Kolpen

Really nice model you've got there. I like the bigger implements. Having in mind that you used another toy to make this one, you actually came very close! 10/10!! /Kolpen

Had these news from a friend links to pictures: 7930 with/without loader http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1940/jd7930wj6.jpg http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8588/jd7930frontladergd8.jpg Claas pickup for Jaguar http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8896/pickupvoorhakselaaryh8.jpg /Anders Kolpen

Here is my other radio controlled tractor from ERTL. It's a 9420T tracked tractor made fully functional with lights, steering etc. Customized with painted wheels and engine, handrails, frontweight etc. As you will not see in the picture the motors is changed to bigger ones, giving the 5kg model plenty of power! Videos of the tractor running: http://www.zippyvideos.com/7524368861996356/jd_9420t__mulch_ripper_2700/ http://www.zippyvideos.com/4576010433610916/jul_2005_117/ http://www.zippyvideos.com/2716388012619896/jd_9420t__lemken_2/ All videos is before the final visual changes. Please left-click and wait for the video to load in new window. Thank you for your time and interest. Anders Kolpen Denmark

Actually, believe or not, I planned a STX530 for my next project long time ago. Exactly this frame from the new 530 series features so much space. Plenty of room for big motors/gears to run this heavy tractor. Only problem is where to get this model, ordered from US would cost too much in transport... Ricky @ modelfarmer.co.uk >> No cars or trucks in my collection. Tractors is the passion.... For now I have made an 9420T 1/16th. Full functional tracked tractor, with lights, very strong gearunits and 3 SCV (john deere ) for implements. The FIONA Drill and a John Deere Mulch Ripper 2700 1/16th. As you cant see, is that the motors is changed to bigger ones. Double the size. These gives extreme power to the model. The heavy 5kg model will spin on carpet if you hold it back. Thanks for all the fine comments, and the warm welcome to this forum. Anders Kolpen Denmark

Almost done....: It features - working 3 pt. hitch (lift up to 500grams/~1 pound) - forward/reverse with motorbrake on forward function. - steering left/right, with narrow turning radius (compared to the original ERTL product) - homemade wheels front/rear in aluminium - deep rims (compared to the original ERTL product) - offset frontrims to make wider spacing - ball bearing front and rear - real hollow rubber tires for smooth running - 6 radio channels, steering, speed, 3pt. hitch, lights (soon), impl. 1, impl. 2 The tractor is up and running, but I still need the final touch on the cosmetics. Also I need the lights in the cab, fenders and grill, but I don?t have the time for that at the moment. You already see some minor touch-ups on the tractor right now. I removed the ugly orange ?corners? in the cab, the ?side lights? in the cab and the wheels. The orange blinkers/reflectors looks so unreal on these tractors, so I removed them from all my Deere 1/16th tractors. The wheels is a chapter of its?s own. These are made from a 4cm thick plate, cut out in squares and turned down to what you see. I took the inserts from the original ERTL product and used them together with the alu rims. I wanted the deep rims like the real tractor with fat tires. You will also see that on the frontwheels as the wheels are completely different from ERTL?s. The hub is inside the rim and the rims is set up for wider spacing. This allows me to get a tight turning radius that looks really close to the real one. I fitted the rims with soft hollow rubber tires. Pictures of the rims: The tractor runs very smooth with the 204:1 gear reduction and giving speed from 0-1mph IVT (John Deere) (scalespeed = 16mph real machine) I wanted to have the feature of a working 3 pt. hitch only because my 9420T don?t have this feature It?s capale of lifting up to 1 pound+? I haven?t really pushed it to the limit?.! Also you will see the two output channels for implements, SCV (John Deere) + light channel for impl. Pictures of the 3pt. hitch: More to come later, when lights are added and a video is shot..... Thank you for your time, comments are welcome as always. Anders Kolpen Denmark

Hello everyone! Here is my latest creation. It?s an John Deere 7920 coll. ed. made radio controlled. This models main features is a very strong gear/differential unit and a working 3pt hitch. Here you will see the speed controller hidden in the tractor ? on/off switch mounted in the bottom. A medium size servo motor steering the frontwheels. The metal rear differential is bolted to the geared motor. The gearing is 104:1 and the diff. is 2:1, giving more than enough power to the model. Above the differential you will see a digital servo for the 3pt. hitch. The 3 pt. hitch and SCV. I have 2 channels going out of the tractor for implements. Homemade lower arms and upper right side. The top left arm is glued to an axle running in two ball bearings, the rigth side is bolted to the axle. The hitch has no problems in lifting 500 grams!! I still have a lot to do with the tractor. I need completely new wheels because I am not satisfied with the tires. I have ordered real rubber tires to go on the front and rearwheels. Also I still need to install all the lights etc. Videos will show later when the wheels are ready. Hope you will enjoy the pictures till then. Regards Anders Kolpen

Here is my newest creation for my radio controlled John Deere 7920 Coll. Ed. I needed an implement to go after the tractor. It turned out to be a seed drill Also I wanted the implement to be hitch mounted. The Fiona drill is a danish brand ( www.fiona.dk english site ). I made the row markers swing out with a servo in the seed box. Row markers features real ball bearings. The drill is made from two toys. A BRUDER Amazone D8 drill, a BRUDER Lemken Smaragd and some brass.... Happy building! Anders Kolpen

Thanks for that. I'll post there next time! -no problem....

More pictures....

Hello everybody in this forum. This is my first post and honestly I don't know where to put this topic, so I'm taking the chance? Anyway. Here is my ERTL JD 9420T 1/16 tractor that I modified to be radio controlled. My goal was to make it R/C without any visible changes. Though all the innerwheels are made of aluminum and the small rollers are also modified with visible changes. The antenna cable is hidden in the cab roof. I made all inner wheels of aluminum and mounted 2 bearings each side in both frontwheels. All rollers are made of rollerblade bearings with bikeinnertube. Rearframe is filled up with chem. metal and 2 bearings are fitted in both sides. The gearbox is a Tamiya Twin Gearbox http://www.pololu.com/products/tamiya/0061/ but I had to fit in to bigger motors to run the model so the small "motors" in the gearbox is just a holder with bearings and an axle. It also features the possibillity to control implements. You will see later in a better video how I can lower and raise transport wheels on the JD 2700 Mulch Ripper. Here follows some pictures for you and a little video. jd 9420t rc.wmv