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White Motor Co coach produced late 30s, overhauled by Ford around year 2000 and still used these days to transport Glacier National Park visitors (Montana - USA):     White 706 chassis fitted with a Bender Body Co coach body (Open Top Bus Company model). Link to the Wikipedia page related to that type of unit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_JammersRegards. Guy
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 Mack F 607 ST 6x4/2 ballasted tow truck (modified WSI model) and Goldhofer THP-L4 4-line modular trailer (Conrad element) loaded with a 59.4 tonnes Bridon Ropes Diamond Blue 3'' 1/4 cable used for anchoring drilling semi-submersible units (modified Zapf Modelle load)    Regards. Guy
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That White/Ford coach is the only one I have seen,with the rear axle more towards the rear,or,set further back.Does this give it more traction,when going uphill?
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modelmaniac,
Statement 1: I don't know the answer to your question.
But I suspect that the White wheelbase was first defined to suit the seating capacity required for the coach, rather than to improve its ability to climb steep inclines.
Statement 2: my "suspicious" thoughts could be completely wrong (see statement 1).
I hope this helps.
Guy
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The 1/50 scale NZG version of the combination shown on various early 80s Ford Europe brochures:     Ford Cargo 1624 4x2/2 truck fitted with a Hall box body and towing a Hall 1+1-axle box trailer (modified NZG models). One may wonder why NZG have selected to model the Hall drawbar trailer with dual tires, while the real unit was single-tired all-round, as the vast majority of German trailers. The real combination shown on the NZG model box:  Regards. Guy
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In USA, delivery of an ARFF vehicle:   Freightliner FLD 112 6x4/2 tractor and Talbert T3DW-50SA-HRG-1T1 3-axle lowboy (modified Conrad models) carrying an Emergency One Titan III 4x4/2 aircraft rescue and fire-fighting vehicle (modified Conrad model)   To be continued. Guy
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Some construction site equipment realized by Loris(*) in a 1/50 scale for Jean-Jacques on his 3D printer:     Note (*): recently retired from a large French civil engineering company, Loris first designs the various elements of this equipment (concrete walls supports, site offices, containers and toilets, etc), then prints them on a 3D printer. To be continued. Guy
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A few other site construction equipment produced by Loris on his 3D printer for Azur Modelisme:     Regards. Guy
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  Western Star 4900 SB 6X4/2 tractor and XL Specialized XL 150 HDG 3-axle lowboy with 3-axle jeep dolly and 2-axle booster dolly (modified Diecast Masters models) carrying a 71.52 tonnes Caterpillar D10 T2 bulldozer (Diecast Masters model)   To be continued. Guy
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Somewhere in France in the eighties, road transport of a locomotive of the railways company SNCF:   MAN 40-400 DFA 6x4/2 ballasted tow truck (modified Conrad model) and Nicolas 12-line modular trailer (Corgi modules with modified front and rear coupling bars) carrying a 80.72 tonnes 4-0-4 Brissonneau & Lotz BB 67000-type diesel-electric locomotive (modified Lima model)   To be continued. Guy
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