Kenworth T950 Roadtrain

[holland trucker erik]

Hello,

I'am building a Kenworth T950 for severall years now.
The scale is 1:12.
First it was a truck with a real engine, but there where to many problems.
I build a electic motor in it. Now I can drive annywhere.



This my truck.





Ok, there is more to tel. I get other tayers. I'am building a new gearbox, and more.
Thats the problem with me, everytime there is something new to change I build it and it has to work.

greatings,

Erik

[tc1cat]

Nice looking rig!! Did you scratchbuild the entire truck or just some of the parts?

Lynn

[holland trucker erik]

hey Lynn,

Yes I scratchbuild the most parts off the truck.
The wheels ,the motor and the electonica I didn't build'.
And some smal parts.

Erik

[holland trucker erik]

Hello,

I did order new tayers, but the are not the right.
I have to make them smaller.

I cut them in half,and removed the middel part.
Put it back toughter again.


The two size of tayers


It was a lot of work to do 8 tayers.


Erik

[spudd]

very nice your time was well spent thanks for sharing

[diesel950]

cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my favourite kenworth.
you have it nearly spot on, will benefit
from taller tyres all round, but excellent work!
here is a photo of my current truck,a 950 of course.
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[holland trucker erik]

hello,

It is a little bit late, but everybody a Happy New Year.
I don't no if there are people on this forum living in Queensland
the floating is here also on the news. To all there ,be strong.
Here in Holland we now what water kan do.

I build a new gearbox, because the old one I had made from a
Accudrill machine. It was slower than a turtle.





This is the old one. It has a reverse in it, because the truck had first a real
engine.
Now I got a electric engine so the reverse is not needed anymore.
the old one had two gears. slow and very,very slow.

the new gearbox has four gears. Now I got even a race mode.
To operate the gearbox you need two servos.






To shift gears you move a wheel (I don't now the real word for it)
over the axe




So far so good. The gearbox fits into the chassis. Now I have to build the
electric engine into it.

Erik

[JAMMER]

Erik very nice work on the gear box. You did a fine job on the tires to another person with a lot of patients some thing I am lacking. Ed

[doodlebug]

Great transmision work Twin stick's Been there done that
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

[Espeefan]

Wow. What sort of engine did the truck have before? Or what size? Something like a nitro 2 stroke, used for an RC off road buggy? I'd have to approve of your changing that out for an electric drivetrain. You get a lot better performance and smoother control that way.

[holland trucker erik]

Hoi, Espeefan,
You got that right. It was a two stoke nitro engine 6,5 cc.
It was not only the better performance, but also the hot oil from the engine burned into
the paint. The only thing thats missing now is diesel smoke.


The sound off a 2 stroke engine is not a good sound for a truck.
I have now a " sound generator" from servonaut that is a real truck sound. It's great.

Another reason for putting a electric engine in the truck is that I now can drive in the house. No more tools for getting the engine startted only a battery.

[holland trucker erik]

hello,

I'am trying to get more details working.
One off them are the windscreen wipers.
The problem is the narrow space. Al the moving parts have to fit in the
dashbord.
Annother problem is that each wiper is moving in the opposite site.
I did try to make a drawing in window paint, so here he is.


To find a motor was not difficult. I use a mini-servo for it.
So I get to work. according the drawing.
Ha ha ha. It's working, not verry fast,but still.
All so it dosn't go the hole way. Only a half windscreen. This is the problem off a little space




It is nice to have more optoins on the truck than only driving.
I'am also trying to get the search lamp working.

Erik

[skl1cent]

that is sickkkK!!! nitro powered too? wow

[holland trucker erik]

hello,

Can somebody tell what the name is off this "thing"


Now the truck is getting finshed.
The trailers are the next project. The first trailer is all most ready, but i got some guestions.
How much cow's are going in one trailer?
How they the cow's on the second deck?

[Cossett]

Originally Posted by holland trucker erik

How much cow's are going in one trailer?
How they the cow's on the second deck?

As longs as your build to to the scale length, height and width of your truck the ### of cattle can vary from x amount to x amount...............

Cheers Tracy

[CAT29]

Nice kenny looks great i like the trailer to. we love our road trains in australia great work on the wipers to

[Smokin Joe]

Nice truck! Very different. Joe

[holland trucker erik]

hello,
I'am building the 2 and 3 trailer from wood.
The dolly I make from aluminium.
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The "bridges" , I don't the real name , between the trailers. They have to work.
I use old servo's with a spindle to open and close the "bridge".
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The problem is to let the different parts open and close in the correct seguence.
It start to open with the first part the floor after that the two sides.
But to close it, it has to start with the two sides.
Also a problem is that the floors off two trailers overlap each other, so they cann't start equal.
I do think some electronic will do the yob.

[holland trucker erik]

hello,

I've build music in the truck.
it sounds verry nice.
question
is there in Australia specail truckers music?
or is there a truckers radio?

erik

[crawler07]

Amazing scratch building going on here! Please keep us posted as you continue this superb build..