Joe Nunes Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Nice looking work and very neatly done. 👍 Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Top deck fabrication is coming together, Need to get chrome wheels together, axles assembled and spacing set before I can start lower deck. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Excellent progress Gary. You have the trailer shaping up nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Gonna be a looooooooong trailer!! Great work on it. I see lots of Evergreen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Nice build. Now following. I used an Auslowe lift axle when I built this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Mopar - D said: Excellent progress Gary. You have the trailer shaping up nicely! Thanks Dan, not sure it will be as nice as some of your scratch built trailer. They take a lot of time to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: Gonna be a looooooooong trailer!! Great work on it. I see lots of Evergreen! Thanks Charles and yes the entire frame build is Evergreen and other plastic. I will put a wood deck on. I have four models of injection molding machines, I will build the largest one and mount it on a wooden skid with a lift off crate to enclose it. I am hopeful that it will fit on the lower deck when completed, hence the long trailer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Nice build. Now following. I used an Auslowe lift axle when I built this. Thanks Bill, great build on your tractor/trailer build. I use a lot of Auslow products, I like the detail on their axles and they are very customizable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 Starting work on the injection molding machine and the wooden pallet/crate. This will be the load on the drop deck trailer with multiple crates contains leveling pads, mold, thermolater and one shot loader. Waiting for parts for the trailer and I need a break from cutting plastic, so load it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 Progress on the injection molding machine. Will be adding a one-shot glass loader and the wiring. The pallet and container will be next, picked up a bunch of balsa wood at Hobby Lobby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Wow! This is really something. 👍 Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Injection molding machine getting close, then finish rear enclosure. Next, build pallet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Injection molding machine complete, now start the skid and crate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Interesting load, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) Little more progress. Crate fits tight on molding machine and I wanted to be able to lift off the crate so show the injection molding machine. Now back to the trailer. Edited December 26, 2022 by Gary Chastain Forgot a pic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Awesome load Gary. Now you need the heavy duty fork lift loading/unloading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 17 hours ago, Mopar - D said: Awesome load Gary. Now you need the heavy duty fork lift loading/unloading it. Thanks Dan, yes, need to find a kit of a fork truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 That is one heavy duty trailer! The cargo looks great as well! Very nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: That is one heavy duty trailer! The cargo looks great as well! Very nice work!! Thank you, yes it is a heavy hauler, during my research, these trailers are built for 60 to 80 ton capacity in generally in three axle and 80 to 120 ton in four axle, higher weights can be achieved with a three axle Jeep. There are some monster heavy haul trailers out there in the real world that I would love to build if I knew more about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 Back working on the trailer. Axles/brakes together, need some detailing. One side of lower deck on but needs some finish work. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Now that is impressive model construction! 👍 It is really looking great. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, Joe Nunes said: Now that is impressive model construction! 👍 It is really looking great. Joe Thanks sir, gotta long way to go yet but I’m gaining 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) Gary, trailer is coming along nice. Can you snap few close-up pics of the trailer axles? I keep seeing those resin parts on several website but was not sure how one can use them. Thanks and appreciate you sharing your work. Mike Edited January 7, 2023 by youngtiger1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 6 hours ago, youngtiger1 said: Gary, trailer is coming along nice. Can you snap few close-up pics of the trailer axles? I keep seeing those resin parts on several website but was not sure how one can use them. Thanks and appreciate you sharing your work. Mike Mike, here is the drop axle springs and axles from Auslow I am using on the drop deck trailer. I will be adding some detail work to these axles. Auslow makes several variations and triple axle spring setups as well. There are several companies that make these products. I included other air suspension axles that I keep in my inventory for truck/trailer builds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Thanks Gary, that is exactly what I needed to see. Looking through your pics I see you used 2 Auslow sets to complete the axles/springs. Also, auslow sets include metal rod for axles rod to give extra strength…nice touch. I don’t think I have seen anyone else offer that. To bad about KFS closing doors they had some good stuff. I was told their molds were sold to various businesses so they will be produced again down the road. Again, thank you 🙏 so much for your help. Keep on Truckin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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