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Post by tufftin on Apr 30, 2012 9:15:46 GMT -8
I have searched for a long time to find one of these. My neighbor in Bellingham, WA had a fleet of these in the late '40's and they ran by my house daily. His name was Abner Ludtke. His son, Lloyd still operates Ludtke Pacific out of Bellingham and you may have seen his rigs on the highway as they run the west coast with vans now. Anyhow.......... Abners trucks were red with black fenders and some were the soft top models like this one and the others were hard tops. One story comes to mind and it happened near my house. A driver with a canvas top, ran over a skunk and the duals tossed it into the cab. Thank you Dennis Wells for the picture. Mike  Hosted on Fotki |
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Post by Muleskinner on Apr 30, 2012 11:19:07 GMT -8
Now thats a sharp lookin logger from the old days.
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Post by gator on Apr 30, 2012 12:31:46 GMT -8
I like it. but wouldn't want a skunk in the cab with me!!
There is a small construction contractor here where I live that has several of the Nam era multi fuel 5 toners. One is set up as a water wagon, and the others are off road dumps He uses them on job sites as they are not registered. Sorry no pics,
Gator
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Apr 30, 2012 12:43:56 GMT -8
That is a pretty cool truck
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Post by Muleskinner on Apr 30, 2012 15:02:38 GMT -8
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Apr 30, 2012 15:21:27 GMT -8
William,
the 10 ton, relatively easy to scratch, use Mack 55K or 65K rear axles on Mack camel back springs. for power the best one to model is the Cummins V-8 903. you would have to scratch the front drive axle, and the rest is fairly straight forward.
I have a tech manual for the M-123A2, it lists out all of the components.
Ap40
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Post by slurrydog on Apr 30, 2012 15:39:41 GMT -8
Mike is that an International?
I have a 1941 International that looks a lot like that, not in that kind of shape at all but some day it will be. It was a cloth top but the company that bought it from the miltary built a metal top for it. It is not a log truck but was used for a dump truck.
I will try to get some pics of it if this weekend is nice if anybody is interested in it.
Dave
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Post by tufftin on May 1, 2012 10:52:07 GMT -8
Dave. All the info I had was just a photo but it is a WWII vehicle probably better known as a Duece and a Half. There was a company south of Seattle for years named Wickenburg Motors and they converted old GI rigs into all kinds of things.
Mike
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Post by tufftin on Nov 5, 2012 11:00:13 GMT -8
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Nov 5, 2012 14:12:33 GMT -8
Mike is that an International? I have a 1941 International that looks a lot like that, not in that kind of shape at all but some day it will be. It was a cloth top but the company that bought it from the miltary built a metal top for it. It is not a log truck but was used for a dump truck. I will try to get some pics of it if this weekend is nice if anybody is interested in it. Dave Slurrydog, Yes that is the international version of the deuce & a half from ww2, with the soft top & the rounded fenders. Ap40 |
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