Western Star 4900 FA plow truck

[Biggu]

Fabulous !!!!

[Gary Chastain]

OMG, the detail….you just can’t see all the details

[BK9300]

On 10/14/2025 at 6:49 PM, Biggu said:

Fabulous !!!!

 

21 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

OMG, the detail….you just can’t see all the details

Thanks a lot, Guys - this is ponderously slow from the outside, I'm sure, but getting so much closer to finishing!

[BK9300]

Just been 'mentally' working on the finishing steps.  No actual work done, but down to three pages on the punch list and all of that is to do with the cab/hood/engine!

As an aside, when installing the chain hangers, I was scraping some paint off the frame to glue the hanger on the passenger side, and while applying some resistance on the underside of the frame, I managed to pop off the step box - think I had a heart murmur because I thought I had broken the box!  Turns out the glue just gave way, so was able to glue it back on ok.   I took a pic of the frame while glue was setting up.  Point of all this is that Jeff found my method for supporting the truck on its side interesting and thought others might be interested, too.

 

I've been using a couple of cinnamon, spice bottle lids to set the tires on their sidewalls, with a bottle of water in behind for support to keep the frame from tipping backwards - work well for me!

 

Edited yesterday at 04:24 PM by BK9300

[Gary Chastain]

Clever idea

[Biggu]

5 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said:

Clever idea

I totally agree, it kooks to support the truck well and holds it steady with a weight behind. It is nice to have a solid support so a guy can use two hands and not fumbling with holding it in one hand and trying to work on it with the other. This is a good simple hack that seems to work well.  I’m going to have to give this a go.

[Pete68]

Brian catching up and liked all the details added since I left. I like those chains another nice touch. 

[BK9300]

5 hours ago, Pete68 said:

Brian catching up and liked all the details added since I left. I like those chains another nice touch. 

Good that you're back, Pete, and thanks for having a look in!