GMC General (AMT)

[eagle2159]

I just finished the whole truck and trailer, I made some changes to the GMC GENERAL, I blacked out the radiator grill (calender), I made the seal of the windscreen and I messed (mud) for all give it more authenticity

[Jim B]

That's awesome! I love it. Nice weathering.

[clayton]

from the look of it, every body building log trucks since Amt came with there trailer,Looks classic.

[rronning84]

Awesome looking truck. I love the tires you chose and although the sleeper is extremely rare (at least in the NW) it adds some nice character.

The reason for the extra frame on the back (between two and four feet with four being the norm) is that in the Pacific NW the logging roads are very winding with hairpin turns due to the mountains. The length of the frame out the back (known as the stinger) helps put the pivot point as close to center between the bunks as possible. In this way the tires of the trailer will stay in or very close to the tracks left by the truck making it so you do not have to swing wide on turns. All you need is to clear the trucks drive tires and the trailer tires will take the same line. Very handy for one lane logging roads as seen in this vid from my friend Jeff.

Edited November 3, 2010 by rronning84

[rronning84]

Another vid with a better view.

[Jim B]

Well, I guess that explains that. Isn't there a "bolt-on" stringer that can be used on just about any tractor so it can pull a log trailer?

[The Modeling Hermit]

This is a beautiful build of one of the coolest trucks ever made.

[rronning84]

Yes there is a bolt on version. I am not sure who builds it but they are the most common way to go if the truck was not purpose built.