Kenworth w EasyLoader Roadtrain

[Ulrich]

Hi folks,
some of you might recognise me from the "garden". I´ve finally made it over here with the help of a friendly youtube-user.

Here´s one of my current projects:

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_000.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_001.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_002.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_003.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_004.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_005.jpg

And here´s the latest vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjuZcC8uq5M

bye
Ulrich

[Espeefan]

That is some fine craftsmanship, Ulrich! I remember seeing this project on another forum. Good to see your work here as well.

[Ulrich]

That is some fine craftsmanship, Ulrich! I remember seeing this project on another forum. Good to see your work here as well.

Good Morning Espeefan,
thanks for the comment. I´ve presented the model in the gardentrucking board before it was shut down and of courde in some boards over here in germany.

Currently the first final parts of the second trailer in alloy are assembled. I hope I can post some pics soon.

Furthermore I found a brass chain small enough to copy the original mechanism 1/1. Currently a steel roller chain is doing it´s work.

bye
Ulrich

[SmallHaul]

Great engineering! The trailers look sharp as well.

[oldboy]

Nice looking model

Oldboy

[aseejr]

Impressive!!!

[Ulrich]

Hi guys,
thanks for the kind words. It´s been a long way till now and there´s still a lot to do.

bye
Ulrich

[sparkycuda]

Very impressive craftsmanship! Have not seen such a rig before but it is one slick piece of work. Great job!

Ken

[lorenzo]

Hey Ulrich, nice to see that you found your way to the new harbour :).
All the movements of the trailers are looking good. I there no end switch for the sliding fitht wheel?
Where did you found that brass chain?

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Hey Ulrich

Glad you made it back home again! The easy loader is looking great I remember watching the U tube video you post at the start of the build and you have really produced a master piece for sure.. Keep the updates coming..

[Ulrich]

Good Morning folks,
sorry for the delayed answer, but it´s kinda hectic before the holidays. I just can´t get any spare time. If I´ll ever meet the wise guy who said "better to much work than none", I´ll have some serious words with him ...:D

Once again thanks for the kind words. Some weeks ago the first aloy parts of the second trailer arrived. They´re already assembled and got the first coat of paint to see how the chosen colour looks. Here´s the only pic I´ve got right now.

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_008.jpg

I hope I´ll be able to post some more after xmas.

@Lorenzo:
At the moment there´s no end-switch. The chain is stored on springs, so there´s no possibility of damaging the motor. At the end I´ll install one for sure.

The brass chain I found here.
http://www.steba.org/elkat/

The first tests were OK. I´ve produced a "haspelrad" for it, just like the original. I´ll post a pic soon. Still I´m not sure if the chain can handle the weight without bending.

bye
Ulrich

[Ulrich]

Good morning folks and a happy new year.
During the holidays I was able to spent some time in the workshop. Anyhow I concentrated on my wheel excavator, I still managed to work a little bit on the easyloader. Here some pics of the barenaked frame of the second trailer.

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_030.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_031.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_032.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_033.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_034.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_035.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_036.jpg

The colour doesn´t look that good on the pics. In realitiy it´s carmine red, a lot darker.

@Tim: Thanks for the kind words. The first plan was to build the triple. I also was fascinated by that vid you posted. During work progress I kinda doubted that the mechanism of the first trailer could lift the two stacked other ones. Now that I see how light the frame of aloy is I´m getting my hopes up to manage the triple.
But first let´s finish these guys...

bye
Ulrich

[Ulrich]

And here some pics of the newly planed motor/chain and how it looks at the original.

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_037.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_038.jpg

The motor is mounted verticaly in the front of the trailer. I´ll keep you updated on this one.

bye
Ulrich

[Stuff]

wow someone actually made it! I was amazed at the video of the real thing and thought it would be a matter of time! glad you are making this trailer! keep up the good work!


Also i spotted your trailer axle suspension setup is a bit different. can you show a better picture?

[Ulrich]

Hi Stuff,
thanx. Here´s a pic of the suspension system. It´s the one I use on all my trailers. It kinda looks like an air suspension if properly painted.

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Kenworth_009.jpg

The swing itself varies from trailer to trailer. You can see it on the loaded second trailer. By using diferent spürings you can adjust to the expected load of the trailer.

bye
Ulrich

[aussietruckerguy]

thats a cool idea for the suspension. It looks great!! Im looking at scraching a few trailers and was stuck for ideas that work but look like airbags

[glorydays24]

I seen this truck on youtube about a month ago, and I very impressed.
Excellent build:D
I do have a question, where did you get the wheels?

Thanx, Big John

[Ulrich]

Hi folks,
sorry for the delayed answer but I´m stuck in work these days. Last time I made to my workshop was in march :eek:
Thanx for the kind words. I´m sure I´m gonna finish this beauty one day.

thats a cool idea for the suspension. It looks great!! Im looking at scraching a few trailers and was stuck for ideas that work but look like airbags

I´m using the same method on different trailers. Works very well. By choosing different springs u can adjust to the loading weight.

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Faymonville_015.jpg

http://www.fmb-geiger.de/Ford_005.jpg


I do have a question, where did you get the wheels?

The ones on the truck are from seitz modellbau. The ones on the trailer are Wedico stock on veroma-rims. Both sold by Fechtner-modellbau over here.

www.seitz-modellbau.de
www.veroma-modellbau.eu

bye
Ulrich