S&M Trucking open for bizz nizz !!!

[Supermario]

Thanks Sharkey, yes they are excellent. The pics do no justice to the close up detail of them. Now I gotta come up with some cargo Got a few ideas but right now were in the middle of Susan's truck transformation and focus is on that right now . She's gonna love it when it's done

Mario

[Supermario]

No, actually Susan's truck is in ricks hands ( pro builder ) the white Weidco Pete is another project I couldn't say no to

[ihbuilder]

so your the 1 who got it eh ? I was going to watch it then decided no it'll take away from my equipment funds .

[plow jockey]

Real nice pics!! Congrats on the Wedico!!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by plow jockey

Real nice pics!! Congrats on the Wedico!!

Thanks man. It's my first Wedico. She's a real beauty.the fit and finish is great, door seams are tight, same with sleeper. It came with the original paperwork, was bought in June of 1990 by a hobby shop in California. The truck is structurally all assembled , the wiring is installed but nothing was ever connected! All the wire ends still have the tape on the ends! In other words , this baby has never been run! 22 years old and brand new .
Can't wait to get started on it but first things first.... Gotta get Susan's truck done, give the bank account a break for a bit then start. Feburary I figure sounds bout right....oh wait, it's a Wedico might have to wait till June!! lol

Mario

[sandfarmer]

S&M Trucking...sounds kinky! LOL! Nice fleet.

[1985 kenworth]

hey mario nice flatbed ...looks heavy duty....i managed to get some of the newsletters from my club prez ,they are on the way to me and as soon as i get them 1 will go out in the mail to you asap and its a go for clifford again next year hopefully adam will come and there are a few others a father and son's i met a my lhs that are in to the trucks also,with some luck we could end up with quite a few guys and trucks .we definetely have to figure out a better system for the road thing so we can all run all the time even at night

[Supermario]

Thanks D
Heavy load you say?? How's about, 45 cans full of beer to be exact. 32 bottles in my backyard gravel road and no problem.......that's gotta be close to as much as your cattle hauler weight eh?
The road issue for Clifford..... Any chance of getting a different area to run in? Maybe more gravel ish?
You know what the real solution is.....kick everyone out of the food court, get rid of the tables and we got a huge concrete , sheltered area to run in all night long! Lol .... C'mon , you can make it happen

Mario

[Claus]

Hi Mario,

You know that is a Wedico Conventional or Freightliner not the Peterbilt kit right? Do you have the Pro chassis or the standard?

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Claus

Hi Mario,

You know that is a Wedico Conventional or Freightliner not the Peterbilt kit right? Do you have the Pro chassis or the standard?

Yup, it's a shaker not a Pete. It has the standard one piece chassis and the plastic 5th wheel which I only like when the truck is hooked to trailer so I can't see it. .....it's gotta go. Anything metal available that fits or can be modified to fit the standard chassis ?
Oooops, sorry I just looked back in the thread and noticed I referred to it as a Pete.... My bad
Mario

[Supermario]

The Wedico is a future project on the shelf right now but I'd like to remove the sleeper and make a dump truck maybe or keep it original and just add a few details.....lower the stance... ( of course ) Not sure right now.

Mario

[Supermario]

Well the weather has been a little better last few days, warmer and no rain . cant make it to St Louis so i figured, good time to officially start the rebuild of Susans rig. There is still enough decent weather to do all the metalwork ( cut and strech rails, install 5th wheel servo, fab up deck plate )
then i can do the wiring and detailing in the comfort of the house in the dead of winter.
So the truck is all apart. First time tear down on this truck but my 4th time doing this to a truck....almost like reverse engineering...lol.
heres a few pics of the work so far. Step one, upgrade powertrain with new motor, clean inspect and upgrade to bearings in transmission, and finish with a 4:1 GRU from PMD .
Next is cut rails, add extensions and paint.

Enjoy










and yes, as per Steve's suggestion you will notice a space heater on the floor by the table





thats it for now.... thanks for looking

mario

[Claus]

I really like those PMD reductions and now that they bolt on to the transmission they are very clean. The only draw back might be on a long rig you can use the older style for a reduction and a carrier bearing at the same time.

Have fun with your rebuild. How do you like the RC4WD trailer?

[plow jockey]

You have a great start there. Can't wait to see it with the cab. The pics he sends don't do his work justice. You get the WOW effect when you see it in person.I like the touches you done with the trailer, been thinking about getting one myself. Great job.

[Mama Sue]

I can't wait to see it up close and personal.....It's too bad Rick doesn't do full size vehicles as my avalanche would be sitting in his garage...

[Supermario]

been so focused and involved with Susans truck, i forgot about the beautiful visor i got from Stepside for my truck So i made some room on the workbench and installed the visor today.Easy to do and looks sharp. Thanks again Rod , I love it!

Mario












Thanks for looking

[plow jockey]

That visor looks awesome.Great looking truck.

[Supermario]

Thanks Fred and Adam.

new update !!! it was xmas in october at the S&M household today
Came home from work to see 2 packages. The cab is back from Probuilder and the wheels are in from IHbuilder. Many thanks to both you guys for excellent product, service and price

seems like this truck is becoming a true forum build? :

Body by Probuilder
Wheels by IHbuilder
Stacks by S&P
Air Cleaners by Russ
Visor by Stepside
MFU from Mackdaddy
of course some stuff from PMD
and working on a Izzy 3 axle aluminum enddump trailer

enough talking....











man, do i ever have alot of work to do now The co-owner of S&M trucking wants this rig on the road.......NOW! lol jk

thanks for looking

mario

[woodhog]

looks good ,now the coowner will have some bling as well

[plow jockey]

That cab looks awesome!!!! Your getting a big collection of show stoppers!!You better get back to building,I want to see some more updates!!