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  1. 14th November 2011, 11:40 PM #1
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    Default new bulldozer

    Made out of pine and maple. From the plans in 'Make Wood Trucks and Construction Vehicles'.
    As most of the vehicles, I make one out of pine or softwood to work out the bugs and then make one out of hardwood. I used aluminium for the links
    Notes:
    1. MAKE SURE that you make several extra peices of the thread and links.
    2. Build the jigs to hold the drilling (thread and link).
    3. When I build out of hardwood, I am going to predrill for screws. It will rotate the thread smoothly.
    4. Add a rubber surface for the thread. It will allow the bulldozer to rotate on smooth surfaces.
    Have fun. It is as hard as you might think.
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  3. 14th November 2011, 11:47 PM #2
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    Awesome job Srichard. I have the book you mention and hope to build some of the trucks someday. I can't wait to see what your hardwood version looks like.

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    That's dedication to fine workmanship "srichard",
    Making one to get it right, then building a better one.
    One to keep and one for the grandkids to play with.
    Thank you for the construction tip, they've been put aside for "ron".
    Cheers, crowie
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  5. 15th November 2011, 12:56 PM #4
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    Great idea to do that. exotic timbers are too expensive to practice on.
    By the way, Nice work on the Bulldozer.
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    Cheers John
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    Great bulldozer. Have to agree cheaper to get it wrong on cheap wood before committing yourself to the hardwoods

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