70's Wilison Cattle Trailer

great job

[CustomClod]

Looks great. Cant wait to see it finished!
Scott

[heavy_duty]

Man thats some mad skills there.That's to sweet to get filled with cow poop.Great job.

Ed

[Diesel Demond]

7th grade wood shop class is paying off!!! it wasnt just a easy A

[Izzy]

Paul - give your son a nice pat on the back - very nice trailer - anxious to see it completed!

[TRUCKMAKER]

Very nice wood work! I'm with Swagger brings back memories of scratch building airplanes! Thinking seriously about trying a trailer in wood.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Originally Posted by spudd

wow wow wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very impresive!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Much Spudd

Originally Posted by gun

Nice job Tristin and Paul ! Another great build from one of the masters of the trade. Can you post a pic of the tractor your going to use ?

Thanks Gun..Not sure about the master part thou..

Originally Posted by SWAGGER

Oh man, this brings me back to my RC plane days. We used to scratch build with wood. Of course that was only balsa, so no comparison in quality and strength with your trailer, but we were building to be as light as possible. Anyway, point is, I really appreciate RC scale woodwork and really, really admire your work here. Well done and keep us posted.

Thanks Steve

Originally Posted by Snowman

Looks great, wood is such a nice material to work with. This will make for a very interesting and original trailer! I'd be interested in seeing the old school tractor you have in mind for this too.

Thanks Nick..Here is the old barn burner I will pull it with till I build My 352 pete..

Originally Posted by Brian in PA

Looks real good Paul! Its gonna be a shame to paint it.

Thanks Brian

Originally Posted by karak34

great job

Thanks Much

Originally Posted by SANDCRAFT TRANSPORT

Very impressive, we have a 1/25 stock semi very similar to your’s, over here that has an interesting smell to it just like the real thing.
Tim

LOL Thanks Tim..

Originally Posted by CustomClod

Looks great. Cant wait to see it finished!
Scott

Thanks Scott

Originally Posted by heavy_duty

Man thats some mad skills there.That's to sweet to get filled with cow poop.Great job.

Ed

Thanks Ed

Originally Posted by Diesel Demond

7th grade wood shop class is paying off!!! it wasnt just a easy A

Thanks Cory

Originally Posted by Izzy

Paul - give your son a nice pat on the back - very nice trailer - anxious to see it completed!

Thanks Izzy as soon as more wood shows up Wed it will be ready for paint.

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

Very nice wood work! I'm with Swagger brings back memories of scratch building airplanes! Thinking seriously about trying a trailer in wood.

Thanks Truck Maker.. We are now building another one for a member if there is enuff interest we might do a run of them and open a vendors spot let me know if you are interested send me a PM..

Thanks alot guys I did not think this would get that much attention.

[Dreamweaver]

Looks Sweet Paul. For some reason I never thought about wood for the trailer. I think if I can build RR trestles and buildings out of it I should be able to build trailers... Might have to give it a try.

After the trucks done of course... **** ocd

[SWAGGER]

Paul, you didn't think this would get much attention? I wonder if Da Vinci ever thought that about any of his priceless works of art? Hmmm.......

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Originally Posted by Dreamweaver

Looks Sweet Paul. For some reason I never thought about wood for the trailer. I think if I can build RR trestles and buildings out of it I should be able to build trailers... Might have to give it a try.

After the trucks done of course... **** ocd

Yes Mike it works very well and with the right primers it looks like painted metal when finished..You will like the next trailer he will be starting on..

Originally Posted by SWAGGER

Paul, you didn't think this would get much attention? I wonder if Da Vinci ever thought that about any of his priceless works of art? Hmmm.......

Thanks much for the complement Steve but I am far from Da Vinci this is mostly my sons baby he deserves most of the credit..


Ok guys i got some more done the last 2 nights.. I had a stock pile of trailer axle shafts but no housings so this is what I came up with so I would not have to wait for them to get in..

I took 1/2 alum tube and pressed the bronze bushings in the tubes and them made derlin blocks that fit around the tubes to give you a flat spot to bolt the brackets on too..





Also mounted the axles to the rear of the trailer..


And I made the plate that the king pin mounts to with the ski on the front of it on the nose of the trailer.


So that's were it is at right now..


And behind the Barn Burner..

[fhhhstix]

Paul / Tristin it looks fantastic great work. What the heck Paul it looks like somebody jacked the wheels off your dump trailer.

Travis

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Paul / Tristin it looks fantastic great work. What the heck Paul it looks like somebody jacked the wheels off your dump trailer.

Travis

LOL Thanks Much Travis.. Yeah we have plenty of tires in the shop but waiting on a wheel shipment..

[SWAGGER]

Those axles are class! Simple but effective and they are stronger and look better than the kit ones, not to mention, possibly cheaper to make than to buy the stock axles. You possibly have a product there my friend!

[Diesel Demond]

**** paul that looks real good behind that binder! I take it the east end dump was the doner wheels or you parked it in my cousins neihbor hood!! lol

[crawler07]

outstanding!!!It looks great on that rig...

[glorydays24]

WOW!!! Your wood working skill's are excellent. And the globe liner look's good pulling the wagon. You should be proud.

Big John

[Brian in PA]

Nice combo Paul!!

[1985 kenworth]

yes like a needlenose pete or early a model thin nose kw would compliment that trailer it looks oustanding never knew what one looked like before

[Dreamweaver]

Lookin good Paul, HOWEVER I do see one BIG problem... It needs shocks.. I just happen to have about 3 possibly 4 sets of rears made up... Oh crap I just remembered the carrier bearings.. Sorry.. I'll look for them this weekend..


Now how bout them shocks? And I can't remember, did ya need some brakes to?

[SWAGGER]

And some cows! Lol!