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1/24 & 1/25 scale transfer trucks

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  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Kings Mountain, NC
1/24 & 1/25 scale transfer trucks
Posted by modelbuilder on Monday, May 22, 2006 8:10 PM
I have been to several local shows and have seen a lot of photos online and in mags of some very very nice transfer trucks. I especially like one I saw of an eight wheeled (I think) heavy tractor towing a long low yellow flat bed trailor with a large dozer loaded. I would love to build something like this. Where are these guys getting these kits?

  • Member since
    October 2005
Posted by gulfstreamV on Monday, May 22, 2006 9:01 PM
It's been awhile since I have seen them,(I have one in storage) but I'm pretty sure it was AMT(ERTL) that made a dozer. D-9 I think? Try to search AMT/ERTL they have alot of "DIE- CAST" stuff but I know there was some styrene models made. Don't know about the transfer truck. Good Luck.
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    September 2015
  • From: The Redwood Empire
Posted by Aaronw on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:55 PM

AMT / Ertl makes a lowboy trailer, I think they call it a drop deck, it comes with a bunch of powerline equipment as a load.

AMT / Ertl also made a Caterpiller D8H dozer which will fit on the lowboy. I don't think the dozer is currently in production but it is still fairly easy to get.

You can use the tractor of your choice to pull it.

 

I did a similar set up last year (almost done now, just a few little things I need to take care of), using a Paystar for the tractor. The dozer does not have a ROPS (the cage over the driver) but it is not a hard scratch building project to add one if you like. The D8H was built from the late 50's into the 70's, roll over protection was not required until 1972, many older dozers had a cage fabricated by the operator so there really isn't a right or wrong way to build the cab. The other two vehicles are a brush engine (60 Chevy) and a dozer tender (72 Chevy fuel and repair truck). 

 

 

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