landman Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) I had posted this truck in What cool trucks have you seen... the other day. Today I drove by and they had lifted the tank off the frame spoke to the owner. He sold the tank but is keeping the truck. It has 788 miles on it. All between the airport and the bulk plant.It was the airport tender here for years. He plans to restore it to pull a trailer to display his old tractors. I photographed the tank body and took measurement. I think it might loog good behind my R190. Edited October 7, 2015 by landman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Sounds cool to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Go for it! X's 2 That would be a really great project. Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgrgbldr Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Would you be willing to share photos and measurements with us. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Would you be willing to share photos and measurements with us. GarySure. Let me do a clean sketch first. I doubt you'd be able to understand my original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) OK Chuck. I've been looking for the tank for part of today. The guy who got it works at a bodyshop and I thought it'd be there. But it isn't. I want to take more pictures. Edited October 10, 2015 by landman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Do you know what company built the tanker body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 No, but now that it is off the truck, there may be a plate visible somewhere. It is either inside his fenced-in area or he took it to the scrapyard which is practically across the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Went to the place it ended up at and took more photos and measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 That would be cool to build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy rich Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Looks like a very cool build. I may very possibly be thinking wrong but could that be modified for the trailer of the duel truckRich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Looks similar to that tanker truck from Lindberg.....The Dodge version.....You might be able to do a little slicing and dicing on a couple of those.....However you go about it, I'm sure it will look pretty cool....Great idea.....And a nice looking old 1:1 you've found.....Really low miles, too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Here are some measurements. there is a door 52" wide by 46" in the back which opens up from the top of the bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 This my friends is a potato chip container. It happens to be oval in cross section and very close to a 1:25 profile of that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 That can make a VERY cool build! I was a Fire Chief of a department that had an old corn binder like that one. It hauled a 1000 gallon tank. Kind of overloaded, but made a very neat looking unit. Alas, we replaced it with a newer Ford LN series truck, and the old girl went off to the scrapper. Crying shame, as it also had under 10K miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Great idea to start from.....Never would have though of that.....I think I'm going to use that one....Awesome idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 How is the tanker coming along Pat? Looks like a cool project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 It is still just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chu Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 X's 2 That would be a really great project. Be Well GatorX 3!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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