Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Yeah it is nice to have his help every now and then especially when it comes to tooling. He has helped me out a lot by giving me stuff out of his toolbox. We haven't spent much time on the machinery together though which is mostly my fault. He has offered but our schedules don't work out all that often and I'm really pig headed and want to figure stuff out on my own(usually the wrong way). I know that I'm weird but I like to be by myself a lot haha! He might come over this weekend though to help me build another hydraulic pump so that will be cool if he can... I need to finish the 630D....

Reg

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Wow Reg its coming along quite nicely. Axles look great! Keep up the awesome work!

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

HAH! that's funny! I can relate, I greatly dislike ppl noise too. ;)

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

I spent a little time here and there over the last few days and managed to get the rear suspension done. The leaves need some prettying up but I will do that later on when I finish the axles. I made up my own link bars and TIG'd them together. I then pressed the pins and rubber bushings(hose) in. It seems to flex nicely but not an unrealistic amount. At least I was finally able to see it roll back and forth on it's axles! Now comes the tricky part...finishing the gear train!

Thanks for looking!

http://youtu.be/LS6eurJgOYY

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps13f3a463.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0fbae9d6.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...pse8f9bbf0.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps62767b6c.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps935ed819.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps009b825e.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9392754f.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...psb69cdb8b.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4ae9e2c9.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps11c6b01d.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps64ece3b6.jpg

Reg

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Very very nice I luv it man that thing is big:eek::D

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Hmmm, I'm seriously gonna have to consider getting a tig welder... no way could I ever mig such parts together like your link bars without destroying them. Great Show again Reg. :cool:

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Reg you have done some very nice work here keep it up. Ed

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

The suspension detail is amazing! Don't know if I'd have the nerve to try making axle housings - but your results are really great. Yes, it is a good feeling to roll it around - just got the motor and driveshafts finished on my Payhauler - another step forward.

Enjoying your build immensely.

Ken

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Always amazed on how well you tig weld all of your parts. Keep it coming.
Making the rears sure looks great.

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Reg,

Looks great, what material are you using for the axles?....and I noticed you pressed bushings in, are they bronze impregnated? I probably overlooked those posts. I like the custom stuff like this. Keep up the fine work. Colin

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

This is a one-of-a-kind rig! A lot of rigs claim to be "custom", but this is as true to that as you can get! Excellent work, I can't wait to see more! :D

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Reg, looks like you're working full time with model building, when not checking forum every day, I have to go back a page on your tread to see what's happend since last time.
Those axle bars looks very good, with that rubber inside it's just like the real ones.

Thanks for that pic, will do one, looks handy!
Dan

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Once again, nice work Reg! The radius and torque rods look good. Question though....is there supposed to be one more rod, running parallel with the axle, that ties into the chassis frame rail? I've never seen a Kenworth like this, so maybe they don't have them? I'm not sure of the proper term for a rod like that, but I think they call panhard bars in the rock crawling world. The truck is looking great! Standing on it's own feet.

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Thank you very much...yes it is BIG!

Thanks Joe, I would say that TIG is great for our hobby. With a little practice even a guy like me can turn out some decent stuff and there is virtually no fumes and never any sparks/spatter.

Thanks Ed, complements like yours keep me motivated!

Thanks Ken!....so where are the pics of your Payhauler????? I love that build!

Thanks very much. It makes me think that I'm doing something right when someone like yourself is impressed.

The axles are made from cold rolled steel, the housings are aluminum. Yes the bushings on the inside are bronze oilite.

Thanks, No matter what hobby I have pursued in life I have always rathered to build versus buy. Partly because I have yet to win the lottery...Ah, who am I kidding if I won I would buy more machinery!:D

Yes Dan I have been pretty much working on this full time(ten hours today). I'm obsessed at the moment! I'm going back to work finally next week so I have been pushing myself to get as much done as possible!

Nate Thanks! These trucks don't have a panhard bar. The earlier trucks(848-early 849) with underslung springs did have them but appearently they had too many roll overs so Kenworth went to a different suspension setup(the same as Hayes and Pacific) with overslung springs. I guess the spring pack is enough to keep the axles centered:confused:.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OK, Todays update... well actaully it's been a couple days. I FINALLY almost have the front diff finished. I need to weld the gears to the shafts and do a little more prettying up to the housing but it works. I have started the rear diff too but I'm still waiting on the ring and pinion....AND MY MILL DIED! I'm not sure what happened. I shut it off because I was done for the day, then I changed my mind and decided to drill another hole(this is just like riding a motocross bike, never say just one more lap cause thats always when you crash hard). I flipped on the master switch and nothing happened. It seems like there is a blown fuse or something. No magic smoke escaped and there is power to the mill. Anyone have any ideas? BF30???

I didn't take many pics of the process....but here is a little vid of it spinning...

http://youtu.be/Wrq2KidK3JA

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...psb385580a.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2cc36873.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps05a5a630.jpg
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps284dfe29.jpg

Reg

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Oh man, Reg, after seeing your axle in this mostly completed state, I think I'm just going to throw in the towl with my build! That looks awesome.

Sorry about the mill giving you problems. I guess if you have digital multi-meter, you need to see if you have in coming power first, and if you have some fuses, you need to check that they are good. Just pull the fuse and do a continuity check - meter set to ohms. Not to familiar with your mill. Does it have a speed controller? Maybe you just have a bad push button or switch?

In anycase get it going so you can continue with this incredible build!

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

I don't think you need to throw in any towels. Unless you want to throw them my way for when I cry myself to sleep knowing that my mill died:(. It has a brushed motor with variable speed. Power is getting to the switch but I'm not sure about anything beyond that. I read in the manual that it has a fuse but it doesn't say where it is. It just tells you to have it serviced by a tech:confused:. It still has over a years warranty on it so I won't go too crazy until I speak to the dealer. It probably won't be anything simple knowing my luck but I have my fingers crossed.

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Great Job Reg that's exactly what I'm doing with my truck rears but in a smaller scale :eek: . you ware the mill out already ?:eek::p

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

That looks nice!

Kerst

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

Reg very nice work on the rears like I said before this a real scratch build. Ed

Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway
 

I found the fuses and they were blown so I drove around town until I found a place that had them(Sunday sucks for buying obscure stuff). I came home and put them in, turned on the main switch and everything lit up. I then turned the emergency stop switch...still good. Hit the green button and pop, bye bye fuses. I guess something has fried in the board. Hopefully I will hear back from the dealer tomorrow.