Building the BIG Dozer model from an old wooden pallet - plans available

S.G. Devries builds his toy bulldozer from a pallet. This model was built for the 2018 Palletpalooza competition in southern Mighican.
Complete plans and instructions are available at: www.amazon.com/BIG-Dozer-step...

[@kenord3437]

Hi, I agree with the other viewers comments whole heartedly, I feel I cannot praise your workmanship enough, it is great to watch a skilled craftsman at work, BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!!!, very glad I found your channel, THANKS.

[@dickynurhamidin2714]

Nice, please continue this channel for wood model

[@brucemiller607]

It turned out really nice and love the blade being able to move up and down with the handle. Well done project and video.

[@FlashPaperGrind]

Absolutely amazing work! Brilliantly designed, masterfully constructed!

[@s.g.devries8557]

Thank you very much!

[@kyawseintun2210]

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[@user-ys9td1wi2r]

A masterpiece.

[@yuvalmei-dan9950]

Amazing work and what's more amazing - your patience!! You must have liquid nirogen in you veins, certainly not hot blood,,, How many hours have you spent on design and build? ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

[@darrenjattan4277]

Hi I'm from Trinidad. Wow wow wow friend. You're really good on making art wood. First time I've ever seen a cool wooden guy in the hood. Please make more video.👍

[@tomlauritzen9522]

I'm still sitting here with my mouth agape............ wow.

[@GabrielSilva-tj8gu]

this is insane well done

[@a.madhusudhanreddy5972]

It's a honour to watch your video sir your awesome thank you Sir

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

Thats real good 3d printed dozer,bub.

[@s.g.devries8557]

I don't own a 3d printer. But if I did, I would certainly try printing the parts, just to see how difficult it would be. Would still take quite a bit of sanding and painting work though to get it to look good. And of course it wouldn't be a woodworking project any more, which is most of the fun of it, for me at least. Thanks for watching!

[@edsecorr7812]

Great job nice thank you lot of work

[@phil3332]

well worth watching till gone one in the morning

[@hzmotovlog6789]

This is amazing

[@geovannycastillo3349]

Excelente trabajo amigo saludos desde Costa Rica

[@bernardshaw9974]

Awesome !!!

[@jean-gillesmaltais3710]

Very nice...

[@acutabove_woodworkings]

Well, I'm 20 minutes in to this video and I have to say that so far, I like a lot of your processes. I like those little machines that you have for model making and they look like they would do well for the smaller parts. One of the challenges I have is making tiny parts on a full sized saw. Your little device for holding dowels while you drill is brilliant and I may attempt to make my own version one day on my program. All in all, so far I am enjoying the video and will continue it a little later as I'm a little pressed for time today. Great work so far. Is this your plan or did you purchase it somewhere? I wouldn't mind trying my hand at making one of these for myself. Either way, nicely done.

[@s.g.devries8557]

Kenny, thanks for watching. In response to your questions, all my toys are my own designs. I also write complete instruction manuals with scale drawings of every part and step by step photographs for the whole things. Just look up S.G. DeVries on Amazon and you will find me. I strive to write the best plans possible, so they are extremely detailed. My small scale table saw and thickness sander are made by Byrnes Model Machines. Worth every penny in my opinion. Plans for the small parts clamp are in both the Big truck and the Streamroller instruction book, but if you have a Facebook or public email I can just send you a pdf of the drawing if you would like.

[@acutabove_woodworkings]

@@s.g.devries8557 I would truly appreciate that. I will check out your plans on Amazon and see if shipping will kill me. LOL. My Facebook Page for the channel can be found at facebook.com/kennyearrings1/ I will give you my final thoughts on the model once I have finished the video. So far, I love it. I like the tensioning mechanism. Very cool.

[@acutabove_woodworkings]

Well I finished watching the entire show and I have to say that I enjoyed it. Very well done on all aspects of this build. I see that you are as fond of your INCRA T-rules as I am. Thanks for the great job on the video and the project. I love it.

[@silmarartesanatos]

perfect

[@darrenjattan4277]

You are welcome and Yes is true that your art look so awesome. For it has an special outcome. Just bring video. Have a happy Christmas and special year 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👊👊👍

[@stephaniekriplean7951]

I just got your book and have been working on the dozer for the past week . I'm up to making the teeth for the tensioning devise. I'm guessing it will take me more than 5 weeks. I love the detail. finding your vedio was a real bonus. Are you an engineer ?

[@s.g.devries8557]

Stephanie Kriplean no I am not an engineer, I just like mechanical gizmos and woodworking. I would love to see your finished work!

[@kevinbrister8801]

Man that was cool! I'm a begginer at making wooden toys and models. I know it takes a few years to build the skills and confidence to do custom work like this, my question is how does one learn those skills, techniques and how to's required? Did you have a mentor or do you have a group of friends that discuss different safe ways to do things in the correct order such as cuts, sanding and assembly? My reasons for asking is I see alot of these builds through pictures and videos but nobody ever explains the process and ways to do things correctly and safely! I have friends through Facebook that make custom items but those guys live on the other side of the country here in Texas there is no one close to me that can teach me these type of skills. I spend more time being frustrated because I've either cut and miss shaped a piece and have to start over or I've took the wrong step in the first place. I feel like I can do what you do but my issue is "the correct way to do it without loosing any digits and winding up in the ER! I just wish I had a professional model maker close to me that could teach me the skills, techniques and jigs that alone would help me in all that I build! Thanks for the video it was awesome!

[@s.g.devries8557]

Kevin, thank you for reaching out to me. There are so many things to say in response to your comments that I hardly know where to begin. So first I will say that the concerns you express are the exact reason that I began writing wood model instructions books (look me up "S.G. Devries" on Amazon and you will find me-sorry, shameless plug). I was frustrated by commercially available plans. I saw a lot of plans that would give me a bunch of drawings and say 'good luck' but give me absolutely no idea of how to proceed. So I adopted the LEGO philosophy of instructions for my books. In a LEGO instruction book, on every page you see a picture of what you are building in the upper left, the parts you need for that page, and then full size pictures of what to do. So I started to do that on my books. "Here is a picture of what you are building on this page(s). Here is the scale drawing of the part. Here are a series of photos that show you exactly how to make that part and where it goes." That is why when you buy a bulldozer plan, for example, from someone, you might get 8 pages of drawings and photos, but my book for my BIG Dozer model ended up being 160 pages, because I never wanted anyone to wonder just what I meant or get confused as to what they were supposed to do. For example : The instructions for the treads on my bulldozer are not simply a drawing showing what they look like, they are seven pages long. I show how to build the jig for drilling, the order for every cut, how to smooth the grooves, what to sand and where, the drawings and process for the tread tracking flanges, and how to glue the treads together and keep them flexible. I give the construction order for every hole, every cut, when to glue and when not go glue, what to do when. Time after time, when writing the book, the hardest part isn't the drawing or the building, it is the order of assembly. Trying to arrange everything in a logical fashion (for example : I need to build this part 'A' before I can build part 'B', but part 'B' needs to be sized so that it correctly fits between parts 'G' and 'J'. 'G' and 'J' can't be built until I make this sub-assembly over here etc. etc. etc. you get the idea, it gets quite complex). But I think that there was more to your question. You do not want to just listen to me talk about some book (because I can get carried away). Even if you bought my books, there is more to making wood models than simply having all the steps laid out for you. I may say "Step 1 - Cut this blank to this size and thickness. Step 2 - Drill these three holes in these locations etc..." but it is very difficult to tell someone exactly HOW they are supposed to do that, and do it safely, especially with small parts, such as : How do you make a 1/8" x 1/8" x 3/8" long piece of walnut without cutting a finger off? That sort of information is extremely hard to cover in a book, especially since I cannot assume everyone has the same tool set that I do. So honestly, most of the time I simply lay out all the steps of 'WHAT' to do, and leave it up to people to choose their favorite method of 'HOW', unless there is a very specific way that something needs to be done. For example : I give people gear templates to glue on to Baltic birch plywood and show them the steps of drilling, cutting, and sanding, but I do not tell people HOW to cut, because wood gears can be made with a band saw, a router, a scroll saw, a CNC, a hand-held coping saw, or a rotary tool. I will sometimes say "A scroll saw works good for this" but I cannot assume that everyone has a scroll saw (I didn't even have one until recently). I try to build models with the smallest possible tool set just so they are build-able for as many people as possible. If something is easiest to make on a rarer tool (such as a lathe) I will always show another way that requires more common tools....Sorry, I felt myself starting to climb onto a soapbox. So before I ramble on even more, let me directly answer some of your questions. I do not have anyone that is or was a mentor. I have no group of friends who I can discuss techniques/methods with. I have never even taken a shop class. Everything I have learned about building wood models has been self-taught through experimentation and failure. I do not even know of anyone in my vicinity who is interested in the same things. I often wish there were, because I feel like kind of a loner in this hobby. I AM part of a local woodworking group, but of all of them, I am the only one who does wood model building. Of all the tools in the shop, there is one that I find invaluable for wood model building that is specific - a hobby sized table saw. As in one that has a 4" diameter maximum blade size. MicroMark makes one. Proxxon makes one. Mine is from Byrnesmodelmachines.com but any of them will work. All my other tools are non-model specific, but for me, that small table saw is a must. So, long response. If you are looking for any other advise, comments, or just want to ask me questions, feel free to use my [e-mail] account. I would welcome the dialog. Take care.

[@kevinbrister8801]

@@s.g.devries8557 Thank you for that insight! Yes I sometimes feel like a loner in this hobby! I do have a good source of tools to work with as well. I will definitely go and check out those books. Working with wood is not a problem at all I've been a carpenter and cabinet builder for many year's. Thank God I've never had any accidents for the simple reason of knowing a few people first hand that have had careless accidents so I've always made sure to check and recheck fences, stop blocks and of course making sure each particular tool has nothing in the way of footing or obstructions to hinder the use for any particular part that the tool is intended for. I've spent way too many years carelessly or not thinking about saftey hazards trying to do things that I know I shouldn't do and some have resulted in trips to the er. I have in my past had a few stiches but I've never had any severe injuries. For me the small parts making process is a little intimidating but I am a procrastinator and I do spend alot of time studying those parts before I dive in and make them. Thank you for the insight!

[@glennbrowning1190]

Hi I have brought your plans and made three Bulldozers so far ,with the latest one I would like to paint it but I need some Ideas on what colour and where . Have you any Ideas?Thank You Glenn

[@s.g.devries8557]

Glenn Browning great to hear you have successfully built the bulldozers! As for painting, if I were ever to paint one I would try to go with the yellow/orange that is common on Caterpillar brand. I think I would paint the larger parts that yellow and use either dark wood or black paint for the highlights. I also think you would have to paint many of the components before assembling them onto the machine to prevent paint from getting into the moving parts. So I would paint the frame yellow before attaching the blade, claw, or wheels. The side engine details on the frame I would make black. All of the hydraulics I would make have yellow barrels and black rings. I would make the claws yellow but the two dowels that run through the claws black. I know, my color scheme isn’t terribly original. If you do paint it, let me know how it goes and how long it took. I have resisted painting mine or even putting on a finish because it seemed difficult but now you have me intrigued. Good luck!

[@glennbrowning1190]

@@s.g.devries8557 Thank you for replying , I am at the stage where most axles can still be removed and so I will see how I go ... I will send you a picture when done if I can find a way to do it .Plans are very good .Thanks again

[@glennbrowning1190]

Hi S,G what about the cab and grouser plates .for colours , I have not fixed the cab on yet.Now its time to decide to Paint or not .

[@s.g.devries8557]

For the cab I would do the columns and the roll bar on top of the cab in black, maybe also the control panel. Yellow for the larger parts. The treads I would do in yellow with the trouser plates in black. Wow, painting the treads will be quite a job... good luck!

[@glennbrowning1190]

@@s.g.devries8557 Well its painted and everybody likes it saying "It looks like its ready to go to work" It took at least two weeks . I had to break off some shaft end covers and dismantle the whole machine , I followed your suggestions but the tracks are all yellow for now. Is there a way I could send you pics of it .IT WAS A BIG JOB.

[@521farmer]

Thanks for sharing How long it take Ya To Build this and Is it from Pattern or from your head Awesome Build Wood Like to build one From Your Pattern if that wood be Ok is that Hard wood Pallets ? thks again Keep it up

[@s.g.devries8557]

Hi. This bulldozer is my own design. I have written up instructions for anyone who wants to build their own. Plans are available at Amazon. It takes me about a month to build one of these, but I have built it several times already, so my time has improved. Yes, the pallets were hardwood, they appeared to be mostly oak. Here is a link to the plans: The BIG Dozer : www.amazon.com/BIG-Dozer-step-step-instructions/dp/1539554325/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=s.g.+devries&qid=1601911424&sr=8-1

[@jimmystrahan1555]

Is it possible to purchase printable plans of this dozer?

[@s.g.devries8557]

Jimmy, yes it is. My plans are available at Amazon. You can either search for S.G. DeVries, or follow this link: www.amazon.com/BIG-Dozer-step-step-instructions/dp/1539554325/ref=sr_1_8?crid=15AJX53LN8YSH&keywords=sg+devries&qid=1648654210&sprefix=sg+devries%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-8

[@jimmystrahan3222]

Is there anyway I could get a set of plans?

[@s.g.devries8557]

Jimmy, yes, I have published the plans some time ago. I just didn't see your comment earlier. www.amazon.com/BIG-Dozer-step-step-instructions/dp/1539554325/ref=sr_1_2?crid=161R82ZPI4EPS&keywords=s.g.+devries&qid=1650498883&sprefix=s.g.+devries%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-2

[@Flam3inFrost]

How long did it take u to build this toy

[@s.g.devries8557]

About 5 weeks or so. Faster than I thought it would go, but didn’t run into any major obstacles.

[@user-is8gu2ku3l]

здравствуйте мастер. скажите пожалуйста, что входит в комплект этого бульдозера при покупке? только книга с инструкцией или что то еще. спасибо.

[@iremkirlioglu8723]

Brother can you give it to me? I ll give it to my father

[@s.g.devries8557]

I don't really make them for sale. Most of my time is spent designing new plans or working on a new book. I will occasionally have a model of mine for sale on ETSY as I am starting a small shop there. I expect by this spring I will have several bulldozer models for sale as I am building three of them in order to take some new photos for the second edition of the instruction book. Thanks for the inquiry.

[@iremkirlioglu8723]

Okey

[@wilkopeper1552]

Knap werk

[@user-jk6nw3eh9j]

Супер.!!!

[@peterhahn5869]

You are very clever, Beautiful model

[@uedeslima4104]

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[@silmarartesanatos]

perfect