is it a tipper or a hook lift truck

[Actros861]

This is awsome.

I hope i can buildt a hooklift on my next truck

[hippy]

way too cool! nice work on it.

[rcguyfarms]

do u have it working yet?

[glorydays24]

You're really coming right along with this build. You are going to a very nice truck when you're done.

Big John

[Actros861]

Originally Posted by Brel

go for it but be warned the leimbach kit is expensive

I now, i have their crane on my Scania T620 heavy hauler. That truck has become insanely expensive.

[doodlebug]

Hey Brel, have you tried using a heat gun on the tubing, before it goes on the hydraulic fitting's? Look's like fun!
Cheer's, Neil.

[Snochaser]

Wow, that works effortlessly. Nice job.

[SWAGGER]

Turning out great Brel. The vid prooves clearly that is is a very tough kit and lifts 7KG like it's nothing, very smooth. Fantastic adaptation of the container to a roller, the bearings and brackets you made look like proper scale castors. Be proud.

[Espeefan]

Very cool build! I loved watching your video of things in operation. The way the suspension squats a little, as the tub is pulled off the ground is just awesome. That looks like a a lot of fun to run. To bad we don't see more of these kits around. They must be hard, or impossible to get, especially in the states! Thanks for sharing this build.

[uk trucker]

Looking good,
With regard to the springs, I put an extra leaf inbetween the Tamiya ones.
I used the springy banding that comes on packing cases to make the extra leaves.

We will have to have a "skip fest" one day.Think yours will out lift mine though but at least ,as you say, there are not many hook loaders around in r/c world.

[MoRockN]

Amazing work! I love the merc body on there

[spudd]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brel]

I replaced the big leimbach pump and tank with one from ScaleArt trucks


comparison between the two pumps and tanks


and after fitting the ScaleArt pump and tank


as you can see from this shot the pump and it's motor are hidden in the tank

[Brel]

can this topic be moved into the euro trucks section many thanks

[Brel]

thank you to the moderator that moved this topic

[Tamiya Cowboy]

No prob Brel I missed it the first time.. Keep up the great work cant wait to see some video on the arm working

[Brel]

here is a video I shot during the build whilst I was testing the hydraulics on the kitchen work top
http://youtu.be/MjvIS0Fl3AM

[Brel]

I bought a set of mud guards of ebay as a crimbo present to one's self, to hope fully arrive before Christmas, well they did not do so, they arrived this afternoon (1330 hrs) and two hours later they are fitted to the truck

[Brel]

I have decided to rebuild the truck and remove the box off the rear behind the cab and replace the Tamiya MFU with a servonaut M20+ because the pump runs at 12V and it is playing havoc with the electrics trying to operate the pump at 12v and run the MFU at 7.2v
all I have done at the moment is swapped the running gear and fitted a single speed gearbox to the truck because I may not have enough channels on the planet T7 radio so I may have to get another TX/RX with more channels and the servonaut speed controllers is controlled very differently to a Tamiya trucks MFU LOL

[Brel]

now the fun begins with the servonaut boards arriving this morning at 9am UK time
we have from the left the M20+ the SMT and the original BMA board that was fitted with the Tamiya MFU
just got to figure out what goes where in order to get the sounds to work