Another Mini-Dozer

[workinprogress]

Looking great. I am very interested in your linear actuators. How have they been working? I still need to improve my the blade lift on my mini dozer and have thought alot about linear actuators.

Thanks,

 

[MossflowerWoods]

If all goes well, I should be able to post a video of it in action soon.

Bob,

I hope all goes well. Great to see you posting sir!

Get well, keep on building!

David

 

[Short Game]

If anything hard gets picked up in the track and carried forward, it could jamb against the deck support directly above the wheel. Looks like a pretty tight shear there. Could bend or break something if that should happen. Maybe the wheels should be heavily sprung so as to give way.

 

[ben2go]

If anything hard gets picked up in the track and carried forward, it could jamb against the deck support directly above the wheel. Looks like a pretty tight shear there. Could bend or break something if that should happen. Maybe the wheels should be heavily sprung so as to give way.

I second that.I also think the bogey wheel should be able to rotate forward, and down, to allow said object to clear through,and the bogey to spring back up into position.

 

[Short Game]

I second that.I also think the bogey wheel should be able to rotate forward, and down, to allow said object to clear through,and the bogey to spring back up into position.

I would make it sprung to go straight down (or either way), as the same thing is possible in reverse.

 

[rawinok2]

Bob I am so glad to see you back in action. How has your recovery been going? Good I hope..... Did you come to any conclutions about the issues you have had health wise?
Chris

My health is improving slowly. The dermatologist sent me to a vascular surgeon who came to the conclusion that I must decide whether to live with the pain and life threatening bleeding or have my feet amputated. I said "nice to meet you and goodbye" to him and then started seeing a wound specialist, who for the last two weeks, has been using a method of compression and debridement (cutting the scabs off) which amazingly is working quite well. I need to get used to the idea of wearing compression apparatus on my lower legs for the rest of my life. Uncomfortable, but better than amputation any day ! I am going to see a vein specialist in a few weeks who will evaluate my condition to see if I could benefit from laser treatments.

Looking great. I am very interested in your linear actuators. How have they been working? I still need to improve my the blade lift on my mini dozer and have thought alot about linear actuators.

I purchased mine from "Northern Equipment" and am very disappointed in them. They are very slow and quite weak. Also, they are in my opinion, severely overpriced (I paid over $300 for the pair). I would suggest that you look elsewhere for yours though I have'nt had much luck in doing so myself. The ones that Struck used back in the day, looked much more rugged.

I second that.I also think the bogey wheel should be able to rotate forward, and down, to allow said object to clear through,and the bogey to spring back up into position.

I would make it sprung to go straight down (or either way), as the same thing is possible in reverse.

Whats the matter, don't you like my mud scrapers ? .... just kidding....yes, I agree, it probably will be a problem area. But I am going to test run it some more first.

 

[rawinok2]

I need some advise. I may have asked this question once already. I apologize if that is true. In the photo below, the dozer is up on blocks. Notice how much slack that there is in the track. Do you think that I should run it like this or should it be tighter or looser ? Thanks in advance.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I need some advise. I may have asked this question once already. I apologize if that is true. In the photo below, the dozer is up on blocks. Notice how much slack that there is in the track. Do you think that I should run it like this or should it be tighter or looser ? Thanks in advance.

My uneducated, unexperienced, speculative advice is to run it like it is. If you see some evidence of slipping or slop, then you can tighten it.

 

[cschulz]

I think it should run like it is. Any tighter it will give you problems of binding. Like any chain it should work best at a slightly loose setting like you have. This will help compensate for rough ground, rocks and turning.

Just my $.02
Chris

 

[Brahmus]

It's hard to tell since it's on blocks, but it looks to me that there is to much slack as compared to my full size dozers. That said, I'm not sure how strong your idler spring is. Do you have another shot with it on the ground? On mine, i run just a slight amount of droop between the sprocket/top roller/idler. Any less and she'll want to roll off the front idler when back dragging. Then again, you have a front "sprocket" and that might not be an issue...