Homemade dozer. Dozer on supersdperry

[@bbruce995]

people like you, are what this world needs more of, people who can build anything they set their mind to

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks wish other people thought like you

[@rahulprabhune2115]

Awesome Doser. you mention you are not Engineer but you are far batter than any engineer. Salute your great work. 👍👍👍

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much

[@dmsentra]

Most won't have a clue how much time and cost of just the materials is involved in something like this. Kudos to you for tackling it and making it work.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much. I have built several other things and working on a backhoe right now. I haven’t posted anything cause of all the stupid people who only know how to post negative comments but I think I will go ahead and get more projects out there.

[@activeal]

You sir are a mechanical genius! Thank you for taking the time to share this incredible build. I was captivated for the entire 20 minutes length of the video. (My attention span with most KZbin videos is only a couple of minutes. ) It is amazing that you designed this dozer as you built it. All I can say is WOW!

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you very much

[@DieselWelder]

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful project video! Not sure how many folks can or will understand the amount of effort, time and thought went into making something like this. WOW!

[@stacyp4534]

Carolina Homesteaders thanks a million

[@jyeames]

Very nice! I've had three Strucks over the years. One belt drive and two 4 speeds. The belt drive was back in the mid 70's when you bought a kit and put it together (including a ton of 1/4-20 grouser/track bolts) The belt drive went straight and actually was far more usable than the later models which used a differential and constant steering correction. Always wanted to build a hydraulic one from scratch though. You did a great job and it looks to be far more rugged than a struck!

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you. I looked at the struck/magnatracks and the old school like the kitty track and others but everything I found was expensive. I looked at a I think it’s called a mead speed track. Finally in the end I just built one. It was a very difficult decision at the time. A lot of sleepiness nites during the build trying to figure stuff out that wasn’t working correctly. I still plan to do an improvement on it. I want to use 2 hydraulic pumps and change the configuration of a few things. It works great as is but I like to mess with it. Watch for the next improvement to it. Again thanks

[@larryschweitzer4904]

A lot of work, best done for the self satisfaction, not the end result. My Dad had an excavation company. I grew up in it. Ran my first dozer @ 15. Ran Dad's company for awhile. Cat gave me 3 days of training & a tour of their facilities in Ill. Dad had 4 dozers, two D8s, a D9 & a TD25 plus all the support equipment including scrapers, front end loaders & a dredge. Interesting business. That was a long time ago. Often wished I had stayed in it. I'm at the end of my life now, so wishing doesn't do any good. Always do what you enjoy.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks. I just sold my Allis chambers HD-4 dozer. Kind of regretting it but oh well

[@larryschweitzer4904]

@@stacyp4534 My Dad's first loader was an HD5 about 1950. In 5 years head had 5 of them. Bought one HD6 and it was plagued with problems. Made the switch to CAT. Had one IH loader that started on gas and switched to diesel after a short warm up. The best thing that ever happened to loaders was the power shift.

[@rogerdavies6226]

If you built this off the top of your head I am more than impressed, and even with blue prints, you are one very handy guy with lots of ability to see it and build it

[@stacyp4534]

roger davies thanks

[@spienaar66]

One of the best home-built projects I have seen on YT. Great job!

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much.

[@briantremblay9157]

This is one of the most interesting homemade builds I have ever seen. Hats off to you sir. Keep up the cool videos.

[@gaetanlizotte1957]

he use the laser metal kit with the plan at www.cdp-backhoe.com

[@FromSteelToWood]

Super cool Stacy! Not only the machine works great, but you also gave it a nice and neat shape. Doing both at the same time is not easy. You are a master fabricator! Thanks!

[@rp1645]

Very nice home made dozer. Looks like you know how to build one. Alot less $$$$$ than a real one. If your just using it around your home it works.

[@drsoot9760]

Nicely built!! Everybody can sit behind there keyboards and tell you everything you did wrong. They should try building one! I love it! I would keep my yard tore up!!

[@stacyp4534]

Dr Soot Hahahaha yes I do tear my yard up from time to time.

[@mikecarroll6592]

That bigger engine had done the trick..Always remember Tim on Home Improvements..MORE POWER!!! I did 12 years on CATs working on the Motorways here in UK back in the 60s/70s Happy days

[@stacyp4534]

Yes more power is always the answer, who cares what the question is. Yeah the bigger motor is also much quieter. I don’t know why but I love anything on tracks.

[@MarioGarcia-ip6qx]

People are quick to judge..I can tell you are an extrordinary metal fabricator with superior work ethics.

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you

[@65timmy1]

Wow , this is so cool As an equipment operator all my life , it's the coolest thing you could possibly build. Thank you for sharing the video & info on the build Absolutely love it

[@stacyp4534]

There’s a lot of wanna be operators out there. You can tell those people they only criticize to try and show how smart they are. I believe you’ve been an operator your entire life because you understand this is a toy not a piece of equipment to operate all day.

[@garychandler4296]

@@stacyp4534 Not true IMO. I have a little Craftsman-branded L1000 lawn mower I bumped up from 20" lawn tires to 22" ATV tires filled with water and alcohol, 75lbs of barbell weights on the back and a Dozer blade made from an old water heater and bedframe angle iron. Goes up and down with a long handle, angles left and right by a pin rack. It was for snow, but I've pushed trash, gravel, mulch, rocks, snow, my massive leaf windrows, and my trailers around. I put a roller skate wheel on a metal bar and clamped that to a steering wheel spoke for power and speed steering, a cable and pulley to lift the grass chute up out of the way and to toss waste farther (it still mows; had to relocate the deck forward to clear the big tires) and a drink holder and fender handles for steep slopes. Basically now a lawn tractor!

[@luvstruck2733]

Great job on the craftsmanship. That little one cylinder engine wasn't enough power. You dropped in the three and then a four cylinder diesel, and now you've got the power to move that dirt. Excellent project.

[@alexaltrichter1597]

Considering most people can't build a sandwich, that's one of the neatest things I've seen built on YT? thanks for sharing.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much

[@rigormortispoo]

Fantastic job! You are an incredibly talented and creative man. What an inspiration. Many thanks for sharing with us.

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you very much

[@mdani76]

The electric linear actuator for revving is a touch of professionalism!! Fantastic.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks I like to over complicate stuff

[@dozer1642]

It sure is cool that you designed and built this all yourself. When I saw the thumbnail I too thought it was a struck. I’ve read your replies below and will echo some of the things said without being critical, just maybe to help someone else that is gonna try to tackle a similar build. There are a few designs inherent to bulldozers that might not be so obvious- First is the pivot point for the blade push arms. They should extend under the machine or along the side of the tracks to about the center of your track frames. This allows a more constant blade angle throughout the arc of travel and it keeps the tracks planted for better traction. Second is the blade angle. The blade shouldn’t be laid back. It should be nearly vertical. I applaud you for having the tenacity to finish this little dozer, you did a great job.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks.

[@nielswelvaarts6875]

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[@davidevans6528]

Beautiful dozer you've created! You say you're not an engineer. That's good because engineers don't care about component accessibility after the beast is assemble. They often create maintenance and repair nightmares. You could teach Caterpillar a thing or two. Well done!

[@stacyp4534]

David Evans Hahahaha thanks

[@DaleDirt]

Dude this is so cool . I was disappointed with the first engine ... But the little diesel made it real . A Mini Dozer for sure pushing some serious dirt for it's size . Great job .

[@stacyp4534]

Yeah the first engine was quite disappointing. It has way too much power now but it’s better to have extra and not need it.

[@mikecarroll6592]

Brilliant effort. I once built my son a kind of tracked go cart with lawn mower engine and metal factory conveyor tracking..Loads of problems to start but It was worth it to see him chugging round the common on it. Alas it was discarded back in 1984

[@stacyp4534]

The best projects are the ones that include the kids

[@davekauffman8727]

Poor little gasoline engine wasn't happy, almost died a few times! I'd love to see your machine shop, those drive-wheels were not factory. You are a top-notch welder Stacy, you have the stack-of-dimes thing all wrapped up. Great machine!

[@stacyp4534]

Dave Kauffman thanks very much

[@gman4reel]

If I didn't see it I wouldn't have believed it. GREAT JOB. I wish I had the materials to build my own....LOL

[@stacyp4534]

gman4reel0 just get a couple pieces of metal and weld them together. When your able to get a couple more. Doesn’t take long and you look back and see a lot done. Then the more you get done the more excited you are to get more done. The hardest part is just starting. And the biggest thing to remember is it’s just metal. If it’s not what you like cut that off and do it how you like. Don’t worry about other people just do what you like.

[@davekimbler2308]

Sweet ! That new power plant and grawlers really helped! Just enclose the cab and add heat and it’s ready to plow snow!

[@stacyp4534]

Dave Kimbler it’s fixing to go through a total rebuild. It has a 35 horsepower kubota in it. It’s way to much power so I run it at an idle. Makes it very slow. I’m tearing it down and putting a 20 horse Perkins diesel in it. Im also going to change the gearing in the final drives. There’s going to be a few more changes like the lift cylinder in the front stuff like that. I’ll document it all.

[@davekimbler2308]

That sound like you put a lot of though into it so far ! A Perkins is a nice choice and a Yanmar would also be good . The hydraulics in the video seemed fine but you had to be there to tell for sure . I was just making a wise ass comment in that I would love to have it to plow my snow ! That’s why I said a cab and heat also . It’s fabulous as it sits in my opinion. Cant wait to see more videos!

[@stacyp4534]

Dave Kimbler thanks very much. I’m in southern Arizona close to Mexico. I say that cause I did see snow once. It’s that white stuff that’s really cold. I see people shoveling it onto their lawns so they have more of it then it just melts and they did all that work to steal it for nothing.

[@benscoles5085]

@@stacyp4534 , what a great job you did on this, glad I watched to the end to see the upgraded engine, leave the engine alone, just work on gearing, that power will be useful one day!!

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

Wow awesome job. I can see why you had to repower it. A little gutless at first. Great job!!!

[@stacyp4534]

John Smith thanks

[@bryandickerson5365]

Problems or not - it’s amazing! Hats off to you. Sure wish I had the skills............

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much

[@AM-dn4lk]

That was an awesome build. You are very skilled in many disciplines. Thank you for sharing.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much. I grew up on a farm we had to build most of our implements. In the old days they weren’t readily available. Kids nowadays don’t get to grow up in that type of atmosphere. Also I had the best dad in the world. He always had the answers.

[@AM-dn4lk]

@@stacyp4534 Just as your dad taught you, you are now an e-dad to the internet community. You are teaching us....worldwide! Cheers to you and your family.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks. I appreciate that. So many people bash the dozer.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

This is the coolest machine I have ever seen. Well done sir. I bow in the presence of a Master

[@stacyp4534]

00UncommonSense00 thanks very much

[@robdavis4209]

Amazing American creativity! great work and thank you for showing us.

[@endtimesign]

How sweet is that! That must be a joy to operate, my hat is off to you sir, you need a bigger blade now with the power it's got. Great video and great little dozer.

[@stacyp4534]

David Kozal thanks

[@davidsuperdavelarson6174]

Well I love building things and I will say I am majorly impressed with this. Around here would make a good parade toy as well.

[@stacyp4534]

This dozer was built several years ago. I would have never put it on KZbin but somehow someone from somewhere posted a video and attacked me saying it was a struck that I was claiming I had built. In an effort to defend myself I put this video up. This was built as a toy. It still has issues as everything built this fashion will have. I have been dealing with them as I can. If you notice the three cylinder yanmar turned into a 4 cylinder kubota. The 3 cylinder had a leaking injector pump I couldn’t get the crush washers and I thought it had locked up while I was running it, so I put the 4 cylinder in it. Turns out the hydraulic tank I had built had a little metal ball in it from welding and the hydraulic pump ate it locking it up. Wasn’t the motor but I had already switched it. I put a filter in front of the pump but that makes everything work about half the speed it should. Also I have to run this big motor at an idle which slows it to almost a snails pace. The pump is 20 gallons per minute at 3600 rpm. I’m running it at about 900 rpms. Radiator is for a Honda Civic car which isn’t big enough after a while the motor slowly creeps up and gets hot. Most parts came from surpluscenter.com New plan is to remove the filter before the hydraulic pump. Remove the kubota and put a 20 horsepower Perkins diesel in it. Put a 1 to 1 gear box and run 2 hydraulic pumps, a pump for each drive motor. Pull off the final drives and change the gearing make it slightly faster. It’s all metal so I can cut and weld and it doesn’t matter. It’s just metal. You just remove what you don’t want and weld what you do want.

[@tigra8559]

Well done sir! First thing i thought different motor it needs..and voila..Nice toy 😎😀

[@stacyp4534]

There was always a filter on the return to the hydraulic tank. I added the other filter after the pump ate a piece of metal. I’m taking it back off though

[@sambodavis.rclove4433]

I think it's awesome. You did great. Very talented.

[@HarryHov]

Stacy any updates?????

[@rolandoruto3647]

i suport to you Sir at last you make it by your self. i salute you have talent. God blee you

[@rustymullins6623]

Awesome! If i owned that...there would never be a blade a grass in my yard again!lol!

[@bowtiedone2784]

Awesome. Love that you made it a six way blade as well the second engine did the trick.that little booger can do a lot of work. Nice.thanks for sharing

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That machine is AWESOME! Great video! Thanks for putting it together to share with the world!

[@robertostermiller586]

I'm building one myself, using a 65 hp 4 cyl gas chevette engine, trany and rearend with 3'5:1 chain reduction finals. If you are interested in seeing photos, let me know. Nice job!

[@fordguyaj5581]

Film the build

[@stacyp4534]

Would love to see it. I’m always looking for new ideas.

[@bolasblancas420]

Flaunt it.

[@jackman6256]

that is one fine machine i would love to have one but as old daddy use to say wish in one hand and you know other an wait for the fill up ha ha love it great work

[@conantdog]

Really great job man 👍 I thought I recognized that sound I got a little Kubota 3-cylinder, diesel beautiful sound 👍

[@stevecoffman1576]

Very cool. Gets me fired up to get my 1971 Cub 108 restore done before I am to old to do it. Oh and screw the haters, they always try and jack up the fun. Nice work my friend.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks I appreciate that. There’s some people who can only point out negatives. That’s to try and make people think they are smart. I ignore those. I haven’t seen anything from any of them yet. Get that cub restored. Put some videos. Ignore the trolls.

[@peterjurczyk61]

Amazing work super model..bulldozer explained..hope your well have super day !

[@danielrahab5889]

go brother, with support and such skills you can scale this to a commercial production of many units.

[@davido.newell4566]

Very nice! And the articulation you built into the blade was a super job!

[@harleyrdr1]

Seems like it needs a bigger motor as if boggs down pretty quickly, but still a badass build. Turbo-diesel that puppy!

[@stacyp4534]

Watch the entire video. I went to a 4 cylinder kubota. Now it has a 3 cylinder Perkins. Just finished a rebuild

[@h1ll13illy2]

the talent and knowledge some folks poses is cool to see

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you

[@stevenherrold5955]

i would never have believed that a person could build that in there own shop i thought you had to have a factory lots of heavy equipment you don't see in this shop like a custom steel fabrication overhead crane etc

[@stacyp4534]

I built a tractor in my driveway. Wish I had the fancy stuff

[@morgansword]

Just spotted this old video and don't know if you will see it or not. A real fine job of addressing several little details. The electric over hydraulic fuel system/throttle system might be better with a dial cable and push release button in center to come to idle. Could feather the power to the tracks a little easier but then you have thought of that too as nothing I can think of that you wouldn't already know... for all I know, you wore it out having fun on it. Be a nice little unit for confined spaces

[@stacyp4534]

I just finished a rebuild on it. Search my videos. I put a Perkins motor and all new controls. I’m putting a decelerator on it but otherwise it’s done

[@redwood6737]

Beautiful job, amazing what you can accomplish when you don't sit on the couch watching TV

[@taxpayer239]

That project definately looks very expensive.That guy was obviously an expert engineering mechanic with lots of expierience. Heck....he's probably building a spaceship in his barn.

[@stacyp4534]

tax payer Hahahaha that’s funny, Thanks

[@KaySmith-fg1yc]

I can't imagine how many hours went into that build, nice machine for the garden.

[@tonyp9609]

What a great job, a lot off time and labor. It looks pretty heavy. Thank You

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you.

[@eilajulianalebumfacil4011]

Loved the time and effort fullfilling this job! :-)

[@ishnifusmeadle]

Thats awesome. Perfect example of what a man with a plan can do. Its a Stacy 1. Now just need to make your version of an excavator. :)

[@stacyp4534]

Arthur Hutchinson I’m about half done with a backhoe and starting a scraper like a cat 623 but the size of my dozer

[@jlucasound]

@@stacyp4534 YES!! :-) We'll be patient.

[@thomasbuss1118]

Dude! That's incredible that you made that. I love it.

[@stacyp4534]

Thomas Buss thanks I very much appreciate that

[@dennisc2795]

Wow that is really cool to able to build something like that. My hats off to you.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks

[@mightypoo0]

Nice dozer you built there, can’t say anything that not already been said but, Thanks for sharing!!

[@leshulsey9060]

Wow great job sir hope Cat sees the design update . God bless you that is cool .

[@mudspringer]

This is a work of art! I really like the diamond plate!

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

From scratch to reality, that was awesome. That Yanmar diesel did the trick for power.

[@KevinJohnson-fx6wq]

Very cool, Didn't take you long to know you needed more power, lol. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@1950harleycharley]

Great job....I don't know anything about angles etc, but it looks like it does a decent job for as lightweight as it is....good luck!

[@stacyp4534]

harleycharley apparently I’m not good with angles either.

[@1950harleycharley]

@@stacyp4534 ...Thanks for responding...Your little dozer amazed me! Very well constructed....Looked like a high dollar commercial dozer.

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks for not being critical. I very much appreciate the great comments.

[@chincha805]

that dozer is badd ass. nice work. i built one from a Case 444 garden tractor. F the haters

[@delwhylie4748]

Beautiful work, A little machine can fit in smaller area. Once you got the power only need to dose or tow it's great, but now it needs a mini back hoe hanging on the back. Rubber tracks on that thing would make it more quite and not so abrasive to the landscape. You already know all this. I had 40 years welding fabricating gets in your blood raises holy hell with your body. Keep up the good work while you still can.

[@stacyp4534]

Del Whylie I really wanted rubber tracks but couldn’t find the sprockets to run them. I couldn’t afford to buy them either. They are ridiculous expensive. I tried to find mini excavator running gear but it was just way to expensive. Oh well I just made my own stuff. Did the best I could with what I had to work with.

[@craighill1606]

very nice build and great craftsmanship

[@joeprinsen1717]

sweet dude. really nice job!! well done.

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you very much

[@bigchew3149]

That Is Cool AF..The Second Version..I Bet It Is A Blast To Run !

[@stacyp4534]

It’s a fun toy for sure

[@chargermopar]

Amazing build! It goes to whow, if at first you don't succeed, just add more power!

[@dennishein2812]

Nice! Maybe put a guard around those rear valves to protect them. Beautiful job!

[@martingardener90]

Very impressed with how much it would push considering it is on smooth grousers.

[@bobw7066]

It is a good thing that you did not paint it Caterpillar yellow otherwise they might go after you for patent infringement. Brilliant, good job.

[@stacyp4534]

Bob W hahaha thanks

[@mervynevans5176]

Capo!! Felicitaciones.!! EXELENTE tu trabajo

[@stoffes]

nice build it for sure was upgraded with that yanmar!

[@logantc.1353]

Love the way you did the tracks!

[@gaetanlizotte1957]

the sprocket were part of the laser kit and plan at www.cdp-backhoe.com

[@codyalan6624]

I know who to call on building me anything i need ilmao. You are one bad azz builder. Now build an excavator lol.

[@stacyp4534]

Cody Alan building a mini articulating backhoe right now.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Very nice, interesting project. Now Caterpillar and Komatsu will be on their toes with this new kid on the block. Lol. I was thinking that first engine was underpower until you changed over to the diesel unit. A dozer does need some grunt (power and torque) for pulling and pushing material.

[@stacyp4534]

Mohabat khan Malak I tried to make the shade look like the Mitsubishi BD2 shade. I’ve only seen them in pictures so not sure how close I got.

[@diycrawlspacedigoutunderpi4201]

Awesome job - you have good hands, Sir. Note that ads pop up because the video has a tune playing in the background. Erase the sound on that little bit, & their copyright claim on your video goes away. Great job. Thanks for sharing

[@stacyp4534]

Sorry about the music I had the radio on in the shop

[@diycrawlspacedigoutunderpi4201]

@@stacyp4534 No worries from me, Sir, but if you do remove it, you are one step closed to earning a few bucks on your work, where now, they are. If you'd care to see my project; KZbin> search "Lee Anderson Basmement"

[@stacyp4534]

I don’t know how to get rid of the music. I’m lucky I figured out how to post the video. Im going to give it a try. Not sure about adds I didn’t put adds. I watched it on my channel and I don’t get adds.

[@shanenelson8449]

Sorry I didn’t watch the video all the way through you have a power house bud very very nice build you done there

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much

[@johnschuster9192]

Awesome build man! You have to have serious weight and power to move much dirt.I just built a saw mill but it pales compared to your baby cat...Thanks!

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much

[@danielwiley5796]

Wow that's awesome definitely an upgrade going to the diesel the gas seem to be pretty weak

[@MrAllan9]

Good build, the Kubota was a wise choice, great powerhouse for spinning hydraulic pumps

[@kevinmoa1678]

Nice dozer the motor upgrade really did it!!

[@glenvanbavel8710]

Awesome job Building a small dozer, it is so cool .

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you

[@shortthrow50]

Looks like it was under engineered from the get go. Started out as a fun project experiment. But the first run had a small ass lawn mower engine and couldn’t do anything in the dirt. Now a decent diesel was put into it. Only problem with that is the rest of the chassis and rest of the build isn’t meant for the torque, so it will start breaking and falling apart if you use it for actual hard pushing for work.

[@stacyp4534]

You could be correct. I’m not trying to sound like a smart a$$ but if you have plans send me a copy I will attempt to build accordingly and test the durability of your design. I said from the beginning I’m no engineer.

[@gort5583]

That is absolutely brilliant! Well done.

[@stacyp4534]

Than you

[@eligolden1643]

I wish there was more step by step footage that is so awesome

[@beeftec5862]

Top work. The tracks look very good

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks

[@rickpowell7550]

Awesome build.

[@waynescott8935]

One beautiful build.Well done !!!!!

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks

[@jondavis2206]

Awesome machine and you are so BRAVE to video while a woman operates it :)

[@stacyp4534]

jon davis Hahahaha it had thrown a track. Wife drove it back into the shop so I could tweak a few things.

[@jonathanbartsch9728]

Buddy! That is super cool man! Super impressed man!

[@stacyp4534]

Thanks very much

[@dannyt2885]

I love it! very ambitious build, killer execution!

[@doneturner1]

Looks great, the new diesel engine is a big improvement. Can I make a suggestion? I have operated many dozers over the years and your blade is tilted way too far back for dirt moving. Now that you have the torque to move it, you either need to go straight up and down or slightly tilted to the front to get that blade full and keep it rolling. It will push a lot more that way. Looks great though.

[@stacyp4534]

Don Turner yea the blade is a piece of a liner for the mold board on a cat road grader. We had a piece laying around so I used it. The bit on the front was for a bobcat skid steer. I didn’t check the degree of tilt or anything so it could be off. I may look at that in the future.

[@HarryHov]

Well I just learned something forward angle gives you more pushing power

[@yoyoyoda1783]

100% rite...was gonna mention that too...but if yr moving loose dirt or gravel around yr ok...

[@johnhalstead4308]

blad ereally needs to be hinged about two thirds of the way down the tracks to get it to push properly thats just like a little 360 machine blade to jerky to get a good level and loosing lots of traction having it hinged at the front but a great bit of fabrication

[@stacyp4534]

The blade like everything I just leaned it against a wooden block and leaned it around till it looked good. When I was building it I originally was going to make a small RC dozer. I wasn’t building it for actually doing much work. The blade is just one of those things that didn’t turn out like it probably should have but it has only about 20 hours in the last 5 years since I’ve built it. Mostly just a toy and I was learning about hydraulics with it. I am working on an articulating backhoe right now. Maybe it’ll turn out better.

[@onecountrykid146]

First off, I would’ve located the track control valves down on the foot boards, so that you have one foot for each side, as well as mount your controls for your blade on each side of the seat. One control for up and down on one hand, and ur tilt and angle on the other hand. Also I would have located the mount brackets for the blade assembly farther back on the frame. Overall though, very good craftsmanship and creativity, quite impressive for a little toy.

[@buddymullins6424]

That’s cool . I also work on roads nice job on the dozer

[@get-the-lead-out.4593]

Thanks for not editing in stupid music but next time please add some periodical narrations to explain some of the what's, why's, and how's on the fabrication processes and their application to the dozer

[@stacyp4534]

Get-The-Lead-Out.45 sorry about that I’m not very good at editing this stuff

[@get-the-lead-out.4593]

@@stacyp4534 No problem and I think you misunderstood :o) I wasn't talking about you taking pics/video and then editing in voice-overs afterwards... you can simply press record on your camera, phone, whatever and then talk some while you're showing us the different stages and stuff

[@Edward-xj4mp]

Quite impressive. Nice work.

[@stacyp4534]

Thank you

[@actorzone856]

I'll give you the Bull Terror award for this.

[@scooterheavymech5934]

And here I was thinking making one out of a lawn mower was cool.. Haha. This is AWESOME

[@johndowe7003]

any vids?

[@stacyp4534]

Andy P funny I thought about this comment all evening. I watched probably every dozer build on KZbin most of them made with lawn mower tractors. I thought those guys were geniuses. I would have probably done that but I couldn’t figure out how to steer it using clutches and chains. I used hydraulics cause it was simple once I figured it out. I think someone should put together some kind of meet we could all show up with our machines and trade advice and ideas. I love ever dozer out there especially the lawn tractor dozers. Those took the real thought.

[@scooterheavymech5934]

@@stacyp4534 I can see your point, but the lawn mowers only tweak a few things here and there. To build everything from sheet metal from the ground up is awesome. Takes a lot of effort to mount the lines, pump, cylinders, and everything else that goes into running a brand new hyd system too.

[@scooterheavymech5934]

@@johndowe7003 no, I'm still in the build stage of mine

[@johndowe7003]

@@stacyp4534 i want to make mine out of a truck frame with big military axles with a weight box on it for more traction im thinking about keeping it 6x6 with three axles but ill probably just make it 4x4 instead idkyet still just in the planning phase it would be really good with a 150:1 gear ratio and about 100hp weighing in around 20000 lbs