Mogmans creations 🤔

[Quattromike]

 

[Mogman]

what's that weigh in at, sat there Mog ?

had it over the weigh bridge today with both fuel tanks full (over 600 litres) and the fifth wheel in place but no chains or tools and me not in the cab

17,700 Kgs

 

[Monkeybusiness]

had it over the weigh bridge today with both fuel tanks full (over 600 litres) and the fifth wheel in place but no chains or tools and me not in the cab

17,700 Kgs

You’ll be f***ed if you take your wallet with you anywhere then...

 

[Mogman]

You’ll be f***ed if you take your wallet with you anywhere then...

My wallet is incredibly light at the moment

 

[Mogman]

Made a start on the new short body

had to design a new system to hold it on and keep it square with the truck

 

[Monkeybusiness]

My wallet is incredibly light at the moment

I’m not surprised - you’ve been shopping like Paris Hilton!!!

 

[diggerjones]

Have you seen the trucks without rear view mirrors yet paul?

 

[Shovelhands]

Have you seen the trucks without rear view mirrors yet paul?

I passed a few last week, all Mercs iirc? They look bloody weird!

Im sure the cameras are very good, but why can’t they be used in conjunction with mirrors? I’m sure they still have a kerb mirror on the N/S?
what happens if the system goes wrong? Your f***ed basically. And I wonder how they deal with night time ? I’ve used cameras on machines at night, and while the image is passable, the glare off the screens can be quite harsh, so I wonder how they have overcome that problem?

 

[diggerjones]

One plus side for the driver is they can't be seen from behind.

 

[Mogman]

Nailed a big flap to the rear of the old girl

still got a few more bits to do, i pulled all the old wiring that the previous owner had fitted as didn’t know what it was for and fitted my own that I marked up
the sharp eyed amongst you my even see the camera fitted above the drawbar hitch

 

[Mark]

Nailed a big flap to the rear of the old girl
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still got a few more bits to do, i pulled all the old wiring that the previous owner had fitted as didn’t know what it was for and fitted my own that I marked up
the sharp eyed amongst you my even see the camera fitted above the drawbar hitch

Is that a Bluetooth camera kit Mog? Fitted one last week to our lorry and low loader trailer, really surprised at the picture quality. Durite system was only £220 or so not bad price wise, was cheaper brands to go for but durite has a good name don’t mind paying for quality.

 

[Mogman]

Is that a Bluetooth camera kit Mog? Kitted one last week to our lorry and low loader trailer, really surprised at the picture quality. Durite system was only £220 or so not bad price wise, was cheaper brands to go for but durite has a good name don’t mind paying for quality.

No hard wired (durite) got it set so when ive got the trailer on it shows the trailer camera instead

 

[Mogman]

I made this nearly 10 years ago now from an old hiab arm but made it so it slews from side to side

closed in its 1.3 meters

extended 3 meters
but thought it needs something more so made a start on these components

on my trusty old lathe

 

[Mogman]

This slips over the end

then this fits into it

and this is the pin that the cable pulley spins on

note the grease nipple compete with a hole for the grease to find the pulley

 

[V8Druid]

I made this nearly 10 years ago now from an old hiab arm but made it so it slews from side to side .......
on my trusty old lathe

you mean your "trusty old" Mastiff you stole .... still waiting for you to find mine

nice work Mog

 

[honey_badger]

I made this nearly 10 years ago now from an old hiab arm but made it so it slews from side to side
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closed in its 1.3 meters
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extended 3 meters
but thought it needs something more so made a start on these components
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on my trusty old lathe
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I was looking at that dewalt die grinder the other day, what do you make of it?

 

[V8Druid]

I was looking at that dewalt die grinder the other day, what do you make of it?

me too ...... must be decent to be in Mog's workshop though

 

[honey_badger]

me too ...... must be decent to be in Mog's workshop though

Fairly invested in the dewalt kit now, love the flexvolt stuff the grinder especially. Been using my £8 air die grinder for some time now and its been stalling on me with circle carbide burrs especially.

 

[doobin]

Fairly invested in the dewalt kit now, love the flexvolt stuff the grinder especially. Been using my £8 air die grinder for some time now and its been stalling on me with circle carbide burrs especially.

Shouldn’t stall. Die grinding is about high speed and little feed (pressure)

 

[honey_badger]

Shouldn’t stall. Die grinding is about high speed and little feed (pressure)

I was finding with the circle burr it would just bounce all over the place and started to break teeth if i didn't press hard