6X6 Quarry Dump Truck

[TRUCKMAKER]

I acquired the Knight Hauler we built at the 2013 Indy show from Tc1cat. I decided after the RCT&C Midwest Spring meet I needed to get busy and build a dump truck. It will be a 6x6 and maybe a little different looking, it depends on how many cabs I destroy trying to build it.
I got it last night and started on it tonight.
Here's the truck as built.



And here it is a couple hours later.







Hoping to have it done buy Indy, Thanks for looking!

[Tea wrex]

Nice rig and love the work so far. I'll keep an eye on your thread to see how it turns out.

[gismow]

Hi,

nice work, proper build...

What about the back bord? Will you keep it as it is or will you add some plates to give it a structure ?

[TRUCKMAKER]

Thanks Tea wrex I need to get busy if I'm going to get it done by Indy.

Originally Posted by gismow

Hi,

nice work, proper build...

What about the back bord? Will you keep it as it is or will you add some plates to give it a structure ?

Hi Gizmow,
There is some structure on the inside. I didn't put anything on the outside since you won't see it with the dump bed down. This is going to be what I call a "stand way off scale" build with emphasis on the play/fun factor instead of cool scale factor. I've picked up a lot of ideas from shows and meets I've been to over the last few years so we'll see if I can pull it off!

[TRUCKMAKER]

Not much to show, finished the back of the cab and roof. Cut and rebuilt the floor.
This photo is a concept shot, I was hoping to use the stock rails but they are about 2-3" short, I need to move the steer axle back and put a scale 65" spread on the rear axles. I might as well bite the bullet and start from scratch with some blank rails.

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Small update, not getting far, more shopping for parts and deciding on a build strategy than actually building
Made the frame rails. Laid out and drilled the front of the rails:



Added 4 leaves to the front and rear spring assemblies. (Rears shown):



Hand made spring mount plates for the driven steer axle:



Thanks for looking!

[dabears]

Man that's looking really good! I like the idea of a wooden box! after all after paint you cant tell what its made of! nice and sturdy!

[TRUCKMAKER]

Originally Posted by dabears

Man that's looking really good! I like the idea of a wooden box! after all after paint you cant tell what its made of! nice and sturdy!

Hi Aaron, Thanks! The box is a scale 19', it was originally made for a pup trailer to go behind a 24' main trailer, but that got side lined for this project. I don't have the metal working equipment to do a nice metal bed and my styrene skills aren't the greatess but I used to build a lot of RC airplanes so I thought I'd give it a try. I have some 3/8" aluminum channel (plywood cap) that will fit nicely on the top edge so the loaders and excavators don't tear up the wood.

[TRUCKMAKER]

Getting there slowly but surely. A few updates











The front tires and rims are just holding the front end up, still got to order the the tires. The wheels were a test in removing chrome. Made a set of rims for the front since it has a TLT drive axle.



Got to remove the chrome yet, no shiny stuff on this build.

Thanks for looking!

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A couple more pictures, better idea of the fenders and front wheels still need to order tires, stole this one off my night hauler







I'm going slow trying to get the hard stuff out of the way

[glorydays24]

Taking shape very nicely. You also gave me an idea on my next R/C build for the front fenders. Keep us posted.

Big John

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Thank Big John, the fender styling comes from the Western Star 6900XD along with the axle set back.

[TRUCKMAKER]

Originally Posted by lapazleo

Looks like a modern Oshkosh after Freightliner aquired them. Nice work!

Thanks lapazleo. The only thing Freightliner bought off Oshkosh was the chassis division which makes motor home, bus and bread truck type chassis'. Oshkosh still makes all there own heavy trucks and vehicles.

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Spent a couple hours today making frame affixed fender mounts. Next time I do a build like this I'll mount them to the body. To many alignment issues mounting them separately.

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Couple pictures of detail work to keep the thread alive Keep in mind none of the parts in these pictures are in a finished state






And cluttering of the new work table is on!

[woodhog]

Looks like it will be a heavy duty off road work truck. won't have to worry about it getting stuck at nate's

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Originally Posted by woodhog

Looks like it will be a heavy duty off road work truck. won't have to worry about it getting stuck at nate's

Thanks, being at the 2 meets at Nate's is exactly why I'm building it, I figure if it gets around there it'll do well any where.

[Lil Giants]

The table looks too small already!!!

[Supermario]

Wow Kent, the quarry rig is looking great! Thats the kind of truck I need in my pit ! . can't wait to see more. Keep up the great work

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

The table looks too small already!!!

It's kinda like dishes in the kitchen. If you only own 4 plates and 4 bowls....etc the dirty dishes pile stays small.

Big bench means big mess and never more room!