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[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?

[Goose19]

Originally Posted by 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?

yeah i noticed that too, i was wondering what it was at first. looks nice and clean! whats the plans for paint? have fun!

oh, are you getting any snow up in the sue yet?

[Mama Sue]

Originally Posted by Goose19

yeah i noticed that too, i was wondering what it was at first. looks nice and clean! whats the plans for paint? have fun!

oh, are you getting any snow up in the sue yet?

No Snow up in the Sault yet. We had Rick-Probuilder paint the truck-it's currently on it's way home to us via the US postal system. Can't wait to see it, but from the pics Rick sent "She's lookin' SWEEEEEEEEET!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by 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?

Hey Craig,
Ya, I like the new version GRU. So easy to install and clean set up. Also cheaper to purchase than the original GRU like in my truck. Fortunately on this truck we are only doing a 3" stretch so no issues with a super long driveline. Any longer and yes I agree the old unit would be better.
I like the RC4WD trailer. Very solid. Had a few problems at first with one of the support legs , got that working good now. There is a few paint chips which are now hidden under the checker plating and behind the DOT tape so all is good
Next project after Susan's truck is done is to install the wireless light kit I got from SS tronix and figure out how to install the motorized legs kit which is a little different than what RC4WD has mounted on this trailer.
I wish I could afford a loader or excavator for the trailer but 5 grand is a little much.....maybe in the future I'm thinking about getting a panzer tank instead. For a thousand bucks, that's more what I can afford

Mario