Hoarder Special!

[Claus]

Great work Reg! Just curious, what is the ratio of the reduction you have before the transmission and how many turns is the motor (35T, 45T, etc) Speed looked very scale.

[RCP57]

Thanks a lot guys. I'm not sure what the reduction is ahead of the trans. I think I was told it's around 4-1 but I honestly never actually counted the teeth. I believe the motor is a 55t and then the t case is 2-1. I like the speed as well but I hoped it might have been slower still. Oh well, it seems to crawl along OK and I think it will smooth out some when I get new driveshafts. It's actually kind of cool on smooth ground because you can rev it out in 1st,2nd,3rd in a smaller space. If you back off the throttle in between gears with the sound unit, it actually sounds realistic.

[Claus]

Reg if the ratios of a stock Tamiya 3 speed are;

1st - 1.32.49
2nd - 1.17.66
3rd - 1.10.66

Multiply them by 3 at the motor and again by 2 at the transfer case.........Holy Smokes, them are some low gears!!! Not to mention running off a 55T motor!

[RCP57]

Yes it's fairly low geared for sure. For spreading water it could be even slower but it's good enough. The worst part now is all of the slop in in the driveline. With all of the reductions and backlash in the gears it rolls a fair bit before things tighten up when you crest a hill. I am excited to get the Doggy reductions on two of my other trucks. Just need to get some spare time and a couple of drive shafts.

[Stefan]

Beautiful truck, Reg. A real working horse, too. Really like the metal work on the cab.

Stefan

[RCP57]

Thanks very much Stefan. Not much to look at compared to your work though!

[Stefan]

Thank you very much Reg, but you are being unfair to yourself given that my build has been going on for so much longer.

[RCP57]

Your build may take a while but it will truly be as close to the real thing as possible. I like to build in close enoughs.lol That why they don't take long.

I was asked about my steering setup with the driven China axle up front. It isn't the best setup I'll admit but it works like a charm! I apologize for the poor pictures. The truck has water in the tank so I couldn't tip it up. One hand holding the truck half off the shelf and the other trying to focus the camera didn't work so well.lol

[Claus]

Thanks for posting these photos Reg! Things are super tight under there for sure.

[RCP57]

Yeah it's crowded. The trans is both lifted and moved forward about 3/4"-1". I don't know if that could have been done without the motor being flipped around on top of the trans. One thing I can say for sure is that it shifts much more positive now that the shift rod is much shorter and has less slop. With all of the reductions and driveshafts the driveline is another story. The truck moves at least 2" back and forth before all of the slack is taken up. It sucks when you crest a hill going super slow. Looks like it's taking off for a split second.lol

[Claus]

Reg, I was wondering how does the LESU springs hold up to a full tank of water? I believe you are using the set with the aluminum or metal leaves vs the plastic leaves, I have the same set in my truck. My truck seems soft in the rear but I don't have a trailer to see if it is too soft or not.

[RCP57]

Sorry but I just saw the last post Craig! The springs are better than Tamiya but not great.

I have been wanting to do this for a while but just haven't made the time. My mill is down again and it's cramping my style in the shop while I wait for new parts to come so I thought I'd get this done. As you've all seen before, I use this truck to show off my customer's trailers before they ship out. I had two esc's in the truck but didn't have a way to power the dump bodies or the tarps without pulling the cab off so I added a third esc and these speaker connectors to the cab. It's not the best looking but it will make short work of the connections and still leaves room the mount the water tank this summer.

[blitzk]

That's a great idea with the speaker connections, Reg! Looks awesome!!

[RCP57]

Thanks. Someone on Facebook suggested painting them silver and although I like that idea, I think I will just make a little aluminum cover for the very top. That will hide them a bit more. without having to paint them.

[tc1cat]

With the added copper details, why not an aluminum box with a copper hinged front to hide the connectors? Love the idea of the connectors!!

[Lil Giants]

Yeah! those connectors are pretty trick Reg