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Old 12-29-2013, 08:42 PM
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KP, what planetary ratio and motor did you go with for the 777? I'm just curious what you think the truck will gross out at, weight-wise, and about how much power it would take to move the load. How many volts are you running the motor at?
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Old 12-30-2013, 05:52 PM
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I just read through a couple pages of this build to get myself caught back up, and the truck looks amazing. You are a true craftsman.

As far as your question regarding the appearance of the walkway, I think it looks fantastic, but what may be throwing it off to you is the open spaces in the walking surface. In the pictures it looks like the walking surface is expanded metal or diamond plate where you have solid metal with slots. Those slots in scale look a little big, probably a couple scale inches wide. If you attached some scale expanded metal or diamond plate on top I bet the scale appearance would change.

Again, I think it looks great and very scale, just trying to take a stab at what was bothering you when looking at it in person.
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Old 12-30-2013, 10:13 PM
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KP, what planetary ratio and motor did you go with for the 777? I'm just curious what you think the truck will gross out at, weight-wise, and about how much power it would take to move the load. How many volts are you running the motor at?
The motor /gear box is a Banebots 256:1 P60 gear box RS540 motor. 12volts

The weight of the truck will be about 85-90lbs.....

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I just read through a couple pages of this build to get myself caught back up, and the truck looks amazing. You are a true craftsman.

As far as your question regarding the appearance of the walkway, I think it looks fantastic, but what may be throwing it off to you is the open spaces in the walking surface. In the pictures it looks like the walking surface is expanded metal or diamond plate where you have solid metal with slots. Those slots in scale look a little big, probably a couple scale inches wide. If you attached some scale expanded metal or diamond plate on top I bet the scale appearance would change.

Again, I think it looks great and very scale, just trying to take a stab at what was bothering you when looking at it in person.
You maybe right about the slots...they are a bit big....scale would make them at about 1.5".....wish I had a picture of the walkway from above to see what it actually looks like...thanks for your input....glad you like the build!!
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Old 12-30-2013, 10:35 PM
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"The weight of the truck will be about 85-90lbs....."

Nice!
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Old 12-30-2013, 10:43 PM
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"The weight of the truck will be about 85-90lbs....."

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Hope it will carry more than it weighs....
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Old 12-31-2013, 03:16 AM
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The motor /gear box is a Banebots 256:1 P60 gear box RS540 motor. 12volts

The weight of the truck will be about 85-90lbs.....
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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.
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Old 12-31-2013, 10:00 AM
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Truck is killer! Lemme know when you decide to cut another set of sheets so I can tig one up!
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Old 12-31-2013, 07:33 PM
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Happy New Year !!!
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Old 12-31-2013, 08:09 PM
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Old 12-31-2013, 11:43 PM
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Cut some panels for the box ealier today....not sure if I want them (1/2") above the frame like in the pics or even with the top of the box frame....What do you guys think???
The holes in the panels will be plug welded and then sanded flat...to avoid seeing any welds....the box floor on this model is flat unlike the real deal...kinda wish I had made it more like the real deal...would look much better...the flat floor was the easy way out...LOL..

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I take it you are suprised at the weight....LOL...told you it was heavy!!!!

( when it is finished I will get the actual weight...I'm only guessing on the weight being 85-90lbs...but my back tells me I'm close!!! )

The weight on the 1:1 777D is 142,573 lbs so if I did the math right the 1/12 model should be 82.5 lbs ??? So it may end up being a bit heavier than it should be in terms of scale....good thing this is a 1/12"ish" size and not 1/12 scale...LOL....
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Old 01-01-2014, 12:55 AM
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This model is massiVEE. And awesome I like the 1/2 inch kept above the frame part on the dump box I think it looks better than if it were to be cut flush. How many shovel-fulls of dirt you reckon this thing willl haul when you get there?
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Old 01-01-2014, 01:47 AM
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This model is massiVEE. And awesome I like the 1/2 inch kept above the frame part on the dump box I think it looks better than if it were to be cut flush. How many shovel-fulls of dirt you reckon this thing willl haul when you get there?
Thanks....this thing is a fairly big...and really heavy...LOL...not sure how much this will carry,but he taller side walls will help a little...
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Old 01-01-2014, 08:00 AM
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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!
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Old 01-02-2014, 11:01 PM
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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
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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... )

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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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Old 01-02-2014, 11:37 PM
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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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Old 01-03-2014, 12:27 AM
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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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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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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!!)
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