Liebherr 574

[Exclusive RC]

2 thumbs up!

[thebigo]

Great rig Reg, Looks like your haven fun, and thats what counts.

David

[Stuart]

Cracking job Reg!
Why 3x esc's? are 2 for the actuators and 1 for the wheel motors?

[Themonty73]

Wow excellent job,

Can you post some videos of it working once all parts are present, how much do you think it will lift?

[Snochaser]

Nice job Reg.......as usual. I may have to take a stab at one.

[chaseracer]

Great job reg, if you weren't one of my best friends I would hate you for making this look so easy lol.. I think I will be bringing my 574 for you to do instead of me hacking mine up on my dining room table where I have no tools or skills lol ... Again great job

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Mikem

I think all f Regs speed is connected to his work bench , from first laying out his logging truck to numerous other projects I see his bench of choice is his tailgate . So since I don't have a garage big enough to hold my pick up truck ,I decided to bring my tailgate downstairs , I think this will improve my modelling standards . And as a side note since I will need my tailgate my bench will remain uncluttered . Mike

Yes the tailgate works great! It's the only space that isn't a foot deep in $h!t all the time! I never get too much stuff stacked on there because I may need to leave in a hurry for some reason. All of my benches are cluttered because I'm a hoarder.

Originally Posted by Cooper

http://youtu.be/CgX_o981HkA
Oops , #8

Lol!! Some competition for u, or a learning guide.

I see broken Bruder parts in my future...lol

Originally Posted by Kaf343

Another awesome conversion Reg, looks great.

Originally Posted by Exclusive RC

2 thumbs up!

Originally Posted by thebigo

Great rig Reg, Looks like your haven fun, and thats what counts.

David

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by Stuart

Cracking job Reg!
Why 3x esc's? are 2 for the actuators and 1 for the wheel motors?

Thanks Stuart! Yes that's right.

Originally Posted by Themonty73

Wow excellent job,

Can you post some videos of it working once all parts are present, how much do you think it will lift?

Thanks, will do. I'm not sure how much it will lift but I think more than the plastic will stand before breaking.

Originally Posted by Snochaser

Nice job Reg.......as usual. I may have to take a stab at one.

It was much easier than I thought it would be Ben. I say go for it!

Originally Posted by chaseracer

Great job reg, if you weren't one of my best friends I would hate you for making this look so easy lol.. I think I will be bringing my 574 for you to do instead of me hacking mine up on my dining room table where I have no tools or skills lol ... Again great job

Thanks Jason. It makes a difference to have the space and tools for sure. You're not lacking in the skills department so you just need to work on the first two!lol

OK, remember how I basically said in the beginning that I was going to leave it plastic and add aluminum parts as needed? Well forget I said that because I have already started making parts and I haven't done anythng other than pull a few wheelies with it so far.

No, I don't have 3 loaders...Anyone need one of these? Yes, I am aware that I have a problem...

I was proud of myself for being able to make this shape without throwing a tantrum or wasting material.











The easy part is done. Now I have to make the mounts. Once those are done I plan to add a few more details.

Thanks for looking.

[fireguard62b]

Well an aluminium bucket would be great if your selling them, also it would be a way of adding an attachment mechanism on, as I wish to have the ability to load a set of tynes to use as a fork loader for moving containers and pallets around on rough surfaces.

[Exclusive RC]

Gorgeous job on the buckets brother!

[RCP57]

Thanks men! I made a little more progress on the buckets today. Here's a few pictures to show one mounted on the machine and a video will follow eventually of it in action. The buckets are bigger than the stock one. I widened them about 1/2" because it seems like most of the conversions end up with a wider wheel track. The are also a little deeper because of the curved front and have height added to keep dirt from going over the back. I still want to add more detail before I call them done but I think the are coming together nicely. They are also a good bit stronger than stock!







Test video should be up shortly!

Reg

[bigford]

quit screwing around on the small stuff and bust out a d11 or at least a cat 980!!!
that bucket is looking sweet

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by bigford

quit screwing around on the small stuff and bust out a d11 or at least a cat 980!!!
that bucket is looking sweet

Haha, when I get caught up on my current "to do" list, I will attempt a Bruder D10 or D11, whatever they call that. I have to scratch build a truck first though...

[fireguard62b]

So will you be selling the buckets? They are sweet.

[bigford]

Originally Posted by RCP57

Haha, when I get caught up on my current "to do" list, I will attempt a Bruder D10 or D11, whatever they call that. I have to scratch build a truck first though...

your killing me

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by fireguard62b

So will you be selling the buckets? They are sweet.

I will sell the two extra ones when they are finished. I'm not sure if I will build more later.

Originally Posted by bigford

your killing me

Haha, its not on purpose.

[justin]

Looking good reg keep up the good work

[rockNmayhem]

Hey Reg, by chance can you tell us what ratio of actuators you are using? I'd like to do the same type of conversion I'm just not sure what ratio I need to get for decent speed and power.

Thanks

[Barker196]

I almost don't even like to look at your builds because they put mine to shame haha amazing work!

[bigpipespete]

Another sweet conversion Reg. Happy New year to you .

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by justin

Looking good reg keep up the good work

Thanks Justin!

Originally Posted by rockNmayhem

Hey Reg, by chance can you tell us what ratio of actuators you are using? I'd like to do the same type of conversion I'm just not sure what ratio I need to get for decent speed and power.

Thanks

I'm using 210:1 on the boom and 100:1 on the bucket. Both are 6v.

Originally Posted by Barker196

I almost don't even like to look at your builds because they put mine to shame haha amazing work!

Thanks very much. I'm sure your work is just fine!

Originally Posted by bigpipespete

Another sweet conversion Reg. Happy New year to you .

Happy New Year to you as well Mike.


Well, I think the buckets are nearly finished. I welded on all the mounts and gave them all a test fit.