Carson Goldhofer

[MoRockN]

I've been wanting one of these for awhile now and finally decided I needed something to haul the Doosan machine around. Nothing fancy just my version of this kit with some simple touches to give it a nice look. No lights yet but that will be something that I will work on along with powring the ramps.





I was missing a part off of the plastic tree so I had to make one, so unlike Carson but whatever.



Lets add some color to this piece
















The plastic U-joints suck by the way







Needs more details




Who's said you can't put DOT tape on a euro trailer???pleeeease


I didn't like the plastic ramp holders



That's it for now.

[dabears]

Man thats looking good!!! How well do those "airbags" work? they look pretty nice. Nice touch on the DOT tape

[Diesel Demond]

nothing fancy what a crock of $hit! that trailer is very nice and detailed awesome great work!!

[glorydays24]

Super looking trailer And I was also wondering how the air bags held up. Great job, and well done.

Big John

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Mo:


A few measurements please, if you will??

- whats the height of the main deck w/o load;
- what is the width of the main deck with externders out, tip to tip;
- and the diameter of the tires, please?

I'm inna quandry now - TamiyaUSA has the Carson Goldie at $609 (as well as the dumper and a 'lowloader', and Garden Trucking has the PMD one at $670.

Specs - PMD vs Carson
Length: 26" (lower) + 10" (upper) - 39 & 3/8" (combined)
Width: 6.5" / 8.75" (extenders in/out) - 7.87" (unknown)

Ric said the Tamiya has aluminum rims, 65mm diameter, hence my asking about the Carson. Both have 3 axles, twin-tires on each. Goldie comes w/ bearings.

Both look really sweet...

[MoRockN]

The airbags work awesome!! I have them on the carson dump trailer and they are perfect since they actually have that suspension effect rather than the leaf spring kind. The other nice thing is they don't lose their shape so they won't flatten out.

White wolf , I'm at work, I'll measure when I get home.

[Espeefan]

Great photos. It looks like a pretty strong trailer. All steel, laser cut, tab construction with spot welds on the main beams and members? That's pretty solid. Nice paint job too. The loader looks great loaded up.

[MoRockN]

Thank you sir! Yeah this thing is solid man. It's 13.5 pounds all complete. I am very happy with it. The tires are made by Fulda and they are solid rubber but soft so you get nice scale squat and heavy load support.

[MoRockN]

Originally Posted by WhiteWolf McBride

Mo:


A few measurements please, if you will??

- whats the height of the main deck w/o load;
- what is the width of the main deck with externders out, tip to tip;
- and the diameter of the tires, please?

I'm inna quandry now - TamiyaUSA has the Carson Goldie at $609 (as well as the dumper and a 'lowloader', and Garden Trucking has the PMD one at $670.

Specs - PMD vs Carson
Length: 26" (lower) + 10" (upper) - 39 & 3/8" (combined)
Width: 6.5" / 8.75" (extenders in/out) - 7.87" (unknown)

Ric said the Tamiya has aluminum rims, 65mm diameter, hence my asking about the Carson. Both have 3 axles, twin-tires on each. Goldie comes w/ bearings.

Both look really sweet...

Deck from the ground 2 3/4"
Width 8.5"
Tires 2.25"

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Thanks Mo.

Hmmm, 65mm = 2.56 inches, so the PMD/Tamiya tires are bigger, where the ones on the PMD/Wedico version are only 50mm, just short of 2 inches. Going 'by eye', the deck on it seems to be about the same height off the tires, so another 1/2" puts the PMD/Tamiya deck at about 3", and the Wedico one would be lower, about 2.5", right?

So, w/ the extenders out, the Goldie is only 1/4" narrower (6.35mm), her deck is about 1/4" lower in height, but she is over 3" longer (76mm) and with those really neat double-bent ramps.

Oh, and add that Tamiya offers free shipping on CONUS at the mo, $609 price tag. Only prob: I'm in Canada, and would been a buyer/re-shipper to get that deal. NAFTA my scrawny tush!

PS: makes me wonder - measurements seem to indicate the PMD 'extenders' are longer. Could they be retro'd to the Goldie to make her even wider? Just idle thoughts.

WhiteWolf

[MoRockN]

Originally Posted by WhiteWolf McBride

Thanks Mo.

Hmmm, 65mm = 2.56 inches, so the PMD/Tamiya tires are bigger, where the ones on the PMD/Wedico version are only 50mm, just short of 2 inches. Going 'by eye', the deck on it seems to be about the same height off the tires, so another 1/2" puts the PMD/Tamiya deck at about 3", and the Wedico one would be lower, about 2.5", right?

So, w/ the extenders out, the Goldie is only 1/4" narrower (6.35mm), her deck is about 1/4" lower in height, but she is over 3" longer (76mm) and with those really neat double-bent ramps.

Oh, and add that Tamiya offers free shipping on CONUS at the mo, $609 price tag. Only prob: I'm in Canada, and would been a buyer/re-shipper to get that deal. NAFTA my scrawny tush!

PS: makes me wonder - measurements seem to indicate the PMD 'extenders' are longer. Could they be retro'd to the Goldie to make her even wider? Just idle thoughts.

WhiteWolf

You can make longer extenders if you want. I am very happy with it. I will post pictures of both my loders on there for you. the extenders are plastic, but I saw a place online that made some brass ones. Not something I'm gonna do because the weight is supported by the main deck anyways, the side planks just help out and hardly get any load on them.

[WhiteWolf McBride]

You have one of the PMD/Tamiyas too? or the PMD/Wedico one? I'd love to see a side/by/side comparison. From what I understand, only diff is the tires and rims, all the rest is the same.

As for weight, you're right, they'd be more of a 'balance' thing than weight distribution. At this scale, you're more likely to tip the trailer than crack the extender.

I've3 seen those videos on Youtube of 'failed' loading actions, and many are because the bed us too narrow andd the track slips off. Add the extender & board, and you have that extra surface. Doesn't need to support as much as stabilize the load.

But I still say, those double-hinged ramps are really neat. Think I have a Euro show vid with a trailer that had these actuated remotely (not too difficult, I think)

Another question, is there enough support at the mid-hinge when they are extended? I'd love a good close-up side-shot. Also like that it has fore and aft landing-jacks. Much better stability when loading (though they'd need work to be remote-triggered)

[MoRockN]

Originally Posted by WhiteWolf McBride

You have one of the PMD/Tamiyas too? or the PMD/Wedico one? I'd love to see a side/by/side comparison. From what I understand, only diff is the tires and rims, all the rest is the same.

As for weight, you're right, they'd be more of a 'balance' thing than weight distribution. At this scale, you're more likely to tip the trailer than crack the extender.

I've3 seen those videos on Youtube of 'failed' loading actions, and many are because the bed us too narrow andd the track slips off. Add the extender & board, and you have that extra surface. Doesn't need to support as much as stabilize the load.

But I still say, those double-hinged ramps are really neat. Think I have a Euro show vid with a trailer that had these actuated remotely (not too difficult, I think)

Another question, is there enough support at the mid-hinge when they are extended? I'd love a good close-up side-shot. Also like that it has fore and aft landing-jacks. Much better stability when loading (though they'd need work to be remote-triggered)

No I don't have both trailers, I said I will post both my LOADERS not lowboys. The mid section is not suspended, it actually lays flat on the ground, and yes it has plenty of support, both my 966g and the carson machines get up the ramps without any trouble. The ramps have two plastic supports in the mid section that act like contact support bumpers.

[Stuart]

Nice job on the build and paint, looks like a really well engineered kit.
Stu

[fhhhstix]

I like it and it is a perfect match for the loader. You did a fantastic job finishing it out.

Travis

[MoRockN]

Thanks Travis! The stupid wood pieces that came with it had to go, feast your eyes on the real wood planks ... Here is a little video of it hauling the loader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPQGh88ZEIA

[Trucker Al]

WOW!! What a layout.. Looks fantastic and almost real.
Love the sound effects on the Doosan track loader.

Alan

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Mo:

Whats this about the wood? They supply ya with cheap balsa or sommat?

And love the vid. Nice way of hiding the 'manual' operation of the ramps, by showing us a bit more of your setup. Any chance of a quick clip showing you operating them by hand?

And are you going to requip the trailer with remotely-actuated ramps in the future?

WhiteWolf,
hoping to get a Goldie ~really~ soon.

PS: What size was the box for her, and shipping weight (if ya can remember)? Thx!

[MoRockN]

Originally Posted by WhiteWolf McBride

Mo:

Whats this about the wood? They supply ya with cheap balsa or sommat?

And love the vid. Nice way of hiding the 'manual' operation of the ramps, by showing us a bit more of your setup. Any chance of a quick clip showing you operating them by hand?

And are you going to requip the trailer with remotely-actuated ramps in the future?

WhiteWolf,
hoping to get a Goldie ~really~ soon.

PS: What size was the box for her, and shipping weight (if ya can remember)? Thx!

Thank you guys for the comments! I will get the ramps actuated but I am going to use hydraulics instead of the electronic kinds I have seen, I just want to make it cool I guess. I don't know about the shipping weight as I get most of my stuff from my local hobby shop to support them. WhiteWolf, you can find the manual operation of the ramps on any youtube video. The wood that comes with it is good but it's just not scale for my taste, it's large chunks of bass wood, I like more of the real plank look my self.




plenty of space

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Hmmm...

Hydraulics look expensive... but the electric looks rather simple, just a cam-arm centrally located. And from the text, I ~think~ its available as an optional kit. Sadly, none of the vids show the underside with the electrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=xbLci59mBC4

(you'll wanna search for the STN-L3, which is the model TamiyaUSA sells)

WhiteWolf

PS: if anyone knows shipping box size/wright, hollar, ok?