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Re: Steam powered tonka truck
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June 01, 2012, 02:28:00 pm »
Was working a little bit on my idea for a raised up suspension to hold the pullies that I need to gear down the engine and I think I need to find some wheels from a larger tonka truck since it kind of looks like a monster truck with those little donut spare tires on it.
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June 01, 2012, 03:30:49 pm »
A larger Tonka, or maybe tires from a Remote Control car/truck?
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June 01, 2012, 04:06:35 pm »
Some Tonka wheels from a dump truck or crane would be cool. Are they also white-lettered? If so, that would look great.
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June 02, 2012, 02:20:50 am »
Those are some pretty good ideas. I was thinking about the RC car wheels or finding some from a larger tonka truck or even just machining some out of metal. I think I need to take a trip to the hobby store and see what kinds of wheels they have and then if I don't like them or can't find any that will work I can try some tonka ones.
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June 02, 2012, 02:40:44 pm »
What do you guys think about these wheels?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/parts-Tonka-XR-101-tire-2-3-8-diameter-1-1-4-thick-/200763786998?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item2ebe7446f6
I think those might give it that lifted suspension look that I need to recreate to make this look right.
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June 02, 2012, 02:46:58 pm »
i like, except the seller on has 2
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Quote from: Kilroy on June 02, 2012, 02:46:58 pm
i like, except the seller on has 2
I found an auction that has 4 plus the axles but just did not want to post a link to it incase someone somewhere on the internet saw it and happened to need some.
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June 03, 2012, 02:52:22 am »
Got the wheels bought off of ebay. Should be getting them in a few days. Now I guess I need to get started on the flux capacitor and have to find some plutonium to power it or maybe an old steam train
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June 04, 2012, 01:46:54 pm »
This is kind of interesting.........
http://redux.com/stream/item/2134517/Working-Model-of-Stephenson-s-STEAM-ENGINE-made-of-GLASS-Rare
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June 08, 2012, 01:07:32 pm »
Got the wheels for the truck in the mail as well as the piston and cylinder parts. Now I have to measure part of the engine on a model steam tractor so I can recreate the engine for my steam truck and then design the entire frame.
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