S&M Trucking open for bizz nizz !!!

[Bo Wallen]

Hmmmm. If you are the Referee and you have really nice Penalty Box with Umbrella Drinks You give out Yellow and red cards and you can drive anything......no one will notice anything at all.......

[bigford]

ya think the guy works for kat or something!!!!

[Bo Wallen]

Ooh Deere o Deere.......

[bigford]

Mario you can run anything I bring kat or pete

[Supermario]

Really switching things up in the shop today. i bought my tanker trailer about 4yrs ago and at the time all I did to it was cat mudflaps and the company logo on the sides. Was planning to install motorized legs, some marker lights , SS Tronix light kit. I have all that stuff but the project never got started and has sat on the shelf since.
For once my procrastination has paid off! . I've learned a lot about this hobby and have a lot more tools and materials since 4 yrs ago. Also picked up some sweet looking half round fenders made by Flatdeck a few years ago that I was going to use on the Izzy dump trailer but if there is one thing I didn't like on the tanker is the stock fenders.
So it's time! Finally going to customize and upgrade the tanker trailer and get this old project off the to do list once and for all!

Best part is, nothing to order and wait for. It's all been on a shelf for the last 3 1/2 yrs!











And I realized at the current exchange rate, there's a lot of cash been sitting on the shelf! Still have enough to do 2 trailers and one more truck someday.

[Bo Wallen]

Mighty fine Tanker Mario.........The fenders are spot on..........Question : Is that the BEER Transporter ?

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Mighty fine Tanker Mario.........The fenders are spot on..........Question : Is that the BEER Transporter ?

I was thinking a Tequila tanker. . Haul salt in the dump truck and lemons on the flatbed for those people who need that stuff.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Supermario

I was thinking a Tequila tanker. . Haul salt in the dump truck and lemons on the flatbed for those people who need that stuff.

Now we talking

[bigford]

no training wheels needed!!!

[Cooper]

Need a squirt pump and some good ole' moonshine!! Can drink and start the fires in the steel plant!!

[RCP57]

You guys are going to get out of hand!

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by RCP57

You guys are going to get out of hand!

Did you expect anything else ???

[Supermario]

The tequila tanker is done! .....well, at least the lights and motorized legs are. The actual fluid hauling part will have to wait till a future winter build. who knows, might take another 3yrs before that happens

I'm real happy with results. I wanted to keep it simple and subtle. No room for light bezels along the top so just went with small holes just large enough for the LED tip. 6/64 drill bit and the lighting is just right. When lights off you can barely even see the holes so, I like.

Using a chunk of Coroplast I came up with a nice material to make a mounting plate for the SS Tronix gear. Slides in and out like a tray and also incorparated a way to secure the battery. Using a 3,000ma nimh battery is overkill but at least this way I should be good for the entire summer and it adds weight on the drives.















Also added some back up lights and end markers on the stock bumper



It's hard to take pics of this shiny tank but like I say, it's hard to see the holes when not lit up.

[bigford]

[Claus]

Wow Mario, that looks so nice and the Pete and the trailer are a perfect match!


Your truck builds always look so nice and clean.

[bigford]

WOW that set up looks great!!!

[Supermario]

Thanks guys. Means a lot to me coming from old dogs on the forum like you two
I forgot to share some of the underside touches I added. I love the black rails in the tanker kit but hate all the silver shiny hardware it's bolted with so grabbed a brush and some flat black just to clean things up a bit.
Of course I'd love to have a nice air bag suspension type set up but i rather work with what I got and sometimes a little lipstick and makeup can go along way......

[Northern Farmer]

That's one cool tanker! Watch your corners so you don't clip one of your buildings

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

That's one cool tanker! Watch your corners so you don't clip one of your buildings

Thanks Brandon. Hopefully those buildings will all be in the backyard very soon now. snow is just finally all gone today. One bad thing about the trees and shade they provide makes things very slow in the spring
Got a whole lot of raking to do once things are dry and then the fun begins!

[Northern Farmer]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Thanks Brandon. Hopefully those buildings will all be in the backyard very soon now. snow is just finally all gone today. One bad thing about the trees and shade they provide makes things very slow in the spring
Got a whole lot of raking to do once things are dry and then the fun begins!

Tell me about it...the joys of spring cleaning lol Started cleaning the back yard dead branches and such...also filled up three 50lbs bags of dog poo! Swear feels like I own a horse at times. Come summer time sure are happy having trees lol