Thread: Monster Truck - Picture Heavy.

Hey Stinky, A great truck for the little one, how's Adelaide after Lara. regards John.

What a ripper!! I want one!!!bravabrava

Excellent Work.

Nice one stinky you done a great job

Great job Sir. And all your upgrades are fantastic. The modified axle extensions will save you a rebuild in the near future. Ask me how I know.

Bret

G'Day Stinky,
That's one very fine Monster Truck you've built but for a first birthday, you are setting the bar high...
I'm sure the young bloke didn't mind it was a little late but he'll be very proud of his dad as the years of play with its wear & tear keep rounding around....well done dad, top job.
Cheers, crowie

Nice work, looks great.

Great job mate ... Love the curves on the body panels. So simple and clean.

greg

Thanks all for the kind feedback. As expected it was a little hard for a 14 month boy to fully appreciate the gift he had been given. Whilst he did visit a few times in the workshop as it was under construction I don't think he made the link. He pulled it out of the bag ..... and then continued to play with the bag . In the end I found some small fluffy chickens that we used at Easter and put them in the back of the truck, from that point on it was much more interesting.

Originally Posted by nine fingers

Hey Stinky, A great truck for the little one, how's Adelaide after Lara. regards John.

Hi John,

There has been a lot of positives associated with the move. Great food, wine, weather, a new house close to the city and to work. The woodworking community doesn't seem to be anywhere as active as Geelong which I miss. I enjoyed the Lara woodworking club and the associated nights and friendships made with the other local clubs. Trying to get some stuff ready for the Barwon Valley show was always stressful fun and after a successful first year of submitting work into the Geelong Agricultural Show I was looking forward to continuing with that. All that being said however now with our first born time is much more restricted in the past and for the foreseeable future seeking out and being involved with a club over here is going to have to wait unfortunately.

Originally Posted by bj383ss

GThe modified axle extensions will save you a rebuild in the near future. Ask me how I know.

Bret ..... I had followed your experience and noticed that you had found the axle extensions to be somewhat of a concern and thought it would be easier to address it first up. Given the size of the wheels and the direction of force that was always going to be applied to the extensions I didn't put much faith in just a glue joint with a could of small side blocks. The modifications made certainly were not difficult and didn't effect the truck in anyway so it is all positive.

To the credit of the designer I did really like making the wheels and though they were a clever design. I had thought that the truck would be a popular seller at markets and the like, however I think I underestimated the time taken to refine the shapes and get everything fitting well. Like most woodworking if they were to be sold at a cost that produces a modest profit - I don't think that they would sell

Cheers

Stinky.