EmeryvilleCOE Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Finishing up my spread axle flatbed. I have several more details to do on the whole unit. It's nothing fancy, just having a little fun messing with this trailer. Eventually it will be a covered wagon, the color is a Rustoleum touch up from autozone, Nissan Orange Mist CC. I have to add tool boxes between the spread.
Chad Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Very nice looking trailer. the covered wagons are fairly easy but a HUGE pain lol i just did a 48' quad Chad
cowboysevens Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Nice lookin truck and trailer , good job
EmeryvilleCOE Posted February 21, 2012 Author Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks for the nice words! I see what you guys build and i'm not anywhere on that level..I use to build this stuff in the 70's like a lot of you guys and I just started getting back into it. Been around trucks my whole life with my Dad and now still enjoy them. Now my little boy is starting to love them too, along with Military tanks so i guess those are next. My next project is a H-67 Tandem Mack cabover with color matched spread axle covered wagon.. It's going to be a Maple red and pewter combination, with matching side boards on the flatbed...Try to keep you guys posted when I start it.
camaro68 Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 Nice truck and trailer How did you go about making your spread axle trailer
EmeryvilleCOE Posted February 22, 2012 Author Posted February 22, 2012 Don't laugh! but I trimmed the suspension just aft of center of the eqaulizer mount. I plan to make a new spring mount to make the forward area of the rear axle look normal. I was able to "split" the one peice molded suspension to create a scale 8' spread. Once done, I plan to install tool boxes between the spread to dress it up. It"s not the prettiest, but it did the job. Nobody will notice at 70mph..haha. I may add flaps behind the fwd axle, with KW decals.
EmeryvilleCOE Posted February 22, 2012 Author Posted February 22, 2012 Here's my Wilson cattle pot too. This one came out ok, I like the look of the old style trucks..
camaro68 Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Thanks for the info going to try to make me one of these p.s.nice trucks I'm just getting back into modeling not done one since i was a kid
EmeryvilleCOE Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 Added scratch built toolboxes, I still have to mount one on the passenger side spread. Took a little break from The Freightliner, hooked it up to the flatbed just to see a different look. Freighliner Chemical Leaman acid trailer is next.
pete3522 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 nice builds i did the same on my fruehauf flatbed easy way to make a spread axle
sports850 Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 If you (or anyone else) want any more of the "rolls of steel" to display it I have the ones from my trailer that I'm not using , they're no use to me (and free )
EmeryvilleCOE Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 If you (or anyone else) want any more of the "rolls of steel" to display it I have the ones from my trailer that I'm not using , they're no use to me (and free ) If you (or anyone else) want any more of the "rolls of steel" to display it I have the ones from my trailer that I'm not using , they're no use to me (and free ) Hey thanks for that offer! Actually, I'm okay. I had mine in my drawer while working on this. Probably will leave them off, working on side kit now for covered wagon.
Truck parts Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Nice job on the spread axle set up. I read somewhere that you use add machine tape as coils
EmeryvilleCOE Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 Nice job on the spread axle set up. I read somewhere that you use add machine tape as coils That probably would look pretty cool..They do look similar.
drinkone2 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Hey thanks for that offer! Actually, I'm okay. I had mine in my drawer while working on this. Probably will leave them off, working on side kit now for covered wagon. PM sent
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Nice job on the spread axle set up. I read somewhere that you use add machine tape as coils I did that on this project here a few years ago. I'm not trying to hijack your thraed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9495602@N02/2525794559/sizes/o/in/set-72157604111035238/
Truck parts Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Scott, I was not trying to steel your ideal . I think its a great ideal,and Thank you . I haul coils of steel,and that's the best thing out there to look like the coils.
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Scott, I was not trying to steel your ideal . I think its a great ideal,and Thank you . I haul coils of steel,and that's the best thing out there to look like the coils. Here's where I got the idea from. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9495602@N02/sets/72157629679846149/
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