My new dump truck a little different.
 

I have been wanting to build this and have been collecting parts since March. I now have most of what I need so I started on it today. I also had extra time today since the snow storm hit and the sent us home at noon. We got 12in of snow from 7am to 1pm.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/s...k/100_1821.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/s...k/100_1822.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/s...k/100_1823.jpg

Let me know what you think.

Travis

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Did you take it out in the snow?? lol i would have... Must be nice to have snow i still have not even 1/2 inch here!!! And your not all that far from me.. the last storm went north and this one went south.

What colors are you gonna paint it? It will deff be an unstopable coe... I like it! cant wait to see it moving.

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OH cool a Morooka
http://www.morooka.com/

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Oh that is so cool!

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OMG ! I love it Travis ! Ive been working with the 1/16 scale German R/C tanks for years now....and recently these R/C truck bodies...but I never thought of combining them ? What a great idea my friend ! Cant wait to see this one progress......

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Love it....

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Thanks everybody and here is a short video of the drive and the bed operation. I need to get a faster gear motor for the lift but this one will work for now. Best part is the way this truck is set up now you can use a 7.2V-12V NMIH or a 2-3 cell LiPo.

Click here for the video

Thanks for looking.
Travis

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I haven't decided yet whether the drive sprocket at the front is intentional or an oversight.. :confused:

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That is how the chassis is made. Maybe this pic will help.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/s.../Tigertank.jpg



Travis

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Awesome idea! I've seen trucks like this, surfing the internet too! This will be an intersting one to watch. Do you think the drivetrain will hold up to the extra stress of hauling a load of dirt? I'm not sure how robust the Tamiya tank drivetrains are.

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This thing is neat Travis, thanks for the link. Back in the early 80's I put a tamiya F150 body on a German flak panzer chassis, the thing was a blast!

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way to think out of the box Travis!

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Thanks Nate I got the chassis from a member here on the forum and he says the tracks and drives are very durable and have been severely tested at the Virgina tank museum tank battles. Most of the time I play in the rubber at shows so I designed the whole thing with the rubber in mind. I am sure it would work fine in the dirt but I will just have to test it out and see.

Thanks and so far running it around in the garage it has been a blast. Now I just need to finish a few things, find some cab parts, and get it painted.

Thanks Brian I got the idea for this on my last trip to the Brookville show last spring. I am sure Izzy, Lynn, and Nate had heard me talk about it enough by the time we got home.


Travis

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But it's missing an important function '00'. It ain't done yet :)

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It is done other than squaring a few things up.:D


Travis

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hey travis it definetely puts a different spin on a dump truck..although seeing something like that blasting down the dirt road where i live near the construction site would for sure turn heads.....:cool::cool:

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I have seen a tracked dumper similar to that on a river dredging spoil site. It could go almost anywhere. The entire bed was on a pivot so it could dump off the back as well as either side. That is looking good.

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that thing is so cool with the tracks how dump trucks do you have

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Thanks, I have 3 finished dump trucks and 3 being built now along with a dump trailer I am working on.

Travis

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Here are some updated pics of the truck as I have it ready for Indy.

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps5bcfaaee.jpg

http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/s...psc9bd4414.jpg

Thanks for looking.
Travis