First Build - King Hauler

[Kaf343]

Awesome job, love the paint combo. Very nice. Can't wait for more pics.

[1985 kenworth]

WOW....WOW...nice job so far alan can't wait to see this truck in person man as you know pictures don't do things justice,it will great to run with you hopefully sometime in the near future

[Goose19]

Originally Posted by glorydays24

This truck is sharp. The paint is a work of art, be proud.

Big John

im pleased with it over all, a few little things i wish worked better, but i'll know for the next one! Thanks!

Originally Posted by Kaf343

Awesome job, love the paint combo. Very nice. Can't wait for more pics.

thanks kaf

Originally Posted by 1985 kenworth

WOW....WOW...nice job so far alan can't wait to see this truck in person man as you know pictures don't do things justice,it will great to run with you hopefully sometime in the near future

thanks dwayne. im hoping to get the rest finished in less than a year! i need a driveshaft, rx and esc to get it mobile, waiting for the xmas bill to be paid for that stuff.

[Goose19]

heres a teaser for the trailer i can finally start on:

[Goose19]

the trailer will actually be almost 4" shorter, just wanted to get a pic of the frame together. according to my finger and toe counting, im about 2' 10" overlength in scale measurements

[powerstroke_1999]

Good looking truck man like the paint job.

[Espeefan]

Your trailer's main frame is looking really nice. Great start to a drop deck! Did you cut and curve the webs off the rear rails to flow into the drop, from the rear? That's a nice touch.

[Goose19]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Your trailer's main frame is looking really nice. Great start to a drop deck! Did you cut and curve the webs off the rear rails to flow into the drop, from the rear? That's a nice touch.

thanks nate.

my machine shop consists of a scroll saw, 18v drill and some files, so it isnt anything too elaborate!
i notched the suspension frame and bent the top over a piece of 1/8" i cut out to give it the curved look of a fontaine double drop. i plan on getting some aluminum brazing supplies and trying my hand at that.

[Goose19]

Well its update time.

re did the frame rails and traded out russ's old style air ride for the new, stretched the frame a little and added some goodies. work truck bumper and center rear bumper from russ also, the rims are IHB and the tanks i trimmed the step mounts off the stock ones and flipped them. (thanks dwayne) its still in mock up as there are a few more things to change but ive got the basics down, and it drives now! although quietly, but it does.
the pics arent the best but it was early (or late? 4am anyway) when i was taking them

[Supermario]

Looking sweet Dude! I like how the chicken lights are incorporated into the sleeper skirts . Can't wait to see it all lit up!

Mario

Oh yeah, the driveshaft looks real beefy! Is that a rc4wd shaft?

[Goose19]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Looking sweet Dude! I like how the chicken lights are incorporated into the sleeper skirts . Can't wait to see it all lit up!

Mario

Oh yeah, the driveshaft looks real beefy! Is that a rc4wd shaft?

thx mario, i caught the bug at clifford

the drive shaft is a $11 special. if you look back in this thread i made a lift axle from some copper pipe and gorilla glue...... where i learned just how strong gorilla glue is. its a piece of 1/2" styrene tube with traxxas driveshafts glued in the ends

also, i spread the drives out to scale 60" spread, and made a small driveshaft the same way.

[russisloud]

Looking good man, i like the longer spread on the rear drives

[Trucker_Jo]

I really love this truck! Keep it up with the lowboy and you'll be golden!

[1985 kenworth]

hey mario we should get him out to the truck shows more often...it seems to have lit a fire under you know what...alan the truck looks great...thought you sold it...sorry i wasn't going to say that but ......well you know the rest...looks great .keep the updates coming

[Trucker_Jo]

Originally Posted by Trucker_Jo

I really love this truck! Keep it up with the lowboy and you'll be golden!

I forgot to mention, some skinny straight pipes would look killer

[JAMMER]

Very nice looking horse and you have a great start on a beam low boy trailer I wish someone made these so I could buy one to haul my excavator around on it all the other are to narrow. Ed

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Killing it as always these picks look much better then the email ones..

[bigdogrod]

trailer metal work is awesome, especially with limited tools.

[Goose19]

Originally Posted by russisloud

Looking good man, i like the longer spread on the rear drives

thx. just trying to be different....in a good way, not the short bus way.

Originally Posted by Trucker_Jo

I really love this truck! Keep it up with the lowboy and you'll be golden!

no pun intended right? haha thx

Originally Posted by 1985 kenworth

hey mario we should get him out to the truck shows more often...it seems to have lit a fire under you know what...alan the truck looks great...thought you sold it...sorry i wasn't going to say that but ......well you know the rest...looks great .keep the updates coming

always one comedian in the bunch huh thx Dwayne

Originally Posted by Trucker_Jo

I forgot to mention, some skinny straight pipes would look killer

there are more things to add, just need the time and the $$$ to get them

Originally Posted by JAMMER

Very nice looking horse and you have a great start on a beam low boy trailer I wish someone made these so I could buy one to haul my excavator around on it all the other are to narrow. Ed

Thx Jammer, the trailer is being redesigned some.

Originally Posted by Tamiya Cowboy

Killing it as always these picks look much better then the email ones..

why because its a real one, and looks right? haha thx paul

Originally Posted by bigdogrod

trailer metal work is awesome, especially with limited tools.

its not as awesome building it with limited tools, but it gets the job done.
thx

[russisloud]

you know there is always a seat for ya on the bus