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Again, sorry to ask so many questions, but I have been out of the hobby for 7 years with health issues. I went crazy! Anyway, you guys remember the Smith Trail King scraper trailer? It was the two piece trailer with "baskets" for the scraper wheels. Was this a real trailer? If so, does anyone have pictures? You guys still holding onto your Smith pieces? CAW
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yep, they exist. Largely a west coast US thing.   They are also usually 8 tire per axle trailers.
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Thanks for the information. Dumpstertoy I ha seen your picture on the Forum. I just had never seen an actual trailer on the East coast. And to now hear that each axle has 8 wheels, Alan Smith's version is incorrect? CATD11T that bottom picture is killer. I have forgotten the outfit with those colors. Nothing like yellow and black. thanks. CAW
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Hi MR CAW. It is a real trailer. Keen had some. In the Midwest you can haul a 621 or a 627 on one. Lake Michigan States you can haul a 631. The 8 tire per axle trailer is made by Murray Trailers in California. They can haul a 657 out there using a stinger behind the basket. Talbert made a scraper trailer years ago. I have the prints and advertisement for one in my collection. I will scan it and post later. Ken
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as far as i know there not available anymore ? but if anyone knows of any around for sale i'm interested in 1 to 2. .
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WOW Mr. KCM. You know your stuff. I doubt it would be a good choice for Chuck to make. Too specific. But I think Chuck ought to skip that beam trailer and make a 2x2x2. Or make some stingers to match his 3 axle Rogers. Or a jeep. The heck with all these unusual trailers that you never see. Make a lot of different lowboys. His main lines are construction pieces. How many people want a dang beam trailer to carry a bridge beam? Where are you going to put it? Make a four axle lowboy with a detachable stinger and/or a jeep. Look how well that Drake swing wing took off. Too bad they didn't go with the American market. Bring that Drake KW 200 cabover over here with a kick ass trailer. better yet, how about 5000 of us kick in $100.00 each and get Chuck to make an Autocar finally. As you can all tell, I'm on my meds right now. CAW
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Brett G wrote:as far as i know there not available anymore ? but if anyone knows of any around for sale i'm interested in 1 to 2.
. As of a couple years ago they were still available through Keystone Diecast. Just give them a call or email and I'm sure he will be more than happy to help you out.
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Quinella wrote:WOW Mr. KCM. You know your stuff. I doubt it would be a good choice for Chuck to make. Too specific. But I think Chuck ought to skip that beam trailer and make a 2x2x2. Or make some stingers to match his 3 axle Rogers. Or a jeep. The heck with all these unusual trailers that you never see. Make a lot of different lowboys. His main lines are construction pieces. How many people want a dang beam trailer to carry a bridge beam? Where are you going to put it? Make a four axle lowboy with a detachable stinger and/or a jeep. Look how well that Drake swing wing took off. Too bad they didn't go with the American market. Bring that Drake KW 200 cabover over here with a kick ass trailer. better yet, how about 5000 of us kick in $100.00 each and get Chuck to make an Autocar finally. As you can all tell, I'm on my meds right now. CAW Thank you. Ah, better living through modern medicine!
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Most of the ones in the Midwest don't use the "basket" for the rear end, they have a block on top of the dolly that goes under the stinger. There used to be several in central Ohio until we changed our axle laws a couple years ago, now we just haul them on a 4 axle lowboy. The only ones around here still running one is Kokosing.
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JPaydirt on YouTube uses those scraper trailers, go check out some of his videos! He has some sweet old cats!
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HunterH wrote:Brett G wrote:as far as i know there not available anymore ? but if anyone knows of any around for sale i'm interested in 1 to 2.
. As of a couple years ago they were still available through Keystone Diecast. Just give them a call or email and I'm sure he will be more than happy to help you out. I have kits ready to go. All you have to do is ask. I haven't been advertising the asam now keystone models is because I have been busy making kits and built models for customers. And didn't want to be overwhelmed with orders when I am already busy. As for the trailking scraper trailers I had some left over from a previous orders.
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Found this video of a CAt 651B being unloaded from a scraper trailer. I hope you can view this. It's cool, but seems a bit odd. Copy and paste. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wNoKqO2_x_Q#t=7
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