Does anyone know if the Wiking cement truck is suitable for a late 1970s layout. I have a Walthers Cornerstone "Medusa Cement" kit, and I need a couple or so cement trucks. See https://www.ebay.com/itm/234585222035?hash=item369e5e6b93:g:21wAAOSwoLlio3dk I know Classic Metal Works makes some, but they look more suited for a 1950s layout. Thanks for any info.
Probably. But those particular trucks were unheard of in the U.S. I'm not sure they met U.S. regulations. Indeed, cab-forwards were and are decidedly unpopular for mixer work on these shores.
GHQ may be too modern. But the Classic Metal works are 1960s truck and they could have a long life in service.
I'm thinking the Ford 9000 Cement Truck could pass for a late 70's mixer...JMO https://www.ghqmodels.com/collections/1-160-10mm-n-scale/products/ford-9000-cement-truck
Mine is sitting under the mixer at the batch plant... You have to look pretty hard to see mine isn't finished either..
The prototype Ford L-9000 series trucks that the GHQ model is based on was introduced in 1970, so yes they were around in the late 1970s. The Wiking trucks are all based on European prototypes, with only the Mercedes trucks having ever been marketed in North America, which was by Freightliner in the 1980s. However, if you don't want to build the GHQ kit, you can kitbash the Wiking mixer onto an Altlas LNT-9000 chassis. (The Atlas model is "advertised" as a 1984 Ford LNT-9000, but it matches the 1972-84 Ford L Series trucks with the bright grille trim that were introduced in 1972.) The Wiking mixer does not have much for detail, but I still think it does look a little better than the CMW mixer. Carter
What scale are you looking for.......the original post was for an N scale Wiking? The CMW John posted is HO and it IS a 1960, but the n scale ones are 1954. As Carter said, you might be able to bash either CMW or Wiking mixer onto an Atlas chassis.
I need N scale. I thought the HO scale info applied to N scale. My mistake... I doubt if I could bash a CMW or Hiking mixer onto an Atlas chassis. My bashing days are over.
Even though it's a 1954 model the N scale Classic Metals mixer could work for the late 1970's. I ran a ready mix plant in the mid 1990's. Along with a dozen Ford 9000's from the 70's and 80's my facilty rostered an old White Contruktor from the 1960's that was older than the employee who drove it. We had a few plants out in rural Ohio using "vintage" trucks as well. I have seen photos of Freightliner cabover mixers but they have had dual steering axles. These were on Hank's Truck Pictures when was still up on the web. I think they were taken in the pacific northwest and/or British Columbia. It's been a few years I could be wrong. Of course a B or R model Mack from Athearn would work as well if you can find one.
One of the problems with using the CMW IH R-190 for a mixer truck is that it really doesn't look "robust" enough for the load requirements. One spec sheet I found showed the R-190 GVW limit was only 30,000 lbs. And while IH considered the R-190 a "heavy duty" truck, the wheels CMW uses on them are significantly smaller than what you would expect on a Class 8 truck. IH produced the V-series trucks from 1956-67 that were heavier than the R-series, and those trucks were designed for heavy duty construction work. Carter
I have two Athearn cement trucks they look really good. Yes they are hard to find but might be worth looking around for some I believe they are Mack trucks. Larry
The Athearn mixers are indeed Macks. The Model R concrete mixer won the New N Scale Vehicle of the Year Award in 2007. https://nscalevehicles.org/vehicle_of_year/2007.php And the Athearn Model B concrete mixer won the Enhanced N Scale Vehicle of the Year Award in 2008. https://nscalevehicles.org/vehicle_of_year/2008.php It's too bad Athearn sold the tooling for the Mack trucks to a company that appears to have no interest in releasing N scale models. Carter
Hi Kiz, As someone who spent a few years driving concrete mixers, Yes this was one of the mixers I drove. I can tell you the Walthers kit is not a batch plant it's a cement storage and distribution silos. This is what the batch plant looks like at the company where I worked. One truck at a time would fit under the Silo for loading. Now for anyone who is confused. Cement is the glue that holds concrete together. Cement is made primary from limestone and is transported to Concrete batch plants in powder form. At the Batch Plant the Cement is mixed with Sand and Gravel. When the truck arrives onsite, water is added to the mixture while the drum spins. When them mixture is ready, the driver spins the drum in the opposite direction to discharge the Concrete. So long story short, for your Medusa Cement plant, you don't need any mixers just some 2 bay covered hoppers