drake 4x8 swing wing trailer

Listen SCUMMY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No need to start panicking just yet, ------------ however

If we all "do" turn up at your door with the required stickers !!!!!!!!!!!!

Then it's-------------- "TOO LATE"

You'll really have nothing to worry about --- but be assured, you'll be able to take comfort in knowing it'll all be going to those who ------- "WILL APPRECIATE IT"

After all -------what are "FRIENDS" for ??????????????????????????????

Well dont that make me warm and fuzzy in side . Just as long as it doesnt turn into a feeding frenzy like another turnout i attended once !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feeding "FRENZY"

Wonder who the "CULPRIT" was ?????????????????????????

Just checked back on some photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There appears to be "one" of the person in question ---"IN ACTION"

"WARM and FUZZY" ---------eh'. I know the "FEELIN"

Scummy and me were just picking at the bones, someone had already devoured all the meat and inhaled the stuffing at the same time!!
I'm not issueing them with coloured stickers, to avoid being trampled in the rush.
They'd have to bring a trailer if they attended the Scummy divide up!

nearly got the goose neck finished, just needs a few more details added.

Low loader is looking good

Thats some serious scratch building there, im impressed, great job so far, very interesting to see how its done.

This will need an appropriately large load. Any thoughts?

This is lookin' awesome so far. Can't wait to see this one finished.

zenrat wrote:

This will need an appropriately large load. Any thoughts?

got a couple of ideas rattling around my head Fred. maybe a scratchbuilt Volvo articulated dump, not sure yet.

I know you can do it , how about a scratchbuilt two engine scrapper , the job i'm working on at the moment has two of these things working . When they go past my western star i feel like i'm in a mini .

well, get your lazy ar$e out of the truck and get some pics and measurements....................please

Amazing job cant wait to see the finished product

Wow that is some Detail mate. Love where this is going.

mutley wrote:well, get your lazy ar$e out of the truck and get some pics and measurements....................please

Gees brother Dave your really expecting a lot. It's Scummy we're talking about here, the best you'll get is some blurry out of focus pic that shows bugger all of the Volvo and more of the Western Star mirror!

mutley wrote:

zenrat wrote:

This will need an appropriately large load. Any thoughts?

got a couple of ideas rattling around my head Fred. maybe a scratchbuilt Volvo articulated dump, not sure yet.

That'd be good. We've got a couple of 25 tonners if you want reference pics.
Easy quick solution until you get something built might be just the body from a Paymaster - as though an unassembled one was being shipped to a mine.

Rob, as long as the blurry image from the mirror is something other than a mutton chopped truckie I'll be happy
Fred, any reference pics gladly accepted. the Payhauler dump weighs in at around 50 tonne, which this trailer can handle as a whole load.

mutley wrote:
. the Payhauler dump weighs in at around 50 tonne, which this trailer can handle as a whole load.

Thats not a bad effort out of plastic!

DeeCee wrote:

mutley wrote:
. the Payhauler dump weighs in at around 50 tonne, which this trailer can handle as a whole load.

Thats not a bad effort out of plastic!

mutley wrote:Fred, any reference pics gladly accepted. the Payhauler dump weighs in at around 50 tonne, which this trailer can handle as a whole load.

I'll be going out to the yard again next Tuesday (they are hibernating ATM) and will endeavour to get you some pics then.

You could carry a whole Payhauler but I just thought that for a quick load you just have to throw together the body and paint it yellow - no detail or weathering needed. Model trucks always look better with a load on IMO.

had a play with the suspension to make it raise up and down and rock from side to side.

Fred, thanks for ref. pics, they'll come in very handy when the time comes.
I nearly forgot that I have started a payhauler already, so it might fill the void untill the Volvo's done.

No worries.
When you get started, let me know if you need more pics of any bits I missed.
Love the weathering on the payhauler engine.

got one of these payhaulers to finshed one day.

mutley wrote:these are the plans I used for the dimensions

Kane, yes there Auslowes rims and tyres
Cruiseliner, nothing fancy mate, just a hobby knife and a Dremel tool and files.

where did u get the plans I was going to build this but drake wouldnt give me the dimensions....
went in the too hard basket. hopefully you'll complete it