Structo dumptruck conversion

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If anyone may be interested in these donors, here's a bit more i've learned.

Turns out I used a 1965-66 only configuration Structo hydraulic dump truck. I still have no clue if it's supposed to be based on any kind of real truck, or just a generic truck.

Stock steering on the Redcat Everest / Exceede Maxstone donor is kinda bad and understeers a lot, here's the biggest part of the fix:
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/newbi...tuning-10.html
Redrill knuckles for zero ackerman, make new draglink and tierod. Eliminates tire scrub, it's still turning a 4 locked truck, but atleast you can steer the same direction.

On the trans, up to 370 brushed motors fit, and stock esc will support them.

The differentials have a 14t pinion, 38t ring. Which is 2.714 to 1.

The motor pinion is 14t. i don't yet know the spur size, or the trans total ratio.

Any specs or dimentions that might be helpful?

[frizzen]

So what's the most important part for a DUMP truck to have?

Yeah, you'd really think so...


But instead of getting that part so it can DUMP: i made light mounts, hacked servo board so the lights can be activated from the tx, made a trailer hitch, started working on a trailer, and made the steering wheel i'd thrown in there look less like a round servo horn.

Other than softening the rear suspension a little by pulling the smallest helper spring, i haven't done much of the planned mods.

Thinking i may try adding Plastidip to the tires to see if it helps with the traction situation. I knocked more rust off the hubcaps, but didn't try for too shiny, this trucks not about that life.