ShakyCraftsman

Hey Scott Your project is looking great! Ron G

Hey all Here are a couple of pictures of the 359 Pete, 3 axle drop nose lowboy trailer and the Cat D8H. the Cat D8H looks great sitting on the 3 axle trailer. I have the trailer pretty close to being done. I've started doing some drawings with dimensions so I can print them off to use for building templates. Some parts I'm going to try and 3D print. Stuff like - air cylinders, air bags, suspension components, hydraulic power pack, glad hands for air connections, electrical connectors, rear lights, etc. view from the rear, I think I'm going to modify the headache rack so I can add chains and load binders to it. Well that's it for now see you soon with more updates. Ron G

Hey all Here are some update photos of the D8H I'm doing on Unigraphics NX11. front isometric view. I now have the blade lift cylinders, blade tilt cylinder, air cleaner intake, batterys and battery box done. I also started on the R.O.P.S. (roll over protection system) it still needs the mounting brackets and hardware added. rear isometric view. I also added the Cat logos and lettering to the sides, front and rear. top isometric view. I have to add the wire mesh protection to the R.O.P.S. side view. front view. rear view top view. side view of the engine and transmission. left side view of the engine. right side view of the engine. This view also shows the 3 belt pulley system. That's it for now be back with more updates soon. Ron G

No problem, your welcome. Any time you need something let me know, if I can help I will. Ron G

Hey Reduitretro WOW! Very impressive looking engine. You did a great job on it. The details look just right, but don't forget the lines from the air compressor to the water manifolds, other then that you knocked it out of the park! Ron G

Yeah I wish I had it too, this is on my wifes work laptop, because she is furloughed home because of Covid. UG NX 11 (Unigraphics) costs about $11,000.00 to $15,000.00 for a complete setup. Right now thats beyond my means, why beyond...lol Ron G

Hey all Here are some updated photos of the D8H. front isometric view. Rear isometric view.this view shows the grill and all the Gazillion! holes I added to it. this view shows the operator area and some of the controls. view of the D342 Cat engine. side view of the engine and all tge bolt heads that I added to it. other side of the engine. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey Marcos Did you put any kind of coating or protective covering over the Molotow chrome on the wheels? They look fzntastic! Ron G

Hey OldMopar Check out my posts on my Pete 359 4 axle heavy haul tractor, my 3 axle Loadking drop nose lowboy trailer, and my 4 axle drop nose lowboy trailer with flip up rear axle. The 3 axle is a 70 ton and the 4 axle is 120 ton capacity. I plan on 3D printing some of the 3 axle and 4 axle trailer parts. The main bed/well of the trailers will be made out of Plastsruct styrene plastic "I" beams, 5/8", 1/2", 3/8" and various other plastic shapes. Right now I only have them designed on Unigraphics NX11, I haven't started them in plastic yet, but there are lots of pictures of them in the posts. The Pete 359 is being built out of an old Revell "Can Do" wrecker kit. It has a Cummins ntc-475 twin turbo, which when worked on can put out over 800 hp! I'm detailing it with all the fuel, oil, air and water lines. Check it out you my get some ideas. Ron G

Hey guys Found this CAD model on the internet, it's a Cat D11...BIG!!!... It's a pretty good model, but it needed some tweaking here and there. I redid the crapy tracks that were on it. And adjusted some of the dimensions. So here are some pictures. here she is and she's a big mother! It does fit on the 4 axle trailer, just barely though. side view. view from the rear. this view shows the D11 next to the D8H, big difference! This thing actually has a model of the engine, although it's just sheet bodys not actual solids, so not sure if I could print it. Ron G

Hey all Here are some pictures of the Cat D8h I'm doing on Unigraphics NX11. It's only in a preliminary stage, still needs a lot of work to get it to be done. So here they are. this view shows the D8H on the 3 axle Loadking drop nose lowboy trailer being pulled by the lloonngg! Pete 359 heavy haul tractor. same view from the rear. Its only about 50% done. Ron G

Hey a drag strip for construction equipment...cool...lol? Ron G

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Hey Force Thats alot of cool toys to play with...lol You must have a very large sand box...lol?? Ron G

Hey steel tiger There's a video on YouTube of someone moving a complete with bucket 390fl from Conexpo 2020 on a what looks like a nelso tyoe 3x3x3 trailer, so it is possible. Although not inder any 16' 6" clearance bridges...lol Ron G

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Hey all Here are some pictures of the Cat 336 excavator next to the ALL NEW!!!! Cat 390FL monster! I got the 3D model of the Cat 390FL off of the internet from GrabCad. (Free download) front isometric view of the two excavators. rear isometric view of the two excavators. side view of the two excavators. front view of the two excavators. rear view of the two excavators. top view of the two excavators. You can really see the differences in size between the two of them. The 390FL is the largest mass excavator that Caterpillar makes and the 336 is a middle sized large excavator. That's it for now be back soon with more pictures. Ron G

Hey Gator It is really a nicely detailed excavator for the price its great. Ron G

Hey all Here is a picture of the truck, trailer and 336 excavator. Here is a picture of the truck, trailer and a ALL NEW!!! 390FL excavator. now thats a big S.O.B. it doesn't even fit on the 4 axle trailer even with the outriggers out. It's 20' 6" from the ground up to the tallest part of the boom arm. I guess I'm going to have to design a bigger trailer.? That's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey all Here are some more pictures of the Big Pete 359. I've done some more work on the Cad model, so here are the updates. this view shows the updates to the radiator and the engine. this view shows the engine in more detail, but it still needs a whole lot more stuff added. this view shows the door hinges and the door handles added. this view shows the Peterbilt emblems on the air horns. this view shows the windshield wipers, warning lights and headlights added. isometric view of the whole truck. this view shows the door hinges and door handles added to the cab and sleeper doors. I'm basically modeling up the Revell Peterbilt 359 that I'm making in 1/24 scale. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

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Hey kilrathy Yeah my birthday (Halloween) colors. The engine is basically just a square block right know but it will look just like the actual Revell model with all tge detail. Ron G

Hey guys I've done a little more work on the 359 Pete Cad model. Here are some pictures for you to look at. this view shows the grill mesh andPeterbilt emblems added. this view shows the air cleaners, rivet detail and chrome trim around the door openings added. this view shows the rear tri-axle fenders added. rear isometric view. front isometric view. this view shows the radiator, engine and transmission in there preliminary stage and the hood tilted up. side view with the hood open. side view with the hood closed. Well that's it for know be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey all I got my RC Caterpillar 336 excavator today. I'm pleasantly surprised and disappointed all in one. First it's really nice, detailed well and it runs good, basic movements but nice. Secondly it is NOT! 1/24 scale it is closer to 1/20th scale. looks really nice and runs good. more of a side view. this view shows It next to a drafting scale and you can see that it's not 1/24 scale. I went on the internet and downloaded the specifications for the Cat 336. The center to center distance of the tracks on the 336 is 13' 3" and the model measures 15' 5.52" the track gauge on the 336 is 8' 6" and the model is 9' 6" the width over the outside of the tracks on the 336 is 11' 5" (with 34"tracks) and the model is 12' 6" (with 36"tracks) the overall height on the 336 is 12' 0" and the model is 16' 6". As you can see it is to big for 1/24 scale, maybe I can say its a 390 (largest Cat excavator) well that's it for now be back soon after I figure out how to use this model. Ron G

Hey Reduit Do you have any plans of marketing this for all of us...yes, yes, yes...please! Great work and check out my build of the Revell Peterbilt 359 4 axle heavy haul tractor, it has the big 475 twin turbo in it, and I added a whole lot of oil, air, water and fuel lines to it based off of the old Model Car magazine articles on how to detail model trucks. Have some pictures posted of it, if you need more let me know. Ron G