

& hood conversion kits remain a possibility for these monstersĪs well, but are still years away from being offered as there are Tires, air cleaner accessories, pusher and tag axles, oil filtersĪnd engine accessories, and possibly different engines. These 1/16-scale kits are front drive axles, different wheels and Model truck accessories and conversion kits, mainly for the Monogram-Revellġ/16-scale model truck kits.

SSS also has master patterns partially completed for many 1/16-scale Hopper cars, as well as 24-inch & 30-inch gauge industrial equipment These kits and accessories will includeĬomplete Beyer-Garratt style of locomotives and Narrow Gauge ore Some patterns have been completed, and many moreĪre under construction. Kits for G- gauge outdoor garden railway trains ("Large Scale") Silver State Specialties is working on resin accessories and complete Is the line of 1/24th & 1/25th-scale military model kits andĬonversions we are in the early stages of developing, to nicelyĬompliment your ERTL, AMT, Italeri, Revell, and other brands of Of photo-etched, resin, and other accessories are widely availableįor most of these military truck model kits. Some of these smaller scale model kits are quite well detailed, and a wide variety Tamiya, and other military model truck kits. Will be available in the future for model truck kits, such as theġ/32 Monogram Snap-Tite and ERTL snap-together kits, as well asġ/35-scale Revell, Italeri, AFV Club, Trumpeter, Airfix, Heller, 1/32-scale and 1/35-scale parts and accessories SSS specializes in accessoriesĪnd parts for plastic model pickup, SUV, 4x4, and heavy truck & Silver State Specialties was created in 1999 to offer quality resinĪccessories, replacement parts and conversion kits, suitable for Recovery of Old Ford GTB with Gin Poles (aka "Burma Jeep")ġ950s LeTourneau Carryall Cable-Operated Scraper at 2011 BestĬable-Operated Ripper Unit in action at 2011 Best Harvest Recovery of 1950s LeTourneau Carryall Cable-Operated Scraper Successful Recovery of 1950 Caterpillar D7-3TĬaterpillar D6C Dozer with PowerShift Transmissionġ950s LeTourneau Carryall Cable-Operated Scraper Other views show later efforts to recover her by her new owner, Daron Dustin of California City, CA (helped by his friend Peter Bloom).ġ950 Caterpillar D7-3T Cable-operated Crawler/Dozerĭozer Blade for 1950 Caterpillar D7-3T Crawler/Dozerĭozer Blade For 1950 Caterpillar D7-3T Crawler/DozerĬable-Operated Ripper Unit For 1950 Caterpillar D7-3TĪttempted Recovery of 1950 Caterpillar D7-3T Stored nearby in an old pickup, but never got around to installing it. Parked there when a head unit on the engine was damaged duringĪ period of over-revving. Had been sitting there for more than 30 years and plenty ofĭebris and weeds have gathered up around her. Some views are before I cleaned around the old crawler she Inverted over the exhaust stack in order to keep rain water Motor then engages the main diesel motor via a clutch lever, The engine is a Caterpillarĭiesel, but is started by a "pony motor." The pony Of the item to lower each implement piece (such as dozer blades, Of the implements towed/utilized by this crawler were heavyĮnough to let gravity work with the CCU, by allowing the weight Implements via a Cable Control Unit (CCU) made by LeTourneau,Īnd is shown here mounted to the rear of the old Cat. Not have hydraulics, but instead operates all of its attached/towed This is my Grandfather's old 1950 Caterpillar D7-3T. It was incredibly difficult, expensive,Īnd time-consuming, but we got it done and the property sold Period with my truck & trailer in order to get all of Had to make 1100-mile roundtrips twice a month during this Of vehicles and equipment, which took almost a year I also Tractors and Caterpillar crawlers, and tons and tons of garbageĪs well as scrap metal. Plows and implements, 17 old cars & trucks, several old We were left toĬlean up his old 3-acre farm that was just jam-packed withĪll kinds of junk.there were also dozens and dozens of old

To move into an assisted-living facility. Section: 1950 Caterpillar D7-3T Cable-Operated Crawler/Dozer
