kiwi king hauler

[andyathome]

thought I would share my first semi build.
it has a 6 inch strech,I will be fitting a third set of drive wheels when they arrive so I can pull heavy loads, also will be fitting a reduction box.
need to finnish wirring in the winch to a spare channel and a amber light bar to the top of the cab.

[Berman]

Looking good and nice rig you got there! It will be good to see something with a taste of home

Oh and Welcome to RCT&C... don't for one minute think this will be your one and only

[andyathome]

dont I know it, this is the first semi I have built, I have a few more I got of trade me pre built, was in between projects , and thought I would have a go at doing one how I wanted it to look.
Will be a mean work truck one day.

[Diesel Demond]

great looking truck i think that third axle will look real good!

[andyathome]

cheers guys, this is the sort of loads it will be carrying, mostly scratch builds, and maybe a coulple of excavators

[Berman]

Oh I see you are well into the construction side of things! I would love to get myself an excavator and loader etc as I am in that industry, but the getting the cost of one past the missus is another thing lol. I like where you are heading with your setups. Also good to see more kiwis one here, I know there's a few of us out there but apart from the one facebook truck club, I am unaware.

Keep us updated!

[andyathome]

yeah the cost side of it is an issue, I tend to scratch build all of the one i can, the others. well I find sometimes it is better to ask for forgiveness after the post man turns up LOL.

[andyathome]

just an example of the dozer and un finnished lowboy ( old photo ) total cost for the two would be around the $500 mark finnished and running.
cheers andy

[RCKiwi]

Looking good Andy! Certainly have a good fleet there. Where bouts are you blokes located? I think there's probably quite a following here in NZ but all hidden away from the "other half's" I look on this site and see the meets both in the US and Germany, etc and see how they are well patronized and celebrated and wonder if that would happen here too? Such a cool hobby to get into, but as already spoken of, prices of freight here and the value of our toy-town currency puts us on the back foot where as purchasing some of the more refined kits comes into play.

Sorry Andy, didn't mean to hijack your thread.......keep them photos coming mate! I love seeing builds from here in NZ and home-town influence.

Glenn

[andyathome]

no worries , I agree . we need local meets.
at the moment it is me and my two boys and a couple of their friends when we get the urge to play.
I like the building side of this hobby , not so much the " dad I broke it can you fix it "

but it is a good healthy hobby, way better than the playstation.
Im located in pokeno 1/2 hour south of auckland.

cheers andy

[andyathome]

had a spare few minutes , so started fitting up third drive axial, lots more to do, but slowly getting there.

[4X44DAD]

very nice I wish i had something like that

[andyathome]

still got a bit of work to do attaching the third axial and drive shafts, reduction box is on the way, but soon the beast will roar.
JBC , (junk build contractors )have a means of getting to the job, we will under cut your quote .
just to dig holes, that's how we roll!

[andyathome]

ok, update time, fitted reduction box, made a dolly out of an old flat deck.
6 wheel drive, 35kg dozer on low boy and this is the result.


http://youtu.be/2OGuY1_Cs3M

[andyathome]

a quick update.
have fitted an eagle machinery sound card the king hauler.
reduction box is now sorted, a few issues but a replacement one and all good.
will fit the off road tyres to improve traction on the gravel but pretty happy with it for now.
heres a quick video of it pulling the dozer.

cheers andy

http://youtu.be/YOuAm8QfdjA

[cabs]

Originally Posted by 4X44DAD

very nice I wish i had something like that

Sound like its time to get building