D8R +463 in 1/5,6

[bigford]

thats cat is sweet, but i want to see the lowboy and tractor you build to haul it!!

[D8R]

Originally Posted by bigford

thats cat is sweet, but i want to see the lowboy and tractor you build to haul it!!

There has been plans for building this, but it depends on if I can get some drawings to work from. As you might know, I´m living in Sweden and we have different lowboys here, if I build one it should look like an american, Rogers or other brand. Guess it´s hard to get drawings, next option is to make my own drawings (need to go over there ). If anyone have connections to a manufactor, please let me know, don´t need production drawings, only a nice drawing showing main sizes and positions with side- top- rear view.
Have a KW drawn, as with all rolling models, biggest problem is to find tires looking like the real ones.

About electric drive, there´s always a possibility to change way of powering this model, it´s not that hard to remove all hydraulics (exept for cylinders) but you will need some big batteries to get the power. But I will try with gas engine first, if that fails, that problem has to be dealt with then.

Progress, last (?) parts on order now (Kalle, have a good supplier close to where I live, thanks anyhow) hope to get them before christmas.
Did buy some thin glass (1,7mm) sheet, will try make windows in real glass.

Dan

[TRUCKMAKER]

Hi Dan, here is the link to Roger trailers
http://www.rogerstrailers.com/
I saved the site for that very reason they have drawings with dimensions, hope it helps. The build is coming along nicely.

[9W Monighan]

Hey Dan, You may want to cut the glass to size then see about getting it tempered so it won't crack easily.

[D8R]

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

Hi Dan, here is the link to Roger trailers
http://www.rogerstrailers.com/
I saved the site for that very reason they have drawings with dimensions, hope it helps. The build is coming along nicely.

Thanks, did look there on a 50 ton lowboy(CR50PL), scaled down to D8R size (1 to5,6), the trailer alone will be 9foot long! Unfortunatly it looks like the drawing is not so good for detail, have to enlarge it with 1500%, but it will give main messurments. Guess christmas holidays saved behind computer making some drawings.

Hey Dan, You may want to cut the glass to size then see about getting it tempered so it won't crack easily.

Steve, I will try cutting the windows first, not sure I can do it, is it specialist that tempers the glass?

Dan

[9W Monighan]

That thin of glass is not difficult to cut if you score it correctly with a good glass cutter. After cut to basic size, you can grose with pliers sand or carefully grind to get the rounded corners then sand smooth. You should be able to go to a glass shop and they could get the pieces tempered for you. I learned how to cut glass at an early age in my grandfather's stained glass shop.