One little dump truck.
 

I got the idea for this truck from pigeonfarmboy at Indy and when I first heard the idea I wasn't sure but it kinda grew on me so I built it. Thanks for the idea Nate. I still need to finish the bed and paint the cab, let me know what you guys and gals think.

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And yes it does work here is the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJnD7FVTEbk

Thanks for looking.
Travis

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Travis . That thing is awesome. You must have been scratching your head to get that screw drive in there. You won't need forty acres to turn that rig around!!!!!
Rob

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Thanks Rob and like I said I can't take the credit for it it was Nate's idea but I just could not resist building it. The dump bed is operated by a hi torque servo and it has plenty of power for whatever you put in the bed.:D

Travis

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Travis your too much..only you would make something like that..:D:D:D.it sure is awesome though....works great..:D:D:D

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:eek::eek: now thats a baby dirt bucket :p:p

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What? No 3 speed!

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The 3 speed is longer then the truck! I believe you went even shorter than what I had in mind (job well done)!!!

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haha great little truck! kinda reminds me of an ed big daddy roth hot rod dump truck

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Thanks Nate this may just be the most fun I have had building a dump truck.:D

Travis

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This is a really cool truck. When I saw this, I was lmao!!!
When the bed lifted, I thought it was going to throw the can against the kitchen cabinents.:eek:
It may be little, but boy it sure is short.;):):D:p:cool:
Great job buddy.


Big John

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:D:D:D hahaahhahaha!!!

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Funny Travis! One of a kind. Now your bus and your dump truck match. I'm sure it's a hoot.

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Travis that is pretty interesting! I cant believe it actually works, theres not much room to play with there.

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Interesting build:D But can you get it any shorter?:rolleyes::rolleyes:

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We need wheely-dump video!

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That is hilariouse when it dumps the can. The sound of it hitting the floor from a little truck! Thats how i would feed my weiner dogs if they could catch it!

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awesome! sure looks like a lot of fun!

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Funny. I didn't know Tamiya made a Smart Globeliner dump truck. Ha.

You should build another, and make it a tractor. Build a really short dump trailer for it, that has the trailer wheels just behind the drivers and 5th wheel. It would be good practice for backing up!

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Thanks to everybody for the comments and I hope you got as much of a smile from seing it as I did while I was building it.:D


Nate you send me a truck kit and I will build you one.:D




For those of you that are curios here are the specs on the truck.

Total length tail gate to bumper= 9 3/4in
Cab= 4in
Bed= 5in
Wheelbase= 5in and just so you know the distance of the tandems on a stock truck is 4 1/8

Thanks for looking.
Travis

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I gotta say. I really like this mini dump! Very cool.
Scott

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Awesome! Shorter than I imagined.... Way to kool:)

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Ya know what they say...... Short box means a short ... Well you know
It is cute!!!!!

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LMFAO! :eek: BAhahahahahah:D

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Wife says its the smart car version of a dump truck. LOL

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Will it get a "Cape" and super hero paint job? LOL!
Cheer's, Neil.

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Now that is funny. Maybe we should call it the "MIGHTY TIPPER".:D

Travis

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awesome build!!! It reminds me of my unfinished Dodge LOL.. I keep thinking its going to look like this when im finished LOL..

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Go ahead Travis:eek: "I triple dog dare you":p:D:eek:
Cheer's, Neil.

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Nice work! Out of curiosity, is there any such 1:1 truck and if so, what is it's purpose?
There probably isn't and this is just for fun, but I couldn't help but wonder if it is actually based on anything.

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Hey SWAGGER, the closest 1:1 truck would be a mobile home toter.
Cheer's, Neil.

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It is a neat little animal! My daughter wanted to know why its so noisy, is it direct drive?

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It was built just for the fun of it and it will be a great truck to run around at the shows.:D

It is driven by a Carson gear motor to the stock Tamiya axle.

Travis

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x2:p:p:p:D:D:D

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Ah I see, yeah I can picture that. Thanks Neil.

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This lil dude could almost drive right into the bucket of my 850. :D

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Thats one cool lil truck

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hey travis i have an idea ! you could take it to some shows and put on another jump for the crowd and when it catches air the cape could blow in the wind !:p:confused::cool:

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GOOD ONE Ben!!!!:D

Travis aint right!

-Terry

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Travis,
That has to be one of the coolest thing I have see. I have to agree with gun when you jump it not only should you have a cape that pops out but also little jet engines.

Tony