The weather here has been really crappy for the last few weeks and looks to continue for the near future. Can’t do anything outdoors to get the railroad up and running so fell back on one of my favorite activities, build something.
Another rail truck project for the timber company, so using a Mack center cab by Hartland Locomotive works I started in.
The bottom picture is sorta what I was after for my woods “Crummy” build.
Here is what’s left of the center cab after the organ donation. I picked this up a few years back when Phil was practically giving them away.
The front truck and the motor block after being cut down. The basic frame was built from wood and set up for simple assembly after painting.
The basic frame and drive assembled. My original intent was to use a section of a Bachmann rail truck cab that I had left over from a previous project, that’s why the design of the frame is laid out the way it is. But I quickly discovered that wasn’t going to work at all. I love these design as you go projects, always something unexpected popping up.
So a new cab built based on the Bachmann style because I didn’t want to build a new frame.
More later,
I apologize at this time because there will be no CAD drawing, Laser cutting or 3D printing involved in the construction of this project.
