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first custom!

oakland

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okay this is my first ever custom model (kinda:D) its nothing compared to some other ones on here ive seen. but its mine so i think its cool:D
i also modified my service truck and a flatbed i got to haul my attatchments ( sort of like hoemans sweet black one) :notworthy
 

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oakland

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WabcoMan

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Cool models Oakland.
I like your fenced yard - nice touch:drinkup
 
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To solve your length problem...

Can you get a trailer to trail the lowboy, rest the boom on that trailer and just get more flashing lights? Or does reality restrict us there?
 
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oakland said:
thanks its not as good as some of your models.:p its also about 4 inches longer than my lowboy so i have no way to legally transport it :D
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I thought you said the DOT didn't exist on your setup! :p

But seriously, nice job on this one! :thumbsup
 
oakland

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Bellboy said:
To solve your length problem...

Can you get a trailer to trail the lowboy, rest the boom on that trailer and just get more flashing lights? Or does reality restrict us there?
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yeah i could do that ill take some time and work on it tonight

stretch said:
I thought you said the DOT didn't exist on your setup! :p

But seriously, nice job on this one! :thumbsup
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it doesent exist here:p thanks
heres my other custom i just finished! a cat 345b L :D
 

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Nice is all what i can say. Keep it up, and one of these days you might work for them! Model builders I mean. Maybe the real deal, but, we'll have to wait and see!
 
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That looks really nice. Can you make a little plastic bucket to go over the stack on the loader though? You got the exhaust facing right into the wind.
 
oakland

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curly said:
That looks really nice. Can you make a little plastic bucket to go over the stack on the loader though? You got the exhaust facing right into the wind.
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yeah i guess that would kinda help, might be my next project:D
 
AtlasRob

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curly said:
That looks really nice. Can you make a little plastic bucket to go over the stack on the loader though? You got the exhaust facing right into the wind.
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It was only a short time ago that I learned the reason for that.
In my ignorance I thought it was to stop water getting into the exhaust increasing the rusting. :Banghead
 
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AtlasRob said:
It was only a short time ago that I learned the reason for that.
In my ignorance I thought it was to stop water getting into the exhaust increasing the rusting. :Banghead
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Oh man, how much damage was done?
 
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curly said:
Oh man, how much damage was done?
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Luckily none for me personally. ;) It was while discussing the delivery of some new dozers that had arrived on a previous job that somebody commented on the heavy rain that the low loader driver must have been expecting ( bucket over the stack ) and the rep said that following a couple of early turbo failures on some machines it was now a requirement on all deliveries.
 
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