$3000 R/C Bulldozer with Saw Blades

[@kluukurk]

"Maybe in the future we'll have fleets of little mini bulldozers cleaning the trash our cities". Wall-E really did predict the future.

[@Fatso97]

The homeless living in their tents: 💀

[@amandahugankiss4110]

Dude! I'd watch Wall-E bulldoze the homeless. Great idea!

[@lukearts2954]

or they might outsource police forces to Waymo... X"D

[@Dirtsk8r]

I came here to say this!

[@AverageMichaelJordans]

@@amandahugankiss4110 lolwut

[@gengisPhat]

I am very impressed by the amount of product placement done in this video

[@Zoltec-q1g]

How many sponsors do you want? - … yes.

[@Voyajer.]

get that sponsorblock

[@ohypno2]

​@@Voyajer.revanced ftw

[@lukearts2954]

hey, the kid's trying to get through college... I wish I had some sponsors for that back in the day...

[@liamsmith8518]

@@Voyajer. I'm so happy that I didn't need to submit it

[@Zach..JHn...Mechclean]

I know we were supposed to ponder the question of why the market for this mini-bulldozer exists, but after watching this video I think I am that market

[@akoshorvath-risko5838]

I strongly suggest reading up on the 1/14 scale rc machine hobby/market. It's simply amazing (if you understand it)

[@snesguy9176]

Yeah. When he was saying it would take all day to clean up leaves in a small yard with it, I thought hell, that and some beers sounds like a pretty relaxing day off ngl

[@anon_y_mousse]

I have to admit that I would love to have one too, but I think I'd enjoy it more if I built it from scratch myself. I'd definitely improve the treads, because popping off like that is no bueno, but the saw blade modification sounds like a great idea. And of course that flail mower seems like another great idea. A mini remote controlled flail mower bulldozer toy, spectacular.

[@Zach..JHn...Mechclean]

@@snesguy9176 "Honey you've been cutting the grass for 3 hours now" "SHUT IT WOMEN AND WATCH THE LITTLE THING COOK!!!!"

[@kishascape]

​@@akoshorvath-risko5838yeah highly functional detailed modeling exists for almost everything. I like the RC tractor trailers personally.

[@Minty1337]

inwards rotation may cause more problems, but you gotta admit it's fun watching stuff get sucked in, then launched into space by the scoop behind the blades

[@MML66]

It may be more like a toe-cutter or insect and squirrel killer than a lawnmower

[@SilvaDreams]

Squirrels too squirrelly, good luck getting them

[@ConnorRoss]

Squirrels will be ok, I was thinking hedgehogs but that a European thing I hear

[@PBST_RAIDZ]

should name it the ankle biter

[@naikrovek]

any squirrel or bug that gets caught by that is already dead.

[@RandomWombleP]

If it then goes on a murderous rampage would that make it s Squirrial Killer? (I will see myself out)

[@sensumcommunem4364]

Felt like I needed eye and ear protection just watching it. Great work and entertaining content composition. Thank you.

[@Economan66]

“Honey i shrunk the dozer”

[@MatchaMakesThings]

I like how daniel was like "Okay this thing didn't work like i wanted, how can i make it dangerous"

[@kishascape]

This would be great in the desert where I live. I would have to brush cut everything with full scale equipment to start but then could use this for maintenance regularly scrapping the surface to keep sprouting brush and weeds from taking hold.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Tanks with loose track pins have a keeper, a ramp or angled piece that pushes all the pins that moved back in. It was located at the top front where the body or skirts start. This is an intentional design to have them free and they didn't move much in one rotation anyway. Simple rod design, they didn't even knurl the ends.

[@guatf1]

Do they have this om both sides of the track? Or do the pins only move one way?

[@NaddlyC]

​@@guatf1they just move one way, with the head of the pin pointed to the tank

[@TheRealRCSparks]

Dude, you have not seen "KZbin GOLD".. or you would know what those dozers are for. They are very powerful.. lots of torque

[@matthewdarrylsutton7235]

I’ve been watching you since I’ve been a little kid

[@matthewdarrylsutton7235]

Where do you get the bulldozer?

[@barley-pt]

Thanks for this comment! I just started today your gold series, having a blast, love it!

[@arcadebit1551]

for your metal shop: There are mini lathe. They aren't cheap but they work, don't take up a ton of space and incredible fun to learn on.

[@chickenpotpie4045]

Equipment operator here, that mini dozer is amazing. I know you think it's performance is underwhelming, but if you keep the scale in context, it's doing exactly the same amount of work as a full sized D6. Even in the big ones, you can't just dig that deep in hard soil, even the big ones get stuck. Exactly what this little thing was doing is how the big ones handle it, little by little. When you took it to the gravel heap and it collected half a blade in the first push and kept rolling it, you'd be surprised how easily that exact same scenario will make a 25 ton D6 skate like it's on ice. That little thing is cool as hell, but I can't justify paying that much for it, yeah I want my kid to be as obsessed with machinery as I am, but I just grew up around mechanics and machinery, my kids can do the same, they don't need ridiculously expensive toys to fall in love with machinery, but it is extremely cool and I do wish I was in a financial position where I could buy stuff like this and not think about the price.

[@alphaadhito]

Well, congratulations, didn't you just made miniaturized killdozer? 😂

[@FRXSTY_FPV]

That’s is what I was going to say😭

[@danielhenrichs4562]

I was thinking this too. Long live Marvin Heemeyers memory. 🫡💪🏻🇺🇸🦅

[@mattbrody3565]

8:01 use the T-34 strategy. Put the wider end of the pins facing inward, and weld a wedge to each side of the hull. The wedge will hammer the pins back in for you as you drive.

[@janegibbons8640]

Did you learn that from Lindybeige too? Lol

[@SilvaDreams]

Just as an Fyi even the big tree cutters tend to use a single large blade justfor the same reason you found, duel blades when cutting towards each other tends to just cause them to bite in and cause both blades to jam.

[@MADmosche]

“Duel blades” would be if this were used for battle bots.

[@danieljryba]

Theres some guy building an armored komatsu in his barn, watching this and thinking "thats a good idea..."

[@richarnold8951]

Maryvn By chance

[@TheXxRenzxX]

I’d love to see you make a snowblower attachment for the dozer.

[@kishascape]

People have done that with g scale model trains in their garden recreating the Rotary Snowplow they use in Donner Pass California.

[@Underpantsniper]

Your engineering and design prowess never ceases to amaze me!!

[@5ilverstreak854]

Having only seen the thumbnail so far, this could figuratively never go wrong.

[@BloodyMobile]

That thing is adorable and impressive. Minus the weird controls, those /are/ odd, but I guess they went with a "cheap" remote and just went with tank controls and whatever was left after. I wonder how much effort it would be to change the controls to single stick for moving and steering, leaving the other for motion only. And regarding the tracks being the weakest point of the mini dozer: I wonder how that Tracked RC 'Platform' would do with those blades. That thing has more 'aggressive' tracks, which might avoid the issues that the mini dozer has. Either way, a really impressive "do not try at home" RC mower 👍

[@fhuber7507]

Someone not really used to RC designed which control did what. Computer mix tracks to one stick with a side button to stop one track if you want to pivot around it (which is a bad idea with those tracks) Then main blade OR rear plow on the other stick, Simple computer mix and a switch to swap. The blade angling on the side levers. The controls become almost intuitive rather than something you have to practice for hours to get used to. some of this can easily be done with the simple transmitter that probably comes with the unit, but I'd request a transmitter and receiver delete, since I already have a really good 18 channel computer radio. While it looks better with the metal tracks they should have done rubber track. Based on a "cogged" V-belt, it would last for years.

[@Feloblod11]

2 things, if your cutting lawn, switch to lawn mower cable? If your cutting woody weeds, angle the blades downward slightly so the stumps dont rub against the inner part of the blades. I know this was never meant to be commercial, but seems like an easy win. Love your vids!

[@BOEING--mh6xm]

Perfect toy for children ages 3-5 years old

[@ПавелКузов-ж1в]

maybe more like 30-35?

[@lamarw7757]

At $3,000 I don't think so.

[@TDK1707]

Just wanted to give probs for the comparison at 3:21

[@sobolsdaemon5569]

I'm sure it would have made some very cool video footage if you had put a small camera in the cab. The GoPro 360 Go 3 would certainly fit in. ;) I kept imagining what the weeds would look like if they were 14x bigger and thicker.

[@Dmitry_IMHO]

12:24 I’m impressed you still have marks of the scaled rc car endurance tests. It was a long time ago.

[@zavtparticles]

i was looking for this comment, surprised i didn't see more of these

[@NicholasRehm]

> its job is to entertain bored males with disposable income He said the quiet part out loud

[@NickCombs]

Y'know what would be a big innovation? A power tool that can cut grass & weeds that is almost silent. Your laser cutter was an interesting idea, but ultimately not practical enough. Maybe powered hedge trimmers or a scythe would be better.

[@lukearts2954]

for a flail mower to cut non-wood foliage, I've seen barrels with just steel chains mounted on them, each only a few links long. I think you could safely mount one to scale inside the bulldozer bucket. It wouldn't need much metal work either, because you can use the existing bucket, and just plow forward into the herbs. Find a thin but strong steel chain, maybe 4mm wire thickness on the links, 4-5 links long, and just screw the first link to the barrel in the right direction and stagger them around the barrel so that every area gets hit by chain... If you make a continuous spiral, it could (should) also propel the mulch sideways or at least to one end of the bucket.

[@YoursUntruly]

8:32 brother this Camera made KZbin Compression on a 1080p iPhone 8+ look GOOD. I can’t imagine what it would look like on a 4K monitor.

[@cuconatparfour665]

Petition to make a armoured rc bulldozer

[@mattmanmcfee36]

the slow mo b roll shots with the out of place pop edm are *chef's kiss*

[@samorowell535]

Don’t push this reasonable man to do unreasonable things.

[@BobTheBuilderlmao]

You should put the blades on an RC tank. That would work a lot better. I have a few tanks made by HengLong and they are extremely durable

[@randomstuffbychris]

It's kinda cool to see that your yard still hasn't recovered from the RC 100,000 scale miles test

[@zombieregime]

So, if that dozer were a Cat D9, at 1:14 scale it should weigh 7,954.4 lbs.

[@DevinSloan]

This dude hates yardwork so much he taught himself to build an army of small machines to do it for him. I understand him deeply.

[@simonbrady8864]

Video idea: make a jetski that can drive itself

[@StuffandThings_]

Imagine how terrifying this would be full scale...

[@Paxmax]

Yeah, if this mutated to The killdozer II I think the airforce would go "aight, you go sleep in piece...s". Last time there was some issues in the "dealing with it". (Well, fuck with a guys life enough and you'll get the blunt but hardened end of it)

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

​@@PaxmaxKilldozer was a fucking hero

[@Paxmax]

@@MidoriOfTheShuinsen Yes and also an antihero at same time... complex situation, but mostly, it goes to show; don't Fuck Around with men that way they did to Marvin, or they'll Find Out.

[@chaizon3053]

3:00 dude just invented the movie wall-e

[@Noble909]

"Bored males with disposable income" 😂 No truer statement has been made.

[@VulcanGoF]

Comgrow has been quite good to me so far. Awesome that they're sponsoring this video.

[@RobertRackmales]

make it into a killdozer

[@goodguy222]

it is one

[@NickLopez-rf2yf]

makes sense, it’s not like he just did that

[@DryToaster-cw5cn]

Nahhh man what the fu-

[@jaxes88]

This thing gives off Marvin Heemeyer vibes and I absolutely love it!

[@cyphre]

Surprised you didn't start with brush cutting blades (some of which are pretty similar to saw blades). Seems you could also use a miniature version of the 'spear cage' referenced at 4:21

[@calebmenker988]

The RC heavy equipment market is in fact abundant with scale construction vehicles such as excavators, dump trucks, bulldozers, semi trucks, gold mining equipment, and much more in all sorts of sizes from very small to large enough that a small child could ride on them

[@Zealot_of_Omnissiah]

I`d love to see a vid of you building your own (and hopefully superior) set of tracks

[@Seelingfahne]

The mini bulldozer work montage warmed my heart

[@ConnorRoss]

@rctestflight Just a heads up, you should avoid using RC mowers in the evening or night because hedgehogs don't not move or run from threats, they ball up.

[@eylookvulheimiik7538]

I'm pretty sure hedgehogs are not native to the US and are illegal in several states

[@MaydupNem]

I don't think we have hedgehogs in Seattle where he lives

[@Acrophobia2]

@@eylookvulheimiik7538you are correct. They don’t live in North America.

[@ConnorRoss]

Today I learned there are no hedgehogs in America 🦔 :(

[@MaydupNem]

@ConnorRoss I never really thought about there being places that just have hedgehogs and now I need to visit those places to find the hedgehogs

[@FerociousPancake888]

Imagine those construction dudes coming back to their site the next day and seeing super small bulldozer tracks lol

[@Lorenzo0077]

i really like your crazy ideas ... maybe you can start a battle between this one and the laser lawn mower ^^

[@Jarom.M]

Some armchair math says that you're 1/14 scale dozer would have to weigh 714 lbs (~324 kg) on the light side to have a scale weight. Makes sense why the traction is so poor at *only* 60 lbs (~27 kg). It is 1/10th the weight for the scale.

[@aserta]

OMG this is wicked!!! :)) Imagine if we scaled it up to the real deal.

[@bradley3549]

Many of the new skid steers can be equipped with remote control for working in tight quarters where seeing all around the machine is beneficial. SUPER cool stuff.

[@tinygriffy]

go one step up ! ... they cut tree clearance with saw blades mounted under a helicopter search "helicopter tree sawing" ;)

[@superdau]

@aserta Completely OT: I think I've seen you around posting on the same videos I watch for well over a decade. Just a weird observation. (weird in the sense that consistency isn't something I expect on the internet 😉)

[@Aucks_1]

This is one of the most beautiful robots I've ever seen

[@joshuaolsen8844]

Please please make a version with super traction. Like 200lbs and big growser bars!

The new second gen killdozer prototype looks sick!

[@ThatCanadianMinecafter]

This was actually amazingly useful. You don’t have to walk around you just sit and mow your lawn if I wasn’t so poor and stupid I would make one.

[@the_mowron]

They have riding mowers that allow you to sit and mow your lawn, and they work better than this mower. Also, people often don't know how to repair them, so you can get them for scrap prices or even free.

[@ThatCanadianMinecafter]

@@the_mowron I meant this is was is way cheaper you can sit somewhere more comfortable than a riding mower and I know it’s not as affective but it’s still cool

[@robe4314]

The build quality on that bulldozer is out of this world!

[@twonoles]

I work for an equipment dealership and we sell basically a bigger version of this called a Prinoth Raptor 100. Turbo diesel RC tank with a mulching head. One of my favorite things to PDI 😂

[@TheZombieSaints]

They're some pretty tasty slow-mo shots there. 😉. I knew it was going to be a great video when I saw the thumbnail 👏👏👏

[@yngndrw.]

The flail mowers used for hedges use hammers rather than Y-shaped knives, that's how they can mulch trees. The safe distance behind is often 50+ meters.

[@letsgetsteve]

To hold those pins in place use green locktite, also known as "fixing compound" if you want them to stay in.

[@Mp57navy]

For those wondering about the dozer with the blurred markings at 0:23 . It's a Caterpillar D6T. You're welcome.

[@McMidjit]

I love that the circle from the long term rc car test is still in your garden

[@joeydr1497]

It’s not lazyness you’ve just made your lawn more ecologically valuable.

[@KubotaManDan]

A future mower would be one of those plastic electric - lithium battery models but with your RC gadgets attached, then you could use it to cut your lawn while kicking back with a cold one. Still this dozer creation was pretty awesome.

[@StudioKelpie1993]

Bro made the Killdozer 2.0

[@FrancoDFernando]

“And it’s made of 60 real pounds”….I don’t know why but that made me chuckle lol

[@cones914]

BREAKING: Seattle man terrorises neighbourhood with modified R/C construction vehicle

[@highschoolchemist2928]

the issue of the tracks coming off easily are also an issue on full size dozers so its not just because its a scale model. also there might be a way to tension the tracks a bit more so they don't come off all the time.

[@slayer2450]

That's such a cool little RC Bulldozer

[@joemuellerleile5544]

FYI... it's called a ripper, but you can call it a plow if you want.

[@brianrigsby7900]

0:04 just the tendon?😂

[@moskvichshowarchive]

Now we need a small concrete plant for this Dozer

[@phcgamer8733]

Don't forget a small muffler shop to store it in!

[@elcup31]

$2,000 toy bulldozer sounds awesome until you find out that it's made from chineseium. It's a given that they'll cut costs any way possible leading to weak links like demonstrated for this item.

[@ΑνδρεαςΜαζαρακης-φ2φ]

For a second I thought you would add concrete armour to make it a little killdozer

[@lucasjohnson5057]

He should have put a GoPro in the cab to get a first-person view, that would be sick

[@Chaedron1]

I'm kinda' disappointed that the bulldozer didn't dig very well. As someone who likes to garden but also has a disability I could see where some small RC digging and mowing device could come in handy. A scale model just isn't as practical as the real thing when you scale it down for the reasons you mentioned. It really needs to be purpose built, but I bet you could build one that actually digs and mows better than a modified scale model. I'd be interested if you revisited this idea and built something from the ground up that works well enough. Love the videos, can't wait to see what you come up with next.

[@carveroutdoors]

Daniel, I think you've finally achieved your childhood dream of driving the RC lawnmower from "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"...

[@FiltyIncognito]

As a wood and machine shop affectionado, your application is certainly a curious one. It'd be worth looking into the principles of cutters and material removal. For example, the jamming problem is easily apparent. Look at the angle of the teeth. Usually those kinds of circular blades have the table surface of a circular saw machine to keep material from getting sucked in, and the blades aren't so deeply exposed. A narrower exposure means the material gets pulled at a narrower angle more inline with the plane of the table surface, pushing the material AWAY from the saw. Every cutting tool has limits when it comes to what's called 'feed rate', which essentially translates into the volume of material being fed into the machine. When material gets forcefully pulled into the machine, you overload it's capability to cut through a material so it just suddenly stops. This is a whole area of expertise on its own, called 'speeds and feeds' (speed refers to the speed that the cutter is moving at), and every application has it's own unique set of ideal speed and feed setting. But a basic principle is typically that if you're getting jamming issues, slow your feed and/or up your speed! And that goes for your use of the flail mower! Tree stumps and the like are a lot denser in composition and thicker in volume! If you want to go through that you need to slow your feed! Munch through slower and you'll get through eventually! Anyway, as for your assembly issues of how to arrange what and where, take inspiration from pre-existing and very successful tools! Circular saws of various kinds already have all the right answers you're looking for. You just need to take those same principles and modify them a little to accommodate the different application and setting. (hint: use a wedge)

[@FarmingLife477]

i'm watching this and pulled my achilles yesterday lol

[@Kai-Made]

I mean...the tracks breaking down...don't surprise me. BUT that is how a lot of tracks go together in full sized machines. They cool one piece of metal and heat the other and it slides in, once it is back to normal temps you cannot even drive them out.

[@joeydr1497]

I’m no expert on tractors but if you bring the plow up a little if it starts getting stuck it helps get past the denser spot. I’m no expert it’s just what we do at work.

[@centra_fo]

I do love some good old RC videos

[@usernamesreprise4068]

Nice vid...enjoyed it, but just a couple of thing's........the tooth on the back is called a ripper not a plough, and on the real vehicle is for ripping up concrete and hard footings so the blade can shift it. As for the weeds, I did notice one thing this particular machine lacked that all bladed D9' dozers come with was teeth on the bottom of the blade, I think it would dig and push way more dirt around the weeds if you fitted them. also the groucher's (those horizontal blades across the tracks) could have been a little taller and more aggressive which would aid traction massively.

[@philoso377]

Nice episode. Love it. I understand why you put a block at the convergence point of teeth rings, to isolate bush trunks from jamming. But also block off bushes. Here is an option we could think about. Add a comb shape structure with a specific finger spacing pointing forward to pass in thin bushes and block off anything wider than the finger gap. Comb fingers also make the bush cutting much more effective. As an option: we can begin with a comb with one finger place in the middle front where the left/right teeth meet. What do you think?

[@simplystudios738]

nO one ASKED

[@davecisneros5285]

I love watching big brush cutters in action. Some of those rotating cylinders just have lengths of chain hanging all over it like some kind of motorized medieval weapon. It's insane what those do to trees and branches. Nothing left but wood chips. Makes overgrown areas look like beautiful playgrounds.

[@erbartlett]

Skrilex slow mo montage was about the finest piece of cinematography on KZbin :)

[@rgb_led]

At 2:35 I am laughing at the thought of you on the side of Aurora Ave in an abandoned lot piling up trash with a mini bull dozer in the middle of the night! God I miss Seattle.

[@mezzanoon]

This is definitely a different style than usual, but I'm likin it! Fun and lighthearted

[@NewEnglandkevinfaure]

Your videos always put a smile on my face

[@AtlasF0und69]

The way this man threads sponsorships through a video is perfect lmao, get your bag homie

[@Kowalskithegreat]

use green loctite retaining compound on those pins if the red loctite doesnt work out. it's made for that kind of deal vs red stuff being specifically for threads

[@merkel_user]

Why does this remember me to the killdoser

[@moskvichshowarchive]

Yeeeeeessssss!

[@johngerken4263]

Imagine a full size bulldozer with a scaled up version of his modification. That would be terrifying

[@cheesemp.3949]

First 40 years of childhood is the hardest part of man's life :)

[@Toesmack1]

Now that's some mighty fine entertainment. Laughed my ass off. Good show! Guessing you have more fun mowing than I do!

[@javidaderson]

I wonder if you can weld little steel plates to it and go rampaging through a corrupt Lego town?

[@josephrasberry3850]

I had a blast with one I had as a kid and it made smoke with 3in 1 oil. Mine had a remote but had like a 8’ cord. It had rubber tracks. One of my tracks was on backwards so one track had less grip and tended to turn toward the backwards track when working dozer lol. That must have been like 1987 when I got it although I kept it till we moved when I was 17. You couldn’t replace the track on mine either which was dumb

[@tracybowling1156]

He looks like one of those robots that you wish could come to life to become your bff. He is so cute!

[@Jon.S]

Need to add a feeder from the front to a rear mounted mulcher, see how over complicated you can make the yardozer get.

[@hernancoronel]

At 2:25 without a size reference one could easily be fooled into thinking this is a full size bulldozer! Thanks for the video!