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Old 01-01-2011, 05:14 PM
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This truck has a long history with me. Back in January 2008 i built it as a regular Tamiya 4x2. Then it was converted to a crawler; first 6x6, then 4x4. Late 2008 it was sold, but I missed it and bought it back just a few months later

Since then it has been built and rebuilt several times before I finally found a setup I like:

Crawler 6x6



6X2 Flatbed



6x6 Hauler



4x4 Hauler



And finally 4x4 Dumper



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLSw8...layer_embedded

The Merc is now equipped with:
Servonaut M20+
Servonaut AIR-4
Servonaut SMX
RC4WD 25:1 gearbox
RC4WD 2:1 transfer
55T motor
11,1V LiPo
14 channel Futaba 2.4GHz receiver
Separate ESC and battery for the dumpbox
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Old 01-02-2011, 01:25 PM
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Cool! I like the mesh on the front of the dumpbed.
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Old 01-03-2011, 06:54 PM
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Ah! its you from youtube!! I LOVE that truck!!
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You inspire me. Great work. I'm also building something similar.

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Where did the rotor y emergency lights come from?
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Old 01-06-2011, 05:22 AM
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It's manufactured by Pistenking (http://www.pistenking.com/).
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You inspire me. Great work. I'm also building something similar.

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Where did the rotor y emergency lights come from?
Hi civicex5speed, the lights are well worth the money just hook up a on/off switch and a 9volt battery and there working, I got a set and they will be getting installed when my body comes back from the painters soon and I will be ordering more when I get my trailer

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http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...read.php?t=157

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Looks good! I love your you tube vids. Get some more agressive front tires on it though!
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Found a Crawler 6x6 picture. It's now in the first post.
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It's been awhile since my last update. I gave it a new chassis (same wb as the old one) and changed the transfer from a 2,15:1 to a 1:1. Now it does both highway and crawling
The trailer is made by member Olav at our Norwegian forum. The truck is about 80% done, the trailer 95%.

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