Superdog Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Asked Tom today.It is an ex-Glenn Meyer truck.Was tandem dump then switched (& shortened) to a tractor.I'd have bet money with the budd wheels and what appeared to be an air start tank on the right,it was ex-Celli. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I'd have bet money with the budd wheels and what appeared to be an air start tank on the right,it was ex-Celli.The Meyer Bros. seemed to be in competition with Celli for "shaving" weight from a truck.Yes it did have air start,but Lenzini changed it to electric Tom said. Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 28, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2013 My old '59 boom truck earning it's keep. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 28, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2013 My '65 B-61LST with 1946 LaCrosse hauling a D7E Cat dozer. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 My '65 B-61LST with 1946 LaCrosse hauling a D7E Cat dozer.Bmodel with load.jpgAwesome Mike, I need a trailer like that for the U!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicello122 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 My '65 B-61LST with 1946 LaCrosse hauling a D7E Cat dozer.Bmodel with load.jpgmike is yours an ex cell as well Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 mike is yours an ex cell as wellno but the front hubs are Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Awesome Mike, I need a trailer like that for the U!!!Sometimes I wish I still had it,but someone wanted it alot more than I did so I sold it.That trailer was used by First Gear as a model for their 1/34th scale lowboy replica. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Sometimes I wish I still had it,but someone wanted it alot more than I did so I sold it.That trailer was used by First Gear as a model for their 1/34th scale lowboy replica.If that be the case Mike I've got quite a few models of your old trailer!!Ron Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The guys from First Gear spent alot of time at my place when the were designing their first B model replica.They really enjoyed the fact I had some B models partially dismantled so they could see things not visible in a complete one.They also used a '47 Fruehauf single axle van trailer I used to own as a model for their little van trailer. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The guys from First Gear spent alot of time at my place when the were designing their first B model replica.They really enjoyed the fact I had some B models partially dismantled so they could see things not visible in a complete one.They also used a '47 Fruehauf single axle van trailer I used to own as a model for their little van trailer.Pretty neat- I have a First Gear B model mixer. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck P Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The guys from First Gear spent alot of time at my place when the were designing their first B model replica.They really enjoyed the fact I had some B models partially dismantled so they could see things not visible in a complete one.They also used a '47 Fruehauf single axle van trailer I used to own as a model for their little van trailer.I take it you don't live far from Peosta, Iowa where they are located. Quote "If it's all the sime to you... I'll droyve that tankah" Max Rockatansky (The Road Warrior) Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Thats really cool Mike. They should make a U model replica. Id buy about 10 of them!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 in that case Mike, i have about 5 grand worth of your trucks, trailers and van trailers in Diecast haha 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I take it you don't live far from Peosta, Iowa where they are located.about 2 1/2 to 3 hours south Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 in that case Mike, i have about 5 grand worth of your trucks, trailers and van trailers in Diecast hahaI hear ya,Matt.I do have a few they gave me,but had to buy most.There's a few minor things they copied that weren't quite period corrct or factory installed,the ether cap on top of the air cleaner,the van trailer had newer dollies and the front angle brace was torched off so it wouldn't catch the tractor frame,some extra lights,on the lowboy,the king pin had been moved and there was an extension welded on the front,they copied it exactly,along with the homemade ramps,and deck boards installed width ways instead of lengthways(had new deck when I bought it).On the 1/25th scale B-61ST,they copied my Bett's coil spring mudflap hangers with the corners cut at an angle. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 57 bcr Posted April 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2013 Pictured here is a B-61 from Consumers Company (later Vulcan Materials).This one was based out of nearby Crystal Lake,Il.Had to be an early one,with stick mirrors and all. 6 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-180954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 57 bcr Posted April 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2013 This B-81 mixer photo must be a "publicity shot"! Lookin' good,though! 7 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 wonder how long the stack stayed yellow?? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 This B-81 mixer photo must be a "publicity shot"! Lookin' good,though! scan0006.jpgSweet!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveigou Posted April 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2013 Institute for advanced study, must be where they train Paccar engineers. 5 Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Nice picture Dave! thanks for posting,looks like it might be a grounds / roads truck for Princeton University?............................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck P Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Nice picture Dave! thanks for posting,looks like it might be a grounds / roads truck for Princeton University?............................................MarkClose but no cigar. The IAS has its own campus adjacent to Princeton University. Maybe Albert Einstein drove it while he was there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Advanced_Study 2 Quote "If it's all the sime to you... I'll droyve that tankah" Max Rockatansky (The Road Warrior) Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Nice picture Dave! thanks for posting,looks like it might be a grounds / roads truck for Princeton University?............................................MarkMark,That would be PU for short,right? Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 57 bcr Posted May 1, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2013 Here's another mixer.Only this ones going for a train ride! 3 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30688-some-b-model-action/page/4/#findComment-181265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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