Hayes HD dump truck...RCP's style
 

Well, I figured when I bought my KH that I would get to this eventually:rolleyes:....
I have spent the winter months making stuff for other folks(thank you for the business!) but things have slowed a little now for RCP's and summer shows and commercial fishing are approaching. This is the first time in three years that I haven't had a least one scratch build going so to say the least I have been feeling the itch to build something for myself! I don't have any major plans for this build as I will be cheating and using a Tamiya chassis. I will however, (in my usual style) be making everything else from aluminum. My plan is to build a Hayes HD dump truck from the late 50's early 60's era....

Here's what I have done since this morning...

I started out just the same as I did with my beloved 850. I traced some things out and started cutting. Then some welding and grinding. 4 hours later I have a cab....

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Thanks for looking! Heading back out to the shop to start on the rest!

Reg

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what , no paint yet ?????:eek::cop:

good job so far :)

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I don't know how you do it just start and already you have 1/4 built, Like always I'll follow this post with envy at the speed of your builds Earl

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As usual....
Reg, you are the Master :D:D:D

Awesome job so far!!!!!! :cool:

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Great job on the aluminum cab!

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Reg, why are you building such a small truck? You feeling okay? :D You're off to another great start! The cab looks very smooth. Almost hot rod looking, in it's raw state like that. Very cool.

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Maybe by next week...lol

I'm really not that fast. It's just that when I'm "feelin it" I don't stop for breaks...Non union over here.:rolleyes:

Thanks John. I finally had some time to myself now that your box is at the powder coaters...:p;)

Thank you very much!

Nate I haven't been feeling well for over a month but I don't think it has much to do with the size of this truck unfortunately.lol Yeah it is small but it's kinda fun. I think this is about as close to a scratch build as I will ever do in 1/14 though. My inner child likes bigger toys best!:D

I got a bit more done this afternoon....

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Thanks for looking!

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Reg Reg Reg.
I guess when I get out of bed in the morning this build will be completed and painted.

We'll done. Keep up the good work

Greg

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Sick!!!!:cool:

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Sorry Greg, not finished yet.lol

A small update. Started work on the fenders...

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Thanks for looking!

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Reg Amazing metal work.. Better hurry up the sea is calling....


Wayne

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Awesome fab work. Truck looks great. At the rate your working it should be ready for paint by this weekend. Great job.

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wow, looks good

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Nice work! Looks good!! It looks so easy to weld like that,,,,, key word , looks, I've got to learn how to weld aluminum. Still trying to polish a tird for most of my welding!!

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Yeah I think you're right Wayne, and if I don't get back to work the guy I'm building a box for at the moment will be calling too:cop:!lol

Thanks, Yes I am trying to get it done quickly as usual.

Thanks you!

Thanks...and it's not!...easy that is.LOL It's not that hard though for the most part. It takes a lot more co-ordination than MIG welding and that's where I suffer. I have a hard time keeping still enough and contaminate my tungsten...It makes me say bad words! Welding bigger pieces is easy but small stuff....:mad:

A little update from today. I made up a rad guard. some shutters, trimmed the fenders to there final shape, made the headlight mounts and guards, cut the hole in the front bumper, modified some old Clod rollbar lights that I've had in a drawer for 24 years to work as my headlights and then bolted it all together...

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Reg

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Reg your doing a heck of a job on the cab and fenders it looks real good. Keep up the good work. Ed

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Awesome! Reg did Hayes use KW cabs? It likes an early kW cab. Keep it up!

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Thanks guys. Hayes used their own cabs but I believe the design was basically unchanged from 1954-1975 when they stopped building trucks. They did have quite small windows like the early KW cabs that's for sure.

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Thanks a lot!

This is a Hayes HD that we saw in Dawson City YT last summer. An old guy had been using the truck to haul paydirt but had since retired and the truck was up for sale. I believe he said it was a 1969. My truck is not really based off of this particular truck but they were all very similar as far as the cab is concerned.

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Great work RCP! This i'm sure will be fantastic like everything else you build.