[skyking]

I'm a little behind here. I finished the 1 ton a few weeks ago.

the 16K TK tilt trailer on the left:
I did the brakes and new pigtail, junction box, safety switch and emergency brake battery, and replaced the rotten oak deck with Brazilian apitong hardwood. I got a paint match and painted the upper surfaces, replaced the nonskid patches on the fenders where I step out of the excavator.
This week:
20 ton tilt deck:
Welded new hinges on my chain lockup thing, then cleaned, sanded and painted the rails, frame, and wheels.
Dump truck:
sanded primed and painted that black box on the right side. It houses a fuel pump for offroad fuel for the excavators.
Painted the wheels.
Prepped and painted the dump box.


Traded in the old excavator for a new JD 35G mini with cab, heat, air, angle blade.


The dump box was my first foray into shooting metallic paint. It schooled me a bit. In the end, I had to devise a scheme to control overspray on the upwards facing surfaces. I masked them off, then painted above the needed 3 coats. Peel off a tier of paper all around and move down, repeat.