777 HAUL TRUCK (1/12 size)

[DADSGARAGE]

Originally Posted by Fired up

nice work, a work of art. I may need to get you to come help me dig out from all the snow we have here when you get it finished. We have over two feet already this is to much for this early in the
winter.

Thanks.....not sure if it is "art" but it is turning out to be a lot of work!!
( You just need to build a bigger dozer for all the snow... )

Originally Posted by pigeonfarmboy

Truck is killer! Lemme know when you decide to cut another set of sheets so I can tig one up!

Thanks.....didn't think there would be much interest in a 1/12 model on here maybe I was wrong....need to get this one done first....who knows someday I might cosider cutting some for others....(Tig is the way to go !!!)

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Really excellent forming and fab methods - I have learned a good bit from your posts - thank you. The guard rail and ladder methods are the best!

Thanks for those links to Waterjet companies and the Plasma cutter info - hopefully someday I can afford a table myself.

Once again - thanks for sharing your project - it's awesome!

Thanks!!!.....glad to see my simple build and ideas are helpful...that's what this is all about, sharing and learning from others. There are builders that are much more skilled and way way more talented than me on here....as long as we share, we all get to learn....and there is SO MUCH we all can learn from each other !!! Thanks Again....

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Started playing around with the fuel tank.....actually this will have two fuel tanks....it should have one fuel tank and one hyd. tank but I'm going to make both sides the same....besides you can only see one side at a time and most people won't see the error so hey works for me.....Ok so I'm cutting corners, again!! ( I just want to get this done...work out the details later..maybe )

The tank looks a bit too long....need to shorten it just a little....try and try again!!!!

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[RCP57]

Looks good to me. I think you need to air up those rear tires again! That foam you have in there is unhappy...

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Originally Posted by RCP57

Looks good to me. I think you need to air up those rear tires again! That foam you have in there is unhappy...

YUP!!! No doubt!! Foam just isn't going to cut it!!! (Looks tired already and it hasn't done any work yet!!)

[doodlebug]

Have you talked to a tire store, about urethane fill for your truck tires?
Cheers, Neil.

[RCP57]

I think he should put the tubes back in and run nitrogen... Don't want that tire pressure to change with all that heat build up while hauling!

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Originally Posted by RCP57

I think he should put the tubes back in and run nitrogen... Don't want that tire pressure to change with all that heat build up while hauling!

Right!! Forgot about that.....heat build up in haul truck tires is bad!!! I will have to consider that....hate to blow a tire knowing this thing has such a "blistering speed"...more likely heat build up from carrying a heavy empty @$$ truck...

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by DADSGARAGE

Right!! Forgot about that.....heat build up in haul truck tires is bad!!! I will have to consider that....hate to blow a tire knowing this thing has such a "blistering speed"...more likely heat build up from carrying a heavy empty @$$ truck...

Yeah you wouldn't want it to burn up like that haul truck at the Meadowbank gold mine!

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Originally Posted by RCP57

Yeah you wouldn't want it to burn up like that haul truck at the Meadowbank gold mine!

Nope....truck/tire fires are no fun....they burn for days....

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Originally Posted by doodlebug

Have you talked to a tire store, about urethane fill for your truck tires?
Cheers, Neil.

OK...so it's my turn to be "tired and stupid"...LOL...never heard of urethane filled tires..tell me more!!

[doodlebug]

Originally Posted by DADSGARAGE

OK...so it's my turn to be "tired and stupid"...LOL...never heard of urethane filled tires..tell me more!!

http://www.pathwaypolymers.com/www/docs/164/

http://blog.otrwheel.com/what-is-pol...-does-it-work/
Go talk to a tire dealer that handles forklift and industrial/construction tire's, and they can give you more detail's, I don't think you need more than an "8"
on the durometer scale, but inflate your tire's to the desired pressure, and tell the dealer to match it with the fill. Spray foam at home depot is NOT the same stuff.
Hope this help's
cheer's, Neil.

[Trucker_Jo]

We have an old lawn mower that we use for towing trailers around the property. We had a tire shop fill the tires with foam. We still haven't had any problems with the tires even with the chains and a load on. So i'm sure whatever they used will work for you!

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Thanks guys for the tire fill info......that would be a good solution......the only draw back might be the added weight,not like this thing is a feather weight now...lol....

[Ashrod]

From my experience with racing go karts where the tires have to reach an optimum operating tempature of 165* F, when I ran tires with air or nitrogen they both reacted the same as far as how much air pressure was increased and it also took the same amount of laps to build the same heat and air pressure!!! With all that being said, I would look into foam filling the tires to achieve what you want!!! Also my wife's new nissan cube dropped air pressure from the recommended pressure of 44 psi to an average of 20 psi when the cold weather set in, and they are nitrogen filled also!!! Hope this helps!!!

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Made a new cab today (cut from 14ga)....needed to make some changes...so I added holes to attach the windows and the grab bar at the same time. Decided to use fasteners to attach the windows....the upper portion of the cab will be painted black so the fasteners shouldn't stick out to bad....


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[RCP57]

Nice! So jealous!

Maybe you should get some button head screws???? Not picking, just a suggestion.

[DADSGARAGE]

Thanks.....button heads would most likely look better....don't have any that small...yet...lol

[doodlebug]

Metal origami, That's a neat way to build!

Cheer's, Neil.

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Originally Posted by doodlebug

Metal origami, That's a neat way to build!

Cheer's, Neil.

Metal origami...lol...never thought of it like that before...but your right, thats kinda what it is