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Butler Bros Mark 5 logging truck
My father has begun the build on this piece of Vancouver Island history. I'll try to keep posting his progress.
The Tonka tires are just for mock up. He's using RC4WD tires when it's all done Last edited by TheMachinist; 04-03-2011 at 10:19 PM. |
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WOW!!! This is going to be an awsome build!
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Jordy. Looks like he's off to a flying start. Looking forward to the build. Think he'll have it finished for the Sept. truck show.
Rob Last edited by steamer; 04-04-2011 at 11:39 AM. |
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Cool build Jordy.
What scale is he building ? Do you have any idea how many of those truck were in use ? greg |
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The truck will be 1/12 scale and I think there were a few different versions of the truck but not many were produced. Steamer knows a fellow in Victoria who worked building them and has info on them.
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This will be fun to watch. I like unique builds.
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More progress: front axles are mounted and the rims are roughed in. Now the rear ends are starting to take shape.
The first pic is of my Dad's 1917 Southbend lathe he is useing to make all the parts with. |
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WOW that is a big truck! I like the front rims - excellent!
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very nice lathe, i have a 1936 Southbend lathe same model
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Yes they are a nice lathe. Where I work still has one from when it opened in the 1930's. Simple design and quite sturdy.
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How large are those tires? I like the look of the fronts. Do you have a better picture of the front rims? I'd like to see what you've done to make it look like the bolts are all in them. I haven't really figured out how to do that for my Euc.
Thanks Reg |
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The front rims are GREAT looking! Tell your dad to keep up the GREAT work. The lathe looks a lot like my SB also. Does it have bearings in the headstock or split brass bushings? Mine has bushings with oil cups on all bushings. Can be a real pain to keep lubed and not make a royal mess!!
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the bolt patterns are just dimples with a center drill. Once the rims are painted they will look better.
The lathe is running in babbit bearings and makes a real mess when running for long periods. I'll forward the kind words to him thanks. |
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What a great design - and the model looks just as excellent
The front tires are RC4WD's Rockcrushers - the rear are MIL-SPEC ZXL ? I think they do have some rather nice designs for our applications. |
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Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking Jordy |
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Crawler modellers use various foam inserts. I would assume that they are not typically as loaded as this truck, but it might just do the trick!
BTW, is this a Traxxas Diff? Which model is it from? |
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It's a Traxxas Tmaxx diff. We are going to cut the plastic housing and add a rear pinion to the front diff housing to power the rear axle. We use these diffs in my Dads Challenger log truck and they work very well.
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Traxxas rocks
I would like to use the Summit's remote locking diff, but I don't have a project for it yet |
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This things lookin Bas A$$
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Re: Butler Bros Mark 5 logging truck
Just wondering if you guys had made any more progress on this truck?
Reg |
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