Autocar dump coming this summer

[brian falcone]

Yes. The exhaust runs into the body when it's down and it prevents asphalt or wet material from sticking in cold weather. A few of our mack dumps at work have it...but being local I cant say if it makes a difference or not as some trucks here dont jave it and I dont really notice a difference. 

[37 caddy]

When you put the kit together,watch this area as it is tricky to get right,has to be the right height or the box wont come down or there will be a gap between the heat tube. Harvey

[hpiguy]

On 5/6/2019 at 9:30 AM, Casey said:

How does the "heated body" work? What is used to heat the dump body, which, I'm assuming, is meant to prevent the load from sticking to the body below a certain temperature?

They can heat it using an exhaust diverter if installed.  (Edit: Sorry, saw that others had replied long before me, woops)

When hauling asphalt or anything sticky like that my Dad just used to spray the box of his County quad-axle with a thin layer of diesel from a garden sprayer. Worked all day long and cleanup went easy.

Edited May 10, 2019 by hpiguy

[Force]

They used diesel over here too to prevent the asfalt from sticking but with all environmental issues nowadays they have gone over to some sort of vegetable oil instead...it doesn't work better by all means but some say it's safer for the environment.

[Casey]

http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/4837-coming-off-the-shelf-its-gonna-be-a-big-rig-summer/?fbclid=IwAR3_9siETrkKBdq1pSzGPCeT4UzbtmB34h3ExptHvO6UsN7Uz6REkmDC4YY#sthash.Ixurapxs.zAcZVCZ4.dpbs

[Jim B]

I have an older version of this kit in the stash, but I wouldn't mind that decal sheet!

[hpiguy]

The reissue has very little flash and builds up nice and straight.

 

[GLMFAA1]

Weren't there wide floatation tires in the original kit?

greg

[Casey]

1 hour ago, GLMFAA1 said:

Weren't there wide floatation tires in the original kit?

It looks like Firestone Floatation tires were previously included:

 

Which was the last issue of the Autocar Dump Truck to include them?

[brian falcone]

I believe they all had floats in the front. The original box art doesnt show them being wide but if you look the dogs and spokes are deeper in the rim .

[Ken Gilkeson]

the new kit doesn't have the front float tires according to Tim Ahlborn.

[Force]

Hmm, that's not good...but one can allways find float tires on the aftermarket.

[PettyKW43]

A good supply of flotation tires can be had if you score a Turnpiker Peterbilt Kit , all 10 tires are floats in that kit ! I have two of them , never run out of floats now!

[oldnslow]

Just picked one of the originals up at an estate sale .

[Chariots of Fire]

On 4/28/2019 at 9:20 PM, hooknladderno1 said:

Here's what I plan to build with mine!??

That will be quite some rig, Dave!  Don';t forget a folding tank!  

[ROY FERGUSON]

To bad they used the old box art showing the floatation front tires. I picked up the new kit last week so I knew in advance the floats would not be in the kit.

Found several suitable after market floats to use.

[maxwell48098]

Local hobby shop got them in last week, but I've still got 4 left from earlier releases.

A.J.

[delta99]

I just opened the new reissue, they do include the front floats

[OldTrucker]

On 5/10/2019 at 2:30 PM, hpiguy said:

They can heat it using an exhaust diverter if installed.  (Edit: Sorry, saw that others had replied long before me, woops)

When hauling asphalt or anything sticky like that my Dad just used to spray the box of his County quad-axle with a thin layer of diesel from a garden sprayer. Worked all day long and cleanup went easy.

That's what I did hauling road mix in freezing temperatures!

[Deuces ll]

On 2/2/2020 at 8:41 AM, delta99 said:

I just opened the new reissue, they do include the front floats

Are those the 2 "wide" tires I see in my new kit?????....... ?

[El Roberto]

Its a really old kit but everything fits ok and a fair amount of detail but.........  This kit has what is probably the worst set of instructions I've ever seen.  The parts on the sprue are numbered but the instructions don't show any part numbers at all.  On top of that related parts are scattered on separate sprues. The drawings on the instruction are very vague as to where a specific part is supposed to go.     It's like a 3D jig saw puzzle.  

[Force]

Well all of the AMT truck kits are old as they were originally issued between 1969 and 1982-83 with the main part of the truck kit releases in the early to mid 1970's, the first issue of this particular model kit came in 1972 as kit # T-817...so it for sure has it's flaws and issues.