Aeromax Rotating Wrecker

[CustomClod]

Hello all. Thought i would share my build here. Hope you enjoy!
This is what im basing my model off of. Its a Century 1075s rotator.

Started with a stock aeromax and 30 inch rails

Added lift axle

Removed sleeper and filled in back of cab


Made my first wrecker body on my first atempt at styrene


Then the project went on hold for almost 2 years. Didnt have the time to mess with it...

[CustomClod]

Once i got back to it a month ago or so i started building the base of the boom and working to figure that out. I picked this tank turrett unit up for rotation hoping its strong enough to do the job

And my first attempt at the base was unsuccessful

Not strong enough

Then i went down to my snow plow buddies shop and got this bearing

And a one inch bolt i center drilled to hold all the wires in the middle of the rotation

This is overkill but i like to work that way! haha
Then i cut a piece of thicker aluminum to fit the gear and mounted it to the chassis

And it actually works haha. Surprised myself a little bit.
Then i started cutting and bending sheet metal to build the boom base.

[CustomClod]

Once i got that together it was time to mount the winches which is where im at now on this build




Im hoping that the winches will be strong enough for this. Thats what i got so far.
I'll be ordering the aluminum tube in the next week or so to start fabricating the boom. Pics will follow as i get them. Thanks for looking!
Scott

[straightpipejakebrake]

Sweet build! Can't wait to see more!

[Gregg]

Very nice. those turret rotation motors are actually one of the better parts of th HL brand of RC tanks. Strong enough to brake the gun barrel off of the tank if it gets hung up. the only real draw back is you do need to use a bearing support base like you did for your application.

[SWAGGER]

Great start, hope the rest goes nice and smoothly for you!

[pumptech]

Good looking build ,Scott ,great work so far,looking forward to seeing how you build the boom,keep the pics coming

[CustomClod]

Thanks guys. Im hoping it does to! Im never played with one of the tanks but barrel snapping sounds good to me! haha
Scott

[CustomClod]

Update. Boom aluminum tube ordered from McMaster Carr and Online Metal Store! Ordered sooner then i thought...
Scott

[CustomClod]

While waiting for the boom tube to come in i decided to try and keep some updates coming with what im working on. So today i was playing with some cosmetics while i wait.
Took the stock skirts and trimmed them


Cut some styrene to fill the gaps

And comensed gluing

And this is what i ended up with




Also worked out that i now have some space to hide a few of the many ESC's it will take to run this thing

More to come as it develops. I also have come up with a new theme and paint idea for this truck that i think will be awesome! Thanks for looking.
Scott

[bigpipespete]

Thats an impressive build , i cant wait to see the finished product .

[CustomClod]

Thanks bigpipes!
As it would happen. My order of aluminum tube was "delivered" yesterday. Much to my surprise it wasnt here. Not sure where ups dropped the ball but im still tubeless. Called online metal store and mcmaster carr, online metal is sending another piece and mcmaster is calling ups to find out whats going on. A delay that im not happy about but hopefully i'll have some updates soon! Thanks for the patience
Scott

[texken]

Thank you for showing the bearing, as I have trying to tell what I'm using as my base for my platform for my Liebherr LTM 1030.

Good job keep it up.

Texken

[66valiant408]

Very nice work. I like the attention to detail with the side skirts. Gonna be a nice truck i can see

[doodlebug]

Just watch your credit card with mc master! I had parts missing, and the sobs billed me for the replacement parts. I haven't bought from them since.
Later Neil.

[CustomClod]

The aluminum has arrived! Finally haha. Now i can start on some more work soon.

Thanks Texken!

Thanks Valiant! I see that u live somewhat close to me also haha

doodlebug thanks for the heads up! I got the problem resolved now and have material in hand.

Thanks for the comments. I'll be posting some more stuff soon.
Scott

[CustomClod]

Just a small update. As the aluminum tube has arrived. Probably wont do anything on this until after the new year. My weekends are pretty busy until then.
Aluminum tube

Sitting on the truck

Just a mock up haha



Its going to be 3 sections as u can tell. They are 2 feet long but will be cut shorter when i go to build the boom. Thanks for looking!
Scott

[dsm4g63punk]

Nice job! its turning out great

[CustomClod]

Thank you!

[CustomClod]

Did a little cosmetic and functional things today.
First off i started the lift axle hoop. My soldering torch took a crap so i was only able to temp solder it in place but u get the idea


Then for cosmetics i put the exhaust on it. Modified stock stacks



Thats it for now. Let me know what u think!
Scott