Time to fix up the R600

[Ditchdiggerjcf]

5 hours ago, h67st said:

Back in the early 80's we had a delivery driver with a chassis mounted crane who forgot to lower the boom. He was listening to a Walkman player and took down two freeway signs before someone caught his attention to stop. Needless to say the company banned headphones after that. If you have a stereo cranked up it would have the same effect.

They do the same thing with dump beds and excavator booms. I have seen it.

[66dc75]

So after 5 years I'm going to get back at this (can't rush these things). Started to cut off the ugliness on the back. Not a lot of frame beyond the rear spring hanger and the pintle hitch is pretty awful. I've been thinking of getting an air ride cutoff and upgrading to hub pilot although then I'll have to do something with the front to match.. it would be nice to get the gearing to around 3.70 to get more highway friendly. Got a couple of toolboxes on the shelf that will fit behind the cab nice. Also time to ditch the air assist and put on the power steering that's been sitting in the toolbox since I bought it 7 years ago.

[mrsmackpaul]

I would of thought a spoked/spider axle would be easy to come across with a good ratio

A rear axle off a bogie drive I would think would be a give away type of deal just about 

 

Paul

[66dc75]

2 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

I would of thought a spoked/spider axle would be easy to come across with a good ratio

A rear axle off a bogie drive I would think would be a give away type of deal just about 

 

Paul

The more I think about it I'll probably just change the gearing.  I actually would like to keep the spokes. It would be a whole lot cheaper and I am a cheap bastard. It would  be nice to have airride though.

[Geoff Weeks]

I count 4 air filled tires!

[mowerman]

Nice going bud thanks for the updates and I have shit sitting around here. I bought for mine way longer than seven years ha ha let’s keep it up very hard to do anything on these things when you’re still working…. Bob

[skydawg]

I like the look of the pintle area,gives a finished look,and is different from the usual treatment.

[66dc75]

1 hour ago, skydawg said:

I like the look of the pintle area,gives a finished look,and is different from the usual treatment.

I'm going to do it over a little neater like my dump truck

[mowerman]

dont know how i missed alot of this tread,,,,,i was still on nights,,,when it started ,lol,not sure,,bob

[Brocky]

I like your idea of upgrading the pintle hitch area.. Will you need to add air glad hands?? You will probably have to attach your light bar / mud flap hangers to the end of the frame.. That Goose neck ball looks a little far back for good weight distribution???

[66dc75]

3 hours ago, Brocky said:

I like your idea of upgrading the pintle hitch area.. Will you need to add air glad hands?? You will probably have to attach your light bar / mud flap hangers to the end of the frame.. That Goose neck ball looks a little far back for good weight distribution???

Gooseneck ball is going away, it's set up for electric .brakes which is OK since all my tag trailers are Electric. Gonna bend up some diamond plate fenders and wi incorporate the lights and mudflap hangers into the fenders. 

 

[66dc75]

When I bought this from Tom Amaducci he gave me a power steering setup for it. Anybody know lf the pump bolts onto any air compressor? The pump came bolted to an old compressor but the one in the truck looks like a fairly recent replacement.  Also looks like the dipstick tube is occupying the same space as the pump but I think it can be reshaped.