1/10 Mining Dump Truck

[frizzen]

That's a neat looking truck.

Nice metalwork on the frame. Which welding method are you using?
Those massive shocks look really amazing.

A large portion of us use Imperial measurements, some Metric, some include both to be inclusive. Use what you're comfortable with

20kg payload dump truck is going to be a very impressive

[pufferfish]

Originally Posted by frizzen

Which welding method are you using?

It's a pulsed tig.

Originated at jewellers and dental technicians.

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During a former Project i've built a hydraulic cylinder. The car isn't run anymore so i've used the cylinders body again. A hydraulic steering needs piston rods in both directions.

I convert it from


to


For scale it is way to big, but i need the diameter to get enough pressure for steering.

Parallel the work on the trough begins

the rough form is easy


but the typical beads are an enormous bulk of work





an intermediate result



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50 kg / 110 lbs total weight? A usual 540 motor will be a bit overwhelmed.
From a kind hobby colleague I've get two big 24v motors with very tough planetary gearboxes.
side by side with a usual 540 with planetary gearbox