king hauler dump
 

So i'v been pretty quite here for a while and i'v just got back into it.

this build will be A king hauler day cab with one of Reg's dump box's.

The truck came in the mail today I got the black edition because it was about $40 cheaper for some reason, i'll end up painting it another colour though.

it'l be 6x6 with a TLT-01 axle in the front, and for now I am borrowing the R2 transmission out of my R620 build.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1372c8d5.jpg

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...psc3be1c68.jpg

unfortunately I can't do anything really until the rest of what i'v ordered comes.

And I also got this the other day, it's an electric screwdriver and for $15 it's a cool little tool.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps95eff21d.jpg

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From what ive seen his boxes are bad A$$ I cant wait to see your build come along!

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Yeah they are looking pretty **** awesome!


I managed to find some bearings I had laying around so I got the rear axles together, I used 80,000 wt grease instead of the tamiya stuff so as to lock the axles up abit to give it more traction off road.

Buzzy

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In my blue COE Dump I have the rear axle locked, just put the 3 spline gears together instead of staggered. I can take a pic tomorrow to explain better if need be. this way the rear is basically a posi rear end and the front is limited slip so as long as the rear grabs im good. you could lock the front and leave the rear open either way works good. some lock both

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Ok, yeah if it wouldn't be too much trouble that would be great.
I'm always open to suggestions.

Thanks buzzy

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Your box hit the powder coaters yesterday so it should be ready when you are.:D

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I can't wait Reg :D:D

unfortunately i'm still waiting on parts to continue the build, hopefully they come tomorrow, waiting all weekend would not be fair :P

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ill post pictures tomorrow after work for ya

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Thanks dabears, I really appreciate it

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So where's the pics?

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finally I got some goodies today!! :D

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps30333159.jpg

so this afternoon I will be turning the body into a daycab.

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So I got on to it and made the cut, it was actually really exciting, it's the first major body work that I have done.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7280db16.jpg

these little clips are very handy too.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...psd07052c2.jpg

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps80f321b0.jpg

I was someone using this on the forum and I decided to see what it's like, oonly time will tell I suppose.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps12e6d06f.jpg

It's abit messy but sanding and what not will fix that up.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps13f91e39.jpg

thanks for looking.

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Looking good so far.....i never had good luck with that type of putty.....If that putty does not work out I had great success with tamiya putty....it flows better,dries fast and sans easy....keep the pics coming of the build

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thank you, yeah i'v heard some putties shrink after a while. but if this putty doesn't work i'll give the tamiya stuff a go then.

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Bondo shrinks I think. I use the squadron green putty. seems ok

I used to use the testors stuff back in my 1/25th scale days and didn't see any problems with it

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well that's a relief dabears :D

I did some sanding today and i'll pick up some primer after work tomorrow to see if it needs more.

it's probably not the best work but it is only the second time i'v worked with putty.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6ed6698c.jpg

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Looking good Buzzy. What color are you going with?
I guess you brought RCP57's 2nd dump box he built based on my design.
Did you have him make any other modifications to it?

John

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Thanks john, and I have actually decided yet, I'll just leave that till I get everything together and make my mind up.

And yeah I just couldn't help myself haha, and nah no modifications it's a very good design already.

buzzy

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I got an email from Reg today and the box is back from the powder coaters and it looks awesome.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2fca62fd.jpg

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That looks great :jaw:

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Box looks great Im sure you will love it. Got mine mounted with no problems ;)What did you do with your belt trailer,never saw any pics of it after you got it?

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yeah I can't wait till it's here :D

and at the moment it's sitting on the shelf all polished up, I will do some modifying one day. :)

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Very nice looking bed there

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So yesterday I got the box and it is awesome, Reg has some great skills. now i'm just trying to work out some electronic problems i'm having but i'm getting there

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...psd03f84ec.jpg

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Wow Buzzy, Reg does an outstanding job doesn't he. His boxes are excellent quality and superb build. Wish I lived there so we could run our twin dump trucks together, that would be too cool. Did you get the tailgate servo lock option?
What kind of electrical problems are you having? Lift motor?
Have you decided on a cab color yet?

Looking great so far!

John

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yes I am amazed at the workmanship of these boxes!!

and it would be awesome to run both together for sure.

Yes I got the servo lock option and the limit switches. and the electrical problems were that everything was working by it self but as soon as I plugged all the motors and servos in nothing would work, but I fixed that.

now unfortunately yesterday when I plugged the battery in I didn't realize but the negative lead that goes into the esc had come out and it touched the truck motor lead and I think it may have shorted the esc out :mad: I'll do some testing today but it looks like i'm going to need a new esc.

oh and the colour is a surprise ;)
here the truck with the cab sitting on.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...pse4b4be31.jpg

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Oh man, if you are sticking with black, our trucks would be identical twins!!
Sorry to hear about the ESC, hopefully it's ok and you won't have to buy another one!
Glad you got things figured out thou.
John

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Yeah I'm sticking with black but with a little twist :D

And the esc is a sabertooth 2x12 rc and the error light is just flashing red so I think it's had it, I think I'll just order another one tomorrow and if it turns out to work again then I'll have an extra haha

Buzzy

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Looks good buzzy! I'm looking forward to seeing this run around all finished up. I can't believe that pieces out of my shop are in Australia! It seems crazy for sure.

That sucks about the ESC.

Looks like you're hauling snowballs!:rolleyes:

Reg

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Wow. Very nice!

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So it's been a while since I updated this. I sat the truck on the shelf for a while but the past couple of days i'v got the cab ready to paint and I got another sabertooth 2x12 RC a while ago too.
hopefully my paint will turn up next week.
so here's where i'm at.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1a548865.jpg

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...psdc206185.jpg

Buzzy

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Very nice indeed.:bounce: And the bed:jaw: Can't wait to see what color the cab will be.Great job so far.:D:cool:;)

Big John

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The paint turned up yesterday hopefully i'll get it painted in the next week or so.

here's what I got, you'll have to wait and see what i'm doing with them though :D

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...pse7e996fd.jpg

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I got the first lot of paint on today, no pics sorry. I'v got the black base coat down now i'v gotta do some tricky stuff with the green and purple hopefully without stuffing it all up.

And can someone clarify if a 4000mAh 3S 20C lipo battery would be right to use with the sabertooth esc i'm using?

Also what size wire does everyone use in their trucks?

thanks Buzzy

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Thanks Ralph, iv jut got to make sure I take my time with it which will be hard :p

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So over the last couple of days i'v got some paint onto the body, I'm happy with how it turned out, there are still some touching up to do and maybe even some pin striping :D

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...psadab466c.jpg

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...psae2f6a05.jpg

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It's not completely finished but I took it outside today and moved a couple of loads of gravel with it. I still don't have the drive shaft for the front axle but hopefully that will be here next week. I also bought a 2 cell lipo so that should be here within the next couple of weeks as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU1D...ature=youtu.be

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Lookin good!

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All thanks to your dump box Reg. I was actually quite surprised by how well the screw drive lifts the weight.

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Great build. Having that small electric drill would be a life saver.