ShakyCraftsman

Hey guys I did some work on my Peterbilt 359 heavy haul tractor. I made a new 28" diameter x 90" long 200 gallon fuel tank. this view shows the tractor and the new fuel tank. this view shows a closer look at the fuel tank and steps. I made this from a piece of 3/4" pvc pipe, it's actually 1.07" diameter, so to make it 28" diameter I Wrapped a piece of 0.03" sheet plastic around it to make it 28" diameter. I cut up the kit tank so I could use the peices on my tank. i put the whole thing together so I could see how long it is. YICKS!!! it's big! The excavator is a 1/32 scale Newray one, and the booster/stinger is actually the dolly from my Michigan gravel train project. here it is next to a 1/50th scale similar setup. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

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Thanks guys Ron G

Hey Nitro Yes, but they do have suspension, some even have lift axles, minehas air suspension. Its so you can spread the weight of the load onto all of you axles, or more on the front, or more on the rear. Same for the stinger/booster. Ron G

Yeah, me too, but that's quite a ways off. Did a little more work on the XL 80 jeep. I have the landing legs made and installed. I used parts from the AMT twin trailer (Consolidated Freight) kit to help make the legs. I added the fifth wheel plate and fifth wheel permanently. I made the fifth wheel movable for/aft, but still fixed to the jeep. this view shows the landing legs, fifth wheel and wheels/tires sitting in place. side view of the XL 80 jeep. this view shows the jeep next to the 1/50th scale one from Diecast Masters. this view shows the jeep with the gooseneck sitting on it, also you can see the 1/50th XL 80 jeep and XL 120 HD lowboy trailer. this view shows my 1/25th scale version of the 1/50th scale one from Diecast Masters. Well that's it for now be back with more updates soon. Ron G

Hey all Ok, I shortened it to a 280" W/B. I think it looks right now. this view shows the headache rack sitting in place, also it shows the rear of the fuel tank were the new 200 gallon fuel tank will be. It will be 28" diameter x 90" long. I'm going to be making it from 1" PVC pipe, which is actually 1.125" diameter, 28" in 1/25th scale. this view is more of a side view of the tractor. I also started on making the XL 80 jeep. I decided to go with a two axle jeep instead of a three axle one. The loads I have for the trailer aren't quite large enough to justify a 3 x 3 x 3 so it's going to be a 2 x 3 x 2 set up. this view shows the tractor, jeep and gooseneck of the trailer.side view of the rear of the tractor and the jeep. this shows the jeep in it's beginning stage. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey bigred Nope, I'm going to make a 6 to 8 foot long shelf that will simulate a two lane road to display it on. Hey all I've been working on the gooseneck of the trailer. I have the hydraulic power pack done and painted. this view shows the complete hydraulic power pack. It's kind of hard to see the hydraulic lines because they are black and so is the power pack. The line on the right is the feed line that goes to the front of the flip section to a fitting where the tractor hydraulic system would hook up. The hydraulic pump and the motor are on the left. this view shows the Honda 13hp engine and hydraulic pump, also the exhaust pipe that I added. The silver colored lines/fittings are the feed and return lines to the main hydraulic cylinders. this view shows the hydraulic tank and lines/fittings. this view shows the fitting for the feed line from the tractor. this view shows the hydraulic power pack sitting in place on the gooseneck. this view shows the feed line from the fitting in front of the flip section to the hydraulic tank this view shows the exhaust pipe clearing the frame. I also created from plastic and aluminum tubing the gooseneck support system and hydraulic cylinder. this view shows everything added to the gooseneck. this view shows the gooseneck support system in the up/retracted position. this view shows the gooseneck support system in the down/extended position. another view showing the gooseneck support system in the down position. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey all This is what I'm trying to build in 1/25th scale. This is a 1/50th scale Diecast Masters set up. this view shows a Diecast Masters Kenworth T880 tridem tractor, custom 3 x 3 x 3 XL Specialized HD130 drop nose RGN trailer with 3 axle jeep and 3 axle stinger. Thats a Caterpillar D10T2 dozer sitting on the trailer for perspective purposes. You can see my scratch built trailer in the background, and it's almost as long as the whole 1/50th set up. this view shows the Kenworth T880 tridem. this view shows the custom XL 3 axle jeep. The square box on the trailer gooseneck is a hydraulic power pack. this view shows the Cat D10T2 dozer. this view shows the custom 3 axle XL nitrogen charged stinger/booster. As you can tell the 1/25th scale set up is going to be HUGE!!! Well that's it for now be back soon with more. Ron G

Hey misterNNL I just measured it and works out to be approximately 5.00 feet long!!! Tractor is 17.0" total length, 13.875" frt. Bumper to king pin. Jeep is aroind 13.0" total length, 6.50" king pin if jeep to king pin on flip section of trailer. Trailer is 29.0" total length, 28.25" king pin to rear of trailer. Stinger (booster) is 11.00" total length. So 13.875" + 6.50" + 28.25" + 11.00" = 59.625" almost 5 feet??? Ron G

Hey misterNNL I think it's going to be around 4 feet maybe longer!!!? Ron G

Hey Nitro I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Matt off of Shapways. "D" rings, outriggers, rachet binders and glad hands. Ron G

Thanks guy's Thanks Nitro, I'll check em out. Ron G

Hey all I have been working on my Revell Peterbilt 359 custom heavy haul tractor while I'm waiting on parts to come in the mail. I have the Wheels/tires pretty much done ready for paint. I temporarily put it together to see how it works with the lowboy trailer. this view shows it with my AMT D8H dozer and the lowboy trailer. I think it looks amazing together, what do you guys think? close up view of the tractor. closer view of the D8H dozer and trailer. view looking down on the dozer and the trailer. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey all I have some more done on the trailer. I've been working on the suspension, axles and brakes. this view shows the three axles sitting loosely in place. this view shows the rear axle. I made this from parts of the AMT lowboy kit and some plastic tube and card stock. another view of the rear axle. bottom view of the rear axle. I'm not a hundred percent satisfied with this set up, so I'm thinking about replacing it with 3D printed ones from Shapways. this view shows the 3D printed set up from Shapways. this view shows the actual 3D printed part. I'm really hoping that these work out ok. I've also been working on a hydraulic power pack for the lowboy RGN. It will consist of a hydraulic tank (scratch built), hydraulic pump (also scratch built) and a 3D printed Honda 13hp engine. this view shows the 3D printed Honda engine. this is the set up I'm trying to replicate. another view of the hydraulic power pack. Still have alot of scratch building, wiring, plumbing, etc.,etc. to do...lol. well that's it for now be back soon with more updates. Ron G

Hey all Got more done on the lowboy trailer. view of the lowboy trailer and my Kenworth W925 tractor. top down view of the trailer and tractor. rear view of the trailer, the yellowish white plastic parts are from the AMT lowboy kit modified to fit. side view showing the AMT parts added to my trailer. rear view showing the tail light area from the AMT kit that I am in the process of modifying to look correct for the XL 130 HD. top down view of the trailer bed. I ran out of 1/2" 'I' beams, so it's off to the hobby store for more stuff...lol. well that's it for now be back soon with more updates. Ron G

Hey guys I now have the gooseneck with the front flip extension done. I also have the lift cylinders for the gooseneck done. Here are some pictures of the set up. this view shows the gooseneck attached to the gooseneck base and the main pivot pins with lock pin clips. this view shows the front flip extension and the pins and pin clips. Also you can see the channel braces for the two king pins. this view shows the gooseneck front extension. The pins on top are the pivots and the pins on the bottom are the lock pins. You can just see the two king pins on the bottom. this view shows the front extension flipped up and resting on the rubber support blocks. You can see the front king pin it's made out of a 1/8" diameter aluminum tube. this view shows the gooseneck in the down position and the gooseneck flipped up. this view shows the gooseneck and the main pivot pins with pin clips. this view shows the gooseneck base and the locking cylinder. On the right is the rear of the gooseneck. this view shows the front of the gooseneck base and the attachment pin locations to the frame of the trailer base. this view shows the trailer connection pins this is were the gooseneck base attaches. this view shows the front of the trailer base and the relief area for the locking cylinder. this view shows the hydraulic lifting cylinders and how they attach to the gooseneck and the gooseneck base. this view shows the gooseneck and the front of the trailer and the approximate width of the trailer base. this is a 1/50 scale diecast set up of what I'm trying to make in 1/25 scale. It's a Kenworth T880 tridem tractor, XL Specialized XL130 HD 28' well lowboy trailer with a 3 axle jeep and 3 axle nitrogen stinger with a Cat D10T2 sitting on it for prospective...lol. you can see my scratch built lowboy trailer in the background. It's as long as the whole set up in 1/50 scale...lol. well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

I think it's fixed now Ron G

Hey all I guess it's been a while since I posted anything on this build, so here are some pictures of where I'm at. I have the two main beams, all the braces and the gooseneck built. I used 5/8" 'I' beams for the main beams and 1/2" 'I' beams for the cross beams. I used 1/4" 'I' beams at the rear for the cross beams under the bucket well. I used 5/8" & 1/2" beams to make the rear frame. I made the gooseneck from 1/16" thick flat stock and 0.03" x 1/4" strip stock, also I made the pivot from 3/8" down to 3/16" telescopic plastic tube from Evergreen plastics. The pivit pins are made from 1/8" plastic tube with copper lock pins. The part of the gooseneck that attaches to the trailer is made from 1/16" thick plastic stock and various sizes of 'I' beams. King pin is a piece of 1/8" aluminum tube. the rear of the trailer transitions from 5/8" to 1/2" 'I' beams and has 1/4" 'H' columns for cross braces. I'm thinking about scratch building the rear air suspension, but I may use the ones from Moluminum, don't know still on the fence on this one. The wheels & tires are from Moebius this view is looking down at the gooseneck. I still have to make the front flip portion of the gooseneck, add all the lines, finish the lift cylinders, etc., etc....? this is a side view of the gooseneck area. I have the trailer posed with my AMT Kenworth 925 for the gravel train for pictures only. This has changed a little from my original concept, it's now closer to a XL Specialized HD130 with s 28' well. I plan on making a three axle 'jeep' for this also and possibly a three axle 'stinger' too! Need to order more wheels & tires. Well back to it, be back soon with more updates. Ron G

Yeah, next up is to make some 5 spoke wheels. Ron G

Hey all Here's a little something I've been working on in Unigraphics NX11. It is the AMT Peterbilt 359 day cab kit along with the dump box from the AMT Autocar dump truck. Here are some pictures for you to look at. Let me know what you think. front isometric view with five hole 22.5 Peterbilt wheels and tires. rear isometric view. side view with the 5 hole Peterbilt 22.5 wheels and tires. side view with 24.5 6 spoke (Mack style) wheels and tires. rear isometric view of the truck with the 24.5 wheels and tires. I know that Pete's never came with 6 spokes, but look cool.? Ron G

Hey James If you send me a picture/drawing of a Vortex air cleaner with some dimensions I can model it in Cad and the print it. I used the air cleaners that came in the Revell 1/25 Peterbilt kit to model the ones I used on my cad model. There the same as the ones in there 1/16 scale kits, but there are two of them. Ron G

Superbly done James, it really looks great! Ron G

HOLY BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH! ReduitRetro that thing is ASSUME! I only hope my mere 1/25 scale one will look as good. What do you plan on using for wheels and tires on this rig? If you look at my post on my Pete 359 heavy haul. I have it all modelled up on Unigraphics NX11, which means I can 3D print anything from it in 1/16 scale, like the Bridgestone tires and wheels, etc. Drop me a PM and we can discuss price's on printing stuff. Ron G

Hey all Well I said I was going to design a bigger trailer and I did! It's a 3 x 3 x 3 Rogers 3 axle drop nose lowboy with 3 axle jeep and 3 axle stinger, and it is a llooonnngg beast! Here are some pictures of it. here it is with the Cat 390FL. here it is from the rear with the Cat 390FL here it is from the side with the Cat 390FL. You see what I mean by being long! here it is from the front with the Cat D11T. here it is from the rear with the Cat D11T. here it is from the sude with the Cat D11T. I know, you would have to remove the stick and bucket from the 390FL and the blade from the D11T in order to haul them. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey Scott Your project is looking great! Ron G