Hayes HD Dump Truck - Take II

[justin]

Looking good

[TRUCKMAKER]

Looks great, but I thought you were going to have them heat activated off the motor.....or was that just a bad dream?

[RCP57]

Haha! Gotta stir the pot hey?

I was going to operate them with a servo like I did on my tiny KW but I'm not happy with how they work on that truck and on top of that the Hayes owner would like an interior in the cab. That means all of the electronics and battery have to fit under the hood and it's a tight squeeze on my own Hayes without adding more stuff. I put them in the semi open position so that the speakers could scream!lol

[JAMMER]

Great job on the grill Reg it looks real good. Ed

[RCP57]

Thanks Ed.

Well I've been working on this a lot lately trying to get it done before the next decade starts. I had intended to make my own diffs but I just don't want to build something for someone else that might be grief down the road. I'm a bit disappointed in myself because everything but the rear axles will be hand made. Oh well, the fellow I'm building the truck for will like it just the same so carry on we must. The rear suspension is done now finally. It was a lot of PITA work to make all of this come together but I think it worked out fairly well. It has good articulation, looks more like the real deal than anything I could purchase and the springs are STIFF which is good. Another nice feature is that it doesn't flop all over when you pick it up like my truck with the Lesu suspension. I also got the gearbox fitted as well. I like how it worked out looking like an oil pan. It should look good painted Cummins old gold.. Tomorrow I will be trying to sort out the drive shaft situation and then I can start on the body again.