Oilfield King Hauler
 

Well, decided to try and build a oilfield rig,always liked the oilfield trucks,see them all the time in my line of work.
Going to try and shoot for a flatbed look with a rolling tailboard,and a headache rack with a winch.
Just getting started ,have a long way to go on this build.
I rough cut the 16 gauge out for the fifth wheel with the plasma cutter,then did the final straight cuts with the dremel with a cut off wheel.
Going to try and build the bed like this rig,pic to follow.

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/142/oilfield202.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/43/photovso.jpg
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8610/king1l.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2707/king2k.jpg
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3452/king3r.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/613/king5f.jpg

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That's going to look cool! Did you weld the pieces together?

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A great start to a unique style of truck Tommy. :cool:

Gonna use a wdc winch and add gin poles?

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Nice! i think I would stretch it out a bit. Add lots of chains, cables and binders.
http://www.tslindustries.ca/winch-truck.jpg

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I too think it would look nice stretched a bit but it look just as nice the way you are going with it, can't wait to see how you replicate the winch and frame will be nice when finished... Keep the update pictures coming.

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@ dabears
Hey thanks ,i've always thought the oilfield trucks were cool ,hope I can do it justice. I cut the metal about halfway through at the rear of the bed,then bent down to the angle i needed ,then spot welded just for now,still have quite a bit of metal fabbing to do.

@ Joe
Hey Joe ,thanks man.
Thought about using a winch from rc4wd ,shows to be on back order though,will be a while before I need it ,may look around some more for one..
I have thought about gin poles,may leave those out .

@ Claus
Thanks for the pic,cool rig ,well ,have already cut the frame to shorten a little,The way I do my metal work is a little slow,with the tools I have .
Will probably leave it the lenght it is now.

@ Dairyland trucker
Thanks ,yea looking foward to getting to the headache rack .Have a few ideas for it,have a ways to go on it.

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Well, a little progress on the oilfield rig.
Got the sides cut out and tacked on ,got the rear section drop down recess plated in,picked up some 1/4 keystock at a local industrial supply store,got the winch in ,now to get cracking on the headache rack.
Just getting everything tack together ,then weld it out.
Couple more pics
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/319/king8c.jpg
http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/465/king12.jpg
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8081/king11.jpg

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I'm loving this unique build, I've never seen trucks like that before, considering there isn't many oil fields in New Jersey LOL. Just wondering where your gonna put the fuel tanks? Might need a little stretch to the frame for a place to fit the fuel tanks and tool boxes.

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Hey Bricknick ,thanks for the compliments :) ,Been thinking about that to,may pull off the step that's on there now,put the fuel tank under the door .Then again another idea may come to me,lol, also going to raise the fifth wheel bracket up a hair to be flush with the bed.

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Pretty nice work so far! I like that this truck is different and unique. I kind of like the shorter look, as the one photo you posted first, shows a shorter oilfield truck, and the length of your model looks like a match. I would throw the fuel tanks under the cab and get rid of the battery box steps. That would solve the question of where to put the tanks.

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Nice metal work! I think the length is right, as you well know these oilfield winch trucks aren't all 300-400" wheelbase monsters! You could put a tank under one door and the battery box under the other. We get 1:1's through here spec'd like that all the time. Those trucks don't run coast to coast so they don't need to carry alot of fuel, save the room for other goodies:D

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Hey Nathan
Thank you very much,have a long way to go on the bed,I have a flap type grit buffing disc for my side grinder will use,really works good grinding down and polishing up the welds ,yea I kinda like the shorter bed length, thanks for the advice on the fuel tank ,will change that.Will look like the 1.1

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Hey truckmaker ,being viewing your build ,awesome build !!
Thanks for the compliments ,yea, the lenght looks good to me to, should work fine for pulling a future trailer build,lol
Thanks for the advise for the fuel tank:D

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Thanks for checking mine out:D.

Don't know if you got an idea for a trailer yet but check out this link if you haven't already. I like the pictures they have plus the drawings with dimensions! Makes it easy to scale:D They have an oil field float which would go nice with your build;) With your metal working ability it should be a breeze!

http://www.rogerstrailers.com/trailers.php?&sn=6

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Hey truckmaker ,you beat me to it ,lol ,thats exactly what I had in mine
Thanks for the link,just saved that pic to my pics.

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Something like this? A tool box would still fit under either side of the winch cage.

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsde...?OHID=2145714&

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Thanks for the link,thats a good looking rig,soon as I get through with the headache rack ,start on some tool boxes.

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Little update on the oilfield rig, been working on the headache rack,got the basic structure of the rack built ,still have the horizontal pieces to fit in and some grinding to do.
Worked on the rear bumper a little ,going to shorten up a little
Couple of more pics.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6092/king13.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4697/king14.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6033/king15d.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9752/king16.jpg

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Lookin' good, and you do fine metal work.:p;):):D:eek:

Big John

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Nice work on the Headache Rack! It looks better and better with each update!

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Nice job. It's looking pretty good, and accurate, even in it's rough state.

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@ glorydays24
Thanks big John !!

@RCTech9
Thanks for the compliments ,its coming along

@Espeefan
Hey thanks Nathan ,I took my time to get it all square,its definitely in the rough state right now :)

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Nice job on the rack!;):D

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Hey thanks TRUCKMAKER
Its coming along,have made a little more progress ,will get some more pics up soon, need to make a trip to lowes for some Dremel metal cutoff wheels :D

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Making a little more slow progress on the bed ,pretty much have the headache rack done ,now to work on the lights for the back section.:)
Couple more pics
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8184/king20.jpg
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3140/king21.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4910/king22b.jpg

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Nice work on the headache rack! Looks just like that 1:1.

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That looks great! What gauge metal are you using? No doubt it's going to add some decent weight to the rear drivers, and make her dig in and pull!

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Are you going to add CrossForce tires? I think they are a must have for your truck.

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@ rctech9
Thanks bud :)

@Espeefan
Hey Nathan thanks man:) ,I'm using 16 gauge for the bed,used 22 gauge for the drop recess and the back below the expanded metal. Should have some good traction.

@Claus
I had planned just to run the stockers for now ,I will take a look at them.

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That's looking great! You sure have a talent working with metal! I think it looks spot on

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Here you go.
http://www.gardentrucking.com/produc...ls/T907011.jpg
Here they are on Travis's Mack.
http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/s...H/100_1071.jpg

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@dabears
Thank you very much for the compliments :) I enjoy metal working ,great stress reliever for me.:eek:

@Claus
Hey Claus ,thanks man, will be a while before its rolling,I still have a lot of work to do on the rig .Like those tires :cool:,may have to look into those .Are they from rc4wd ?

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Wow good Job on the metal work this truck looks like a pole truck that runs around down here everyday ! Can't wait to see it finished !

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Pumptech, I was thinking the same as Claus. The Crossforce tires are a must have for your build! They are available from a few different places, but in the states, Ric at Precision Model Distributors usually stocks these tires. They aren't made by RC4WD, but RC4WD does have some nice ones too. Just not so aggressive!

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Very nice truck and workmanship, just love it!
Its maybe a bit short for gin poles, mines a scale 28 foot bed /400 inch w/b and poles are just long enough , they are the length of the bed.
Good fun though now I have got them working by a winch.

3Racing make a 1:8 scale winch which might be strong enough, depending what you intend to pull on board.

I have those tyres, grip is a bit more than the Tamiya tyres but think the real advantage is in the looks!

Photos of winch installed have just popped up, guess you found 3Racing winches! Still getting used to this forum!!

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@ Gun
Hey Gun ,thanks man :) I don't see as many of these type of trucks as I used to ,new wells being drilled has slowed down quite a bit.

@Espeefan
Hey Nathan ,yea I agree those are some nice tires, still have a few things to get for this build ,esc ,etc.. mabey I can swing them .

@uk trucker
Hey uk trucker ,thanks for the compliments ,I thought about gin poles ,may leave those out though .

Had to put the build on hold for a couple days ,have had some spring projects to do.Will get back to it this week ,fitting the chrome back bumper with the lights in the back

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Well a little update on this slow build,:eek: , Been working on the rear section ,had to rengineer the back some to allow for the chrome bumper that came with the kit ,was a little thicker than I thought,also put the fuel tanks under the door,had to drill and tap some new holes for it ,added some grab bars to the rack,ordered the axial bucket light set ,mounted some lights on.Need to stop by the local hobby shop and pick up some leds.
Couple more pics of some slow progress.:)
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/6977/king27.jpg
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9297/king28.jpg
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/569/king29.jpg

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Boy you are doing a fantastic job:D This build gets better and better all the time.:eek:Can't wait to see more.;)

Big John

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I reckon this truck will be nice and heavy, geared down it will really be able to haul some weight. GREAT work.

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@ glorydays24
Thanks Big John !!:D
@SWAGGER
Thanks :D ,yea its going some wieght to it.
The bed is just about done ,almost ready to be primed and painted.