KH Beam Hauler

[Bo Wallen]

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[Bo Wallen]

Thank You Much, Emil. I'm delighted with this truck, fun to build, and very fun to drive. Some functions still need to be finished, and over to the paint shop.

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To be continued.

[frizzen]

Those are great.

I'm really digging that new dump with flatbed setup.

[Bo Wallen]

Thanks, Frizzen. Having a blast in da shop. And now back to this little guy. Generator unit for the Trommel/Conveyor.

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Also, I need five new bumpers with bullbars. Let's bend it.

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[Bo Wallen]

Power applied.

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[egronvold]

That's a really nice and unique dump truck

[NRS91]

Nice where do you get those square top KW wings from?

[Bo Wallen]

Thank You, NRS91. I sent my design to Chris Maurer, NY, and he made them for me. I think he can make more of them.

[Bo Wallen]

After 15 minutes of prepping and wet sanding, the final coat of primer is on. Not bad at all.

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Now only nine more to go.

[Bo Wallen]

Remember this old Truck? Freddy's (FGD) Logging Build. Well, the time has come for an update.

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New shoes and rims, gearshift servo installed.

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I am trying different side covers.

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This cover needs a lot more massage to fit correctly.

I am making a chain box.

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The gearbox now perfect.

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The Rear bumper style 1.

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Style 2.

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Also, building a ballast deck for heavy haul push/pull. attached on the fifth wheel.

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More to come.

[NRS91]

Smart work Bo!
Any suggestions for stripping the chrome off the rear mudflap brackets?

[Bo Wallen]

Thanks, NSR91, (Wish I knew your real name by now.)

Yes. I use this product as it comes, don't dilute it, just use it concentrated, The plastic/PVC parts can stay for weeks, no worries of harm to them. Overnight soaking should be enough for most parts, longer if needed. The more times you soak parts, the weaker the bleach gets. All you need to do after the soak is rinse the pieces thoroughly and wet sand with 400-1000 grit for the paint to hold too.

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P.S. I dechrome almost all parts. Not a fan of chromed parts on a work truck

[NRS91]

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Thanks, NSR91, (Wish I knew your real name by now.)

Yes. I use this product as it comes, don't dilute it, just use it concentrated, The plastic/PVC parts can stay for weeks, no worries of harm to them. Overnight soaking should be enough for most parts, longer if needed. The more times you soak parts, the weaker the bleach gets. All you need to do after the soak is rinse the pieces thoroughly and wet sand with 400-1000 grit for the paint to hold too.


P.S. I dechrome almost all parts. Not a fan of chromed parts on a work truck

Ahh but Bo you do know my real name, its Nick Steggel with the 10x10 KW, Hanomag Gigant, Scammell Crusader, and currently making the 8x8 wrecker

Cheers for the advice!

[Bo Wallen]

Great, Nick. Now 1+1=two I follow your build, Nick.

I dived into my shop today, a quick one.

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[Bo Wallen]

I found a little jar of time, woohoo.

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The rough part of the box, done, now over to fine-tune department.

[egronvold]

Looking good, Bo!

[frizzen]

That's a really sharp Merc outfit. Was it an old tamiya body, or Freddy custom?

Are the trailer tires supposed to have that much offset? Looks good either way.

[Bo Wallen]

Thanks, Frizzen. Yes, Freddy cut that body and made it to a day cab, model short. The Trailer has the longer axles, 140mm. I think duals have 120mm if I remember right. After the Merc, I will rebuild the Trailer to extendable, the trombone type and more axles, of course.

[Bo Wallen]

Some other stuff arrived. Let's do this.

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Out with the weak suspension.

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And push in the new.

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I am done for today, G Nite.

[Bo Wallen]

Two Stacks are better than one.

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