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Reg, you are an animal! The way you crank out the models you build, no one can keep up with you. The amazing part is you still get the details too.

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Thanks very much for all the kind words guys. Here's a couple videos of the truck outside...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEE2...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOp7...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

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Reg,
Absolutely magnificent.

Cheers

Paul

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Nice color choice!
I met a Hayes in similar colors (maybe identical, my memory is foggy) between Port Alberni and Bamfield in 1998. It scared me a bit, we don't have that size of trucks out here on the East Coast. :)

Seems to work just as good as it looks, which is great.

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Yes, that's exactly what I was going for with the color!:D I spent quite a bit of time in that area camping with my parents back in the 80's and early 90's. MacMillan Bloedel had a large camp there (Franklin River Division) and that is how I plan to have the decals made for this truck. The camp is long gone and so is M&B so this is my little tribute.

What's next for me? I am not sure! I have some customer projects that need my attention and the summer months are typically busy with work outside the hobby so there probably won't be anything big going on until the fall at least. I want to scratch build a dozer and have been collecting photos and specs for months so if I can find the time I would like to do that. It will be in 1/10th scale.

Thanks for all the compliments on this truck!

Reg

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This turned out amazing Reg, great job as always!

Can't wait to see the 1/10 scale dozer, you going with old school cable lift or hydraulic on the blade?

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Thanks very much! My plan is to build a D8H or K so it will be hydraulic or at least look that way;). I think the high-track Cat's are cool but I have always had a fancy for older equipment so I think an old late 60's early 70's D8 with a logging arch and winch is the direction I will go. It will be a good match up to sit beside my 955K.

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I vote for the D8K, a favorite of mine, never got to spend enough time on them!
Cheer's, Neil.

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Hey Reg, I watched a neat video on youtube, about forming aluminum with a "t" post.
Thought you might enjoy it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBUoG6V8abQ
Cheers, Neil.

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Beautiful Reg!!! :popcorn:

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If you ask me I dont think this guy ever sleeps ..at times when im getting ready for work and look on here at 5am hes posting pics of what hes already got done for the morning ..Im sure he could easily whip up a D8 K in a few months ..and have it ready for the duncan show lol ..nice work reg

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Hahaha, I'm like a fish...I sleep with my eyes open!lol

I haven't done a lot more to the HD over the last few days but I finally got my order of Orange RX's from Hobbyking so I installed one of the 6ch and cleaned up the wiring under the hood. Soon I will try to install some windows...

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps05c682f6.jpg
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All I can say is this truck came out awesome Reg. Wish I had your skills and a little more time

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The close up of your truck shows some pretty nice paint! :D You must not have used a brush or roller on that one. The finish looks great. You do alright for someone who doesn't enjoy painting. :D

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Thanks guys. The paint is far from good but good from a far if you know what I mean... The first coats went on really well. The second coats a few days later not so much. I have done a little polishing here and there but will do some more once the paint is good and hard.

I installed the front windows and such today so I thought it was time for an outdoor photo shoot!

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...pseaa56d84.jpg
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Awesome pictures. What a feeling it must be to have something so nice you built from scratch and the only one like it anywhere! Nice job Bro, what's next?

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Thanks. I wouldn't call it a scratch build but i guess it is close. Either way i am proud of how it turned out. One thing is for sure, there isn't another one like it!

I didn't spend much time in the shop today as it was my wife's day off and i wanted to putter around outside with her instead of being cooped up inside. While she was busy working on something I did manage to make these horns up.:cop:

I guess they don't really look 100% correct but by the time I mount them along with the clearance lights it should look pretty good. I machined a slight angle into the bottom of them so they will sit horizontal on the sloped roof once mounted.

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8b31720d.jpg
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Thanks for looking.

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Very nice Reg...


Wayne

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Beautiful! I just noticed all the other details I somehow over looked. The radius arms for the front axle, the exhaust pipe running down and forward towards the engine, the air tanks, and plumbing. Love those outdoor photos too. The air horns look great. Your front window gaskets are nice too. That can't be the same stuff you used on your big trucks, is it?

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Thanks Nate. I was trying my best to keep things looking as authentic as possible while running stock Tamiya drivetrain. The real 4640 diffs look a lot different than any available RC stuff so there wasn't much I could do there short of making my own. The steering should be different as well but to keep it simple I left things fairly stock up front too. I knew if I started to make all of this stuff from scratch the truck wouldn't be done in time for the July truck show. The window gaskets are just wiper blades like on the other trucks. I searched through the used wipers i have hoarded and found some that were a little narrower than what I used on the KW. They are a bit too wide but will do the job good enough!

Reg

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A small update for the Hayes. I got a hold of some lights from Wayne last night so I couldn't resist installing them today! Of course this snowballed into more work as it always does....

I made up a steering wheel out of a ring of pipe. I put it in the chuck on my rotary table and milled it round then made up the center. Once it was glued together i decided to polish it. This is more of an inside joke with a long time friend of mine than anything else but i think it looks cool even if it isn't realistic. Next time i pop the cab off i will finish the interior...

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3febe791.jpg
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Thanks for looking!

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I have added a few more details to the Hayes this week. I lined the box floor with wood, painted the shutters white(a detail I had missed on the original 1-1 trucks), and made up and polished a visor for it.

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...psc085fb60.jpg
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Reg

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Nice finishing touches, Reg. Was it standard practice to mount the spare tire to the cab protector? Seems like it would be a pain in the butt to get down from there, unless you just dumped the box. :D By the way, what tires are those?

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Thanks Nate. I guess it is pretty important to have a spare when you are driving on ruff, rock and gravel roads out in the middle of no where. There isn't really anywhere else to put it that isn't in the way of something else. I agree that it would be a major pain in butt to access the tire when it's 8 or 10 feet off the ground. I guess the worst part would be getting it back up there! Inconvenient or not, that's where most of them were stored.

The tires are from China but I bought them through RC4WD. Lot's of other internet places sell them too though. They fit the bill OK for this although I wish they didn't have the metric measurements on the side.

Reg

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To take it down just flip it of or into the box and out the gate . To put it back , ( 1 reason me back is not all that great anymore :( ) lift body up with gate open chain tire to gate as tight as possible lower body and manhandle the beach in and flip up on head board . Now for coal buckets forgedaboutit call the tire man :p

What's with the planking in the body ? Rock dampening ?

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Yes the planks are just for rock protection. I don't want the floor of my box getting dented up when the other island boys are loading it this summer.:rolleyes:

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Hey Reg.....I haven't been on here for a while...yikes....I see you finished another project...the truck looks GREAT!!! NICE JOB !!!

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Hey Reg, I did that with my first 10 wheeler for hauling concrete, salvaged all the lumber from wasteful builder's! Had to take it out first time I hauled
"wet batch" And a new floor went in after that. Oh the good old days :lol::lol::lol:

Cheer's, Neil.

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With all these people building play areas I thought I should start working on something too. I roughed in a road with a shovel and then dressed it up with the 955K. Once that was done I hauled the first two loads with the little HD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TNK...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSOK...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMi...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

Thanks for watching.

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read the whole thread.


Wow!

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Say what? :D Shelf queen? :p Just messing with you, Reg. Actually it wouldn't be a bad idea to make a liner for the box from more aluminum sheet. Something that could be easily replaceable. I kind of like that thought.

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These boxes are pretty strong Nate. If they get a dent just from loading material then the rest of the truck is in big trouble! The wood is mostly for show but it does make less noise when you drop in the first few scoops.

.....shelf queen....lol

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Shelf queen.....well that's what I build. :D

Great videos, by the way. I enjoyed watching them. The Hayes looks really good and scale climbing around your new haul road. Especially with a lower camera angle. Awesome.

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I finally got around to putting the last decals on this today! I think the outside is all finished up now unless I install lights. Sometime this winter I will add the interior details and call it done!

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0a0fd73c.jpg
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Whow...fantastic model! Great job! :eek:

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Decals look good! Nice cap on a Top Shelf build!

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Thanks guys! I think it turned out well and it's a good tribute M&B. The next truck I build will be modeled after another past BC forestry giant but will be in the larger scale to match the KW.

Reg

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OK so I pointed out a cheaper alternative for something Mario wanted to buy. Mario bought said item and says "It works great and even has turbo:bounce::bounce:!" This in turn pushes me off of the fence I've been sitting on for the last couple of months and this is the result...:rolleyes: Thanks Buddy:cool:

http://youtu.be/Gon-9uTrRXc

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That's the best laugh I've had in awhile! I cost YOU 150 ? :lol:
We can bounce blame back and forth for as long as our wives need to hear it bud. :D:lol:
I think the sound is perfect for the Hayes! And congratulations on your first sound unit! Last time I checked your most modern sound unit you own probably cost 12.99 in 1980! ;) but it's a real sweet sound and I still watch and listen to your Kenworth videos every now n then.:)

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Yep it's definitely your fault Mario...:p I told my wife it was a test to see if it was good enough for the other Hayes I'm building. Her response was "Well why is it going in this one then? Shouldn't you just test it and then set it aside until the other truck is done?" Of course she said all of this with a smile on her face because she knows I have issues and can't help it.lol I will be ordering another one shortly!....for the other Hayes of course...
I think the sound is great too. I used two of the small speakers I bought and wired them ++ --. This brought the ohms down to just over 6 for the pair. Individually they were around 10ohms even though they are rated at 8. The KW sound unit thingy doesn't work as nicely as the electronic stuff but I can't get over how well it actually worked out for what it is. My main concern now with it is the possibility of wearing it out. Those mechanical parts rubbing on each other won't last forever and if I buy a new twist grip it may not sound the same! That one nailed the 12V71, the next one might sound like a Harley!:lol: