1960's GMC Steel Tilt Grain Truck

[bu]

i found this cab (from a 1/64 concrete pump truck that i wish i hadn't disabled years ago) at the bottom of one of my drawers and thought i had seen similar cabs on here put to use. i wanted to make a grain truck out of it but i have no idea if what i started is accurate or worthwhile attempting... or should it go back to the bottom of the drawer again. i think it would look better with daytons...

any suggestions/help/photos/ideas would be appreciated

[putsie]

Looks pretty good to me. That's a pretty neat alternative cab to the conventional truck. There used to be quite a few guys around here with those old cabover grain trucks. I remember one neighbor had a baby blue one with a red box. It had a strong running 427 in it and he'd pull off the box sides and haul round bales on it plus pull a trailer full as well. 24 big bales per load all summer long (10 on the truck 14 on the trailer).

[bu]

thanks Chris... i was thinking of scratch making a balsa wooden box - removable walls sounds interesting

[Southern]

Very nice set up there. All our dump trucks specially the older ones have removable sides. Once on they put bracing around them to help seal them up. Then tie down with chains across the top. To keep the sides from pulling outwards.