Rollback tow truck

[fhhhstix]

I have always wanted to build one of these and now I have a chance to do it. One of the members here already had most of the parts and asked me if I would build him one and I agreed to do it. This way I get to satisfy my urge and not cost me any money.:D For right now the bed is a piece of 1/4 in lexan for mock up that way I will have all the bugs worked out and ready for the machined aluminum bed when it gets here. For this build the customer has provided an MFU, trailer light kit to add turn and brake lights to the light bar, and I will build a flashing led unit for the center of the light bar. Well here are the pics so far.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0800.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0798.jpg

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http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0805.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[rockNmayhem]

Lookin like a good start Travis. I've always thought it would be great to make a roll back hauler but have never found a good way to do the bed. Can't wait to see what you come up with for this build. I'm sure it will be great.

[spudd]

Travis....a see through bed is a bit over the top but we all know your a bit strange!!!!!!
Keep us poster. Lol

[Car5858]

This will be an intresting build Travis:cool:, thing about the lexan it will allow you to see the workings.:cool::cool:

[skl1cent]

i really like the center caps on your back wheels :) where'd u get those?

[firefighter30]

Travis, the truck and center caps look really nice, good work.

[fhhhstix]

Travis, the truck and center caps look really nice, good work.

Thanks Doug I am glad you like them.

i really like the center caps on your back wheels :) where'd u get those?


They are real simple and easy to do. The caps are just snap caps epoxied to axial hub nuts used on the ax10. Link to axial caps (http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXWDK4&P=**Missing Data**) To do this you need to replace the thick lock nut that holds the wheels on with a regular thin 5mm nut using some loctite. By doing that you will expose more axle shaft threads for the axial hub nut to screw on to. The axial hub nut would probably be enough to lock the other nut from coming off but I put loctite on just to be safe.

Here are some pics of today's progress. New chassis done, cab painted, and a good start on the bed lift and slide mechanism. :D

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0808.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0818.jpg

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http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0812.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[russisloud]

nice work on the cab! black is always classy

[gun]

are you going to make it a rotator roll back ? that would be sweet

[ihbuilder]

Looks good travy but I think you want this style bed :rolleyes:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1254.jpg

[Izzy]

Lookin good!

[fhhhstix]

Update pics.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0825.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0826.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[fhhhstix]

I got the bed working today now all I need is the aluminum bed and we will be ready to fit it on then finish the paint and final assembly. Here is a short video of the first test run and seams that all went well.

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjBqs8M4Tdk)

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[Car5858]

Outstanding Travis

[firefighter30]

Travis that is freakin sweet good job.

[Stylin n profilin]

That's "AWESOME" Travis....I want one now..:D:D:eek::p

[fhhhstix]

Thanks for the comment guys much appreciated. Apparently not to well liked over on scale4X4. Until I voted it had a three star rating and that is just sad I am building the truck Doug & Travis wanted which I think is a great idea and will be a fantastic looking truck. Any how here are some pics of the cab now that I have buffed it out. Not perfect but I think it looks pretty good.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0849.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0848.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0861.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[ihbuilder]

wow , Looks great Travis , Sorry to say the bed finally went out yesterday :o been 1 **** of a week here :eek: who the heck care what they think as long as doug and travis and you are happy thats all that counts :D .

[TINY-TRUCKER]

hi can you send me info & pixs on the roll back bed please. i have been wanting to do one like this for a while
cheers paul

[fhhhstix]

Here you go TINY-TRUCKER there are two screw drives one on the truck to make the bed go up and down. It raises the hinged block at the back which is also the block that the bed slides on. This set up is similar to the screw drives used in my dump trucks just not as much movement needed. The second screw drive is in the bed it's self and since the block is mounted to the truck the screw drive is moving the bed instead of the block like in a dump truck screw drive. The wires for the screw drive are fastened solid to the front of the bed and are pulled back to the center of the bed by a spring holding them tight when the bed is in the down position. as the bed rises the spring keeps tension on the wires and then the bed will travel back release the tension and the bed can then pull the wires back. With this set up there is plenty of wire for full travel of the bed. Here are the pics.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0863.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0864.jpg

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http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0867.jpg

I hope this helps it is the best I can do and you were in luck that I mocked up the bed with a piece of clear lexan.:D
Thanks for looking.
Travis

[texken]

Movie time??

[fhhhstix]

Movie time??

Page #1 post #13 click on the word Video in blue and underlined.:cool:

Travis

[doodlebug]

Great job again Travis. Too **** with the other's, that don't like it!
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[fhhhstix]

Thanks Neil I am really enjoying this build.

Travis

[fhhhstix]

Today I striped down the frame and painted it. I also started adding the trim pieces and MFU lighting to the cab. This is going to be interesting stuffing the MFU, the speed controller and dual switch for the screw drives, and the light unit for the light bar in this cab. This cab has also had the hood height and grill shortened, Tamiya Cowboy did the hood mod and sold it as a Freightliner Columbia then I cut the sleeper off for the day cab look. With the hood shortened I have no extra room there so it makes things even more difficult. I still have to figure out where to put the batteries, I have an idea just hope it works. Here are some pics of today's progress.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0870.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0868.jpg

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http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0878.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[Stepside]

Travis!

Excellent job! I love the Knight Hauler base for the cab! This is a sweet ride! The black and chrome on the body looks great

Keep it up!:cool:

[derailed]

looks great!
it seems i'm an outsider too in other groups
sooooo, i'm looking for a group to call home
i posted many pics in other groups and just get ignored
i'd say it sure makes ya feel down
that's why i decided not to waste my time posting anymore
i'm still building but its all for my private collection
anyway, enough about that

love the flatbed carrier
like the idea you chose a knight
i also made a daycab knight
i cut mine down to a stub nose 4 cylinder version tho
looking forward to seeing more progress of yours
i'd like to know more about your screw drive
could you email me with info?
i'd like to make one


glenn

[fhhhstix]

Glenn you are more than welcome here. I have looked at your builds and you do some great work I really like the BJ and the bear truck. As for the screw drives I posted some good pics on page one with some explanation. I also have a thread on my blue dump truck with some real good pics and info. Here is a link to the dump truck. Click here (http://www.rctruckandconstruction.com/showthread.php?t=48) If you have any other questions feel free to ask and I will see what I can do to help.

Travis

[derailed]

thanks travis
hmmm, gonna have a rough time getting the materials to make the screw drive here
delrin being the toughest
i just uploaded 2 pics of my bj semi to this group a few mins ago
scratch built the proper reefer unit for the trailer

glenn

[fhhhstix]

I received a package in the mail today and couldn't resist posting some pics.:D

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0884.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0881.jpg

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http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0883.jpg

THANKS STEVE

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[ihbuilder]

Looks good ,Travis , I'm glad that POS mill was good for something :rolleyes: :eek: I was ready to hit it with a 20 # BFH :eek: I actually got some burns on my arms from milling that :eek: .125 doc @ 50 ipm w/1.125" end mill full width :D

[Stylin n profilin]

Looks sweet Travis....Just an "AWESOME" job once again Steve...Top notch!!:D:D:eek:

[rc_farmer]

Travis, ur truck is looking real sharp! Very smooth operation! I like the mechanical stuff.

[spudd]

dang that bed is sweet.lookin good Travis.........i see you put the ice cream samich down long enuff to get some work done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fhhhstix]

I started installing the MFU tonight and got it up and running. I still need a bumper to install the fog lights, figure out where to mount the speaker, light bar' and tail lights. I ended up mounting batteries in the fuel tanks and it seams to work real well. Here is the video.

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKwUjLDr1gc)

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[firefighter30]

should have it next week sometime.

[RAIDERS]

Love this build..keep up the good work.

[fhhhstix]

Thanks Larry I got some more done on the truck. Exhaust stack added, all of the MFU components in the cab, and tinted the windows. Now to finish up some tail lights, light bar, and headache rack.:D:excited:

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0888.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0894.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[FreddyGearDrive]

Works nice & looks good! Perfect!
FGD

[Snowman]

I don't know why anyone would give this lukewarm feedback, it's great, really innovative and great engineering with the working bed. Nice job on making something different.

[fhhhstix]

well here is an update and we are almost done just have to finish the headache rack for the bed. Here are some pics. Two of the pics are of the inside of the cab so you can see what an MFU looks like stuffed into a day cab mainly so Doug and Travis would not have to take the cab off just to see what it looked like inside and the third is a pic of the finished cab with bumper and mirrors.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0911.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0912.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0913.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[Car5858]

Outstanding Travis:cool::cool:

[Pippoe]

Beautiful!

How did you do the light bar?

Cheers

Pip

[fhhhstix]

The light bar lens was bought from a member here and I added the trailer light kit to it and made a four led flasher unit for the center of it. The base of the light bar is made of ABS plastic bent into a 90 and I screwed the lens to it then servo taped it to the cab so it could be removed easily if the customer wanted to change it.

Travis

[td9clyde]

awsome work man befor long your gonna have to build another barn just for your trucks

[fhhhstix]

awsome work man befor long your gonna have to build another barn just for your trucks

This one is not mine it belongs to Doug and Travis two of the members here on the board.:D

Travis

[fhhhstix]

Here are the updated and final pics of the truck.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0927.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0928.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0929.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/brokenb4/Dougs%20truck/100_0930.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis

[Car5858]

This is soo sweet Travis, very nice work:cool::cool::cool:

[fhhhstix]

Thanks Carl.

Travis

[firefighter30]

Travis The truck turned out great. headace rack looks good.

[fhhhstix]

Thanks Doug I am glad you like it. You and Travis should have a real good time with this at Indy.

Travis

[dirtpusher9]

Nice work as usual, Travis. You doing your own paint now?

[fhhhstix]

I have always done my own paint. The two Mack's will be the only two I have not painted. I wanted a paint job on my MACK CH that was a little more than I could do so I sent it to spudd along with the Model L MACK.

Travis

[spudd]

Hay Travis. Got any video of her with the lights and all the goodies going
I'm diein to see that beauty in action

[fhhhstix]

Hay Travis. Got any video of her with the lights and all the goodies going
I'm diein to see that beauty in action

Here you go.

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjBqs8M4Tdk)

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKwUjLDr1gc)


Click her for the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Z2d8rwUK4)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/mazdaparts/rctruckandconstruction/th_iphonepix015.jpg (http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/mazdaparts/rctruckandconstruction/?action=view&current=iphonepix015.mp4)

Travis

[ihbuilder]

that looks great Travis gret choice ;)

[mazdaparts]

That is a sweet looking rollback.

[Ken Orme]

Travis;

I like the black and chrome combinatio. They go good together.

Ken

[mgb]

Looks great, just need some tow logo's now "fhhhstix towing" :)

[fhhhstix]

that looks great Travis gret choice ;)

That is a sweet looking rollback.

Travis;

I like the black and chrome combinatio. They go good together.

Ken

Thanks guys I appreciate the compliments.

Looks great, just need some tow logo's now "fhhhstix towing" :)

I would but it is not my truck I built it for firefighter30 and his son.

Thanks to all for looking.
Travis

[4EX]

great build

[bigdogrod]

thing looks real.. great job

[androiduk]

I was wondering if anyone has built a slide deck wrecker (what we call em in UK) I have been lucky enough to drive one for real and it is as **** close as I could of imagined , well done.

Andy

[rcman]

nice job looks really good love the video too

[fhhhstix]

Thanks for the comments I appreciate it and I know Doug and Travis appreciate it as well.


Travis

[bigford]

that is a killer tow truck!!

[rescue30]

hey travis i really like the truck.

[cielo1889]

outstanding work, looks neat

[fhhhstix]

hey travis i really like the truck.

Travis I am glad you are enjoying it.

outstanding work, looks neat

Thanks I appreciate the compliment.

Travis

[BigPoppa]

very impressive work. the black color really stands out and makes it look like a really tough tow truck. I wondered, for the winch is there a bar that protects it from the truck rolling forward onto it?

[sandfarmer]

Looks nice although I've never run across a tri-axle rollback. Good work!