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Well guys I'm back at it after a move to a new house 200 miles away.
Started with some loose ends and now mounting RG-31 bumper and right now I'm got it trimmed up and up side down but not sure if I like the way looks. My other option is 2 turn right side up, get ride of factory fairlead and...
Old duke, I drive, operate, maintain, rebuild, remount on to new trucks as needed, some of the largest concrete pumps in the world. The truck I drive daily weighs 142,000 lbs and is 54 ft long with 3 steers and 22 tires. It reaches 213 ft and puts 120000 lbs on an outrigger. Thank you for your...
No last spring I sand blasted and primed and painted the fifth wheel and tire crane with Dupont epoxy primer behr paint and it went to crap. It looks good but you can scratch it off easily with your fingernails, it's very gummy. Could be reaction between primer and paint or primer needs longer...
Mounted mrap front lights, the top lights hinge foward and tuck by windshield for protection. They also pin off for quick removal. Made the running boards for on top of fuel tanks also steps to get up but didn't take pics when I had them on. Also got exhaust guard made and used pioneer tool kit...
Used marquee floetrol and a little water in hf pot gun, it sprayed better but still not perfect but laid down real nice. Maybe l should have use behr ultra instead.
So I prepped by wiping them down with thinner and then sprayed some adhesion promoter on rolled duplicolor bedliner on with two coats. Looks great hope it holds up.
I've upgraded my 5ton to the self healing fuel tanks being sold everywhere and l wondering if anybody's tried to get paint to stick to polymer coating.
I've mocked 395 looks pretty big in there but I'm going to make them work cause l have a bunch of them off some Blackwater grizzly chassis's l purchased.
So I got the wipers done on my 5-ton today they are clock out of the way of the driver's and passengers visibility & are electric 2 speed 24 volt Motors. Then I added the grab handles the hood latches and the door stops are from unknown mrap that I picked up on fleebay.
Well when you start making your cab the first thing is the floor and how your going to mount it to the frame. If you wait till the end you'll be doing all your mods from underneath.