Newbie Scratch Build - D575A Dozer

[sparkycuda]

Yes, ribs for strengthening but also anti-abrasion. These machines were used to push in all kinds of material. WV and KY machines worked slot-dozing in a lot of sandstone, so experienced extreme wear on the ends - I've seen those ribs completely worn away. Often users would add more abrasion resistant steel on the blade ends before ever putting them to work.
While the weight is extreme compared to other RC dozers, it was huge in real life - largest production dozer in the world. Big dozers are just heavy!

You are doing a great job!

Ken

[Originalrob]

Hi all,

Had a bit of time over the weekend so put together the steel for the ripper and installed to test out the weight balance.





I dont have the rams yet just just mocked up with some bars and rod ends. Took it for a spin and the balance is much better.

Rob

[sparkycuda]

Keeps looking better all the time!

Ken

[Wibb]

Impressive machine!