Mack R Serie six wheel tractor

[Arnd]

Hallo all

 

After a long brake I start again with my hobby, building model trucks. While I put all my model kits in my new room, I found a box with a Mack Junkyard Dog that I started long a go as a single axel tractor and newer finished it. Seeing all the parts in the box I decided to change the truck into a tractor pulling a 40 feet log trailer. The Junkyard Dog cab is perfect for reproducing an old working truck from the woods.

If we belief what AMT says than this truck should be a R685ST model. Is this right? Or could it be an RD685ST? Or an R785ST? Or would it be totally the wrong truck with a wrong frame, engine and transmission for pulling a log trailer? I hope the Mack specialists who are here can give a helping hand with all that questions.

 

I added some resin parts to the front axel to make it steerable and to fit with some Revell rims and tires. The frame was stretch again to the standard length and the old camel back rear axel was replaced so that it would fit with a wheel base of 178inch on 1:1 truck. I will have to rework the frame a bit on the place where the two parts are glued together.  I am not sure about the rims I will use. They will be 20inch but cast spoke or two holes bud wheels or five holes, I am not sure about this in the moment. I started with a cab protector which will be over the top of the cab too. The big challenge will be the hood. Mack used fiberglass hoods on this models and fiberglass do not have dents. Well this will be a lot of filling and sanding.

 

So long Arnd

[gatorincebu]

 

 Arnd,

        I am not a Mack expert . So I will leave that to those who are. I like the two hole wheels and the spokes if they are painted.

 

 

   Be Well

   Gator