DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 (edited) I have been wanting to build one of these for a long time. They were used to push trucks over Donner pass in the snow. It is not an exact replica of any one CF truck because reference photos are rare, but I did try to incorporate characteristics of CF trucks. My reference truck seemed to be a mixture of parts, so I built this one as fresh out of the shop and first week on the job, unlike the dirty look that most CF trucks had. It is powered by a VT-903 Cummins, it is backed by a 5 Speed Spicer transmission. I added the large air tank for the air starter. Bed is scratch built. Wheels are the first two hole Budds that Double Take sold on Ebay. Cab was shortened to 72”. I also eliminated the diamond tuck interior to make it more like a base CF truck. I was hoping for an actual snow day for pictures, but that didn’t happen.? Edited March 3, 2022 by DRIPTROIT 71 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Great looking push truck. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Cool truck and great work on the mods. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Awesome work, very nice pics !! ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 from the mods to the photos everything looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerAL Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Fantastic work buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh70 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug 1061 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Now that is different. Some nice scratch building. My first thought was that is way too clean for a CF truck. Did you have to make the tire chains or are they available through aftermarket? Good work all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Awesome build Brian!! I enjoyed following your WIP on this one and your outside pictures look awesome with the winter trees in the back ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 OUTSTANDING build Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Very impressive conversion, Brian ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Great looking truck Brian. I really like the round headlights and pusher accessories. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Awesome job! Love all the little details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 12:02 PM, Jim B said: Great looking push truck. Very well done. Thanks Jim!! On 3/3/2022 at 12:57 PM, happy grumpy said: Cool truck and great work on the mods. ? Thanks so much! On 3/3/2022 at 2:16 PM, grodudulle77 said: Awesome work, very nice pics !! ?? Thanks!! On 3/3/2022 at 5:50 PM, Bronzekeg said: from the mods to the photos everything looks great! Thanks Ken!! On 3/3/2022 at 9:48 PM, TruckerAL said: Fantastic work buddy! Thanks Alex!! On 3/3/2022 at 9:51 PM, yh70 said: looks good Thanks Dave!! On 3/3/2022 at 11:09 PM, Doug 1061 said: Now that is different. Some nice scratch building. My first thought was that is way too clean for a CF truck. Did you have to make the tire chains or are they available through aftermarket? Good work all around. Thanks Doug! I was going to weather it more, but the pictures that I found of these trucks looked pretty good especially for an old CF truck. The chains on the drive tires were gotten off of EBay and I don’t remember the supplier. I pieced together snow chains to hang on the tanks and a set on the rear from jewelry. The others are just tow chains made from jewelry. On 3/4/2022 at 8:55 AM, Mopar - D said: Awesome build Brian!! I enjoyed following your WIP on this one and your outside pictures look awesome with the winter trees in the back ground. Thanks Dan! I appreciate all the encouragement along the way too! On 3/4/2022 at 9:26 AM, ChrisR said: Awesome!! Thanks Chris!! On 3/5/2022 at 7:07 AM, PappyD340 said: OUTSTANDING build Brian! Thanks Larry!! On 3/5/2022 at 2:40 PM, 1959scudetto said: Very impressive conversion, Brian ! Thanks so much!! On 3/5/2022 at 4:31 PM, Dutzie said: Great looking truck Brian. I really like the round headlights and pusher accessories. Nice work! Thanks Brian! The headlights didn’t turn out quite as well as I had hoped, but they look okay. On 3/6/2022 at 9:15 AM, Warren D said: Awesome job! Love all the little details. Thanks Warren!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisin27 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Inspiring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettegasser Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Man alive you build some awesome stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) Outstanding build in every way!! Edited March 10, 2022 by slusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 6:36 PM, raisin27 said: Inspiring! Thanks so much!! On 3/9/2022 at 8:10 PM, Vettegasser said: Man alive you build some awesome stuff Thanks Jimmy!! On 3/10/2022 at 1:57 AM, slusher said: Outstanding build in every way!! Thanks Carl!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Mols Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Fantastic build and great photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trick my mixer Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) I remember seeing this great looking build when you first posted it and seeing it again now reminds me of a 1:1 question I thought of then: I'm curious if this 1:1 truck was just "stationed" at the bottom of Donner Pass when snow was in the weather forecast and how many "runs up the mountain" it would've made on a typical winter's day? Anyone have any insight? Edited August 3, 2022 by '70 Grande Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 12:10 PM, Chuck Mols said: Fantastic build and great photos. Thanks Chuck!! On 8/2/2022 at 3:00 PM, trick my mixer said: Looks really good. Thanks Lucas!! On 8/3/2022 at 8:11 AM, '70 Grande said: I remember seeing this great looking build when you first posted it and seeing it again now reminds me of a 1:1 question I thought of then: I'm curious if this 1:1 truck was just "stationed" at the bottom of Donner Pass when snow was in the weather forecast and how many "runs up the mountain" it would've made on a typical winter's day? Anyone have any insight? Thanks Mark!! I don't know much about how these trucks were staged. My friend who was a CF driver is no longer with us. I do know that they would push anyone's truck up the mountain to keep the road clear for their own trucks. I also know that Donner Pass would be closed if driving conditions were too dangerous. I also was curious as to why these trucks weren't built from a tandem drive truck as they had a few. I have seen pictures of at least 3 CF versions of these trucks, a Roadway version, a Con Way version (possibly repainted CF truck), and some more modern Caltrans versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Brian, That is a pretty slick truck. I like all of the extra details you added to it ! Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Very unusual and interesting subject, geat model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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