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Highway Trucks and Trailers On road trucks and trailers single and twin axle trucks. |
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Re: My first semi build thread
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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Yea I decided to go a different route with the blue lights and changed them to amber but kept the inside cabin blue for now. I'll be getting some underglow lights for under the chassis that will be purple. Still a lot more lights to add on the air filters and along the bottom of the sleeper.
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