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Highway Trucks and Trailers On road trucks and trailers single and twin axle trucks. |
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Thanks, the video was taken with a GoPro Hero 3. What are you referring to as for a picture?
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I was having trouble uploading pictures from my phone to photobucket and finally got it all worked out.
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Decided to lock one of the differentials, it helped a small bit but I wasn't completely satisfied. So I locked both and that helped a little also. Since this rig sits so low, it gets hung up often while driving in the dirt or on grass. Seems that it's a little too lightweight to gain traction. I suppose some new rubber would help in the traction department but I don't plan on much off-road driving until I get a dump trailer and then I'll see about powering the front axle.
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nice rig man !!
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Nice looking truck. Most of the tractors are bad about traction until you get a load on them. Just like the real thing. Put some BB's in the rear tires to add weight to get better traction.
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Thanks! I've thought about doing the bb thing, its a simple solution until I start adding more aluminum upgrades and the weight starts adding up. The rear of the truck is tricky with just swapping the wheels and axles, its not much for a considerable weight difference bobtail. An unpowered front axle doesn't help either whether how much traction the drive wheels have(in dirt).
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I may not be a metal fabricator but I know my way around wood. Started to make a flat deck trailer out of scraps I had laying around in my "shop". I do plan on using some aluminum for the edges though.
This is a pretty layout picture of the deck boards. Veneer strips are going to be sanded and a coat of white wash stain and a sealer. I'm going to do some testing before anything is final. |
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Cool trailers!
Its nice to see some that aren't the kits, or cnc aluminum |
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Finally got a new RadioLink AT9 radio. Still trying to learn my way around it and all of its functions. For the price this radio is excellent and does everything that I need it to do. |
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Thought I would share an update on my truck. This is a recent video of some new functions on my rig. Nothing to special but you can see my fifth wheel hook stealth operation with braided steel wire.
https://youtu.be/pxxRoEUZ0aQ |
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You need to set the video to public its currently private and know one will be able to see it.
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Thanks, I uploaded from my phone and didn't see any option to make it public but I'll get it fixed.
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Very nice, lights are always cool.
Chris |
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