m880 unimog
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just typed a big old story on progress,tried to add another picture and lost the lot-i,ll stick to being short-
got a load of parts arriving-nothing bar the wheels are bolt on -still months of fab work-
got ram and made the bottom pivot mounts.
line bored on lathe to accept 1-00" hardened pins.
ram will have to be mounted 2-00" off centre-i hope this wont cause me problems.it will never be used to tip much weight.
cut out the cross members and some gusseting for the tipper frame,hope to do the welding tomorrow-i will not miss tripping over this hunk of steel contraptioning-
got some more bracing to cut for the tipper frame and desighn the rear bed landing posts.once i get this mess layed up and working right,it,s paint and the rear bed can go on.then i,ll have somewhere to throw all the parts of this truck that i have been climbing over and endlessly moving around my tiny workshop-
i am collecting my 12.50 x 20 flavoured wheels next week-i have cut a nice deal with a local guy [ who has supplied me with used military tyres for decades ]- for five used michelin XZL,s-but no rush for these.
this winter i plan on stripping each wheel station in turn and getting everything right.more pictures soon.
cheers.
got a load of parts arriving-nothing bar the wheels are bolt on -still months of fab work-
got ram and made the bottom pivot mounts.
line bored on lathe to accept 1-00" hardened pins.
ram will have to be mounted 2-00" off centre-i hope this wont cause me problems.it will never be used to tip much weight.
cut out the cross members and some gusseting for the tipper frame,hope to do the welding tomorrow-i will not miss tripping over this hunk of steel contraptioning-
got some more bracing to cut for the tipper frame and desighn the rear bed landing posts.once i get this mess layed up and working right,it,s paint and the rear bed can go on.then i,ll have somewhere to throw all the parts of this truck that i have been climbing over and endlessly moving around my tiny workshop-
i am collecting my 12.50 x 20 flavoured wheels next week-i have cut a nice deal with a local guy [ who has supplied me with used military tyres for decades ]- for five used michelin XZL,s-but no rush for these.
this winter i plan on stripping each wheel station in turn and getting everything right.more pictures soon.
cheers.
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