Bondo's 6X6 Scale/Crawler recovery truck

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Come on!! No video!!!


Next time we better have some footage! Sounds like a cool spot to have some fun at!!

[lincpimp]

Glad you got the steering figured out. I like that canted servo mount, really thinking "outside the box" there. Not like you have been "inside a box" in a while, at least since your last "lifestyle change". Lay off the estrogen, and maybe you can remember the camera next time you go scale wheelin'!!

[Bondonutz]

@ Sikes; Thanks Bro, glad u like.

@ Corey; you'll live till next time. I was pretty dissapointed myself sorry.

@ James; The servo/steering compliment is appreciated, I appreciate the help w/that.
The rest of your comment; Go EAD.

Just charged one of the 3s packs from Sunday, I ran 1.25hrs with a 3200mah 3s 30C pack and the Hyperion charger said it still had 43% charge. Happy w/that !

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

@ James; The servo/steering compliment is appreciated, I appreciate the help w/that.
The rest of your comment; Go EAD.

No problem, always here to help. As far as EAD, I will leave that in your capable hands (mouth?)

[Bondonutz]

Gee thanks.



I took these with my phone but I thought they didn't look that great till I downloaded, figured I'd share these as well.

[lincpimp]

Man, you have me wanting to finish my various 6 plus wheeled rcs... I have not touched an rc for a long time. I did just score a mini mill, so I could start turning out some custom machined parts, like transfer diff housings, knuckles, etc. I need to have my buddy weld on the maxx al bulks I have, then I can machine them to shape and finish the old maxx "centipede" (as tdc57 dubbed it)... Maybe in the winter when everything calms down some...

[pinkpanda3310]

I just spent a few days in Exmouth visiting my Dad, he's a typical 'run for the sun' kind of retiree (I met lots of retiree's up there) and seeing this thread again makes me think 'I want to do that when I retire'. I don't want to mimick what you've done but to spend the hours making and thinking and re-making to create someting like you have would be an awesome feat big kudos buddy

[Bondonutz]

Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

I just spent a few days in Exmouth visiting my Dad, he's a typical 'run for the sun' kind of retiree (I met lots of retiree's up there) and seeing this thread again makes me think 'I want to do that when I retire'. I don't want to mimick what you've done but to spend the hours making and thinking and re-making to create someting like you have would be an awesome feat big kudos buddy

Hey thanks PP, much appreciated my friend.
Building from the ground up like this has a personal reward unlike anything else I've done in RC befor even with fabricating all the misc one off parts I've done in the past. This level of scratch building far exceeds time involved anything I've done prior, the fun level has ben off the charts as well. I'm looking forward very much of starting my replica 1:1 build of my Grand Cherokee scaler, I will be making the frame and everything else from zero. Should be fun.

I've torn the entire 6X6 down to zero and have decided to reconfigure the axles to the standard o--oo axle layout, The #1 & #3 axles will steer only. I also stripped all the paint off the brass work and beefing up and lenthening the bed boom and the tow apperatus. I also have made a entirely new rear bumper thats much heavier duty and scale in size. Have plans for a crawl meet the 29th and hope to have it done and get video.

I will be posting another batch of pics sometime this weekend when I get the big pig back together, stay tuned !

[Bondonutz]

I finished up the last of the revamped brass work this afternoon, may not look like much is different but believe me I added a lot to beef everything up. Extending the boom required some additional braces and the much heavier duty hooks on the tow rig were warranted.

Now time to start putting everything back together, again :rolleyes:

New Heavy Duty Bumper


The newly braced and re-hooked tow apparatus


I tweaked this last time trying to get my buddies Hilux unstuck, with the new improved design and length plus the braces this thing should be rock solid now.

[Bondonutz]

My first crack at editing a video, be nice you ruthless fektards



Seriously, I hope you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB5K4gSSk6Q





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[_paralyzed_]

olympus digital camera

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Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

olympus digital camera

AHAHAHA!!! I was thinking the same!!



But good video.

Awesome test of strength pulling up the 3 gallons of water!!! That was cool!!

[Bondonutz]

IDK why ?

EAD

[brainanator]

24 lb lift is impressive as hell! I want to see that thing climbing walls now!

[Bondonutz]

@ Corey and the Brain, thanks guys !

I'm willing to be the winch will pick up 4 gallons and possible more but I see no sense in risking any damage, I doubt very seriously the rig will ever see stress to even match 24lbs.






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