Completely homemade excavator
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Kyle_in_Tex
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great job....I can't believe you built that in that small garage. Kudos.
forgeblast
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Its amazing!!! Well Done!!!!!!!!!
thank you so much
I had to show discipline to succeed in building it in 3 months (no break except by my 40h work week) I now have to work on something else as promised.
Small video very partial.
The speed of movement of all cylinders is adjustable from 0 to 12.7 GPM, so you can always have the ideal speed depending on the job at hand. On the video (I wasn't the one sitting on it) the speed was around 4 GPM and the engine was less than half RPM).
The 2nd pump provides an additional 2km / h at the push of a button which is located on the pull valve levers. So ideally we engage the first pump (0 to 12.7 GPM) before engaging the 2nd pump (6.3 GPM) for a less abrupt start and stop (that's not what I did during sudden stops)
There is no doubt that the digging force is going to be good with the size of the cylinders and the hydraulic pressure.
I haven't towed it on the road, it lacks the rear panels with lights and the plate, but no doubt it will be stable on the road. This system was tested on my previous excavator and some time ago on the FCM towable excavator that I had restored, and my crawler excavator will be more stable on the road than the FCM excavator because of the better distribution of the weight.
BRX excavator storage - YouTube
Previous one
I had to show discipline to succeed in building it in 3 months (no break except by my 40h work week) I now have to work on something else as promised.
Small video very partial.
The speed of movement of all cylinders is adjustable from 0 to 12.7 GPM, so you can always have the ideal speed depending on the job at hand. On the video (I wasn't the one sitting on it) the speed was around 4 GPM and the engine was less than half RPM).
The 2nd pump provides an additional 2km / h at the push of a button which is located on the pull valve levers. So ideally we engage the first pump (0 to 12.7 GPM) before engaging the 2nd pump (6.3 GPM) for a less abrupt start and stop (that's not what I did during sudden stops)
There is no doubt that the digging force is going to be good with the size of the cylinders and the hydraulic pressure.
I haven't towed it on the road, it lacks the rear panels with lights and the plate, but no doubt it will be stable on the road. This system was tested on my previous excavator and some time ago on the FCM towable excavator that I had restored, and my crawler excavator will be more stable on the road than the FCM excavator because of the better distribution of the weight.
BRX excavator storage - YouTube
Previous one
