Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
01-16-2019, 08:20 AM
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Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
Short vid digging in the NE corner of the basement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w0EE0aOPz0
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
01-15-2019, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 1,875
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Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
Anytime Anthony :cool:
Funny Emil :D ...maybe someday it'll get better, cheaper... not holding my breath for it though
Thanx Calum :cool: A guess? 20-25kg
It's good to be digging hard ground...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
01-10-2019, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 1,875
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Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
A suggestion from another forum, a slight mod to the side rails makes loading the big hoe much quicker with no worries of tip. ;) :cool:
https://i.postimg.cc/vB95vkQM/001.jpg...
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Forum: Electronics tech
01-05-2019, 02:15 PM
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
01-05-2019, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 1,875
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Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
www.mfacomodrills.com motors with planetaries, these particular ones are 940D with 100:1 reduction. Fumotec supplies all his trk models with these motors or his custom made mini brushless motors. I...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-03-2019, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,087
Re: Newbie
You look in the electronics tech forum, there's threads in there of ppl who programmed DX6 radios to work with the MFU.
Frysky... cheap chinese radios... I had a 9ch once, half the programming...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
01-03-2019, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 1,875
Views: 971,223
Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
HAH! you're half my age, should be a breeze for you Shawn :p I took the counter weight off, that's 14lbs I don't have to carry. ;)
Just about done... wire up the motors & make removable side rails...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-02-2019, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 60,953
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Forum: Construction Equipment
01-02-2019, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 81
Views: 40,837
Re: Bucyrus Erie 40H Excavator 1:14
Spektrum is quite easy to program...
1st entry is master - enter #ch on boom valve, stick valve or bucket valve
2nd entry is slave - the #ch your pump esc is connected to
next two entries is + -...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-02-2019, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,934
Re: frame measures
The 1st trk looks like about 300 inch wheelbase (7.62m), 2nd trk about 240 wheelbase (6.096m), 53ft trl would equal 16.1544 meters
conversion I use is 0.0254m vs 1 foot
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Forum: Mechanical tech
01-02-2019, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,352
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
01-02-2019, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,087
Re: Newbie
What radio did you get? I use several different Spektrum radios myself... as far as plugging into the rx (receiver), just trim the tab off the servo plug & it should fit right into the Spektrum rx.
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Forum: Electronics tech
01-02-2019, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,008
Re: Brushless motor worth it?
Sounds like you need a better esc for smoother starts, what I've used in the past is Mtronics 15A Marine esc, really smooth start/stop with brake.
Using brushless... to find anything that will fit...
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Forum: Mechanical tech
01-01-2019, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,352
Re: Locking differentials
Thanx for the link Bo, bought the last two available sets to rebuild old axles. ;) :cool:
I think I still need probably six more sets to rebuild all the axles I've blown out over the yrs. Doing...
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
01-01-2019, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 1,875
Views: 971,223
Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
I do have a new boom for the old JD850, as the current boom, the pivot at the stick is getting pounded out & wobbly... I'm sure it will last a couple more yrs yet Shawn. ;)
"New employee" lives 70...
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Forum: Mechanical tech
01-01-2019, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,352
Re: Locking differentials
Yeah frizzen I've used Shoe Goo in the diffs, usually the front diff of a TLT, then left the middle axle open & manually locked the rear axle dropping a spider gear between the other two within diff...
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Forum: Electronics tech
01-01-2019, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 3
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Re: Lipo Charger
I've been using this one daily for 6yrs
https://hitecrcd.com/products/chargers/acdc-chargers/x4-ac-plus-4-port-acdc-multi-charger/product
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Forum: Construction Equipment
12-16-2018, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 281
Views: 185,276
Re: PC1800 Front Shovel (1/12)
Great to see you working on this again KP :cool:
...after the photobucket fiasco summer of '17, I thought maybe I'd never see this finished. You're making some great headway.
We've been having...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
12-16-2018, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 282
Views: 120,688
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Forum: Construction Equipment
12-16-2018, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,798
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Forum: Construction Equipment
12-16-2018, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 41,549
Re: Fumotec 490
Looking good Calum :cool:
Have you used it lots?
And yeah, how's that rotary screener working for ya?
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Forum: Construction Equipment
12-16-2018, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 40,837
Re: Bucyrus Erie 40H Excavator 1:14
You got it working good job :cool:
Swing is pretty slow, what rpm did you use there?
Hydraulic speed seems ok... to help preserve battery time, radio mix valves to cylinder chs so pump motor...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
10-09-2018, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 282
Views: 120,688
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
10-07-2018, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 495
Views: 169,584
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Forum: Construction Companies & Worksites
10-06-2018, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 1,875
Views: 971,223
Re: LilGiantsConstrCo
It's certainly as hard as concrete Jack when the dense clay dries out, looks like concrete too when dry with the salts in the soil coming to the surface.
Electrical cleaner works very well frizzen...
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