THE MOTHER EXCAVATOR 700

[paolo84verona]

hello guys,
i am paolo from verona, italy.

i am not new in this forum but this is my first post.

i am here to show my project and the excavator i built for my customer.

until now i built 4 excavators

if someone are interesting in my product i am here, and i will answer to oll your questions.

[Northern Farmer]

Very nice

[thetractorfan]

You must make very fine excavators. This is a piece of art in my opinion.

[paolo84verona]

thanks :-D

this project is born with a simple idea,
professional project but with easy solution, high power and not expensive.

i built it with good stuff like a premacon valve, the piston is made from a real piston manufacturer, the motor for the tracks and turn is custom by my specs.

i made my own tracks in bronze material by my project drawing.

is not fully detailed like a premacon because a lot of detail mean more money.

the excavator is 40kg and work with 35/40bar pressure

[Lil Giants]

The clear view oil tank is quite a trick idea

What's the ground level reach of your excavator?

[footprint]

nicely done! the layout is very clean indeed.
Id be interested in details on your track pads, ive been saving brass swarf for just such an endevour

[paolo84verona]

hello Lil Giants
the bucket capacity is ± 1.2 litre or 1200 cm/cubic

hello footprint
for the tracks we use a bronze lost wax casting.

something like this

[Lil Giants]

Bucket displacement sounds big, I'll have to measure my own to see how it compares... but what I was asking was measurement Q in the diagram (usually I see this measurement from center point of swing, not front of cab).

[ing85]

Congratulations Paolo, excellent jobs

[paolo84verona]

thanks to every one for a private message and comments

i added for a Lil Giants some dimensions

and another photo with a new radio frsky x9e for the dimension (sorry for the quality)

[paolo84verona]

Hello, i added a video on YouTube of the prototype one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_UMvOMFlWs

This is how my excavator climbing some hard degreese mountain

And this is another video at work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJgknzuFkE

[liftmys10]

Originally Posted by paolo84verona

Hello, i added a video on YouTube of the prototype one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_UMvOMFlWs

This is how my excavator climbing some hard degreese mountain

And this is another video at work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJgknzuFkE

Looks great Paolo!! Good amount of power, considering its 40kg!

[titandigs]

How many Euros would a machine like this cost?
Thanks Paul

[paolo84verona]

the price is under development but is around 4000euros plus optionals

[elvis65]

very nice work.
keep it up.

[Cooper]

Looks like you have a very solid machine. Very impressive!!! Good work and it runs smooth. Can you post a link or more info on the frsky radio? I did not know they made that model.

[paolo84verona]

Thanks guys.
The frsky radio is a good radio. For the first time is a bit difficult to setting but after some times willbe easy.
Is a solid aluminium case and is perfect for a excavator or same stuff

[Rimrock]

Looks like a great product) 4000 Euro is a good price. Remember it's a difference from producing 4 machines to deliver like 20 machines in a year..) Many new producers often underestimates the production time, and promise delivery to the customer after 3 months. Then later say; 6 months. Then later say; 9 months.. When not quite sure about production time, as one possible not are in the start, it's better to tell the customer a long delivery time, like 10 months...Then it will just be a bonus if one can make the delivery after 6 months Just mentioning this as people in the hobby often seams to be quite disappointed if delivery time of a product is much longer than what they were told at the beginning) Good luck, will be interesting to follow the development.

[paolo84verona]

hi Rimrock.
thanks for your question.
normally i am very very clear about a detail, performance and time to built.
because i know what mean wait something for a long time.

in this case this is for me an hobby not a work and i know how many time i need for construction.
normally i take 6/7 months.
for the same reason i know how many parts i can do in a year and after this number i stopped the production.
is not a mass production. i prefere less parts but with good quality.
thanks paolo

[Rimrock]

Originally Posted by paolo84verona

hi Rimrock.
thanks for your question.
normally i am very very clear about a detail, performance and time to built.
because i know what mean wait something for a long time.

in this case this is for me an hobby not a work and i know how many time i need for construction.
normally i take 6/7 months.
for the same reason i know how many parts i can do in a year and after this number i stopped the production.
is not a mass production. i prefere less parts but with good quality.
thanks paolo

Great, thumbs up) Seeing the well though of construction details and solutions, I'm pretty sure the you/designer/fabricator is in full control about the whole process