1:50 Dragline

[Seilbagger]

Hi Jim,

this is a very very good conversion, perfect done.

Its only one little mistake: This is not a M251, its a M260. The difference: M251 has 4 roles on each side for driving, M260 five

For all interested Menck fans, the HP of the Menck archive: http://www.menckundhambrockarchiv.de/ , you can read this in german or english

[Rvjimd]

That is some interesting info. I find a lot of different model numbers when I search on Menck cranes! I wonder why NZG calls it a 251? I'm pretty sure that is the model number on the box...

Thanks for the comments!

Jim

[MattDk]

Really good progress that you have made.

Btw, for getting the tracks moving, I saw a video where someone used a jack connector for transferring the signal and power for the servos for the track, through the center, that was pretty smart, you might find room for a mini jack, you only need 4 wires, ground power and 2 signal, so that would be perfect match.
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/Mario

[Jared]

That's great Jim! Ya done good. Certainly sunk the barge down a little. Now you just need another crane with a clam on the other end of the canal to unload it with.

[Rvjimd]

Jared, ya I noticed the barge sink a bit when I watched the video! So, I watched it fast forward, kind of fun watching it sink in as it gets a load!

Mario or anyone, re the video of the phone jack for the slew connection. Do you have a link for me? I want to study this a bit more. I might try to get that done but I'm not sure how to do it. On my crane a single small machine screw goes up from the bottom directly into the center underneath side of the cab. I am guessing I would need to somehow tap this on the outside of that fitting to allow the phone jack to reside in the center hole where the screw is currently?

Jim