rogers 55 ton (to start) detachable trailer

[ihbuilder]

now I'm building my equipment fleet so I need something to move it on . Of course it must be heavy :rolleyes: pretty simple just pull up on the net what I want and go from there . Having been around this stuff is a help :D
first the frame
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/cr55frame2.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/cr55frame.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/55Tframe.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0176.jpg
the goose neck
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0178.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/55Tgooseneck.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0169.jpg
the suspension z springs w/air bags (not made yet :()
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/cr55susp1.jpg
the hubs and 1st wheels ( what started it all :D)
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/cr55wheels1.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/cr55wheels5.jpg
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/cr55wheels6.jpg
now these where a trial to see if I could make 2 hole like they make the real 1's did not come out to well :( so here is the 3rd gen some of you have the 2nd gen :rolleyes:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/rwheels2.jpg
and painted farmall red , go figure :rolleyes:with spanish cedar deck
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/paystarrogers.jpg

thanks for looking
IHSteve

[fhhhstix]

Hay I have 2nd and 3rd gen on one truck and trailer.:D

[ihbuilder]

Hay I have 2nd and 3rd gen on one truck and trailer.:D

I'll have to look for it :D

[Roadmasters]

great trailer steve, she definatly packs on the pounds

[Stylin n profilin]

Love the second gen wheels Steve..:p

[JAMMER]

Steve this was another one of your nice builds. Ed

[ihbuilder]

It was :confused: still working on it :rolleyes: got the out riggers from izzy , Oh I can't remember when :D, they're still in the bag . finally got my order today now I got more wheels to make like these must be redone .


IHB

[ihbuilder]

OMG :eek: there's as much dust on this thread as the trailer it self :eek: well not any more :D I waited a long time for some nice skins on er ( since last march ) And finally got it to detach buy it self :) I still got to put the servo in to fold the supports up and make a bracket in the right position for the cylinder . And of course run the hose through the goose neck .

short vid :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWx4CwrLS6E

and a pic of new skins :D:D

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/ihbuilder/PIC_0934.jpg

Thanks for looking
IHSteve

[SmallHaul]

Steve, How is the lift mechanism powered...and what was that small piece that lifted up off the ground after the trailer lifted up? It looked really clever and very :cool:.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Wow Steve that is great looks very heavy built! As I am sure it is..LOL is the neck cable activated??

[ihbuilder]

Steve, How is the lift mechanism powered...and what was that small piece that lifted up off the ground after the trailer lifted up? It looked really clever and very :cool:.

Wow Steve that is great looks very heavy built! As I am sure it is..LOL is the neck cable activated??

Hydros the line of the tractor is a hose

Scott , this detach is based of 1 I use to have " ground bearing " basically a cylinder with a foot like a crane out rigger .

Paul , it's made of 1/16 steel

Steve

[Stuff]

that looks awesome!

[sneaky-pete]

Killer work as always.....it looks good!

[steamer]

Steve. Trailer looks fantastic, same as all the work you turn out. Did you have any luck getting a your own pump running.
Rob

[ihbuilder]

that looks awesome!

Killer work as always.....it looks good!

Steve. Trailer looks fantastic, same as all the work you turn out. Did you have any luck getting a your own pump running.
Rob

thanks all

Rob , not yet this is a wedico dump pump ,I haven't had time on my own pumps yet . :( between others parts and mostly dealing with business BS and family BS not much time to my stuff other then here and there .

IHSteve

[Izzy]

Steve - nice and clean! I like .......now just afew small servos and your good to go...

[Bigrigger]

Awesome steve! We need guys like this from the forum to start an RC business, no more of this plastic junk!:D What are you gonna load on it? I mean like equipment or truck wise.

[ihbuilder]

Steve - nice and clean! I like .......now just afew small servos and your good to go...


thanks Chris I just put the servo in and moved the cylinder to where it's supposed to be . NOW what gets me is , you get such a long cylinder w/a short stroke :mad: Ineed a 1/2 " longer which will make it stick up above the neck :confused: well you know what that means :rolleyes: custom make :D but sad thing is ,THE LATHE IS TIED UP :eek: :rolleyes::p

Awesome steve! We need guys like this from the forum to start an RC business, no more of this plastic junk!:D What are you gonna load on it? I mean like equipment or truck wise.

thank you trucker , NOW :confused: what's this about plastic junk :confused: nobodies stock suspension will hold up under the weight of my stuff :eek: I tend to over build (just my nature :rolleyes:) for all practicality , the plastic actually not ordinary plastic , is sufficient . Now in my case :rolleyes: I'm moving 50 - 100 + # machines with my trailer and it is still over kill .

Steve

[Izzy]

Steve - they probably built the cylinders around materials available .... so maybe ifyou take the stck cylinder - open it up and do a little machineing then add a new rod you could get that needed length....

Now since the trailer that my dad was first using is this same trailer style - he always had to drop a block under the cylinder because it barely had enough stroke fr the job at hand........looks like you built it true to scale....LOL

[ihbuilder]

Steve - they probably built the cylinders around materials available .... so maybe ifyou take the stck cylinder - open it up and do a little machineing then add a new rod you could get that needed length....

Now since the trailer that my dad was first using is this same trailer style - he always had to drop a block under the cylinder because it barely had enough stroke fr the job at hand........looks like you built it true to scale....LOL

we had a "70's" 25 ton rogers set up the same way . It had just enough stroke to drop it on the level . I should have about 2" stroke which I thought I had :rolleyes: but being so long since I got it and why I got it I forgot what stroke it was and assumed 2" :rolleyes::confused: (it's only 1" :rolleyes: ) . I had to get some stuff from mcmaster and got 1 with the order . I got the servo in to lift the stays and I'll be putting a block on the back when I drop Like the real 1 . All thats left is the out riggers that are still in the bag when I got them :rolleyes: , new wheels YES new wheels these bother me :confused: