LilGiantsConstrCo

[ihbuilder]

Thank you Joe, I think those motors would do . I assume you have to supply the ESC's ? That tractor is pretty interesting . I could find many uses for it

[Lil Giants]

Yes, they were in addition to the kit cost and Frank got me what I needed to make it work.

[Lil Giants]

I took a couple of quick snaps today of what this beast will pull (for starters )

[Stuff]

looks great!

[JDH429]

Congratulations on your new, well- deserved, workshop. Looks great and I'll bet you have a hard time sleeping with all those ideas and projects racing through your head.

[Dieselchopper]

Gona have to take a road trip over to see some of the toys once you have time in the summer.......

[Stuff]

Originally Posted by Dieselchopper

Gona have to take a road trip over to see some of the toys once you have time in the summer.......

been on my to do list for a few years lol

[Lil Giants]

Quite the opposite Jason, dreaming of my hobby & blocking out all the other gazillion things on my mind is what puts to sleep. Another growing season is just days away from starting.

Yeah, I'll spring for a hotel room for you guys to stay at if you do come... my house is so full of boxes of projects waiting to be built & worked on! Hopefully everything goes according to plan this summer to get my workshop done, so I can get my hobby out of my house (out of the main floor anyway )

Not overly warm this afternoon, but with the wind in the NW, I'm sheltered. Got another couple wheel barrel loads of dirt out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyXCkf8_UFo

[Stuff]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

Yeah, I'll spring for a hotel room for you guys to stay at if you do come... my house is so full of boxes of projects waiting to be built & worked on! Hopefully everything goes according to plan this summer to get my workshop done, so I can get my hobby out of my house (out of the main floor anyway )

lol you wouldnt have to spring for one. Would have to get martin in on this to as I know he's wanted to see your operation for years to! I know im out for July as im gettin hitched on the 26th!

[Dieselchopper]

Originally Posted by Stuff

lol you wouldnt have to spring for one. Would have to get martin in on this to as I know he's wanted to see your operation for years to! I know im out for July as im gettin hitched on the 26th!

Lol.....I am a bit old school too. Just a patch of grass for my tent and all good.

[avel]

That looks like soooo much fun. Best thing is that you can always play, rain or shine.

[modelman]

Wow joe-another entertaining video! Fun with a purpose-I like it!!. Looks like you have the routine down perfect. Running-2- trucks to the pile and loading very quickly. I like the way you use the large bucket to maximize loading efficiency. I see all these powerful excavators with the tiny buckets and think-what a waste. I wondered if I was going to see-2-trucks going up the ramp together and then I would be really impressed!!. Great job and still watching for the D-9.

[Lil Giants]

Originally Posted by modelman

I wondered if I was going to see-2-trucks going up the ramp together and then I would be really impressed!!. Great job and still watching for the D-9.

That be quite a trick Tom... one I don't think you'll ever see me try.

The D9... you might live long enough, though I aint making any promises.

[Lil Giants]

It seemed like the nose had oodles of space in the beginning...

















Plumbed the hyds today







I can barely get the cab & hood in place now...





The positioning of the hyd tank in front, the hood doesn't line up with the lower bumper...





It was quite a thrill to make that pan hyds come to life today, I think it was 07 or 08 when I got that pan from Joe Aryrs... long time sitting in my living room!



I still need to make a swivel hitch for the pan & numerous details to do on the 4206... I thought three wks ago this would be a snap to put together now that everything was painted & I had all the parts to put it together... the metal etch primer I used on the metal parts is not doing its job, lots of paint chips to touch up.

Where does the time go I should have been done this by now!

[avel]

Nice work getting all of that to fit, and thanks for all the pictures.
Are those quick disconnects? Are they the ones from SMC? I have been doing research but am still lost on what I need to buy. Is the side that connects to the hose a compression fitting? Or does it have an outer shell that you tighten down over the nipple to keep the hose securely attached?

[Bo Wallen]

Hey Joe !
You are a excellent Excavator operator and now even one excellent machine builder extraordinaire !!! as modelman say " I wondered if I was going to see-2-trucks going up the ramp together" Come one Joe you can yes you can !!!!

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Hey Joe !
You are a excellent Excavator operator and now even one excellent machine builder extraordinaire !!! as modelman say " I wondered if I was going to see-2-trucks going up the ramp together" Come one Joe you can yes you can !!!!

Joe is on the mission

[Stuff]

it sure looks great though!

[JAKEBRAKE]

It's taking me awhile to catch up on your thread Joe... I have chuckled a bit reading up and thinking how long your project has been around. I was worried for a minute you were close to wrapping up and then...I read about the tunnel!! Great thread Joe, I love watching your projects, BTW the 4206 is a nice addition.

[Lil Giants]

Avel, they are quick disconnects, though I don't know what brand specifically. I told Frank (Fumotec) that I wanted some & this is what he sent. The fitting that connects the hose, a screw on compression.

"machine builder extraordinaire !!!" ...ahhh not really, I struggle & fumble through it & eventually get it working... but thanx for comment Bo.

Cheers Dean.

Thanx Lee. With this monster JD hoe I have now, there's not enough left here to keep it busy for much longer... so I work at it in moderation with about tenth the time per week/month than I did 5yrs ago. I should be able to drag it out another 3 yrs or so before I have to figure out a new project to do.

I learned about a new electrical device today
http://www.servonaut.de/shop/product...onaut-mfr.html

It turns out that Frank had sent one with the 490 for slew motor control, so I was able to rob it from there to get the steering pot to work on the B4206 steering actuator... took a bit of time to figure out how to program it correctly & wire it up with no English instructions, but Frank took the time to do some translating for me.

The way I had it wired in previous pics was the steering motor connected directly to an esc, which meant I would have to be extremely careful not to hold left or right on the tx stick too long b/c there be no stopping the powerful motor & damage would happen... definitely nobody but me would ever be able to run this model having it this way!

So now with this MFR device & it programmed to servo electronic, wherever I hold the stick on the tx, the gearhead motor will turn the steering gear/lever arm to that position & stop. It works exactly like a servo.

I've never had a small servo apart before to modify for 360 rotation.... so I would assume this is the enlarged version of a regular servo.



Jumper on A, B - turn pot screw all the way right so green light blinks 4x for Servo Electronic. Pull jumper before turning off power to finish setting & it will hold there.

All the left way is 1 blink, about 11 o'clock is 2 blinks & 1 o'clock is 3 blinks.



Lead from potential meter pot is plugged into C,D,E on MFR





Anyways, I had to gut everything out of the nose to get the steering actuator out & release the set screws on steering gear incase I had a run away on initial start-up... now I put it all back together & re-organize the electronics to put them somewhere else rather than between the moving parts of pump & steering actuator.