for the bed and it didn't sit level so I had to move it up about...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
The other thing I can't figure out is a different wheel size..I know smallhaul uses the Lego tires but I have no way of making the wheels themselves. To me the WPL tires and wheels seem to big the OD...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
and as you can see this wasn't a collector grade toy....it was beat and well played with...Once the weather warms back up I will probably sandblast it and repaint it.......
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
I should have said this sooner but with the WPL the first thing you need to do is throw out the steering servo, receiver, and transmitter these are worthless.....
this is one of my unsolved...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
Then I dropped the transfer case down about 1/2 inch because the drive shaft angles were way to steep for me and these are the metal WPL driveshafts ...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2020, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,788
Re: My first Tonka Conversion
This is the WPL transfer case I replaced the stock gear motor with a 485rpm 20:1 servocity economy gear motor..but the out put shaft was a little long so I drill out a little head space in the...
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