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Rowan, for your information and any others interested in this great model. I've taken it apart a little to show how it was made. I do not know who made it other than it being made by Montana in the USA, I haven't heard who Montana is.. First shot is a reminder of what the 793C with 500t dual wheel TowHaul looks like   Now for a shot of the under carriage  Next is a shot of the dual wheels from underneath  Now the duals from on top with the rear cover off  With the TowHaul disconnected  Now the TowHaul is ready to be loaded  A shot of the turntable  Another shot of this TowHaul with one of my favourite models, the OHS Brass Terex MT5500  Hope you enjoy the photos Regards from down under Peter
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Thanks for these Peter, looks like an interesting model. I remember hearing about Montana models a while back, I think they did a few other custom runs. Cheers for taking the time to take the extra pictures :D Rowan.
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Nice Honest Piece .
How many made?
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Great model Peter!! Thanks for sharing, a friend of mine and I was wondring: What is it made of? Plastic or metal?
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Antho wrote:Great model Peter!! Thanks for sharing, a friend of mine and I was wondring: What is it made of? Plastic or metal? Certainly looks like metal to me, for the most part. Note the places where it's been soldered, as well as the channel strips around the bottom of the deck. I wonder how much these went for originally as I suspect it was a considerable sum. Chris
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So true, thanks I didn't notice that!
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Anthony, the TowHaul is certainly metal, steel in fact and very heavy, I do not know how many models were made other than by somebody named Montana of the USA,, I am also not sure what wheels and tyres are used, but the whole thing is a great model just the same, I bought is around 4 years ago off Ebay
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footloose52 wrote:Anthony, the TowHaul is certainly metal, steel in fact and very heavy, I do not know how many models were made other than by somebody named Montana of the USA,, I am also not sure what wheels and tyres are used, but the whole thing is a great model just the same, I bought is around 4 years ago off Ebay
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Peter Well guys, since the TowHaul trailers are built in Bozeman, Montana, which is a great state here in the western USA, I'm sure the name Montana has something to do wtih that! Its very posible that someone at the factory built the model as a promonational deal, and jsut labled it Made in Montana, USA. Sweet model by the way!
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I'm trying to locate the contact information, but the builder went by the name of "Montana Toys". I think they also build a smaller Tow Haul before the Norscot was available.
John
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euc44 wrote:I'm trying to locate the contact information, but the builder went by the name of "Montana Toys". I think they also build a smaller Tow Haul before the Norscot was available.
John It's been a while now but yes I do believe you are correct. Chris
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It was a one man operation, and he was building them with permission from TowHaul on a custom order basis. I believe he was restricted from making anymore after the Norscot deal was established.
I do not know how many were made, but I think it is just a handfull
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 This has all been posted up loads of times,Montana Toys was run by a guy Called Bruce Nelson out of Great Falls Montana,he was featured in Toy Trucker and Contractor in 2002, Link to Toy TruckerHe made three different sized Towhauls, the RGS 200, the RGS 550 and the HUGE RGM 1100,he also made towed scrapers,     prices may well be wrong now, I would contact Toy Trucker if you need more info, Regards Joe.
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Thanks for that great info CAT854G, this is the first information I have ever seen on this particular model,, very informative, I will have to change my description in
my Spreadsheet to ensure it is recorded correctly as the "RGS 550t TowHaul" as opposed to how I had it, '500t Montana TowHaul'
Again thanks to all who showed interest,,
By the way,,, does anybody out there in model land have a spare RGM 1100 set up,, I'd love to buy
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Regards from down under
Peter
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Anyone know if these are still available,  Regards Joe.
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I think that era ended when the Norscrap model project happened. You know how they say "photos don't do justice"? In this case they actually do.
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Nice new 'Towhaul' here at the mine. RG-225 with an 830E tractor. Will snap a pic next time Iam in shift.
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Cheers Rossco,  Regards Joe.
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Things were somewhat different then. These were somewhat sought after.....but yes when you look at what's gone into making these they seem rather crude by today's standard of offerings.
........still have their place though.
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Managed to get a spell between Loaders & Shovels. So I grabbed a pic. It's only a 200.  
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