![]() ![]() The level of exigent circumstances continues to be high! Hopefully after March or so things will have settled down into more familiar patterns. This month's will also be a day or two late. Last month's FotF which I forgot to link: one, two. A reasonably interesting Bay 12 Report to cover January. ![]() And the people that aren't me have all been working hard on cool stuff! As expected, things haven't really settled down for March either, but I've been working hard to keep April free and clear for a return to more normal work. Here's the report for this month! And here's the FotF reply.A monthly report and a reply to the Q and A to start the month, a month where circumstances have calmed down a bit so I should actually have some things to post here as we enter the land of patches once more.Also, we did a PC Gamer podcast with the Quds. In the meantime, we have a Blind interview coinciding with the beginning of the Dwarf Fortress Hot Potato for MSF. 50.08 should be together in a few days, featuring baby animals, more crop pictures, more boulders, autosave fix, and the return of legends XML export! Then we'll turn to logs/reports and archer fixes as well as gearing up for adventure mode.Here's the report to start May and also the Future of the Fortress reply.And 50.09 is also in progress - the return of the game log and we're working toward report/announcement persistence and some archery fixes/changes as well. We're having our first meeting for the adventure mode sound effects tomorrow, and I'll need to get an adventurer running around soon for that and for upcoming artwork, so that's a simultaneous thing going on. Putnam got me through setting up the Windows Subsystem for Linux and it's mostly playing nice with everything, so there's some hope that I'll just be able to compile from within MSVC itself to make the Linux builds. This week has been going well! The experimental SDL2 branch is stabilizing after a few patches, and this should pave the way for some speed increases as well as the Linux and Mac versions. Now available at Steam and itch.io! DOWNLOAD DWARF FORTRESS CLASSIC 50.08 (May 2, 2023) WindowsĪll Versions Current Development: RSS Feed, Release Feed, Here's a two hour stream we did with Salford Sal, going on a tour of a twenty year fortress and generally talking about the game. ![]()
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Shop Online KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer (KSM3311) Large batches of dough on a regular basis with additional coated metal attachments ![]() Large batches of dough on a daily/weekly basis If you’re a KitchenAid enthusiasts, this is its limited-edition mixer celebrating 100 years with a unique bowl design Households with children as you can see the ingredients through its glass bowl, plus not fussed about colourĪdditional versatility with two bowl sizes Occasional use, mixing small batters & not fussed about colourĪn aspiring home baker with the most colour options available Here’s a brief overview of each mixer before we go into detail on a few of the standout models. Taking some time considering the capacity you’ll need and what you’ll be making with it is probably one of the most important steps to help narrow down your search for a new KitchenAid stand mixer. Each range comes with a variety of colours, with the exception of a few models that come in one specific colour. 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It has an operating weight of 108 390 kilogrammes and a tractor weight of 83 590 kilogrammes.įitted with a SAA12V140E-3 turbocharged after cooled diesel engine, this piece of heavy machinery is a dual tilt dozer, effectively helping to increase your operator’s productivity without increasing the amount of effort that goes into it. Offering a great combination of speed and power, the D475A-5 makes use of an automatic lock-up torque converter and features a low drive undercarriage with K-bogies, effectively giving you a mean ripping tractor. The Komatsu Dozer D475A-5Ī versatile dozer for sale, this Komatsu dozer is also a beast to be reckoned with. With an operating weight of 104 257 kilogrammes, it has a ground clearance of 675 millimetres and is fitted with a Cat Planetary Powershift Transmission offering three forward speed and three backward speeds. This bulldozer for sale also features Blades, ranging to include a High Capacity Universal Blade (maximising the capacity of the loads that can be moved over long distances), the Semi-Universal Blade (in situations where penetration is important) and Dual Tilt (allowing the operator to optimise the angle of the blade pitch) to name only a few examples. ![]() In terms of safety, this dozer for sale is fitted with a Slop and Side-Slop monitor, fender guard rails and an Operator Presence Detector. This single-stage torque converter effectively delivers a higher torque multiplication and a greater driveline efficiency by sending 75% of the torque through the converter while 25% is sent to the direct drive shaft. The Cat D11T bulldozer also has a torque divider between the transmission and engine, acting as the hydrodynamic component. This Caterpillar bulldozer also boasts an integrated electronic system that includes Enhanced Auto Shift (EAS), Automated Blade Assist (ABA) and VIMS 3G. Specially engineered to deliver a maximum service and production life, this Caterpillar bulldozer has a unique design in which the suspended undercarriage along with the elevated sprocket work together in order to not only provide a smoother drive, but also give increased traction. Photo by Gerold Hinzen on Unsplash The Cat D11T from Caterpillar Note that bulldozers commonly have two primary tools – the ripper and the blade. Because it is a wheeled piece of equipment, these dozers are able to move faster than its tracked counterparts and can move from one job site to another without doing permanent damage to tar roads. These pieces of earthmoving equipment will also have a hydraulic, articulated steering system. Some of these dozers are also equipped with Low Ground Pressure (LGP) tracks (sometimes also referred to as swamp tracks).īecause of these great characteristics, you will often find these types of dozers in earth moving industries that range from infrastructure development (like road construction for example) and forestry, to mining and land clearing applications.Ī Wheel Dozer on the other hand will commonly be driven by a four wheel drive system. These tracks also attribute to the dozer’s weight distribution, helping them from sinking in muddy or sandy environments. The Crawler bulldozer, being tracked, has an excellent ground holding capability. While a wheel dozer is able to move on a small axis, the crawler dozers are not. Commonly referred to as a ripper, it is used for loosening densely compacted materials such as soil.Ī Crawler Dozer is a tracked piece of heavy equipment while a wheel dozer features heavy, large tyres, enabling it to move from place to place. This plate is known as a blade and can be used to push material (such as rubble and sand) on a construction site for example.īulldozers will also commonly have a claw-like tool that is mounted to its rear. Photo by Vladimir Patkachakov on Unsplash What is a Dozer?Īlso commonly referred to as a bulldozer, a dozer is very simply described as a continuously tracked tractor featuring a large metal plate fixed to its front. Interested in finding a heavy-duty dozer for sale? Today the Truck & Trailer team takes a closer look at what dozers are, highlighting the D475A-5 Komatsu Dozer and the D11T Caterpillar bulldozer, measuring their specs up against each other. ![]() |