DrKerry

Not sure how I didn't see this one but that is way kool Brian!!!!!!!!! Love AMC's!!!!!!!!!

Very kool!!!!!!!

lol, got the tires and wheels together last night at work..... love those slow nights!!!!!! Pics coming soon... grab the butter too!!!!!

Looking good so far Jeff, keep it going!!!!

even better it's your old Autocar!!!!!!! Lol ?

Wow, great build Andrew!!!!

Ohhhhhh mmaaannnnnnn that is one awesome looking truck!!!!!!!!! Great color choice!!!!!! Beautiful build Tom!!!!!

Great work!!!!!!!!

I get it now, Force explained it pretty good there so did Wudwrkr!!!!!! I knew it wasn't like a normal pump controlled hydraulic cylinder but was a movable cylinder to allow the in and out abilities..... thanks again everyone for the help and info provided!!!!!!

I went to Imgbox.com

That is way KOOL Vince!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!

Thank ya Henry!!!! sorry so late getting back with ya, daughter didn't want to go to sleep to good tonight!!!! LOL

Found my answer...... Top of the page shows truck and trailer in both straight and turning positions.... Number 20 shows it in straight position.... Thanks for all the help guys!!!!!!

Ok, what I'm seeing is in the pic below. Looking at where the logs are in relation to the bunks that isn't going to move at all. So when the truck makes a turn and lets say it turns sharper than the image shows and the tail of the truck arcs out farther say the truck turns to a 90 degree angle to the trailer, the front of that trailer as shown in the video up top has to give to allow for the truck to turn or it would pull the trailer apart.... The part of the trailer (Number 14) won't give as on a real truck it would be welded solid.... So where (number 17) would be the give point that would go in and out to allow the truck and trailer to make a turn. It may only move in and out about a foot or less but it has to have some give... Anthony, I haven't built any kit Peerless trailers yet so I couldn't tell ya on that. I did find this pic and it is pulled out a lot farther than it should be but it gives the idea.... click the link, pic won't load up... https://www.google.com/search?q=peerless+logging+trailer+model+kit&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMsvDi1MHVAhUd3YMKHYZ_Dj8Q_AUICygC&biw=1680&bih=941#imgrc=VJr-noaO3-3yZM:

Got some paint on it today, it will be weathered and worn as it goes together!! Front bunk laying under trailer. Still deciding if I want it mounted to a fifth wheel or build a swivel plate and mount directly to the frame!!?? Autocar rig will be two tone white and the green this is in.....

That's what I'm thinking too, it's not a pressurized hydraulic cylinde it's just there as a draw bar to keep the trailer together but is a cylinder that extends and detracts as needed when the truck makes the turn.. like you say it has to have that to keep from the two turning angles of both trailer itself and the load, they both turn per se in there own radius. To me that cylinder is just like a large shock absorber that moves in and out when the truck turns etc.....

I'm not sure on the movement while truck turns but would the cylinder stay put while turning? Is it a hydraulic cylinder or just a cylinder that moves during towing?? I'm not sure on it moving or not!!! Looking at the last pic above and looking at with the truck turned like it is and when the rig straightens out it has to give a little. If the cylinder was hydraulic and not movable it wouldn't come back into place without binding.... Not sure??

I'm not sure on the movement while truck turns but would the cylinder stay put while turning? Is it a hydraulic cylinder or just a cylinder that moves during towing?? I'm not sure on it moving or not!!!

Thank you that makes the photos I've seen online make sense now... it has to be telescopic to eliminate binding when the truck turns... I haven't glued anything on mine so it's not to late!!!!

Looking good!!!!!

I picked up a can of Krylon Colormaster Satin Jade at Walmart that's pretty close to...

nice find!!!!!! Kool truck!!!!

Thanks all, having fun building this!!!!!!! Air lines aren't to hard to do. I don't know if these are to scale but I'm using the cords from ear plugs from where I work.... I've used them for fuel lines on Top Fuel dragsters too!!!! These will be painted over when I paint the trailer!!!!!!

Looks awesome!!!!!! That turned out great!!!!!!!!