![]() Small enough to load into the back of a pickup truck. Shares the same chassis and drive train as the RS1000, so all the RS1000 attachments could also be added to it if you don't mind voiding the warranty. Uses manual attachments only, officially. Magnatrac RS196K - This is the DIY kit that AmigaPhreak is building. What I'd really like is the RS1000 with the loader and backhoe, but it's too expensive for me.įor anyone who hasn't spent hours reading about the Struck Corporation's current model lineup: ![]() I'm seriously considering buying one of these kits myself. Probably in the neighborhood of 200 lbs as assembled at the moment. It's fairly large right now.about the size of a riding lawnmower and there is still a "hood" piece to go on that will add substantially to the height (another 8-10"). So I left it that way overnight.about 16 hours of "bake time". Came back to check it about an hour later and it read 100 or so deg. Cranked the dial until the fan started going, then put a thermometer inside. I did throw a crappy old tarp over it and put my heater in there. None of the "You can only reach this part laying on your back, using your left arm, and just with your index and middle finger" moments that seem to come with auto repair. The actual assembly was pretty quick though and made sense. It is weird to see 5/8-18 3/4" for a description of the bolt, when you are used to seeing M12-1.5 50 mm or whatever. Hopefully they will be enough in total to complete things.Īlso, everything was in SAE, so it I had to break out my crappy old socket and wrench set, as all the newer/higher quality stuff I have bought is all metric. I had to steal them from a parts bag further along in the assembly process. Most things were spot on, a few things were one or two over (I put these all away as "spare parts", in case I need to repair/replace something later), but one of the sets of bolts was about 20% short (15 or so pieces). The parts bag was fairly close in terms of the proper amount of fasteners. ![]() I got assembly done on "Chapter 1" of the dozer. My dad is coming over this weekend to help do some initial assembly (and to clear the paint area so I can get the next batch of parts going), so I should have some more pictures soon for the thread. I will probably ignore the rest of them though.Īnyway, I have all the sprockets for the track painted, as well as the majority of the body. I think my plan will be to knock down the bigger ones down with some sanding blocks and then touch it up with spray paint. The main issue is that there are holes or slots on the panels I was painting and excess paint would squeeze through from the roller and form a drip/run on the opposite side. Any closer than that.not so much.Īctually, it's probably not really that bad. I used to watch a lot of car shows on what is now called Spike and my dozer has what I would call a "10 ft paint job". Well, I wish I could start over with painting, but I am certainly not going to strip it and do it over now. ![]()
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