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thanks mario for the link to the shocks yeah they will fit the truck nicely and your dump truck looks great i plan to build a daycab some time later on down the road.

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**** yea Mario the switches in the steps is a great idea, and the air cleaner guards look awesome as well. This is gonna be one sweet kw when its done. I xant wait to see it finished.

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Glad I could help out and thanks for the thumbs up!

Thanks Nick, glad you like. Seems like spring is never going to come and I can't wait any longer to paint so I came up with plan B . I forgot about Susan's dad's place. He has a big core floor heated garage. No real dust in the air from a furnace blowing and low traffic so were going on Saturday so I can't paint this puppy and carry on!:bounce:

Mario

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Tired of waiting for cab to be painted and just had to haul a load in the new backyard.:D. I am SO GLAD winter is OVER !:bounce:

http://youtu.be/8dkXYFzXR-I


Mario

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So I was planning on waiting until I got it in my hands but I'm too excited now and have to share.:p
I just sent the cash and will be a proud new owner of a 4200XL :bounce:
I was thinking about the barebones machine but I'm in a " I want it now! This summer! " kind of mood so a RTR machine is what I wanted.

I can't wait! :bounce:

One more thing, you guys who complain about the shipping charges in the US for this machine? Try shipping to Canada. It's an extra ouch!

Mario

Re: S&M Trucking open for bizz nizz !!!
 

Mario what is a 4200XL??? bit I am glad that you are getting one...


Wayne

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Sorry, I forgot I posted this in the truck section :p:lol:

It's a excavator sold by Rc4Wd .:)

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Ya must a been really excited and wasn't paying attention :D lol

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Looking good Mario! Bummer about the paint job, but I never have good luck with paint either. Nice work on the air cleaner tube trim pieces. They look great. Congratulations on the new excavator too!

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Thanks Nathan. yes, the paint thing was a bummer. Fortunately I finally got the cab back from a real painter and it looks good!
Metallic black base coat and clear coat. Theres a few dust specs in the clear but I can live with that. This isn't a show truck by any means:).
its been a long stop and start build for sure :o but seven months later the dump truck is done. All that's left are company logos for the doors and I need to replace the stock front bumper. I hate it already:eek:

anyway, here it is....

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...sffa366e7.jpeg


http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...s0dfb76cf.jpeg


http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...s85548789.jpeg


http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...sa654d0fc.jpeg


http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...sdbb07d97.jpeg


http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...s3b69bc21.jpeg


http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...sd172fb05.jpeg


http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...sf2ba5931.jpeg

and a video in the basement


http://youtu.be/Xa4veeR4Nko

Thanks for looking.

on to the next project!:bounce:

Mario

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Looks great Mario well done, it reminds me of the black one the late FGD did.

Cheers Tracy

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Looking good Mario! Are you going to put spread chains on it? Great challenge to learn how to spread/dump gravel :lol::p:D
Cheers, Neil.

Re: S&M Trucking open for bizz nizz !!!
 

Looks really nice Mario.:D:cool: You can't go wrong with black, and the outside pic's look sharp. Be proud my friend.;)

Big John

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Looking really good Mario, love it!

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Thanks Tracy. Glad to hear it reminds you of a good build instead of a bad one :eek::D


I'm game for the spread chains Neil. Great idea for detail and also functional :cool:

Thanks Bud. I'm very happy with how my spare parts build turned out.:) but of course, always room for improvement! :D


Thanks Craig! Glad you like :)


Mario

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I don't mean to brag but..... I've only been digging with my bruder loader for less than 2 hrs in the over year and a half that I've owned it.:eek:
Just like the metal high quality versions, it takes time to tweak and get the bugs out. I'm only now finally getting some time at the controls and it hasn't taken long to get pretty good with this little guy.:rolleyes::D

All was going great until I tried to dig some of the heavier, more dense packed material. :eek::mad:

Keep an eye on the bucket tilt cylinder at the end of the video. Tore the tilt link right off the pin:eek:

Shame on me! I'm a mechanic always blaming and bad mouthing operators! Who can I blame now? :cop::lol:


http://youtu.be/f5y0y_ohQqU


Like I say, nothing wrong with this little loader. Just remember, the hydraulics are stronger than the plastic! :p:lol:

http://youtu.be/o7dCr5ZGYrs


Thanks for looking. :)

Mario

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Looks great Mario....cannot wait to see this in action at clifford.

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great dump wish i had those toys. awesome videos

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That turned out nice, Mario. I like the visor and grille. Both add a lot to the truck, along with the double square headlights. That's definitely worth the effort. Yup, I have to agree with you. The bumper needs to be changed, but it's really not that bad, other than it's plastic. What will you go with? Big square replacement, or a larger tapered front bumper?

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I have dump truck envy.