Galloping Goose test run

ReRe & Tim test run our new toy at Paul K's track (a work in progress) in Mossy Head Florida. About the build... In late August I started collecting parts. The body castings with drawings were purchased from Jerry Braun. I liked the overall effect of Bob Crone's Goose so along with the great photos that came with the drawings I designed to suit my own taste. Bob was gracious enough to share the source for the items he used. The rear wheels came from RMI, the front wheels from Rail Rider and 24v motor (Unite MY1016Z3) from eBay. Monster Scooter Parts also had motors. I am fortunate to own a CNC plasma cutting table so the bed (3/16 plate), frame rails (1/4 plate) that extend from front to rear and cab steps (16ga) were cut, the steps rolled and welded together. Next, I had to complete and mount the front truck with leaf springs to get a height for my rear axle mounts. With the body mounted I CNC cut, bent and mig welded the cab and roof from 16ga steel. I purchased 2 marine batteries and 12v headlights from Walmart. I modified the headlight mount, painted the rear portion satin black and bought two 20 watt M16 halogen bulbs from 1000bulbs.com to replace the 50 watt ones. The light switch on the Plumb Cove Studio controller acts as a high/low beam with a 5watt .33ohm resistor as was suggested by my good electrical engineer friend Chuck from Pensacola. A Wolo OOOGAH horn was purchased from O'Reilly Auto Parts and mounted under the hood. Sam Pool at Plumb Cove put my ...