Hello from Delaware

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Hello all. I'm pretty much a newbie. I tinkered with some things a couple years back and got side tracked with other interests. In fact, I had posted a hello message and a handful of questions and comments on the old Garden Trucking forum back then. I was surprised to find it had been shut down. Seems like everyone moved their posts here...am I right about that?

Anyway, my first interests were centered around miniature hydraulics so before I went 'on leave' from the hobby I did manage to collect a full compliment of hydraulics and assemble them into a working test board which included a partially converted Ertl 1:12 Ford 755A loader backhoe. I will post a thread on this experiment sometime soon for your amusement. Some of you may have happened across a short 40 second video of this thing on youtube. I put it up there as a way to show a friend of mine what I was trying to explain on the phone and has since been viewed 51,000 times!

I find myself back here on this board because I found a great deal on a Tamiya King Hauler on Craig's List and talked my wife into buying it for me for Christmas. It's fully assembled and operational including flatbed trailer, transmitter, battery and light kit for both tractor and trailer. It's real nice, almost mint condition but 100% stock. At minimum I think I'm going to put in an MFC (just gotta have the cool sounds and vibration!) and do a gear reduction on the drivetrain. I will be posting some questions on this thing and will be sure to take photo's and do a post if I do any notable mods.

Thanks to you all for taking the time to post your ideas, information and photos. There is some amazing workmanship on this forum.

Regards,

Joe B