She's arrived!

[Axiomhead]

I don't know If I should have posted this in the good news forum but...

We finally have our remote trailer home safe and sound! Now the real work begins...



Many Thanks to all the fellow Slutz who have helped thus far.

[Reza]

Damn!!!!!!! That's wicked.

Congrats and all the best!

[Remoteness]

Sweet deal dude!

Let us see more pictures!

[Axiomhead]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Sweet deal dude!

Let us see more pictures!

Will do after I do a little cleaning, she's been in storage for a while and is need of some TLC and a re-model.

[Remoteness]

I understand completely...

But, before and after shot have value.

Good luck and all the best!

[Axiomhead]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

I understand completely...

But, before and after shot have value.

Agreed. I'll post pics as we go...

[Remoteness]

Keep those pictures coming...

Make me proud to be a Remotester on the Remote Possibilities forum at Gearslutz.com!

[Axiomhead]

Yesterday and today we've been removing the top layer of enamel in prep for body work and new paint... Heres what 2 cans of oven cleaner and a pressure washer revealed...



After the first layer of Easy Off... This was previously not visible. I guess CBS painted over this before they decommissioned the truck.



After the 2nd application... Looks good as new, to bad I have to remove it.





We also hooked up all the platforms and stairs... if you look closley you can see another huge CBS logo waiting to be revealed.

[Versatile255]

ohh man definetely wanna see pics of this when its finished post them pics as you go.

[Remoteness]

Awesome bro -- I'm so proud of you!

If there's anything I can do to help facilitate your project let me know.
As you may already know, I have a lot of extra new and used "extras" laying around.

How's the worm gear situation coming along?
Did you find a source or will you need to fabricate one from scratch?

Keep up the good work my man!

[Axiomhead]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Awesome bro -- I'm so proud of you!

If there's anything I can do to help facilitate your project let me know.
As you may already know, I have a lot of extra new and used "extras" laying around.

How's the worm gear situation coming along?
Did you find a source or will you need to fabricate one from scratch?

Keep up the good work my man!

Thanks Steve, thats very gracious of you... I'll be contacting you soon to tap your brain about some stuff. I may be in your area of the country in a few weeks...

I got a price on the replacement worm gear today, $600! Ouch! I'm seeing about having just the ring and sleeve ordered/machined tomorrow.

I was looking at Elroys completed AC power panel and got inspired to tear into my own power situation... Heres the pics:


Three Stabiline AC Voltage Regulators... Probably in need of some TLC. I'll try to fire them up tomorrow and see.




Behind Regulator #2. For those of you who were unaware... I found this trailer in the desert near Palmdale CA. This is what desert rats will do to very expensive equipment when left unattended. Stay tuned for video of Brady and I removing the ceiling/ac air ducts...



Holy crap this thing is heavy!!! It's is at least 100 pounds.



Top view...



Rear view...

[Remoteness]

That Stabiline voltage regulator looks pretty clean considering where it's been for a bunch of years.
Are the other two in as good condition as the one pictured in your post?

[Axiomhead]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

That Stabiline voltage regulator looks pretty clean considering where it's been for a bunch of years.
Are the other two in as good condition as the one pictured in your post?

Actually, I'm amazed at how well the stabilizers have weathered... All 3 look to be in good shape! The worst of it seems to be the corner of the face plate on Stabilizer #3...



3 beautiful Stabilizers!



The corner of stabilizer #3. The racks kept all 3 protected pretty well. This is the only visible corrosion on the 3 units, and looks to be cosmetic only.



Me in front of the truck... My bro says it looks like the intro to my new sitcom on CBS

[Jules]

That's not a remote truck! That's a small VILLAGE on wheels!

[big country]

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in law owns Weekend Warrior trailers. let me know If you need some help
with parts.who makes the chassis ? most trailer companies buy their
chassis and add on to it. weekend warriors I think still use Zieman.
the worst he can say is no
being a good business man, he likes to put his name out
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[big country]

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Weekend Warrior Toyhauler Trailers


can it be plastic boxes?
http://www.a1warriortrailers.com/08i...rrior-bath.jpg
great Idea?
still waiting on the tube frame mark


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[Axiomhead]

Originally Posted by big country

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Weekend Warrior Toyhauler Trailers


can it be plastic boxes?
http://www.a1warriortrailers.com/08i...rrior-bath.jpg
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still waiting on the tube frame mark


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I'm not sure what we're talking about in that last post but... I'm in desperate need of a Morse PART # 30W301-LR it's a 30:1 Worm drive with double output shafts. If you can get a great deal on one PM me so we can talk! Thanks

[Axiomhead]

At least one of the Stabilines seems to work!



And another one really wants to work...



Anyone wanna take bets on the 3rd?

[Remoteness]

Put an external volt meter on the output of those units to confirm that the meters are correct...
The meters may need to be calibrated.

As you may already know, you can adjust the amount of output voltage you want.
Have you played with those controls yet?

[stevep]

Man nice project !

Pics look great ! Nice work

[Axiomhead]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Put an external volt meter on the output of those unitsto confirm that the meters are correct... The meters may need to be calibrated.

As you may already know, you can adjust the amount of output voltage you want.
Have you played with those controls yet?

I can adjust the output voltage from 20V to 150V... with varous sensitivities. These things are pretty cool!

I hooked up #3 and was only getting 60V at the meter but 148V at the output. After a bit of detective work I found some leads to the meter that had been chewed through (damn desert rats!). I hooked them up and now the meter is reading correctly. I do suspect however, that unit #2 just needs to be calibrated. I may get around to checking that later today. Thanks for the suggestion Steve.

How cool is that? All 3 units are working!

[stevep]

To bad that sucker wasent powered up when that rat was chewing on it ,,
weed have one less rat


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[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by Axiomhead

I can adjust the output voltage from 20V to 150V... with varous sensitivities. These things are pretty cool!

I hooked up #3 and was only getting 60V at the meter but 148V at the output. After a bit of detective work I found some leads to the meter that had been chewed through (damn desert rats!). I hooked them up and now the meter is reading correctly. I do suspect however, that unit #2 just needs to be calibrated. I may get around to checking that later today. Thanks for the suggestion Steve.

How cool is that? All 3 units are working!

Sweet!

[Axiomhead]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

How's the worm gear situation coming along?
Did you find a source or will you need to fabricate one from scratch?

I've been on the horn all day with vendors and reps about this silly worm gear. I really, really wish I could deal directly with the manufacturer. I've had a wild variety of quotes (up to $1600) but I finally found a place in PA that can get the parts sub $300. Boy am I relieved. I just hope the right parts show up at my door 3 weeks from now.

[Axiomhead]

Today we removed an old tape machine rack that was smack in the middle of the new mix position... Everything metal in this truck (except the frame railing) is made of 1/4" Steel. I also learned that a 9" grinder can recoil back hit you with the power of 6 horses... Ouch.




I've also spent a little time building a model in Sketchup...



Everyone have a safe and fun holiday tomorrow!

[Axiomhead]

I hope everyone is doing well, I've had to take some time away from GS to get some work done!

Update:

Waited nearly 9 months for the worm gear parts... but I have them and the transmission has been rebuilt. I'm in the middle of a sound design project right now, but we'll be back to work on the truck in a few weeks!

And to anyone who's interested, there is a trailer similar to mine up on ebay right now. $13k with 5 days left!! I'm glad I got mine before the cost of metal went through the roof!

[tenor39]

While you're at it, make sure to clean the brushes and exposed windings on the Variacs in the Stablines. The bare copper will tarnish and you'll get voltage spikes as the wiper moves across them. Ask me how I know.

[Remoteness]

How's your truck project coming along.
It's been some time since we've heard from you.

[Axiomhead]

Hey Steve! I quit GS a while back, I was spending too much time on the forum getting sucked in by trolls. The truck is still here, we have all the components for the remodel of the interior, and a bunch of the gear. My brother and I had a conversation about it the other day, and we're gonna hit it hard pretty soon, and get a bunch of the remodel knocked out.

I'll update as we progress!

[Remoteness]

Outstanding!

I completely understand the dynamic and what you and your brother is experiencing.

All the best to you and the project.