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Is that squirrel alive or he's stuffed ?

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Very real and has made several appearances on coopers thread. Handy little tree rat that he is.:lol::)

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Hahaha no way! I saw him in Cooper's thread but took it for granted he was stuffed. How the h3ll do you handle him ?!? Lol

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Mario first off the new wheels on the dump truck are beautiful!, Secondly, how do you like the Truck Puller Motor? And lastly, is that a Cummins in that truck, cause I can't tell?


Seriously nice truck!
http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...ps502d47c2.jpg
http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psc9dee72e.jpg

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ya think the guy works for kat or something!!!!

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Ooh Deere o Deere.......

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Usually with lead!!! Really calms them down :). :lol::lol::lol:



Marios truck, I've always told him that one is my favorite!!

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Thanks for the kind words Craig. I appreciate it.:)
First of all, Steves wheels make the truck for sure. Along with Regs box and Rods visor of course! ;)

Second, very happy with the motor. I hesitated at first but remembered reading somewhere , quality motors aren't cheap! :lol: and the fact that it was a recommended match for the PMD 4:1 , I chose to buy and just use the stock pinion. Tons of power, a loaded truck weighs between 23-25lbs and I run around in 2 or 3rd. Running a 2200 ma lipo and a cheap China esc's ( that's going to change soon :) ) I get well over an hour run time.

Thirdly, :lol::lol::lol:

only thing I wish I did different would be a manual locking diff. I have the rear axle fully locked and when loaded needs a country mile to turn.:)

Definitely not a speed demon but it's perfect speed for the backyard. Here's a old vid showing speed ranges

http://youtu.be/Hj_nRp54QzI

http://youtu.be/JaXSujWOWfk

It's been over 22yrs now but just so we're clear, if you cut me I don't bleed yellow! :lol:

:lol::lol::lol::cop:

It's the youngest truck of the fleet but has the most miles on it for sure. I guess that makes it my favorite too.:D.
Can't wait to see that CAT hoe of yours loading the black cat truck.....wait a minute, maybe I should run the hoe and you can drive the truck.... Hmmm, that don't work either:confused: I'm between a rock and a hard place aren't I :D:lol::lol:;)

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Hmmmm. If you are the Referee :cop: and you have really nice Penalty Box with Umbrella Drinks :D You give out Yellow and red cards and you can drive anything......no one will notice anything at all.......:lol:

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Mario you can run anything I bring kat or pete

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Really switching things up in the shop today. i bought my tanker trailer about 4yrs ago and at the time all I did to it was cat mudflaps and the company logo on the sides. Was planning to install motorized legs, some marker lights , SS Tronix light kit. I have all that stuff but the project never got started and has sat on the shelf since.
For once my procrastination has paid off! :D. I've learned a lot about this hobby and have a lot more tools and materials since 4 yrs ago. Also picked up some sweet looking half round fenders made by Flatdeck a few years ago that I was going to use on the Izzy dump trailer but if there is one thing I didn't like on the tanker is the stock fenders.
So it's time! Finally going to customize and upgrade the tanker trailer and get this old project off the to do list once and for all! :):bounce:

Best part is, nothing to order and wait for. It's all been on a shelf for the last 3 1/2 yrs! :cop:

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9ohzwgid.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psbdatinpc.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psrogagaxc.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psf4dwra9j.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...pscmeenc7s.jpg

And I realized at the current exchange rate, there's a lot of cash been sitting on the shelf! Still have enough to do 2 trailers and one more truck someday. :rolleyes:

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psd8o6540i.jpg

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Mighty fine Tanker Mario.........The fenders are spot on..........Question : Is that the BEER Transporter ?

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I was thinking a Tequila tanker. :). Haul salt in the dump truck and lemons on the flatbed for those people who need that stuff.:lol:;)

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no training wheels needed!!!

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Need a squirt pump and some good ole' moonshine!! Can drink and start the fires in the steel plant!!

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You guys are going to get out of hand!:D

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Now we talking :lol:

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Did you expect anything else ??? :lol::lol::lol:

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The tequila tanker is done! .....well, at least the lights and motorized legs are. The actual fluid hauling part will have to wait till a future winter build.:rolleyes: who knows, might take another 3yrs before that happens :lol:

I'm real happy with results. I wanted to keep it simple and subtle. No room for light bezels along the top so just went with small holes just large enough for the LED tip. 6/64 drill bit and the lighting is just right. When lights off you can barely even see the holes so, I like.

Using a chunk of Coroplast I came up with a nice material to make a mounting plate for the SS Tronix gear. Slides in and out like a tray and also incorparated a way to secure the battery. Using a 3,000ma nimh battery is overkill but at least this way I should be good for the entire summer and it adds weight on the drives. :rolleyes::D

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psvnspynid.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psobnb20r6.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psx8bvg9rj.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...pskgqa4tgj.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psbulvjtgx.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...pstg3t4biy.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psnxmpysyu.jpg

Also added some back up lights and end markers on the stock bumper

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5pxz0heq.jpg

It's hard to take pics of this shiny tank but like I say, it's hard to see the holes when not lit up.

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1sm41cia.jpg

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Wow Mario, that looks so nice and the Pete and the trailer are a perfect match!
http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psbulvjtgx.jpg

Your truck builds always look so nice and clean.

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WOW that set up looks great!!!

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That's one cool tanker! :cool: Watch your corners so you don't clip one of your buildings :D

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Thanks guys. Means a lot to me coming from old dogs on the forum like you two:D:p
I forgot to share some of the underside touches I added. I love the black rails in the tanker kit but hate all the silver shiny hardware it's bolted with so grabbed a brush and some flat black just to clean things up a bit.
Of course I'd love to have a nice air bag suspension type set up but i rather work with what I got and sometimes a little lipstick and makeup can go along way.:eek:.....

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7sxspgw5.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/...psrarsjl1v.jpg

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Thanks Brandon. Hopefully those buildings will all be in the backyard very soon now. :bounce: snow is just finally all gone today. One bad thing about the trees and shade they provide makes things very slow in the spring:(
Got a whole lot of raking to do once things are dry and then the fun begins! :bounce:

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Tell me about it...the joys of spring cleaning lol Started cleaning the back yard dead branches and such...also filled up three 50lbs bags of dog poo! :( Swear feels like I own a horse at times. Come summer time sure are happy having trees lol

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150 pounds of dog crap? Holy sh!t! You run a puppy mill or what?:eek:

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Hahahaha nope just one 75lbs amstaff and accumulation over the winter...no point trying to pick up frozen turds!

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You need a rc tractor with manure bucket and spreader . Maybe you can sell as garden manure to the next street

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Lmao :lol: The street block will smell great!

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Lol!! I feel your pain, a Great Dane and Irish wolfhound really add up after winter!! Went on vacation one year and one of the guys decided to "help out" by picking up all the winter logs and putting into big trash can, but didn't empty the can, filled up with rain and I had the fun of trying to move a 55gallon trash can filled with winter piles and a nice slurry of what started out as a helpful hand!!!

Truck looks good Mario. If it isn't functional by summer I'm sure we will have some flatbeds to haul a few six packs. ;)

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Yup. Been there, done that. :D

http://youtu.be/PBjxh9fOObs