Pete Day cab dump truck
 

Just had to build one. They look soo cool, please keep in mind I am not a trucker in real life so I'm just going by what I think looks good, If I place something where it shouldn't go please just let me know and I'll do my best to fix it. Not gonna bore you with tons of pictures , we've all seen a KH kit, mine has a Wedico box and Hydraulics. Yes I know there are boxes out there that look better but I've got this thing almost a year ago. I wanted a tilting hood so lets cut the body. The bumpers front and back are aluminum to add some weight. N'uff said.
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That's it for now until I figure out paint colors :rolleyes:.

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Nice will it have servonaut electrics in it :)

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I like the white bud wheels and the mud flap brackets, Tilt nose is cool! nice truck!

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I love the tilt hood! Those wheels really look good too. That dump bed on the other hand:cop:... I'm just kidding! This truck is going to look awesome. Lots of dump trucks being built these days.

Keep the pictures coming!

Reg

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Thank you!! I am going to get a set from you as soon as I free up some scratch, just like the one my buddy Wolf is getting, we took some measurements last night, Just keep them handy until I pull the trigger. I want a pup as well if you can rig that up too. Keep those boxes coming:bounce:.
Ayoub

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Great looking truck so far Ayoub! :cool:
Someday I hope I can learn to cut styrene that clean. Nice work on the hood. The rear mudflap brackets suit the truck very nice. I may have to copy that if you don't mind:D are they PMD ?

Another great dump truck build. thanks for sharing! :):cool:

Mario

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Ah, It all makes sense now!lol I will for sure keep the specs on hand and to be honest if I have the time I will likely build two at once and let the other one sit until someone wants it. I hope to try and build a pup in the near future. I'm fairly busy right now(thanks to everyone:D) but I'm sure I will get around to it soon.

Like I said, nice job!

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Thank you sir! Yes they are PMD.

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All these dumps lately... too bad y'all live so far away... I'd employ ya in a NY minute with 10 cubes to move right after breakup! :D

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truck looks good ! are ys gonna do a screw drive or hydros?

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Sounds like we need to create a spring time dump truck meet at Joes! Works for me! Im allowed in Saskatchewan the last time I checked....lol

Mario

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great dumper!

Supermario: well if we sneak you into alberta in august, would you be able to make the red deer big rig show?

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Truck is looking awesome!! There sure are a lot of dumps being built! But I don't see that as a bad thing!!

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Thanks Fellas! Woodhog, the truck has hydro telescoping cylinder .

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I really like your projects by the way

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Found some time and decided to get cracking on the Pete again.
Hydraulics installed and tested, wired the servonaut electronics and sound , tilt hood hinge secured, built a new tool/battery box since space is limited with a day cab. I just wanna get it done so not gonna bother with too much detail work, I can always get back to it and add that stuff.
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That's all for now. Thanks for looking.

Ayoub

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beautiful tool box ;) I love hiding electronics in them! truck is looking great, what battery did you use in there? Its nice and tiny, will it power the whole truck? and how much run time are you thinking of getting out of it?

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Thank you! The battery is powering the whole truck. It is a Turnigy 11.1v 4000mah 3s, I got like 6 of them from ebay, I used it on my 8x4 and got a total of 1.5hrs of run time with sound, lights and beacons. Charged it back up and only took 2300mah to fully charge it up again. I never let them hit voltage cut-off just to be safe.

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thats awesome and funney you mention that because I was also looking into the smaller 11.1 for my yard truck build due to space limitations but I was always told theat the reg esc/motors and esspecially the MFU's should not be run on anything more than 9.6 volt or 7.4 lipo because it would fry the MFU.... im guessing that isnt true..... or are you using some kind of voltage limiter?

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That is 1000% TRUE!! I never run stock electronics, they're all Servonaut from Germany . PM me if you wanna know more about them, but they're not cheap.

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Mo Truck looks great keep up the good work..:bounce:

Exclusive RC I run 25 Tamiya MFU's on 7.4 lipo all day long it dont hurt them one bit and I have been doing it for 6 years now.

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Thank you! Yes 7.4 lipo won't hurt them, just the 11.1v will definitely fry an MFU.

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I was just gonna slap some paint on it just to give it some color but my OCD kicked in and had to give it a top paint job, just a simple working white truck... But , it had to look slippery:D

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So much for not adding details, got the bulbs all installed and wired, air cleaners painted ( stock one ) and a small detail was added. I actually do not mind the stock ones, I think they look cool. Now all that's left is get the wires all wrapped up and we're ready for business.

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Gonna remove that king hauler sticker and install the proper emblem
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Box is not as cool as Reg's boxes but had to start somewhere. The hood will be flush-ish once I get the hinge adjusted.
That's is for now, thanks for looking!
Ayoub

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Nice build! Lots of things that are unique to your truck, that's always nice to see.

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Thank you Sir!

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That looks great to me! I like the way you painted the air cleaners. I also like the white on white look and the tilt hood.

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Looks like a solid truck... Should be fun for the off road.

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You gonna get any dirtwork done this summer & shine the paint off those buckets on the hoe or loader?

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I would love to see a video of it running

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How come nobody ever adds the old school chain hanging behind the mudflap? Would look good on an old dump truck.

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Yes that's the plan Joe. I've been wanting to get some digging done since I got the machine, but Life always gets in the way.

Was gonna do it but my buddy with the older Mack R truck wanted that on his truck which will look awesome on his build so decided to go this rout.

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A video would just make it awesome

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This truck is looking awesome! Love the paint job and wondering..... Do you feel like doing another?:rolleyes::D. ;)

Mario

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Thanks Mario! Sorry buddy, I only paint my own bodies because I HAVE to, I actually hate painting worse than anything in this hobby :mad:.

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Your builds are awesome

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I figured can't hurt to ask :). I too hate painting the most :mad:
For someone who hates painting you did a real nice job. It shines! :cool:

I noticed another detail, looks like the stacks have a little touch of black soot on them?

Mario

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I think the way you painted the breathers are perfect and really looks good!!!! Not every truck needs aftermarket ones! Very nice truck buddy!!

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Lol, yeah the stacks have a little candle flame love , diesel does that to real stacks :D

Thanks Man! It's one of those projects that I just wanted to get done but at the same time I didn't want to half a$$ it.