IH5070 Paystar 6X6 now a log truck & pup

[rcguyfarms]

are going run all electric motors on the rotor boom?

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by pugs

Looking good!

thanks , jeff

Originally Posted by rcguyfarms

are going run all electric motors on the rotor boom?

I'm going to try I'm not going to rotate it 360 . I'm not 1 to swing over cabs

[Vanisle]

That's an awesome looking truck / rotator. Starting to look like the infamous "Kong" rotator out of New Jersey.

Richard

[ihbuilder]

thanks vanisle

spent some time on my stuff yesterday. I put new esc + 2.4 ghz radio in my 5900 , got that bug fixed . then totally move drive componants on this 1 . The darn coupling kept loosening between the 2 trans. so I moved the axial trans. behind the cab and used 1 of those dog bone shafts that seem to accumulate with no use . Results are great , must have had just a slight miss alignment . Finished the body work and pushed the paint , a little orange peel but the sun is working that out now .







thats it for a little bit till I get some other stuff caught up .

IHSteve

[Vanisle]

In case you haven't seen it, here is a build thread for "Kong."

http://tow411.yuku.com/topic/43285/t...port-unit.html

There are plenty of pictures of a B&B 80 ton rotator on a Paystar similar to yours, although I think the photo you showed was a Miller rotator.

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Vanisle

In case you haven't seen it, here is a build thread for "Kong."

http://tow411.yuku.com/topic/43285/t...port-unit.html

There are plenty of pictures of a B&B 80 ton rotator on a Paystar similar to yours, although I think the photo you showed was a Miller rotator.

yes I've seen that 1 but didn't know they put the 80 ton on it yes the 1 I'm showing is a miller . I think I might put that style bumper on it .

IHSteve

[Vanisle]

They actually consider it a 100 ton rotator and Highpoint, now Avella, even put a 100 ton rating plate on it (which caused some debate on Tow411). B&B was going through the process to have it re-rated to be a 100 ton rotator but I don't think that was ever done. The limitations appear to be in the carrier and not the rotator itself. I think a B&B 80 ton, Miller 1075, Jerr Dan 70/85 and NRC Heavy Incident Manager will all get the job done.

Personally, I like the look of the Miller, especially on a twin steer chassis. They all make twin steer models but I prefer the look of a 72 inch front axle spread which Miller uses, whereas Jerr Dan and NRC both have the second axle behind the cab. B&B doesn't have a standard twin steer configuration but I think they recently doing one on a stock T800 twin steer chassis.

Regardless, your Paystar is going to be awesome!