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Old 03-03-2013, 08:11 PM
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Default Re: Kenworth 850 Off Highway

Reg, You didn't by accident get her locked in between two different gears did you. That happened to me once. Blew fuses like crazy till I found that out. Also try putting it out of gear and see if the spindle still turns free.
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Old 03-04-2013, 05:24 AM
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Reg, You didn't by accident get her locked in between two different gears did you. That happened to me once. Blew fuses like crazy till I found that out. Also try putting it out of gear and see if the spindle still turns free.
Unfortunately no. Everything turns freely and was working perfect when I shut it off. It has a very faint smell of burnt electronics so I'm thinking it's something bad. I paid $5 for a pair of fuses so I don't want to try another set until I speak to the dealer. I bought two pairs but that cleaned out the only place I could find them... Stupid China crap!
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Old 03-10-2013, 11:33 AM
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Oh my Reg your tread made it to the second page ..time to bump it up ..miss having you post pics every day ..Better get that darn mill back up and running huh ..BTW steller work ..
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Old 03-10-2013, 11:49 AM
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Haha, I know Lou! Parts for the mill should be here this week so I have my fingers crossed that it will be back up and running soon. At least the dealer is working with me. The parts would have been here now but they(family operation) were headed to Taiwan for business and won't be back until tomorrow morning. They are going to strip parts off of a new machine for me and ship them out. I've been back at work 12 hours a day this week anyway so no time for fun....
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Old 03-10-2013, 01:36 PM
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Hi Reg

Love that work you have put into Making the Kenworth 850 Offroad Highway Truck.

I will say one thing dame boy you are realy good at crafting things.

Can't wait to see your Kenworth 850 Offroad Highway truck with a coat of paint and it first test drive video.

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Old 03-12-2013, 04:32 PM
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Thanks Cameron,

The parts for my mill should arrive tomorrow but I have a few days off starting today so I started working on the hitch. It looks ugly but I think by the time I am finished it will be OK. The diff gears are in at the hobby shop too so if the mill works I should be able to see this drive by next week...I hope.






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holy crap reg this looks good. great job wonderful craftsmanship
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Old 03-14-2013, 04:10 PM
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I finally got all the parts that I was waiting for so now when I have some time I should be able to get something done! I built a battery tray today and started working on the drive set up. I had to modify the end of the drill drive so that I could attach the driveshaft. Now I can machine some mounts and lengthen the driveshaft...

This was the most important piece that I was waiting for...well actually this is the piece that was replaced... In the circle you can see an unhappy part...

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Old 03-14-2013, 09:45 PM
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Good to see you're still making headway, Reg. Looks like a burnt transistor on your circuit board! You are an awesome welder! Your hitch, and the welds on that thing, gezz.... You could weld anything. The battery under the hood really helps put some perspective to the size of your build! Huge!
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Old 03-15-2013, 04:29 AM
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Thanks a lot Nate. It is a "biggin" for sure. It's about 40 inches long now with the hitch on. No more using my car to trasnport these to the shows...unless I use my 1971 Chrysler Newport....I guess it has enough trunk space.

It was a bit of a hastle to get the parts for the mill but only because the courier couldn't properly read the address on the package. Anyway after a few phone calls and an extra day it finally got here yesterday afternoon and within about 15 minutes it was back up and running. Now everytime I turn the power switch on I cringe though. I guess it will take some time to build back my confidence in it. Appearently this isn't a very common occurance so hopefully it doesn't happen again. The warranty runs out in a few weeks so it may be out of my pocket if it does it again.

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I am not sure if there is enough trees left on the Island to load that MONSTER !
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Old 03-15-2013, 05:22 PM
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I am not sure if there is enough trees left on the Island to load that MONSTER !
We'll find some somewhere... To be honest, I doubt it will haul a full load anyway. The hobby size gears in the diffs have me a little worried...only time will tell...
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Old 03-16-2013, 08:19 AM
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Well I finally have twins....(this is the only kind I want too). They're not identical but they are close enough for the girls I go out with... Video to fallow later...





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The bogie assembly looking so good! The only "wrong" with this build is you build to fast, to little photos showing all the steps, like when doing the central gears with housing and other stuffs. If you have more photos, please share with us.
Congrates to the result!
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Old 03-16-2013, 08:57 AM
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Looks awesome Reg! Glad you got the mill up and running. I'm sure it will hold together for you, from here on out. Probably just a fluke. Those Savage differentials are pretty strong. I don't know anyone who has ever destroyed them. Even on the go fast brushless Savages, so I'm thinking you'll be surprised how much abuse these can take.

On a different note, why the discoloring on the axle shaft ends? Is that simply from cutting them to length? Pretty hard material?
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Old 03-16-2013, 09:55 AM
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Looks good Reg . only way to destroy those savage parts is misalignment . If that will even doo it I have them in use in my 2 heavy weights and both worked hard around here .
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Some very nice work Reg those rear ends look great. Also Reg I saw some Helical Gear set for rears that RC4WD has part #ZG0059 that you may be interested in now or later

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Thanks guys. I'm not too worried about the HPI pieces(they are in my R18 too) but I am concerned about the pinion gears that I used out front. I think that they won't strip but I'm pretty sure that I will have to weld them to the shafts. I have glued them and used the set screws for now though so we'll see.

The discoloration on the ends of the axles is from welding. I used 1/4" for the axles and 1/2" for the hubs. It was way easier for me to drill and weld on the 1/2" than machine all the axles.

I know I didn't take enough pictures but after not working on this for a couple weeks I was/am in a hurry to get some things happening! Everything will come back apart soon and I will take some "inside pics". My plan is to oil fill these before final assembley.

I just finished the motor/planetary mount...It's been a busy morning...just the way I like it!







and last but not least....http://youtu.be/zWWd4uyGTT0

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Old 03-16-2013, 04:36 PM
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Way to go Reg! It's alive Like the rear suspension.
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Old 03-16-2013, 05:12 PM
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I'm just sitting back watching a beautiful blazing speed build again, now with a video and narrator . ewwww nice.

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