Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS !

[woodlandfarms]

Mr. Walden. Not to pry but what did you / do you do for a living? What got you started on making scale heavy machinery?

 

[woodlandfarms]

And two more questions... Where is the silver state now and do you sand blast or what is your paint removal method?

 

[Waldon52]

Deb posted the second video today on you-tube if anyone is interested. This one shows me moving it around and shows the details.
For several years I have thought about buying old garden tractors to use the drive train in a couple of my larger models. The big dozer model I thought of buying a old zero turn mower and hooking it up to RC controls. The train project I thought of using a garden tractor engine and rear end and mounting tires underneath so i could actually drive it around. One of the big shovel models I thought a mower engine and actuators to make it work.

 

[Waldon52]

A couple days ago I was informed that my mini 4x4 articulating JD 9630 will be in the next issue of Farm Show. Also I was asked to do a write up on the Cat V-plow with the side wing for another issue.
I have had a few of my projects in Farm Show over the years and it is always fun seeing my projects in there.

 

[TomSeller]

Cool !

 

[PapaPerk]

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/406707-tractor-no-15-will-cat-catdone5-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/406708-tractor-no-15-will-cat-p-h2-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/406709-tractor-no-15-will-cat-p-h3-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/406710-tractor-no-15-will-cat-trainmountain-jpg"/>Deb posted the second video today on you-tube if anyone is interested. This one shows me moving it around and shows the details. For several years I have thought about buying old garden tractors to use the drive train in a couple of my larger models. The big dozer model I thought of buying a old zero turn mower and hooking it up to RC controls. The train project I thought of using a garden tractor engine and rear end and mounting tires underneath so i could actually drive it around. One of the big shovel models I thought a mower engine and actuators to make it work.

Those are works of art!!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Still watching.
Still drooling.

 

[Waldon52]

Getting out of High School I went to work in the grocery business. For almost 20 years I was a meat cutter . Since I was a little boy I just had a love for machinery of all kinds. But the bigger the better .
I always wanted to buy a real grader, wheel loader and a real 4x4 articulating tractor. It never happened so it was great building the models instead, ha,ha.

 

[Waldon52]

The Silver Spade and 40 of my other larger models are now in Northern Florida in a collection.

 

[Waldon52]

More roof shoveling on the garage yesterday . When the snow falls to the ground it packs hard and it difficult to shovel or snowblow. But the Waldon makes it easy to scoop up. The Waldon and the
Steiner/Deere both fired right up sitting outside in the zero weather.