Hayes HD Dump Truck - Take II - Page 4

DADSGARAGE · #1 11-30-2015, 11:44 PM

Nice,really really nice......you have skills fella !!!
(People would pay for such skills...oh ya forgot already are!! Heehee)

RCP57 · #2 12-01-2015, 10:16 PM

Haha, thanks KP. Let's hope they keep payin!

Another day in the books on this. It's coming along nicely but as always it is time consuming. I ended up soldering some more copper for the light guards. I'm not BERNA that's for sure but there's no way I could weld this thin stuff. Soldering is the way to go. I think I could benefit from a smaller torch as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7I7YJws1xI

RCP57 · #3 12-04-2015, 08:43 PM

Another bit of an update.

https://youtu.be/VpxwZS3KapY

Thanks for looking.

Mikem · #4 12-04-2015, 09:14 PM

Love the verticle headlights behind the grill ! So this truck has 13 speeds forward and forward ?! Mike

TRUCKMAKER · #5 12-04-2015, 09:46 PM

I was looking for the open side hood with a 12V71 under it

, they're looking good Reg.

DADSGARAGE · #6 12-05-2015, 04:51 PM

Hey man....this/they look awesome but you need to take a break from building for a while....ummmm which end is the front ?? The two cabs on the same frame facing different directions just looks wrong...heehee....and I'll bet that's exactly why you took those pictures just to mess with us....good laugh!!! But in any case the truck or umm trucks or let's see umm the "it" looks fantastic!!! Lol

mcCracken15 · #7 12-06-2015, 09:41 PM

Looking good. I only wish i had just the time to try and build somthing that nice! But i do have a quick question. Are you tig welding the aluminum or a type of solder? Cause i have yet to see if you can solder aluminum with good results!

Rvjimd · #8 12-06-2015, 10:38 PM

Hey reg,

On post 59 you have a pic of a die in the 3 jaw. Are you putting threads on that spindle under power? Does your lathe turn slow enough to do that or are you turning it by hand and just using the lathe to hold everyone square?

Jim

RCP57 · #9 12-07-2015, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikem

Love the verticle headlights behind the grill ! So this truck has 13 speeds forward and forward ?! Mike

Haha, it would be cool if those were lights. They'd be nice and bright! She just has a Johnson bar...

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Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

I was looking for the open side hood with a 12V71 under it

, they're looking good Reg.

No, no. These trucks weren't big enough to have that much power. Usually an old Cummins.... unfortunately...

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Originally Posted by DADSGARAGE

Hey man....this/they look awesome but you need to take a break from building for a while....ummmm which end is the front ?? The two cabs on the same frame facing different directions just looks wrong...heehee....and I'll bet that's exactly why you took those pictures just to mess with us....good laugh!!! But in any case the truck or umm trucks or let's see umm the "it" looks fantastic!!! Lol

Thanks KP. I was just trying to fit the panels on both without having two chassis on the bench. It's also a good way for me to see how close or not the two are shape wise. Lou's has the newer style side windows and some other "on purpose" tweaks to separate them but otherwise they are close for hand made. That'll do donkey, That'll do...

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Originally Posted by mcCracken15

Looking good. I only wish i had just the time to try and build somthing that nice! But i do have a quick question. Are you tig welding the aluminum or a type of solder? Cause i have yet to see if you can solder aluminum with good results!

Yes it takes a lot of time and patients... I have never used solder on aluminum so I can't say how it would work. I have been tempted to try it but so far I have just stuck to using the TIG.

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Originally Posted by Rvjimd

Hey reg,

On post 59 you have a pic of a die in the 3 jaw. Are you putting threads on that spindle under power? Does your lathe turn slow enough to do that or are you turning it by hand and just using the lathe to hold everyone square?

Jim

Hey Jim, in that picture I am just using the lathe to keep everything straight. I don't think that lathe would have the power needed but even if it did, it would just break the die. Turning by hand going ahead but being able to back it up under power is nice on longer threads. I have done some smaller threads under powder when making steering rods but that is only 1/8" aluminum.

#10 12-10-2015, 10:45 PM

Love those old school rigs. Nothing better

Jolipe · #11 12-28-2015, 10:02 AM

I marvel at these works here. fantastic!

RCP57 · #12 02-01-2016, 11:13 PM

Thank you guys.

Well I can't believe it's been well over a month again since I've worked on this. I'm slowly getting caught up on other stuff and once I do I plan to focus all of my efforts on this truck until it's done.

I did get a little done yesterday and today though as it finally steers! Much more work to do now that I know it works!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa418nXG9f8

Bobby · #13 02-02-2016, 04:57 AM

Terrific build project.

speedy8305 · #14 02-02-2016, 08:25 AM

Hey Reg do u ever sleeplol you building trailers Hayes's and other stuff i mean there is no way you get sleep lol

speedy8305 · #15 02-02-2016, 08:26 AM

looks great though. Now get some ZZZZZ's

RCP57 · #16 02-02-2016, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby

Terrific build project.

Thanks Bobby.

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Originally Posted by speedy8305

Hey Reg do u ever sleeplol you building trailers Hayes's and other stuff i mean there is no way you get sleep lol

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Originally Posted by speedy8305

looks great though. Now get some ZZZZZ's

Haha, I do sleep but there has been very little time for anything else in my life that's for sure. I keep pushing this truck to the side so that I can take on more trailer and dump box builds for guys on here but I need to stop doing that and just finish this! My friend has been waiting ever so patiently for this to be finished! Mark thinks he had to wait a long time... pfff, this guy has been waiting over a year and all he has is a front end!