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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
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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

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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