Another Bruder Mack conversion

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Gator

RCP57, thanks for the info on the continuous servo. I was a bit unsure of tearing down one of my servos and trying to make it be a 360. Much appreciated for the order site.

No problem. I got the servos from a local shop but they sourced them from Sparkfun. I'm sure there are many places that sell them though.

[skeeter]

DAM! I WISH I would have saw this, before I hacked my Bruder up.
NICE job on the build.

I removed the cab, dump box, & front bumpers from mine. I didn't do it nicely, as the plan was to place it all on a Tamiya chassis, & run. No pictures yet, as I just gutted the Bruder yesterday.

[RCP57]

Yeah this turned out ok after some trial and error. All things considered it would be a lot less effort and not much more expensive to mount the body on a tamiya chassis though.

[frizzen]

I really like the walking beam rear. How narrow do you think that rear suspension could go with the newer gearmotors?

What rpm motors did you go with?

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by frizzen

I really like the walking beam rear. How narrow do you think that rear suspension could go with the newer gearmotors?

What rpm motors did you go with?

From my couch I think the truck is a touch wider than a Tamiya semi but I haven't looked at it for a while. I think they are 135rpm 6V. Speed is pretty decent for running on dirt.