BK9300 Posted December 31, 2024 Author Posted December 31, 2024 14 hours ago, gotnitro? said: Incredible details, love following your build Thanks, Jeff - getting harder to add the smaller details, though, as this build gets closer to the end! 3
BK9300 Posted December 31, 2024 Author Posted December 31, 2024 10 hours ago, Bronzekeg said: excellent work! Appreciate you looking in - thanks, Ken! 2
Pete68 Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 42 minutes ago, BK9300 said: getting harder to add the smaller details, Brian I know you got it in ya power through my friend 😂 This build is amazing 1 1
Pete68 Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 18 hours ago, BK9300 said: Still one more thing to do before the truck gets up on its tires and that is to hook up the front plow lift cylinder. Managed to get the fittings and lines attached, and had to make a change there, too. Didn't mount the cylinder in place yet, but did get a couple pics of it in place for time being. Had made the lift cylinder some time ago, but needed to add fittings for hydraulic hoses - fittings are from R & B Motion Hoses attached - A couple mock up pics of lift cylinder in place, temporarily (need to change the oversize band holding hoses together) Should be more tomorrow - take care! That cylinder looks perfect Brian. Well done. 2
BK9300 Posted December 31, 2024 Author Posted December 31, 2024 1 minute ago, Pete68 said: That cylinder looks perfect Brian. Well done. Thanks, Lee - it was another one of my ‘do-overs’ before it looked good! 2
BK9300 Posted December 31, 2024 Author Posted December 31, 2024 (edited) I mentioned a few posts back that I had/needed to make a change with the hydraulic lines to the front plow lift cylinder. I messed up a when originally laying out and running all the lines from the valve manifold - the lines running to the front plow were too big for scale and just didn't look ok coming through the front bumper. The lines I have attached to the cylinder now are a better look for scale, but now I have two different size lines to match up. I learned from Craig, a Mechanical Supervisor at YRB, that the company now uses bulkhead fittings to get through the bumper assembly, and Jeff was able to find a confirming picture of this as well. My 'story' is that a new practice was incorporated into an older front bumper assembly that was already in inventory when the truck was built! Last couple pics of 2024! - Sample bulkhead fitting I need to fashion: started on the bulkhead fitting - the scribed lines indicate the size of part of the existing bumper opening and the rest of the material will be a flange to CA glue the fitting plate to the back of the bumper Happy New Year, everyone, and all the best in 2025! Edited December 31, 2024 by BK9300 4
Biggu Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 Happy New Year Brian, and lots of happy modelling for the next year !! 1 1
Scott Eriksen Posted January 1 Posted January 1 .............I think we need a 3D print 1/25th scale Aeroquip hose crimping machine now ! 3
BK9300 Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said: Happy New Year Brian! And a Happy New Year to you too - hope its a great 2025! 3
Pete68 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Happy New Year Brian. The way it looks your modeling for next will be awesome. It’s good to have Jeff on here for our Snow plow questions who knows I may build a little window Peterbilt in 1/43 scale 😂. 1
BK9300 Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 12 hours ago, Pete68 said: Happy New Year Brian. The way it looks your modeling for next will be awesome. It’s good to have Jeff on here for our Snow plow questions who knows I may build a little window Peterbilt in 1/43 scale 😂. Thanks, Lee, and all the best to you in 2025! 2
Steve H Posted January 2 Posted January 2 Wow Brian, just wow… Tremendous amount of beautiful details throughout this build. Very impressive. 1
BK9300 Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 17 hours ago, Steve H said: Wow Brian, just wow… Tremendous amount of beautiful details throughout this build. Very impressive. Thanks, Steve - glad you stopped by and I appreciate the comments! Hope to get all the plow attachments re-assembled and ready to go on the truck once the cab and hood modifications are made, soon! 2
BK9300 Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 Bit more done today - finished up the bulkhead fitting and, while waiting for some ordered fasteners to assemble the front plow lift, I worked on the front plow itself. I needed to add a length of rubber to the top, front edge of the plow - this rubber strip helps direct the snow back down. Just need to paint the fitting, glue it in place, attach the hoses behind the bumper plate and wait for some fasteners before hooking up the lift cylinder hoses to the front of the fitting Hard to see, but there is a 0.2mm, aluminum strap that is taped to a guide for drilling bolt holes. I'll be using it to 'bolt' down the rubber deflector across the top edge of the plow. I'm hoping this aluminum works - should do the trick, but sure is easy to bend out of shape! Rubber deflector CA glued in place. Will be using 0.8 mm aluminum bolts to secure aluminum strip, through the rubber, to the plow edge. Aluminum strip has been painted and drying out in the shed Not a lot today, but still making progress - take care! 3
Pete68 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Brian that rubber defector is looking convincing and the fittings you did are a nice clean fit. Great work as always. 2
Biggu Posted January 7 Posted January 7 (edited) The rubber flap looks great. They worked well for keeping snow and slush from coming over top of the plow at speed and covering the windshield or all over the hood and into the grille and plugging air intakes mostly on the single axles. Although if one exceeded plow speeds it didn’t matter. The flap would flip back and the truck got covered …… an old tried and true Highways design. Edited January 7 by Biggu 1
BK9300 Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 30 minutes ago, Pete68 said: Brian that rubber defector is looking convincing and the fittings you did are a nice clean fit. Great work as always. Thanks, Pete - appreciate the compliment! I should have painted it before I glued the aluminum fittings to the plate! 1
BK9300 Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 3 minutes ago, Biggu said: The rubber flap looks great. They worked well for keeping snow and slush from coming over top of the plow at speed and covering the windshield or all over the hood and into the grille and plugging air intakes mostly on the single axles. Although if one exceeded plow speeds it didn’t matter. The flap would flip back and the truck got covered …… an old tried and true Highways design. Thanks, Jeff - just about ready to put the whole plow/pushframe/lift assembly together - will be another milestone! 1
Pete68 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 7 minutes ago, BK9300 said: Thanks, Pete Your welcome Brian and it’s Lee not Pete 😂 1 1
Biggu Posted January 7 Posted January 7 That’s a huge milestone Brian. You’re getting close to the finish line !! 1
Pete68 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 15 minutes ago, Biggu said: The flap would flip back and the truck got covered Yeah us old Road Drivers called that a “Rooster Tail” and the Plow driver driving like that was a idiot and just made the road worse. I mostly witnessed this very late at night or the wee hours of the morning when no one was around to see this. 1
BK9300 Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 20 minutes ago, Pete68 said: Your welcome Brian and it’s Lee not Pete 😂 My apologies! I did that with Jeff a long time ago - it won't happen again., 2
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