Kenworth 850 Off Highway

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by D8R

WOW, this is a piece of art, Reg! really looking good on the photos, should have a "normal" truck sitting side by side to see how big this KW is. When looking at the video it looks going a little fast, is there a 2nd gear in the transmission?
What would you say have been the hardest part on this model, guessing the rear axles.
Will you have a sound unit inside?
/Dan

Dan, when I put my Mack Granite back together I will snap a picture of them side by side. Yes the trans has two speeds. I the video when it is going quite slow it is in low. I think this speed is pretty good but high is much too fast. I need to ditch the esc that's in it too. It isn't very smooth in forward and doesn't perform well at low speed.

Yes I would say that the axles were the hardest thing so far. My mill breaking down part way through didn't help! I'm still not convinced that they will stand up to the weight without welding the gears onto the shafts but I hope they do.

I'm not sure if I will do a sound module because they don't make any that sound like a 12V71 Detroit. I did ask on the forum a long way back about it and some guys said that you could have them made if you could provide a sound clip but that sounds expensive. I have been following the thread on the smoke generators though and I think I have enough room under the hood to fit one in.

Thanks to everyone who follows this build!