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Last for a few is I have 1 track done 3 to go. I went with a wide shoe due to the 4 smaller frames I trashed the old drive spockets and redignednew ones Sorry for crappy pics will get more outside when I get a chance so you can see the details better  You all know me and I had to have the tracks roll. Which means adding rollers to keep track running smooth. These are better running then my demo excavator  Off to cast more tracks Hope you all enjoy Jason
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Beast of a Crane she'll be.
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WOW !!! Just found this thread. That looks fantastic, will be watching this now.
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Fantastic job Jason.  that's really amazing. That has more detail than most of these 1000 dollar models on the market. Looks awesome. Would love to come by sometime and take a look. Awesome.
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The engineering is incredible. Looking forward to the progress.
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Lookin great Jason!
I give it two years before the Chinese copy it.
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Thanks again guys I really enjoy the designing of machines now if someone would hire me to do this fulltime , cough cough Liebherr When I got home I took some pics out side  Here are a few with pieces mounted minus boom    I think it is starting to take shape Thats it for tonight I am off to cut some spues , anyone want to join  Jason
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Great!
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Well here is all the super structure for the cab all pieced out. Time to eat and then get laser fired up 
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Ok here is the engine container   Here is the cab pieced together  I have added a lot of windows for good visibility for op  Back door  Next tilt system for cab Jason
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man, ill give you whatever it takes to build me a 31000! 
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Amazing work Jason. Was looking at your 6800 and it's nice to see you working on a crane again.
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God damn, im with brandon, ltl 2600 knocking on the drawing board next
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Thanks guys That 6800 was a fun build I did not get to complete. My skillswre not what they are today for sure. You two and your requests we will see what is in the bag next. Might be one of your builds if you are lucky. Last for a few days I attached cab on power unit and made a tilt feature. I will get pics of that in future posts The overall length of this unit is just under 41 feet. I was going for 40 but the tilt put it over.  Jason
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Very nice talent of yours jason. Cant wait to see it all rigged up.
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Stunning build Jason & will be very impressive model when completed. Thanks for sharing.
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Any chance you could share about your approach to making the lattice for your boom sections?
Do you make a jig to keep them straight and accurate?
I was thinking of possibly having a go at doing some lattice from styrene but damn, it looks tough.
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Well looks like I went over my bandwith I will have switch to second account grom here The lattice sections are all hand made with a lot of measurments no jig I have 2 track sections done just need to do 52 more track sections and they will all be done. Tonight I have redesigned the container mounts will try and get pics tomorrow Jason
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Ok got the new mounts done and installed. Looks better withthe higher cab  Another angle You can also see the cab tilted in first pic  I put superlift boom on to see how it looks. It is going to be a big model  Do you guys like quad tracks vs double? Jason
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