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<blockquote data-quote="TriHonu" data-source="post: 22730" data-attributes="member: 897"><p>You're welcome. <img src="https://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopModules/AdverForums/ImageGallery/emotion-2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> I am happy to contribute. As I have stated in a previous post this is a great site for people to share ideas and information. I have learned from reading the discussions on this site and have even helped some of my friends with information from this site. The least I can do is to try to share some of what I know.</p><p> </p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><br /> <span style="font-size: 10px">Quote:<br /> <strong>Land-Tech</strong> - 'I've always stuck with manual levers because of the freezing and binding that comes from frozen dirt and ice.That's a great modification for most guys. <br /> Are you using Google Sketchup for your drawings?'</span></td></tr></table><p>Frozen dirt and ice have not been a problem yet. The actuator on my buddies machine is rated for 500 lbs of force and is way more than what is required. The one on mine is rated for 250 lbs of force and has no problems. I wouldn't recommend less than 250 lb capacity.</p><p>The 3D drawings were done in a freeware CAD program from <a href="http://www.emachineshop.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">www.emachineshop.com</span></a>. It is designed to allow you to design a part and define the machining operations, tolerances and material type and submit it to the company. Based on the number of units the software will give you a quote for the job in less than a minute. Of course the more you order the cheaper cost per part. I have compared costs with some guys in the business and they are quite competitive on their costs.</p><p>If you want the parts give them a credit card number and the parts will be made and shipped to you. Your drawing and specifications are converted to a CAM program and they send it out to the CNC machines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TriHonu, post: 22730, member: 897"] You're welcome. [IMG]https://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopModules/AdverForums/ImageGallery/emotion-2.gif[/IMG] I am happy to contribute. As I have stated in a previous post this is a great site for people to share ideas and information. I have learned from reading the discussions on this site and have even helped some of my friends with information from this site. The least I can do is to try to share some of what I know. [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [SIZE=2]Quote: [B]Land-Tech[/B] - 'I've always stuck with manual levers because of the freezing and binding that comes from frozen dirt and ice.That's a great modification for most guys. Are you using Google Sketchup for your drawings?'[/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Frozen dirt and ice have not been a problem yet. The actuator on my buddies machine is rated for 500 lbs of force and is way more than what is required. The one on mine is rated for 250 lbs of force and has no problems. I wouldn't recommend less than 250 lb capacity. The 3D drawings were done in a freeware CAD program from [URL='http://www.emachineshop.com/'][COLOR=#0000ff]www.emachineshop.com[/COLOR][/URL]. It is designed to allow you to design a part and define the machining operations, tolerances and material type and submit it to the company. Based on the number of units the software will give you a quote for the job in less than a minute. Of course the more you order the cheaper cost per part. I have compared costs with some guys in the business and they are quite competitive on their costs. If you want the parts give them a credit card number and the parts will be made and shipped to you. Your drawing and specifications are converted to a CAM program and they send it out to the CNC machines. [/QUOTE]
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