JBC limited NZ

[andyathome]

still waiting for some belts to show up for the crusher , so I made a start on the latest project.
I picked up a second hand king hauler with a home made tipper trailer , which has a 4 stage wedico hydraulic system.
the plan was to clean it up and a quick paint job....
the previous owner wasn't too kind to the truck and a little rough in the building side of things.
so the plan changed a little, I was going to make a trailer and fit the hydraulics but looking at the truck , as a day cab it looked too long.
plan B , make the truck into a dump truck and make a smaller pup since Ive already ordered some axels I might as well use them.

heres a few progress pictures, The cab will be lowered as all the plastic parts holding the cab were broken of butchered.















cheers andy

[andyathome]

more time spent in the shed.
this is how the truck started in the morning and how it sits now.
lots of sanding to finish off tipper body and then its the tail gate to make.















slowly getting there

cheers andy

[andyathome]

got a little more done on the dump truck.

not overly happy with the tipper body, due to a little warping when welding.

No gas for the tig so had to use the mig, blown a few holes here and there but nothing a little filler wont hide.
I will also replace the plastic tanks and make two stainless ones so that one of them will be full of hydraulic oil and the other possibly to hold the pump.

its been an interesting week, the mrs has been laid off , new parts are turning up daily for the dump truck and pup build and the dogs ate the spa pool cover and chewed through the spa pool power cord when it was turned on!!!!!
what do ya do...



Ive also got another wedico ram and pump coming from a fellow RC chap in ausie , so pup will match the truck.



got some more sanding to do then it is the big decision on colour choice.



enough talk heres a few pictures













cheers andy