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Awesome JT !!

Thanks for the help, this project is a ways down the road yet, but now I know more on what to collect.

I am leaving the grille alone.

Man thats a LOT of orange. Its looking good JT, what color is the interior ?

Just had some great deals with K100 Scale Trucker Brinx fat50 Chad JT Thanks everyone !!

Thanks Clayton, I just went and looked it up. Your right, its very doable. Now I just need to find somebody who wants to trade one.

I spent the last week out in Oregon with my family. While I was there i was able to spend time with my father-in-law and show him the pics of the Bison and what I had collected together to reproduce some of the rigs he used to drive. We spent lots of time looking at images of CF trucks and this is the type of truck he drove. He told me that the solid green truck was used for in town deliveries, while the white trucks were the road trucks. He also mentioned that CF had canvas topped trailers with hinged walls that folded flat along the side of the trailer and you pulled them out across the width of the trailer to section off the load as needed. So now I need to do more research and look for pics of these canvas topped trailers. I also needed to know if the tractor is available in the aftermarket. and what chassis would be a good one to start with. I know I purchased a resin body a few years ago, but now am not sure its the correct one. So off I go to find it. EDIT : Nope, I purchased the International, which is the wrong tractor

So are you going to display it with a load, or on its cradle on the back of the tractor ? Love the color by the way.

Thanks guys. I just got home last night and will find out tomorrow how much was done while I was gone....if anything. lol

Here you go Greg

I will be keeping it green. I think its a beautiful build, so maybe "preserving it" is a better term than restoration.

This is one that I recovered from that huge lot of stuff I got. I will get a pic for you next week when I get back home.

This will be my next project. Cleaning up and restoring this model for display. Not a lot of loose parts, just very dusty. I hope I can get the ladders sorted out. lol Going out of town for the week, so not much action until I get back.

Ok, we finally have the brown sprayed.

Stunning !!

That thing is awesome !!

It is a 500 series, it has a 260 Cummins (think its turbo-ed), and they want $5000 for it. Runs like a champ.

Yes I do, but need to decide which one to build, The John Deere 4430 tractor, John Deere 310 Back hoe, The Cat Bulldozer, or the International Payhauler 350

Here are a few outdoor shots.

Jt, if that is you behind the wheel, you forgot your ball cap. Great job on it !!

Thanks for the explanation of the "ant eater". I appreciate it. I also know about JT's love affair with orange and was just poking fun. My T600 will be turned into a T800 Dump truck.

I'll find out the answers to both those questions for you. ...oh, and the front bumper that is on it, is going on the stretched pete that we are painting.

My father-in-law drives a T800 dump truck with matching trailer, I have been collecting the parts to build it in scale. Just about got all the major parts. He also drove for CF back in the day, so I have collected the kits for that one also. One of our customers has a beautiful 379 Pete, so I have been collecting parts for that, and now that stretched 359 Pete..... I will be building a few more kits before tackling any of these though. lol

Ok, so its Orange, whats the big deal? I do have one question, why do you call it an Ant Eater ?

WoW !! Thanks for all the kudos. It means a lot to me. Bubba, I dont know how to take "pretty". Angelo, The hood has plenty of clearance. JT, I am not sure what I will tackle next....