Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-29-2017, 10:10 PM
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-29-2017, 08:38 PM
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Working on the bucket dump arms,,,
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-26-2017, 07:22 PM
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Couldn’t wait so I peeled open mold to see how tire looks,, some small air bubbles but this is the backside of tire so they will not be visiable. And hopefully the next ones will be better. I really...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-25-2017, 05:20 PM
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
And just for those that don’t know , fat malbert is the shop help (well helpless) and he is happy I’m not into rc airplanes ,,,, he is well taken care of and not harmed! (Yes being politically...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-25-2017, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-25-2017, 05:04 PM
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Or better yet bo,,, a real live brain sucker,,, attached to the cat!!!
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-25-2017, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Lol!! That was some brass soldered together to hold the master tire when I gave it an acetone bath (vapor bath,about 30-45 seconds to smooth out print lines and sanding marks). Then I bent it up and...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-25-2017, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Printed a test piece to give me an idea of range of hydraulic cylinder travel. And this piece is going to be 3 different setups , top, bottom and slots on sides. At least this time I am designing...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-25-2017, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 2,507
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Started making the mold for tires. I’m using a five gallon bucket cut up for the mold walls. And this is just one half with the printed master tire in it. Have to make other half then will be able to...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-24-2017, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 2,507
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Thanks, I have no experience in anything else other than fusion 360. But I do think it is fairly easy to figure out/learn and most of all free!!!!!
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Forum: Construction Equipment
11-22-2017, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,556
Re: ADT build
yes thanks for that information. and easy to read, now I have no reason for not doing that!! another side project to add ;) will be referring back to this information when time comes, thank you...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-21-2017, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 2,507
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Mech-eng, this is the synthetic cutting fluid I’ve been using.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
11-21-2017, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,556
Re: ADT build
Auto centering for steering is nice, my haul truck uses hydraulics and it is difficult to drive, centering would be nice. I think the German ones have a pot wired into the motor for centering the...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-21-2017, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 2,507
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
And the framework between lift arms. This part was difficult to cam and to machine, have 5 different set-ups and about 4.5 hours in it. This is a pic mec-eng, where I do use flood coolant because...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-21-2017, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 2,507
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
And finally the dog was on my side of an argument!! Yes he is chewing on my wife’s head!! Big puppy!! Just had him to the vet and he weighs in at 189#!! Hence the Great Dane construction...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-21-2017, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 2,507
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Size comparison ����������
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-21-2017, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
I purchased the fogbuster from tormach, I use that most of the time as I’ve been finding out the liquid coolant just doesn’t have enough pressure to get chips out of pockets. And I recently found...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-05-2017, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 2,507
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Re: Great Dane excavating co.
I’m new to this designing in the computer stuff, I know I should draw the entire model and then see how things fit, move, etc,,, but I’m still half backwards and just can’t wait!! So I draw up...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-05-2017, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Thanks man, nope I’ve been cutting them on the mill. Wish I had access to a lazer !!! I did have to make a fixture plate so I could bolt down flat stuff. It’s not ground flat but way cheaper...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
11-05-2017, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
10-30-2017, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Skeeter, foto$&@“it isn’t playing well this morning, I tried taking a pic with measurements but it doesn’t want to upload the photo. In the other pics the ruler is a 6” stick. The overall...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
10-29-2017, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
8lbs 4 1/2 oz is what the front axle without tires weighting in at.
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
10-29-2017, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
This is the harvested differential from a 1:5 scale truck
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
10-22-2017, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 2,507
Views: 964,089
Re: Great Dane excavating co.
Ken, these are the “soft jaws” I am referring to. The setup I have allows aluminum extrusions with a dovetail to be easily swapped out if the vise. Then these pieces of aluminum are the new vise...
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
10-22-2017, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 15
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