sparrow legs Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 was board as off work with a chest infection, cut a marston trailer up and grafted it onto the 6 wheeler, needs fastening properly yet but i want feed back first before im commited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNHIR Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 "Rock Romance" ? Please say your wife bought that album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 mike , i recon you need to lose the trailer chassis for it to sit a bit lower onto the truck chassis rails , other than that looks good , maybe cut a siku krampe trailer next to build a bulk blower :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 looks good so far,but tend to agree with marcus ,any way you could incorporate the marston chassi into the scanias chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 fnhir, sorry but wife didnt buy it (single but activley looking) family friend bought me it years ago mjb1, i was thinking the same about the chassie but cut into the lorry one and cant mount rams there now also trailer body slightly longer, not a 5min job to make it fit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 what about cutting the rear wheel of the origonal chassis and putting them on the marston,then join that to the cab part of the chassi,fit the tanks and done?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Sparrow legs, I'm with the others on this, the tipper frame has got to be dropped to be realistic....paint will help to an extent but it will still look too high. It may be easier to build it on a Britains lorry chassis, they are that much lower, but obvioulsy you would have to add another axle for the same lorry...but on a positive note the Britains cab fits on a newray chassis with little work so the opposite may also be true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 yeah the newray cab fits easy enough to the britains chassis,thats what my 8 wheeler is on chassis wise, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 only other way i can see mike is to cut the trailer chassis approx 2-3cm away from the body's hinge pins then make it narrower to sit down inside the trucks chassis rails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 either way its a great idea mate,not one i have thought of or anyone esle for that, let us know how you get on with the chassis mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Size and proportion wise it all looks like it couod work and be quite a little earner for you mate. The cab cut down has worked a treat and looks good for it. The trailer chassis is a problem though by the looks of it. I'd say perservere with it because the potential is there mate, definately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 been busy again with it, ya a right it didnt look right with a double chassie, got it lowered but lost the pivot point and the rams, working on the pivot and for the ram im going to make a 3 stage vertical ram behind the cab i would like to make some more but the ridgids are no longer available :'( 4c made the pcab so icant take the praise for that but works well with the tipping bodie. i am working on a vacume tanker from a joskin tank, may interest deerest, need some more lorrys before i continue. still hoping to fit the hookloader onto a 8 wheeler (six isnt big enough) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 now that looks a lot better mate, shame you have to re hash the rams ect,but worth it 100% mate,gonna be a beaut when shes done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Much beter, maybe the tipper bed is a tad long but then you can only work with what you had and I think thats a great effort. I'd lose the new ray mudguards off the back and build some onto the tipper body, maybe raise the cab by 5mm to give it that tipper look...these are all fine points though, its looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Oh yes much better SL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 thats more like it mike , get the hinge & rams done & yer well away :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzsikufan Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 looks the shizz, good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 You on the right track now Mike, this is coming together. No doubt the gubbins of the tipping gear may be a bit tricky but is really really going to be worth it. Sludge tanker aswell eh?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Looks far better mate - just get a roll over sheet for her now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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