ben2go
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really dig those vids
Another Mini-Dozer
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brokenot said:I've been using a $60 Kodak Zi6 for YouTube stuff for years. It was discontinued and replaced by the Zi8, which was subsequently replaced by something else...
Anyhoo, my cheapo Zi6 will record in 720p HD, but for YouTube clips that isn't necessary. No, the $50 range offerings won't produce "studio-quality" results, but you don't need "studio quality" for YouTube.
Here are a couple of my clips, watch them full-screen and switch back and forth among the video quality selections from the drop-down menu. 480P and 720P can be selected.:
CO-OP on the hook... - YouTube
up close and personal with the De Le Vergne - YouTube
I bought this Kodak Zi6 before smart phones were all the rage, and I couldn't be happier with it. While I was video camera shopping, I watched several side-by-side comparisons on YouTube. The Kodak was under consideration, as well as one of the Flip Video models, and also one of the Vado models from Creative Labs. The most informative comparison I saw, was one in which the user mounted the cameras side-by-side on a hat or helmet and just walked around with them recording. Then he put the videos up split-screen, so you could compare how they performed under the exact same lighting, noise, etc. conditions. The videos played split-screen, and you could toggle back and forth between them to hear the sound they captured and reproduced.
While the video quality was very similar among them, the Flip and Vado sounded tinny and cheap.
(I watch machinery videos on our desktop mainly. While my laptop and iPad have good video displays, our office desktop pc has a good sound card and set of Altec Lansing speakers with a powered subwoofer. I like to hear what's on the clips as realistically as possible, and tiny laptop or tablet speakers just aren't up to the task. It's like watching a movie while listening to it on a transistor radio...)
What kind of pulling sled is that?! Never seen one attached to a truck in that way!
mjncad
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The De Le Vergne engine sounds like Barney Clark's Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
It's a pretty slick setup that travels to lots of area pulls. The plate underneath that contacts the ground is lifted off of the flatbed with the hydraulic boom, set on the ground...and attached under the truck. The amount of down pressure on the plate can be adjusted for different class tractors and increases as it gets pulled down the track, much like a conventional sled.
The big LED display above the flatbed displays the pull distance in real time as it progresses down the track. The driver sitting in the truck does all of the announcing also through an onboard PA system. Once the puller gets stopped, the truck driver raises the plate and backs the truck down to the starting line again....ready for another puller. It's pretty efficient. No pull-back tractor to hook/unhook.
Most of the vintage puller classes are restricted by tractor weight, and there are also maximum speed regulations also. I think they can pull up to 5 mph. If the puller exceeds the maximum speed, he gets a blast from the truck's horn to let him know.
(My apologies to the OP for the threadjacking. I just wanted to show what could be done with a cheaper pocket cam. For documenting a project's progress and performance, I don't think they can be beat. I'd like to have one of the expensive models as well, but then I'd be worried constantly about it getting damaged, so I'd probably still reach for *this one* whenever I was heading out the door....)
ericher69
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Rawinok2;
We are anxiously waiting...
We are anxiously waiting...
Grayson Klassen
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We are anything but patient LOL :thumbsup:
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Hey... tomorrow is his birthday so he might be busy.
Let me be the first at TBN to wish you a Happy Birthday!
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Amazing Work. That is one of th ecoolest projects I have had the opportunity to see on one of these threads. Thank you for taking the time to share it with all of us. Multiple major back surgeries seem like nothing compared to what you probably had to endure. May the god lord bless you and yours.
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rawinok2
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Well, I took it for a "off-camera" drive today. It was quite a scary ride, kind of of like ridin' a wild bull ! All in all, it failed miserably ! The speed is about twice as fast as I'd like it to be. The steering was very jerky and when I either started or stopped, the machine would tilt either forward or backward respectively. I think I may have made the wheel base (or in this case, sprocket base) too short! Of course this was without the blade on front nor the box blade on back. Having them on might help to prevent the problem somewhat or make it worse, who knows! Then to top it all off, before I made it back to the garage, I sheered a key off on the left drive assembly. So, it looks like back to the drawing board for me! I would appreciate any thoughts on the matter. :anyone: I know I am having major thoughts of installing a roll bar! The photos below shows my sprocket setup (keyed to shaft) versus Strucks' (sprockets integrally welded):
The speed is about twice as fast as I'd like it to be. The steering was very jerky and when I either started or stopped, the machine would tilt either forward or backward respectively. I think I may have made the wheel base (or in this case, sprocket base) too short! Of course this was without the blade on front nor the box blade on back. Having them on might help to prevent the problem somewhat or make it worse, who knows! Then to top it all off, before I made it back to the garage, I sheered a key off on the left drive assembly. So, it looks like back to the drawing board for me! I would appreciate any thoughts on the matter. :anyone: I know I am having major thoughts of installing a roll bar! The photos below shows my sprocket setup (keyed to shaft) versus Strucks' (sprockets integrally welded):
