KH Beam Hauler

[Hostile]

Nice work Bo. When do we get to see the new set all hooked up for running?

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Hostile

Nice work Bo. When do we get to see the new set all hooked up for running?

Thanks Hostile ;o) Hope to make the load for # 49 this weekend and paint it too. The load for # 43 is in the paint shop. #44 is done # 45 is in Paint shop.
# 46-48 are in build stage still. No Lack of fun at this point. And the rest....Oh Lord

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by skeeter

Thank-you Sir for the info.

Your welcome Skeeter.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by ditchdigger

You get much tooling with it?

Just a few things Not important for that price. The fun thing is the week before i purchased a 6 inch chuck to put in my drill press for $ 50 to mount on a indexing plate. Sorry for late response.

[Northern Farmer]

Originally Posted by skeeter

The diamond plate decking for the trailers, Where do you acquire that from? How big are the sheets it comes in? Do they also have scale expanded metal?

Here you go
http://www.rcbrmin.com/index.php?mai...roducts_id=858
http://www.rcbrmin.com/index.php?mai...roducts_id=408

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

Here you go
http://www.rcbrmin.com/index.php?mai...roducts_id=858
http://www.rcbrmin.com/index.php?mai...roducts_id=408

Good info here Brandon.
I did use the two original Top Plate From the pole-trailer on the # 49
but next time i'm going for diamond plate decking by RCBRMIN ;o)

[sassgrunt]

If you're looking for expanded metal material; try the steel office supply items like wastebaskets, desk organizers, pencil holders, etc. I have found them painted black or silver at Office Depot and even Wal-Mart. They are made with a round tube framework, to which the expanded metal-looking screen is welded. If you buy a large piece (a wastebasket, for example) and cut away the frame; you end up with a large sheet of strong screen material that you can cut to whatever size you need. You'll have to frame it with something though, as the raw edges are sharp! -Mike

[Bo Wallen]

Thanks Sassgrunt.

Excellent tips ! It's so much stuff out there we can use with just a tiny mod.
My wife just lost her wastebasket... I'm sure she will give me s**t soon very soon.........Hard Hat ON !

[skeeter]

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Good info here Brandon.
I did use the two original Top Plate From the pole-trailer on the # 49
but next time i'm going for diamond plate decking by RCBRMIN ;o)

Thank-you sir, for the links!

[skeeter]

Originally Posted by sassgrunt

If you're looking for expanded metal material; try the steel office supply items like wastebaskets, desk organizers, pencil holders, etc. I have found them painted black or silver at Office Depot and even Wal-Mart. They are made with a round tube framework, to which the expanded metal-looking screen is welded. If you buy a large piece (a wastebasket, for example) and cut away the frame; you end up with a large sheet of strong screen material that you can cut to whatever size you need. You'll have to frame it with something though, as the raw edges are sharp! -Mike

Thanks for the tip! I NEVER though of that! I'll be making a trip to Fred Meyers very soon, to see what I can find!

[Bo Wallen]

Oh Lordi Lordi She discovered the Bin was gone..........Wish You guys could have seen and heard that reaction.............
She lost this.....

[IMG]IMG_1813 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]

I had to go to my wood shop and make this one......

[IMG]IMG_1814 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]

Everything ended well Nobody got injured. I even got a smile from her.

[sassgrunt]

Check the mesh of your basket against whatever they're selling in the office products section. For some reason, when I look at your photo, it seems like the mesh is larger than the one I found, (maybe it's just me). When I measure the mesh with a ruler, I find that the height of the 'diamonds' are 4 to the inch, and (measuring diagonally and counting the width of the 'diamonds') they are 7 to the inch. But, unless your dimensions are radically different, then it probably doesn't matter all that much - was just curious if there are different sizes out there.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by sassgrunt

Check the mesh of your basket against whatever they're selling in the office products section. For some reason, when I look at your photo, it seems like the mesh is larger than the one I found, (maybe it's just me). When I measure the mesh with a ruler, I find that the height of the 'diamonds' are 4 to the inch, and (measuring diagonally and counting the width of the 'diamonds') they are 7 to the inch. But, unless your dimensions are radically different, then it probably doesn't matter all that much - was just curious if there are different sizes out there.

Yes that's right this one is kind of large. I'm using this for a special thing, will show later when finished. There is a lot of different sizes out there so a shopping around is a must to find your style. Hit the mall.

[Zabco]

If you ever get rid of an old microwave oven, the metal mesh in the door window is perfect for this use. Most of these doors are held together with a dozen or so screws and come apart pretty easily. The metal used is pretty thin and will bend or kink if you aren't careful when handling it.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Zabco

If you ever get rid of an old microwave oven, the metal mesh in the door window is perfect for this use. Most of these doors are held together with a dozen or so screws and come apart pretty easily. The metal used is pretty thin and will bend or kink if you aren't careful when handling it.

Good idea..............No No not our micro..........i go to the dump with my cordless and screw it up......lol They have Gossip meeting on Saturdays.

[Bo Wallen]

There is a slight pause on this build, Waiting for parts to arrive from far away.

During this i'm working on the MB Heavy Haul and you can see that on Big Boys of the road page.

Thank You All For Looking It's Really Inspiring to see that kind of interests, from you all.
Bo

[Bo Wallen]

Just a tiny thing. Baby Moon.......Yes or No ?

[IMG]IMG_1857 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Bo Wallen]

Got Registration plates

[IMG]IMG_1878 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/47955920@N04/
Street Legal Finally.......

[Bo Wallen]

One more Street Legal

[IMG]IMG_1866 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]

[frizzen]

Thats looking slick. Grill guard is really cool