Thread: HUGE truck!

Imagine making all those wheels

Nice truck


Chipman

And if you're really keen you can scale it up 27 times.

That would be a beaut one for my little bloke. What I'd really like is one of those massive trucks that haul the iron ore up from the bottom of the pits. I've got my old Tonka version, but something handmade by a Dad is the best for his son.

EEERH. I would have to leave home if I started to build that truck.
Well!! kicked out more like it.I get in enough ----- now.

Waldo.... enlighten me please.... how big would one of those trucks be in comparison with this one? I haven't a clue.... like this one's to scale to the real thing and over 5ft.... how big would be the one you're talking about it in scale?

Would you have to build a new room for the house first?

Juvy

I dunno, but it said 1:27th scale

Originally Posted by keju

Waldo.... enlighten me please.... how big would one of those trucks be in comparison with this one? I haven't a clue.... like this one's to scale to the real thing and over 5ft.... how big would be the one you're talking about it in scale?

Would you have to build a new room for the house first?

Juvy

Juvy,

According to the scale (1:27), that Ore truck in real life would be close to 45M long, which would about right. So to scale it would be roughly 66" long, 3.5" wide and 5" high. The Off-Highway Mining Dump Trucks that Waldo is talking about if built to the same scale, would be close to only 20" long, but 8" wide, and 10" high, with the wheels and tyres alone being nearly 3" diameter.

And the tyres alone are $10K each.

Wow that's some truck

Amazing...... that much for one tire? wow.... as much as a car....
lol was just thinking..... would love to see a photo of my little guy parked beside one of those big things...... on the other hand.. it would probably scare it to death! lol

Juvy

I recon i cant resist in giving that a go. Have to get permission from SWMBO first. That might be fun.

Kind regards Jamie

Originally Posted by Garell

I recon i cant resist in giving that a go.

Likewise.

Here's one of the bigger ones. The other vehicle is a Ford F250 which is still a BIG 4WD...
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um, I think there are two very different trucks being talked about here.
The wooden model in the link is a road train. One "normal" truck with three trailers.
The picture with the F250 in it is a Haulpak (or similar) which is a minesite only huge dump truck with tyres about 3m tall or more.

...or have I missed something?

Originally Posted by forunna

um, I think there are two very different trucks being talked about here.
...or have I missed something?

Originally Posted by Waldo

And if you're really keen you can scale it up 27 times.

That would be a beaut one for my little bloke. What I'd really like is one of those massive trucks that haul the iron ore up from the bottom of the pits. I've got my old Tonka version, but something handmade by a Dad is the best for his son.

Originally Posted by keju

Waldo.... enlighten me please.... how big would one of those trucks be in comparison with this one? I haven't a clue.... like this one's to scale to the real thing and over 5ft.... how big would be the one you're talking about it in scale?

Originally Posted by Yonnee

Juvy,
According to the scale (1:27), that Ore truck in real life would be close to 45M long, which would about right. So to scale it would be roughly 66" long, 3.5" wide and 5" high. The Off-Highway Mining Dump Trucks that Waldo is talking about if built to the same scale, would be close to only 20" long, but 8" wide, and 10" high, with the wheels and tyres alone being nearly 3" diameter.