My stretched Pete's brother 8x8 dumper
 

This is my first attempt at building a dump truck. I started with a King Hauler kit, stretched the frame, added a rear axle to make it a tri axle, made a day cab (twice) didn't like the first one, added a driven front axle and fabed a aluminum dump bed.

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Cab mocked up
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This is with the first cab
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The second cab

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Painted to match his brother Pete
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This is where I'm at now
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Let me know what you think, I built a screw drive for it and am thinking of controlling it with a second speed control or a relay, any thoughts on which way is better?

Thanks

Re: My stretched Pete's brother 8x8 dumper
 

That's a great looking dump! Dump box looks perfect

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Thanks Aaron, still working on the tailgate locking part, for now I installed a magnetic strip that holds it shut untill the weight of the dirt pushes it open.

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Another killer rig Keith nice work.

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Great looking truck.Awesome job on the dump bed.Nice paint work.

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Thanks Paul.

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Thanks Plow Jocky, I think my measurements are off a little on the dump body.

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Nice looking dump truck! I really like the dump bed, looks good with the wooden boards on top. Let's see some fully loaded pics!

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Thanks bigrigger, I should be finishing it in the next week. I need to decide how to operate the screw drive yet, I was going to use a second ESC so I could control the speed of the dump.

Re: My stretched Pete's brother 8x8 dumper
 

Very nice dump. That box is real nice! You say the measurements are off a bit..... is it a bit narrow?

Izzy

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Thanks Izzy, not sure if it's off. It's 7-3/8" wide x 15-1/4" long x 4-1/2" wide with out the boards.

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Dims seem good to me. I like to hit a full 7-1/2 for trailers.... An easier number to design around.

Izzy

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Thanks for the info, I want to do a dump trailer next. Just finished your bottom dump and I can't tell you enough about the quality of your trailers.

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Not sure how my pics disappeared. So I'm reporting them lol.[IMG]http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/...f0fc681725.jpg[/IMG]

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Re: My stretched Pete's brother 8x8 dumper
 

Great, now I can't type either. I meant to say I'm reposting them.

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Looks great!!! I like it!!

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LOOKS REAL GOOD!!!

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Another great paint job. I really like that dump bed. Great job on your builds.

Re: My stretched Pete's brother 8x8 dumper
 

love this truck!!! i like all dump trucks but this is awesome!

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Thanks Aaron. I'll post pics and video of the screw drive.