Kenworth 850 Off Highway

[D8R]

Nice progress, like the spoke wheels, looks realy prototypical. Will you have claws to keep rim in place to?
Dan

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

wheels look great Reg . word of caution with those tires and weight . Fill them with something other then the stock foam they have . My mack is forever losing them loaded . I rolled foundation sill seal inside the fronts which has helped considerably . I just need to do the rears . Oh , and paint

Thanks Steve, The same thing happened with my Euc so I picked up some really dense foam from an automotive upholstery shop and made my own. I will be making some up for this for sure as it will be a lot heavier. These rims are way larger than a 2.2 and the bead is really stretched on there so I don't think they will go anywhere providing the foam holds the weight.

Originally Posted by D8R

Nice progress, like the spoke wheels, looks realy prototypical. Will you have claws to keep rim in place to?
Dan

I plan on making it look like it uses those to hold it together but I probably should have drilled the outter holes further out toward the bead. That would have left me more space to put something there.

Thanks guys!

[chaseracer]

wheels looks really good Reg , you nailed them. can't wait to see more

[RCP57]

Well I managed to get a few little things done today before the bottle was empty. On the welder of course... I made the cab and fender mounts, the inner fenders as well as the cab floor and some other odds and ends. I guy I know from Denmark has been kind enough to share his extensive 849-850 Kenworth photo collection with me and it is helping immensely. I don't have a lot of photos of these trucks and every one seems a bit different so it's nice to have the help from a fellow enthusiast!












Thanks for looking!

[RCP57]

....I almost forgot...Mike the front wheels are 17.3 ounces each with the tires on....

Reg