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..........dump body attached to pivots,,might do something different with the mast cylinder,,,I have  some Amazon Chinesium telescopic back scratchers I've been thinking about ,cutting the stainless wont be fun though ,,,attached  the exhaust ,just have to do the outlet pipe,working on the air cleaner and piping,,,then I'll do the lights and mirrors

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Always impressive, Scott!  What did you finally settle on to finish the diamond plate on top of the fenders?

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15 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Always impressive, Scott!  What did you finally settle on to finish the diamond plate on top of the fenders?

I used BMF on that Brian ,,,oh and the Revell chrome on the radiator shell I hit with 2k clear when I did the cab,,,came out pretty good and now I don't have to worry about touching it,,,lol

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.............I used the back scratcher for the hyd cylinder,,,lol!  Got the air cleaner and tubing in,I'll make inner splash aprons on the fenders out of mudflap rubber

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Need to see a link to those back scratchers - great 'sequential' lift cylinder!  That's got to work on all kinds of dump cylinder situations.

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1 hour ago, BK9300 said:

Need to see a link to those back scratchers - great 'sequential' lift cylinder!  That's got to work on all kinds of dump cylinder situations.

Amazon.com: XKOS 4 Pack Different Back Scratcher Portable Telescoping with Rubber Handles, Extendable Metal Back Massager Tool with Beautiful Box, Stocking Stuffers for Men Women Adults (Black) : Health & Household   Brian,my mini chop saw was able to cut it

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20 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

.............I used the back scratcher for the hyd cylinder,,,lol!  Got the air cleaner and tubing in,I'll make inner splash aprons on the fenders out of mudflap rubber

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Great idea!  When you cut them off, do you loose the flare on the inner ones?  Looks like they might come apart if you aren't careful?

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16 minutes ago, Warren D said:

Great idea!  When you cut them off, do you loose the flare on the inner ones?  Looks like they might come apart if you aren't careful?

yeah,,what I did was wrap some thin masking tape on each barrel ,,which gave them a bit of resistance, the truck/dump body would never be displayed at an angle which would allow the sections to pull out anyway,,,I just tried it as an alternative to the kits wobbly plastic cylinder,,looks better IMHO

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1 hour ago, Scott Eriksen said:

yeah,,what I did was wrap some thin masking tape on each barrel ,,which gave them a bit of resistance, the truck/dump body would never be displayed at an angle which would allow the sections to pull out anyway,,,I just tried it as an alternative to the kits wobbly plastic cylinder,,looks better IMHO

 I like the idea.  I've had a build that requires a pair of cylinders outboard of the frame.  The build stalled as I'm trying to figure out how to make it work as the cylinders sit almost vertically and they don't have any recesses in the body.  Thus a very short distance form the bottom of the cylinder support to the bottom of the dump body but they need to extend quite a ways to get the bed to dump.  Lots of segments!

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2 hours ago, Pete68 said:

I like that Yellow Scott. Updates are looking good soon this Dog will be out of the pound 😂 

Thanks Lee,,,it's getting down to all the small stuff now,,which usually takes the longest ,,,,I might stick the Autocars front skid plate on ,paint it the same yellow

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On 11/10/2025 at 8:44 PM, Scott Eriksen said:

Thanks Lee,,,it's getting down to all the small stuff now,,which usually takes the longest ,,,,I might stick the Autocars front skid plate on ,paint it the same yellow

I've put the skid plate on both Brockway dumps I've built.  Not sure I've seen them on the real thing but it does make them look tougher, especially with the squared fenders.

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On 11/10/2025 at 7:44 PM, Scott Eriksen said:

Autocars front skid plate on

Yes that belly pan would be a classy touch for this beast 

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