Forum: Body Shop Tech
04-12-2023, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,240
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Forum: General Discussion
03-30-2023, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2
gingerer4
I see we've been hit by this "person" again, can we get them off the forum?
Thanks,
Don
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
03-30-2023, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4
Re: test
Well.... Obviously BOTH of you missed the yellow back hoe, on the custom flat trailer, towed by the blue truck.
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-07-2023, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
This is what I got. https://www.3000toys.com/New-Ray-Toys-Mack-Granite-Rollback-Truck/sku/new-ray17136?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuf2rg5PL_QIVPYlbCh3-awk4EAQYBCABEgJNJfD_BwE
I fer-sure didn't pay that...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-06-2023, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 8,280
Re: Liebherr LTM 1055 S-4 in scale 1/24
At 1/24 scale I realize that you're not going to be lifting any thing heavy. Will the gearbox drag be enough to hold the load when doing a lift? Will the boom extend/retract be manual like the...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-06-2023, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
I got the truck around Christmas time at Theisen's, which is a farm supply store here in Eastern Iowa.
I'll check when I get home tonight to see if I can find a name & model number on the thing....
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-03-2023, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
They're smaller than a Bruder, cheaper, and don't have quite the quality of Bruder. That's why I called them a sorta Bruder. But then again I think I only paid about $20 for the wrecker. Can't...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
03-02-2023, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 35
Re: Back to the Fifties
Some of the farm stores around here have some 1/18-ish sorta Bruder trucks that are about the right size. I've got a tilt-back roll-off wrecker that the WPL axles and wheels are a fairly good fit...
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
02-21-2023, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,518
Re: Shovel mechanics
Yeah, Home Model Engine Machinist is another good site.
HMEM (https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/)
I think HMEM was one of the first model engineering sites that I found.
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Forum: Construction General Discussion
02-15-2023, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,518
Re: Shovel mechanics
Here's one for some inspiration, Crueby's Mann steam truck build. https://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,9748.0.html
Chris also built the Lombard shown in our Tracked Utility Vehicles...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-10-2023, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 36
Re: Wooldridge 1940s Bottom-Dump Truck
I had to replace the pivot screws for the auger, I had lost 2 of the originals. Most of the units you see listed have this same problem. I did keep the original self-tapping screws and if I can...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2023, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 36
Re: Wooldridge 1940s Bottom-Dump Truck
A month or so ago, you guys got me digging through OLD memories...
I was pretty sure that I had a truck with a post hole digger on it. So I did a little surfing on the InterWebb and found one...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-08-2023, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 36
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-07-2023, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
Re: 1/10 Caterpillar D8T Build (3D Printed)
I found some 10mm motors with planetary gearboxes that I will be using to extend the stabilizers on my Manitou 2150, I think they are 300rpm. (There are listings similar to the gearboxes I got on...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
02-06-2023, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 66
Re: 1/10 Caterpillar D8T Build (3D Printed)
It looks like you are controlling the motors with just a toggle switch. Do you have any end limits on your actuators?
If you have the limits installed, I'd be very interested in seeing how you...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
12-23-2022, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 36
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
12-19-2022, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9
Re: Side mirrors
There's "normal", and then there's "NORMAL". Take a look at the mirrors on Tesla's production semi-tractor. That thing's got a centrally mounted driver seat, a wrap-around panoramic view from the...
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Forum: "Show us"
12-14-2022, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 94,183
Re: Show us your cabovers...
Yesterday Pepsico sent a blurb out to the employees and associates that it's going to be running a number of Tesla tractors - both Pepsi and Frito-Lay. Found this link to more info on Tesla trucks. ...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
12-06-2022, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 27
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-23-2022, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I may have found a source for some 20ga stainless welding coupons, I'll find out next week. I initially asked about carbon steel, but they didn't have any cold rolled steel scraps in that light of a...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-22-2022, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
Got a couple other things going on right now. I hate it when life gets in the way of stuff you REALLY want to do.
I don't have anything to weld right now either, have to find some 20ga welding...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-04-2022, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
When I opened the welder up last night, I did not find anything visually wrong. All the PC boards were still where they were supposed to be, as were all the connectors, and there were no loose...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-03-2022, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I got the welder yesterday, came with a couple of free dents and dings - nothing too serious. It's a 110V/220V machine and the dings look to have been caused by something smacking the side of the...
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Forum: Boats!
10-31-2022, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
Benchy's first "sea trials", floating in the kitchen sink, did not go well.
The good news, he didn't leak... And even with my intended 12V battery, I still needed ballast to get down to the...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-28-2022, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I was just doing some poking around to find some appropriate welding coupons. About all I can find in sheet metal are 20ga coupons which are about 0.036", close enough to 0.9mm. What are y'all...
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