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Truly amazing detail sir. It’s a pleasure to see your work

Never use a bungi or rubber tie. If there is a decoupling, that hitch is gonna dig right into the ground negating the whole point of the safety chains.

Robert, you are a genius!

Thank you for helping me figure these out!

FYI: The AMT 40' Fruehauf van trailer kit was available at least as early as 1969. I know this because I purchased and built one in 1969.

Interesting, must be dangerous at times, especially at night. I'm all for free range cattle but they should be kept of the roads for safety.

Chains that long will not do there job if the trailer comes off that long. But they will when shortened with twisting the chain to shorten it the chains are rated for 4 times the load rating they are being used for twists will not cause them to fail simple math

Or you just put a few twists in the chain and it shortens them up problem solved

Is your tongue too high. Why is the front axle not spinning part way during backing?

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Good Treat! Got more???

Some 3 1/2 years ago, I fell off the front of a flatbed trailer and shattered my left leg. In the convalescence, I took up building model cars and trucks to save my sanity. About 3 years ago, I did a 4300, and was highly frustrated with the tires - I agree, rubbing tires are an OOS issue. (I've been trucking 39 years now; 35 of which as a flatbedder.) I've watched several videos of yours on the 4300. I'm currently at home for a sprained knee (gotta quit falling!!) and building another 4300. Going to the store in a bit; going to get some epoxy for the spot mirrors - thanks for that! I'm going to do some detailing on the brake cans, but I'm boing to go flat out - I'm making this into a logging truck. Thanks SO MUCH for this video! I was trying to see how I could use a Moebius wheel kit to get around the problem - but I'd have to do a lot of modifications, including a sleeve on the axle ends, and it just wasn't going well. One comment - I like to use metric on these kits - as a conversion, 1 mm = 1 (real life) inch. You need something 8" long, measure 8 mm, and you'll be within a tiny fraction of accurate. Another, it would help if you would also use fractions - what size is 30 thou, for instance? Great videos!!

Always a pleasure to watch Your videos Sir! Informative and great for detailing truck builds! Thank You for sharing with Us here on the tube! Take Care, Be Safe, God Bless, Later

There's another bridge just around the corner from there.

I've got a big plan for a resin cast chopped Pete 359 build - 300" wheelbase day cab (plus 10-12" straight pipes, and some other touches)! I saw this a while ago and am gonna have to use it - also going to watch the scratch mirror video. The trailer is a 40' reefer box - gonna letter it with 5/8" (real size) white letter decals - "PROFESSIONAL FREIGHT RELOCATION ENGINEERS" - truck and trailer are going to be black. I've been a trucker for four decades. Couldn't drive without the fisheyes. In the old cabover days, we also had a large spot mirror (about a half ball, not just a convex!) that we called a "Dolly Parton" that was mounted over the windshield on the right side. Gave GREAT visibility around the front and front passenger corner of the cabover!

Fortunately, these are just models and not trailers on the road. Crash testing (and real-life crashes) shows the importance of underride guard design. ua-cam.com/video/-VucNLZIsIU/v-deo.html

Great video, very well produced. Thanks again for the valuable tips!

It's the "Little Things" that make a difference! 👍👍👍

Small differences but are needed to date the trailer.

Another GREAT vid 👍👍

Thank you for sharing this very useful tips, i am a lifetime Mack and Brockway fan and scale model builder. My models look a lot better and realistic now👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻🤗🤗😃

Looking good, I have a Harley 1:10 I need to finish.

Nice progress and great added details. The paint is looking Great also. 🤜🤛🐭🏍💨

Where do you get rivet heads?

Great work on the wheels. I Subbed you for more videos. My bike is 99% done. Video coming soon. 🏭🐀

Next time we’ll have to put some music to the walk! It was nice to hear the birds though.

Great lookn wheels

Thanks for all the wonderful info!

Such incredible detail, as always. I really appreciate your detailed explanations of everything you do. It all gets filed away for possible future reference.

Robert, These details really change the trailer's look! The brass adds some weight to the overall model. Which is not a bad thing. The corners are now, much stronger.

Great video thanks robert

WOW, Great video Rpbert! Coming together great!

Great vid 👍👍

Excellent tutorial . Great use of household tools that the average person might own. Keep the videos coming PLEASE. :)

Never thought of using brass sheet for the corners. I'm eventually going to be building the trailers for Knight Rider and Smokey and the Bandit and they have these angled corners.

Keretex hoof hardener works great! Durasole is another product we incorporate into our hoof care regimen. 👍🏻

Beautiful horse.

Thank you for this video. It helped me with my concerns.

A Detroit and straight pipes, yup you’ll hear that screaming from miles away.

Incredible work! What are you using for the exhaust heat shield?

Awesome! I’m about to start an Australian R series and will use your techniques.

Curious how at 6:20 you are talking about the pre-73 cab (which I really appreciate the detail you put into it!), but then you talk about the four-bolt hinges, suggesting it may be aftermarket. Look again, there are seven bolts on each side there! ;-) Not trying to throw shade; simply hoping to clarify some potential ambiguity. Love your work, and I'm fixing to use ALL of your tips on my next (first) semi build, despite it being a White Western Star. Your videos have pointed out what to look for and how to fix it. Thank you!

Lookn good robert

It coming along good thank u for sharing keep on building

😂 Hieroglyphics 😅. Fact!

Brake and accelerator pedals supplied with our kits, stop my enthusiasm dead in its tracks. I have just used small straps of metal leftovers found under neath my shear....but your vid has got me thinking....real rubber pedals. I'm going to poke around in my daily life and try to come up with something interesting for my builds. Thanks for posting this vid.

Very informative. This gives me the information I need to convert the twin chambered wedge brakes on my AMT Ford C900 refuse truck over to more modern s cam brakes

Great info and video thanks

Good day Robert, There are always some good tips to be found in your how to's. The more I watch the more I learn about the small nuances and details of trucks; might even get me to have a go at building one myself. Thank you for sharing cheers, Graham

Great work. Keep modeling.