Heavy Haul Project

[Hermann Kersten]

I love this to see this project.

Very nice progress and i really love the build of the payload.

 

Hermann.

[Mopar - D]

Thanks Hermann 

I’ve worked on the insulation for the vessel. Still have some little details to add as well. 

[gotnitro?]

Man your hitting this one out of the park ! Awesome job on everything 

Really like the DM 800 livery,  perfectly suited to this kind of work

[mistermodel]

I'm glad to see those wheels used. I have the same combo.Now I  know  it will work.

[Mopar - D]

Thanks Jeff the Mack was my first choose and I had one in my collection so it’s here. 
 

Kevin the wheels fit good but I had to move the front axle forward about 3mm to clear the back part of the fender. 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

That is going to be one big outfit! Great work!

[Mopar - D]

Thanks Brian. 

[Mopar - D]

Finished with the vessel now to build the 2 other transporters. 

[kilrathy10]

Looking good... I'm loving the valve covers on that thing...

[Mopar - D]

Thanks JT I was able to pick up the nozzles with the flanges at the hobby shop they come in different sizes. 
I’ve started working on transporter #3  

[Mopar - D]

Continue to make progress on transporter #3. Today is a good weather day for painting and I took advantage of it. Was able to get rims, tires, wheel assemblies and frame all painted. 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Looks Awesome! You’re going to have to build a crane to load this thing onto the transports. ?

[Mopar - D]

Thanks Brian I would build the crane for it but I definitely don’t have any place to display that. The height of the boom would be over 5’ tall. 

[Mopar - D]

Yesterday’s progress. Trial test fit of transporter #3 with transporter #2. 

[kilrathy10]

Those transporters are seriously awesome... They look GOOD...

[Mopar - D]

Yesterday’s progress adding steering details along with starting on the plumbing. 

[gotnitro?]

Awesome work 

I'd definitely need to build an addition for something that large lol . A regular truck w trailer maxes out my shelf 

[kilrathy10]

I think you're having too much fun with this project, Man...

That's some killer work...

[Mopar - D]

Thanks guys and yes I’m having a lot of fun building this project. These air and hydraulic lines about drove me crazy. I’m going to be really close to finishing this one up tonight if all goes well for me. 

[Mopar - D]

I have finished transporter #3 now and only have one more to go. Here’s my test fitting everything together I still have to work on the inter connection between the transporters. 

[kilrathy10]

That's awesome... I could see this baby heading down I-10 to Baytown backing up miles of traffic in its wake... ?

[AmericanMuscleFan]

The term "Heavy Duty" is a euphemism with this transporter Dan!   It must not be able to turn on a dime...

[Mopar - D]

JT -  I’ll let you know when it’s going to be on I -10 to save you from the extra traffic. 
 

Francis - the transporters actually can turn on a dime. All the wheel assemblies will turn 90 degrees as well as rising and lowering +/- 3’. This allow the load to stay level plus with modules transporting they will lower the module directly on the foundation.  

[AmericanMuscleFan]

On 9/24/2020 at 8:06 PM, Mopar - D said:

Francis - the transporters actually can turn on a dime. All the wheel assemblies will turn 90 degrees as well as rising and lowering +/- 3’. This allow the load to stay level plus with modules transporting they will lower the module directly on the foundation.  

Sorry for the dumb question, but are the wheels controlled by an independent servo control unit or/and connected in some way to the steering wheel of the tractor?  I'm in a totally unknown ground here...

[Mopar - D]

Francis,
The transporters are independent from the tractor and the transporters are all tied together with a single controller.  The controls for my setup is on the gooseneck. Over the years I’ve seen these transporters do all kinds of loads and perform so really cool things. 
 

I’m making my way through transporter #4 and hoping to start painting tomorrow.