This logging lowboy from Dennis Raper has had the deck of a Norscot die-cast lowboy shortened by 5 scale feet and the rear axle removed to convert it to a 35 ton instead of a 50 ton unit. He replaced the flaps on it, cut the gooseneck off and sleeved and plated it to accept a pin so that the neck can be detached and/or attached. Dennis also drilled holes down the frame sides and along the neck and painted it to match a Mack CH truck tractor.

The Cat D5 dozer has been modified with limb risers added to the cab, a brush guard on the blade, and screen on the rear window. The Norscot dozer is chained to the lowboy with A-Line chain. Dennis used a drinking straw to make a 16' long, 2' diameter steel pipe culvert that is ratchet-strapped down to the lowboy and added a "red flag" hanging from the culvert. All weathering was done with Bragdon and Bar Mills powders and some dry brushing and washes. Previously featured in Photo Gallery 476.

Posted September 16, 2011