IH5070 Paystar 6X6 now a log truck & pup

[ihbuilder]

since I get tired of tripping over bruders around here , I figured I need a wrecker :p . And as my wife likes to say ,"you just got to have the biggest "
:rolleyes: so here we go . scaled 14" double frame (steel outer aluminum inner ) rubber block hendrickson rear susp. 75t lathe motor , tamiya 3 speed axial trans for transfer case , and punisher shafts and carrier bearing like my 5900i hh tractor . cab : scratch built like always :rolleyes: opening butterfly hood and cab doors ( soon to be done ) not sure about interior . still need to fab the body and "may" make my pumps , depends on the supply side of things :(
the beginning
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/pstarframe4.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/pstarframe3.jpg
the rears + the beams + wheels :D
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/walkbeam24.jpg
rear flex shot
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/paystar39.jpg
the lift axle
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/liftaxle1.jpg
the hood
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/paystar36.jpg
trans + transfer case
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/paystar46.jpg
motor shot
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/paystar45.jpg
bumper
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/paystar44.jpg
front fender
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/tltss2.jpg
to date w/out the fuel tank
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/IH3.jpg
the fuel tank (first cut on new toy (mill ))
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/fueltank.jpg
I have a vid of it moving the ps433-1 but I have to get y tub fixed maybe w/new computer :rolleyes:


thanks for looking
IHSteve

[Roadmasters]

awesome steve!!

[fhhhstix]

Keep up the good work Steve and the rims are killer.

[RAIDERS]

LOOKIN GOOD!!!

[JAMMER]

Steve this was another nice build. Ed

[ihbuilder]

thanks every one
hey Ed , whwhwhwhat youuuuu meaaannnnnnnn wwwwaaaassss aaaaa greaaaaaattttttt build build build

[JAMMER]

Steveeeee yyyyoooouuuu kkknnnoowww wwwhhhaaattt IIII mmmeeeaaannn. EEEddd

[ihbuilder]

yep yep driveeeeerrrrr :D

[ihbuilder]

here's a short vid of the $ star with a temp 5th wheel pulling the pan home from the job . had a major glitching issue at the time :mad:
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/th_paystarps4332.jpg (http://s830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/?action=view&current=paystarps4332.mp4)
as you can see it kept wanting to turn :mad: all do to a bad servo connection at the rx:o

thanks for looking
IHB

[SmallHaul]

Cool Rig Steve!

[Bigrigger]

thanks every one
hey Ed , whwhwhwhat youuuuu meaaannnnnnnn wwwwaaaassss aaaaa greaaaaaattttttt build build build

Echoes? Again? Really?:D You oo oo two oo oo better etter etter watch atch atch your or or selves elves elves!:D Just kidding! Great to have you guys back ack ack!:D

[JAMMER]

Thanks Thanks Thanks. EdEdEd

[ihbuilder]

ha ha ha ha you can't have highway trucks w/out an echo box :p 4

IHSteve

[Stylin n profilin]

Roger that there driverrrrrrrrrrrr!!:p:p

[JAMMER]

Good coppppyyy.EdEdEdEDEd

[CatdrvR]

Wow! I am loving this rig. I think your wheels are stunning as well. Did you machine those yourself? Excellent craftsmanship! She will look even prettier with a coat of color I'm sure!

Dan

[mog]

wow that new truck looks grate. i love tow truck can't weght to see it.

[ihbuilder]

thanks guys I'm out of i-net for a little :mad::eek:man having a head cold and going threw this withdraw stinks :eek:should be back this wknd :)

IHSteve

[ihbuilder]

I'm back :D

[Hos1880]

is the rear suspension a walking beam and what did you make it out of?

Merritt

[ihbuilder]

is the rear suspension a walking beam and what did you make it out of?

Merritt

hi merritt , yes ,out of steel

IHSteve

[trucker n]

love it

[ihbuilder]

since posting this there was not a sub forum set up yet . It is a emergency vehicle .

now this baby is next in line cab is getting it's finishing touches than in the paint shop :D same with the frame :D . now here is the fete I hope to accomplish :D build this fully functional
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/MillerDist050.jpg
( photo courtesy of JP )

IHSteve

[cummingsman29]

Looking good!!

[ihbuilder]

thanks Donny can't wait to get back on it and get-R-done :D

IHSteve

[firefighter30]

Steve great start should look great when its done.

[Finster]

Woah that's gonna be a beast. Looks like you are right on track. I look forward to seeing this one go together, especially since you plan on getting it to function. So are you gonna do gear motors and screws or hydraulics?

[pugs]

Looking good

Some side boxes, like this one might give you some more room to hide the workings??
http://brettstowinginc.com/Equipment_IK2E.php
http://www.gzlongju.com/Vehicle_p.asp?id=524&ChannelID=446

[ihbuilder]

Steve great start should look great when its done.
thanks ,Doug

Woah that's gonna be a beast. Looks like you are right on track. I look forward to seeing this one go together, especially since you plan on getting it to function. So are you gonna do gear motors and screws or hydraulics?

thanks , it'll be small screw drives , a rack & pinion , and liniar actuators and gear motors

Looking good

Some side boxes, like this one might give you some more room to hide the workings??
http://brettstowinginc.com/Equipment_IK2E.php
http://www.gzlongju.com/Vehicle_p.asp?id=524&ChannelID=446

thanks , Jeff , that exactly what I'm doing

[ihbuilder]

Started on the rotator base . Not exact to the pic but this should work . The boom base will attach to the top of the gear .
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0439.jpg


IHsteve

[ihbuilder]

OK guys this is no ordinary wrecker build :p trying to keep true to scale as possible . got wrecker frame made , under lift started , stabilizers started and turntable being assembled while working on wheels .

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0497.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0496.jpg

I think it's going to be best to use hydros on this with some screw drives

thanks for looking
IHSteve

[chaseracer]

looking good, great work on the cab. the frame looks good and strong. this is going to be a heavy rig, i like it.:D

[jffhrvstr]

Truck looks great, I like the rims they really make the truck!! Can't wait to see more updated pics!

[bigford]

the rotator is looking great!! any progress??

[ihbuilder]

looking good, great work on the cab. the frame looks good and strong. this is going to be a heavy rig, i like it.:D

thank you. yes like all my trucks HEAVY :eek: cept the lil merk :p

Truck looks great, I like the rims they really make the truck!! Can't wait to see more updated pics!

thanks

the rotator is looking great!! any progress??

thank you I put it on hold for a tinny itty bit , working on a batch of wheels + the pan to get it operating + hydros . I'll be making a pump for my pan ,if that goes well I have to make 1 for this and 2 other projects ;):D

IHSteve

[Brian in PA]

Steve you are a machine! That is gonna be one insane truck! Are you gonna bring it to Brookville?

Brian

[ihbuilder]

Steve you are a machine! That is gonna be one insane truck! Are you gonna bring it to Brookville?

Brian

yep ,I'll have most of my stuff cept the lone star on the way back burner :(

[ihbuilder]

Small update . got my boom segments made up :) working on screw drives as of now . I can make a pump and cylinders no prob but the valves I'm not ready to mess with yet and to buy them will blow the reserve :eek: beside I got a bunch already made sitting in the scrap :p . Full extension it is 16" beyond the back , a total of 32" long

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0524.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0523.jpg

IHSteve

[pugs]

Looking good!

[rcguyfarms]

are going run all electric motors on the rotor boom?

[ihbuilder]

Looking good!

thanks , jeff

are going run all electric motors on the rotor boom?

I'm going to try I'm not going to rotate it 360 . I'm not 1 to swing over cabs :eek:

[Vanisle]

That's an awesome looking truck / rotator. Starting to look like the infamous "Kong" rotator out of New Jersey.

Richard

[ihbuilder]

thanks vanisle

spent some time on my stuff yesterday. I put new esc + 2.4 ghz radio in my 5900 , got that bug fixed . then totally move drive componants on this 1 . The darn coupling kept loosening between the 2 trans. so I moved the axial trans. behind the cab and used 1 of those dog bone shafts that seem to accumulate with no use . Results are great :D , must have had just a slight miss alignment :( . Finished the body work and pushed the paint , a little orange peel but the sun is working that out now ;) .

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0536.jpg

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thats it for a little bit till I get some other stuff caught up .

IHSteve

[Vanisle]

In case you haven't seen it, here is a build thread for "Kong."

http://tow411.yuku.com/topic/43285/t/KONG-EXTREME-ROTATOR-KONG--HOME---39-s--support-unit.html

There are plenty of pictures of a B&B 80 ton rotator on a Paystar similar to yours, although I think the photo you showed was a Miller rotator.

[ihbuilder]

In case you haven't seen it, here is a build thread for "Kong."

http://tow411.yuku.com/topic/43285/t/KONG-EXTREME-ROTATOR-KONG--HOME---39-s--support-unit.html

There are plenty of pictures of a B&B 80 ton rotator on a Paystar similar to yours, although I think the photo you showed was a Miller rotator.

yes I've seen that 1 but didn't know they put the 80 ton on it :eek: yes the 1 I'm showing is a miller . I think I might put that style bumper on it .

IHSteve

[Vanisle]

They actually consider it a 100 ton rotator and Highpoint, now Avella, even put a 100 ton rating plate on it (which caused some debate on Tow411). B&B was going through the process to have it re-rated to be a 100 ton rotator but I don't think that was ever done. The limitations appear to be in the carrier and not the rotator itself. I think a B&B 80 ton, Miller 1075, Jerr Dan 70/85 and NRC Heavy Incident Manager will all get the job done.

Personally, I like the look of the Miller, especially on a twin steer chassis. They all make twin steer models but I prefer the look of a 72 inch front axle spread which Miller uses, whereas Jerr Dan and NRC both have the second axle behind the cab. B&B doesn't have a standard twin steer configuration but I think they recently doing one on a stock T800 twin steer chassis.

Regardless, your Paystar is going to be awesome!

[ihbuilder]

They actually consider it a 100 ton rotator and Highpoint, now Avella, even put a 100 ton rating plate on it (which caused some debate on Tow411). B&B was going through the process to have it re-rated to be a 100 ton rotator but I don't think that was ever done. The limitations appear to be in the carrier and not the rotator itself. I think a B&B 80 ton, Miller 1075, Jerr Dan 70/85 and NRC Heavy Incident Manager will all get the job done.

Personally, I like the look of the Miller, especially on a twin steer chassis. They all make twin steer models but I prefer the look of a 72 inch front axle spread which Miller uses, whereas Jerr Dan and NRC both have the second axle behind the cab. B&B doesn't have a standard twin steer configuration but I think they recently doing one on a stock T800 twin steer chassis.

Regardless, your Paystar is going to be awesome!

I'm actually pondering a twin steer , and with the axial trans slid back I got the space for it . I can even slide it back more . could be a reality with the time it is taking me to build it .

IHSteve

[Vanisle]

Oh, you should definitely do a twin steer. You can find lots of photos on Tow411 (as you probably know already). There are also some on wreckerdriver. Here is a nice C500 twinsteer with a Miller on it.

http://www.wreckerdriver.net/photos/showphoto.php?photo=952&title=twinsteer001&cat=584

Sorry, I don't know how to post photos directly yet.

[sneaky-pete]

Good job as always Steve,nice color!

[ihbuilder]

Oh, you should definitely do a twin steer. You can find lots of photos on Tow411 (as you probably know already). There are also some on wreckerdriver. Here is a nice C500 twinsteer with a Miller on it.

http://www.wreckerdriver.net/photos/showphoto.php?photo=952&title=twinsteer001&cat=584

Sorry, I don't know how to post photos directly yet.

I think I will :D Ohhh more tlt super singles :eek: The thing with Kong is it has at least a 24000# front and 65000# rear . Those Paystar's are built to take just about anything ,much like a kw c500 .it's rare to find 1 with a light spec unless you get a soft nose . A local towing co had a c500 with just the crane on it , what a beast ,shame they lost it in a shop fire :( .

thanks Troy

IHSteve

[Fireman700]

Steve that is going to be a beast. I can't wait to see her finished and doing a rotated recovery. With the wrecker I have now and the one that is on the way I'm tempted to buy one of those cheap chinese ones and beat it up a little for the tow's to have something on the hook.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

OK just looked at that thread..STEVE you have to build that truck!!

[ihbuilder]

Steve that is going to be a beast. I can't wait to see her finished and doing a rotated recovery. With the wrecker I have now and the one that is on the way I'm tempted to buy one of those cheap chinese ones and beat it up a little for the tow's to have something on the hook.

it already is :D yea more wrecks the better :p

OK just looked at that thread..STEVE you have to build that truck!!

I will but I'm already have a shortage on axles :eek: HMMM how many more can I get on the bench :p

[Losiassociated]

Steve are you ever going to finish this thing?I was wondering if you lost base with it.
Greg

[ihbuilder]

Greg , yes , I have to order a bunch of things and some tooling to make some of the parts . also have to free up the machinery :eek:

IHSteve

[ihbuilder]

now does this look like I lost interest :p these dang lil elves just come to work when they feel like it :mad: Any way , now I can see what room I have to work with , not much :eek:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0675.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0673.jpg

thats it till next month when the elves get of Christmas hours :p

IHSteve

[Brian in PA]

Looks good Steve ! you can rush perfection.

Brian

[pugs]

Looking good Steve

[sneaky-pete]

This thing looks mean!

[fhhhstix]

The truck is looking good Steve.

Travis

[Semi Joe]

looking good

[ihbuilder]

Looks good Steve ! you can rush perfection.

Brian

Looking good Steve

This thing looks mean!

The truck is looking good Steve.

Travis

looking good

thanks all , He's back in his box for a lil till I gather more components and time

[Izzy]

Steve - that rear body really starts to make her take some form ...... "He's" lookin really strong

[ihbuilder]

Thanks Chris , Is godzilla a he or a she :confused: ( that's what I'm thinking for a name :rolleyes: ) It's gona take some time till I get all the components made and bought as other things take priority :( . this I think will be 1 of the most enjoyable trucks I built :D . It goes everywhere

[Losiassociated]

Steve,
R u kidding me my popcorn is going to get stale and cold now.WHY STEVE WHY?
I was enjoying this build **** it!
Greg

[ihbuilder]

Steve,
R u kidding me my popcorn is going to get stale and cold now.WHY STEVE WHY?
I was enjoying this build **** it!
Greg

ask the econ Greg :mad: puts a big damper on things :(

[ihbuilder]

I got tired of this sittin and the rotator was just not looking good on this chassis :( and lost interest in it for a bit :( so the rotator is on the shelf for the next IH chassis :D . So now it's going to be a self loading log truck with a pup . I got the boom base made up tonight and mounted to the frame . I'll get pics up as I get more done :o tomorrow I'm back out of the shop for another week :(:(:(

[glorydays24]

Godzilla is a girl;)And your rig is awsome!!!

Big John

[BRICKNICK]

This is looking good, nice job steve.

[ihbuilder]

Just a peek ;)

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1135.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1136.jpg

[hippy]

great work! wow!

[ihbuilder]

I did a little when I got home not much :(

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1140.jpg

I'm going to try the boom with out the cnc control :eek:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1139.jpg

[Dreamweaver]

Lookin good Steve.

[ihbuilder]

You have magic hands...Im sure you'll nail it your off to a great start by the way. Im really liking the little red roxstar in the background.


thanks Ralphy :) that lil puppy was the fastest build I did :p and fun as heck :p few little details to finish and polish the body and she's ready to work:D

Lookin good Steve.

thanks Mike :)


some evening work :)

1st pic :) boy I love big iron :D:D

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1142.jpg

boom segments

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1144.jpg

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all loaded up :p

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1148.jpg

BTW all jog milling and cranking the knee up for depth :( I can't wait till that fridgin servo drive comes :eek:

[RAIDERS]

lookin good steve...

[russisloud]

nice work steve

[Heavy Metal]

Good to hear your finally makin' chips with that beast!! Boom lookin' good! Joe

[ihbuilder]

lookin good steve...

nice work steve

Good to hear your finally makin' chips with that beast!! Boom lookin' good! Joe

thanks guys ;)

just a lil more :D my motors came today and I kinda lost track of the time :eek: now I'm to high :( by 1.5 ' ( 1.25" in scale ) I may keep it though :confused:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1156.jpg

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here's what it was made from

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1155.jpg

thanks for looking

[glorydays24]

Very impressive, way to go:D:)

Big John

[Heavy Metal]

I have a feeling the next 10 parts you make will need something cut on the big mill... :p :D

Seriously...nice work Steve. Hey, you're milling big chunks 'o metal...I've been milling sheets of Styrene all night. LOL. I'll put something up later.

Joe

[ihbuilder]

Joe ,you got that right I used the tiag to drill the holes in the boom today :eek: did you feel the ground shake before lunch :eek: :rolleyes: well the day turned out well after all :D :D :D

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1161.jpg

we're swingin :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifRW2nxMsZk

[scalelover]

Looking great, but I'm kind of bummed it says your YouTube video is unavailable. Was looking forward to seeing it in action. Anyway the truck looks awesome keep the updates coming.

--Dan

[ihbuilder]

Dan try it again I hit the wrong thing :o:confused:

[Stylin n profilin]

DANG!! as fast as that rotates..Heck with trucking...just toss them logs to the mill:p:p:p:D

[ihbuilder]

DANG!! as fast as that rotates..Heck with trucking...just toss them logs to the mill:p:p:p:D

:D:D:p:p:p:p


here's what started a shop rampage the other night :mad: almost all done and got distracted and forgot where I was :mad:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1173.jpg

Yes well this 1 came out better :D
knuckle and turn motor for the grapple

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1166.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1167.jpg

the grapple frame

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1170.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1171.jpg

thanks for looking

[SmallHaul]

Cool project Steve. Nice work on the boom and knuckle.

[ihbuilder]

Cool project Steve. Nice work on the boom and knuckle.

thanks Scott


Well another week end shot :mad: trying to fix this flippin "JD" mill :mad: I took a small brake and worked on the pump just about done I need to make a shaft coupling yet .


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the grapple base mounted except for bearing blocks at the base of the motor case ( hence the lip )

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1184.jpg

thanks for looking

[Heavy Metal]

Your makin' some cool parts Steve. Just wish your camera could focus so I could see 'em. LOL. :p :D

Keep us posted on the micropump when you get 'er running. Next move for me was going to be trying to gear it down a bit - never got the thing to run low enough amperage one to one. I put mine on the shelf for now but will get back to it some day.

Joe

[ihbuilder]

thanks Joe the cam takes a back seat for now my wife does a better job , the problem is to get her to take some time to take the pics for me :( what RPM motor do you have ? I got a johnson @6600 rpm I'm going to try not much torq though ( I just noticed :o ) we'll see I'm not sure about being able to run this in ECMT meat on the 11th I got to get on a trlr frame and some other things till a new lathe comes :D ( well new to me :o )

[Brian in PA]

Lookin good Steve!

[Heavy Metal]

...what RPM motor do you have ? I got a johnson @6600 rpm I'm going to try not much torq though ( I just noticed :o ) we'll see

Sounds like I have the same motor. I bought a Johnson 12V 6600RPM motor off ebay and also tried the 12V Johnson motor off my Leimbach pump as a test. They both performed almost identical. Labored real bad and pulled 6 or 7 amps (blew a 5A fuse almost immediately). If I remember correctly these Idex micropumps are moving about 5 times as much fluid as a Leimbach with each revolution so I think problem is too much volume. I was going to try a 4:1 gear reduction as next step.

[ihbuilder]

Joe my pump on the shelf to for a little . it looks out of proportion to the truck so I think I'm going to try to get a micro pump from the Germans for this 1 :confused: . I have timing pulleys for 4:1 reduction as a stacked unit I plan to get together for my TD40B and the big mack if the UMS pump will not work for it :confused:

thanks Brian :)

I'm pretty much shelving my projects till I get some customers caught up except for somethings I'll use as a trial run on the JD mill :mad: . Like the frame pieces for the pup for this truck .

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1216.jpg

if it does these right then I'll feel comfortable running drop deck frames .

[ihbuilder]

last set of frames till I get a bunch of wheels out of my way :eek::eek::eek:

BTW : these have the ryco suspension built in ;)

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:eek::eek::eek::D:D:D:o:o:o

I'm trying to get these few frames out of the way before I tie up the mill on the 2nd op for WHEELS :D:D:D:D

[spudd]

Sweet lookin stuff!!!!!! Great design on the rails. Can't wait to see it all done

[Dreamweaver]

They look NICE Steve.. So do the A/C's. Question, are you drilling and taping the mounting holes in the a/c's?

~Mike~

[ihbuilder]

"are you drilling and taping the mounting holes in the a/c's? "
Yes :)

thanks guys

[sneaky-pete]

Nice work Steve!

I shall call you...the aluminum whisperer:D

[Snowman]

those machined parts look great, really impressive work on the dot bumper, incorporating the mudflap mounts, too cool

[Dreamweaver]

Man I can't wait to see this trailer built..

~Mike~

[4EX]

great rig

[CAT29]

This truck is great. I haven't even finished my first truck and this already makes me want to start another one my next one will be a Mercedes Benz 2232 as a log truck with a bogie jinker my old man had this set up when I was growing up. Well keep up the great work and some more pics please!

[Roadmasters]

Great work as always steve, cant wait to see it moving logs

[ihbuilder]

he mill was idle for a bit :eek: well we can't have that :confused::p So a a quicky :) got claws ?

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1484.jpg

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1483.jpg

thanks for lookin

[ihbuilder]

I got a lil package today when I got home :) My pumps came :) I won 2 micropumps from fleabay with the motors on with the magnetic coupling . I thought I'd give them a try on this truck to see how they work out :confused: . My valves are ready to get machined just a matter of feeling better and getting back in the shop :rolleyes::mad: I'm still toying on buying cylinders or making them Liembach has the right 1's but they take a chunk out of the pocket ( well not bad considering the real 1's :eek:)
( note spelling stinks :o)

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_1501.jpg

[Brian in PA]

Where is the pump from Steve, China?

Brian

[ihbuilder]

Micropumps , they're made for lab equipment actually a US corp :eek: to by them outright they are more then a Liembach . but they use stainless steal for the pump housing . http://www.micropump.com/default.aspx

[ihbuilder]

Ah time to dig ol nell out and try to finish er up after I got tiered of movin these pup frame rails for the 100th time :eek::eek::confused: now we easterners don't really get to see many pups except lil delivery vans . So I'm not to sure if I got it right or not . Just IH'n it :o:o suspension is a reyco still need to make up the torque arms mudflap brackets are set up peices from a special order

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just need motors and feet and we got stabilizers :D
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thanks fer lookan ;)

[dabears]

Pup and dolley look good! Stabalizers are sweet too are you going to use actuators or like a screw drive setup on them?

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Wow Steve that looks great!! Nice work the frame on that trailer is a work of art.

[ihbuilder]

glad you like it guys :)

now remember I've been playing with these micro pumps awhile back ?

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well i finally got 1 to a useable state :eek::D:D:D:D the motor that came with it musta been gelded :eek: so I had a 55T integy lathe motor and a RC4wth 4:1 reduction put it all together and ahlala insta pump at 15 bar pushing against the gage . bear in mind this is the smaller of the 2 type I have . it also has no relief valve .

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now on to the valves :rolleyes:

[ihbuilder]

I dug er back out fiddled with the axles while waitin on the mill :rolleyes: put wedico springs on the pup spent the rest of the time trying to remember what I was doing :eek::o:thinking::thinking::thinking: maybe life will let me get some parts made for the pup tomorrow :confused:


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[Bigrigger]

Lookin' purty purty there, Steve! :D

[Espeefan]

Looks nice Steve. How do these micro pumps compare, price-wise to Leimbach? That's a heck of a chair you have at the workbench? :D

[ihbuilder]

Looks nice Steve. How do these micro pumps compare, price-wise to Leimbach? That's a heck of a chair you have at the workbench? :D

nate my suggestion is buy the leimbach you have to do a lot to get these to work and they're not much cheaper new :eek: the gear sets are around $100.00 :jaw:

hey gotta keep the lab rats comfy while assembling wheels :D

[ihbuilder]

well life did get in the way :rolleyes: did manage a few hrs this evening :eek:
but something got screewed up :mad: you'll see :rolleyes::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

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some dumb programmer spot drilled to deep and the dumb operator didn't catch it :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Dairyland Trucker]

Oh when you put a lense in there nobody will know but you, I think it looks just fine from over here.

[dabears]

little bit of sandpaper will fix that.. I wouldn't of noticed had you not said anything lol

[ihbuilder]

mounting holes too big :(

[Dairyland Trucker]

I think it looks just fine, but we know how this works if your not happy with it than your not going to like it but I think it looks great. If you are painting the bumper black it may not be so noticable. Something like that might look killer on my Granite.

[Straywolf]

Truthfully i like the way it look's. But if not happy with it why not try to camouflage it, like hook a chain to the front pull hook and then on the top left and right hole's, put a small hanger rod in each hole and wrap your chain from side to side in "U" shape, and it may help to take away from it.

But to me your font bumper really look's great!!!! I Like it!!

Mike

[tracksntreadslou]

Bummer Steve..Every now and then I have an issue with my Cam program .the offsets wont record properly and either part is a little small or pocketing holes are a bit big ..when i can I usually stay with a drill cycle .An fix option for the bummer is you could predrill a 1 /16 backing plate with the smaller holles and attach it to the back side of the bumper..this way you could countersink small bolts into those larger holes ..I like it though ..nice bummper

[ihbuilder]

I got behind a log truck the other day and got the urge to get this guy out last night for a few hrs . I wasn't to keen on keeping the prentice on the back . So I did a lil rearranging . Looks like what we have around here now cept a tag axle where the rear axle is and the tandem slid FWD (might do that yet :confused:) . Since I ran me some extra cylinder parts from the compactor , I started fittin . Still trying to figure how to hide the liembach pump :confused: don't mind the bench :o half of it is full of parts ready to pack :rolleyes:

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