Tri-axle half pipe tipper trailer

[bigford]

looks great ric, glad to see you posting the build

[Snowman]

Great workmanship

[RCP57]

Your ears must have been burning!lol I was just looking at a small piece of your tub that I had saved yesterday. Great to see the finished product after all of this time. What did you end up using to coat it?

[ricm]

My local powder coating place had a minimum charge which was more than the cash price from the car panel shop. So ended up with 2-pack automotive paint job.

I'm taking it out for it's first public showing tomorrow at an earthmoving expo where our club has a stand. At least the RC excavator owners will have something to load up!

[bigford]

whats the story with the cylinder??

[ricm]

5-stage hoist is cosmetic only - no hydraulic oil anywhere. Having built the trailer before I got it painted, it just looked wrong without a hoist. I've seen plenty of rigid trucks with the lifting mechanism under the bin, but never any semi-trailers. So it's just to add some realism even though it's not functional

[Redmun205]

Mate that looks awesome. great build.

[bigpipespete]

What a nice looking rig , how much does the trailer weigh ?

[skeeter]

Did you buy, or make the screw drive for the tipper?

[Giuseppe]

Fantastic job,i also built a half pipe,for my Man tamiya 8x8 self made,with 2 front tract axles;But your work, is extremely precise.Regards : D:mascella: