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Old 05-04-2017, 09:20 PM
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started working on a logging truck and trailer for me and my son
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Old 05-04-2017, 10:37 PM
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Nice beginning! Something a bit different and interesting. Keep up the pictures.

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Old 05-05-2017, 02:04 PM
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Interesting truck. Looking forward too see the end result.
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Old 05-06-2017, 04:18 PM
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Old 05-20-2017, 08:32 PM
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Like um, would be fun to build some equipment like you have. Did you use brazing or soldering for your Log grabber arms, steel or aluminum material?
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Old 05-24-2017, 08:21 AM
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I used brass for crane arm and the log grab a bought it's made of aluminum
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trailer is finished now to finish crane





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Nice looking trailer!
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Old 07-15-2017, 02:53 PM
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truck is almost done working out some bugs





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Old 07-15-2017, 05:19 PM
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will get some video up soon
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Old 07-27-2017, 08:19 PM
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Looks great
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It looks good, I like it. What are you into this thing for parts, & materials, excluding the truck that it mounts to?
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Old 07-30-2017, 07:48 AM
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not sure I built most of it but not cheap
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