Recent content by panzerwillie

Truck is ready for work but break year is May31 so need to wait for two weeks before to register it and get hook up with a broker every one i call said jobs are slow so will see in month or 2, will continiued to get truck ready for asphalt in the next weeks and alligment, could not get the gate...

So far yes is quiet inside compare to my Autocar as big as the cab is is not munch bigger inside but i like it plus the steel dash easy to fold forward and work on it may do a pad on top in the future , here is a picture of the Autocar about 11 years .

Well i think we are ready to find work the rest of the tweeks will follow when times allows it, 2 years in the making , alligment and maybe add a leaf next week and we are ready will see...

They told me they would fix it to come back but could not be back that way till monday and i need to lower the bed to move truck so i modified it some is working , i sure miss my lathe and milling machines..

Well ok weekend short but got some work in, got some of the plumming for the gate keeper and some switches , i was hopping to do more but the lower piston pin gave me a figth as the machine shop did not follow my drawing could have lefted to fix but took it and rework it next week planning to...

Well hit it again today put the adjusting Rods on the gate everything is working good ,test open and close and was smooth also figure out what fittings i need to hooked up to the electric solenoid hope this weekend will be working with switch in the cab, also work on the tag axle lock strait...

Today was a bless day, my friend came to help and where able to install gate keeper and made and welded some brackets for mud flash, tomorrow will tackle locking 3rd axle for now until i get the ram and make it turn with from wheels, also will figuere out pluming for gate keeper and got to...

Got the gate cylinder yesterday is work of art, will try to install it this weekend , i took today of from work did some electrical hook up as well cut some of the metal in the back that was part of the slam back for the asphalt machine but the bed was about a foot to short so the builder...

Yes since december being fixing stuff the gate lock is going to be a fun but i think i have a plan or spend $500 and get the best air cylender with spring assist or use a parking brake chamber wirh Zbar to change the way it works, even the acction levers where you put the rod to the gate locks...

Well will not help my cituation but yes would love to write comments about that , two diffrent persons build the bed as is well build and solid 1/4" R510 steel but however the tailgate and finish quality in the rear section is not well done but i will fixed i took thursday and friday of but it...

Here are some of gate repairs not completed just trying to make repairs for now but i think will build a new gate down the road..

Repairs continnued , truck should have being in the by now but keep fixing screw ups by the guy also ran the wires for the tarp, the main issued is in the tail gate finish it has a gap all the way around it working on fixing that..

Is being a nitemare do not think that will happen but will continiued to try finish by 2/26 ..

As you can see the lock gate pin is to small either replace it with correct one or will make bushing ..

Last few weeks looks like i being fixing bed mistakes made by the fabricator of the bed should have bring done by now, the bed support is done now i can work on the gate lock system as was incompleto and incorrect, more to follow , it took all day yesterday but tarp is in ...