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1st Gear Peterbilt 367 and Tonkin Rackley West Coast lowboy hauling a Komatsu 655 road grader.    1st Gear Peterbilt 367 and Tonkin Rackley West Coast Trailer. by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>  100_1940 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>  100_1939 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>  100_1938 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>
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Very nice looking setup.
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Looks good Ken !
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That is a nice looking tractor for a First Gear.
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Ken: I'm not familiar with these models. Is that Pete stock? Are those sirens on the bumpers of the Pete? Chuck should have made a West Coast Lowboy. Ken Kraft makes a great one in 1:50th. Nice work. CAW
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That’s an amazing set-up! Thanks so much for sharing.
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Thank you everyone for the comments. I appreciate them!  Q That Pete is a 1st Gear and started as a 4 axle tractor. I shortened it to a tandem. Yes, those are sirens on the fenders (Don Mills). The Kencraft trailer is a 16 wheel I believe, and looks nice. If you can find one, you will have to drop up to $1000.00 or more for one...
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Nice job Ken.
I've been a bit leary of First Gear since I had such a problem with zinc pest issues with the Mack Granites.
Robert
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kcmtoys wrote:Thank you everyone for the comments. I appreciate them! Q That Pete is a 1st Gear and started as a 4 axle tractor. I shortened it to a tandem. Yes, those are sirens on the fenders (Don Mills). The Kencraft trailer is a 16 wheel I believe, and looks nice. If you can find one, you will have to drop up to $1000.00 or more for one... Ken: I was lucky to buy two Ken Kraft 16 wheel lowboys for $600.00 total. I sent one to Rhode Island to that knucklehead who does work for me. CAW
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Great build. The whole set up is awesome.
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CTD1101 wrote:Great build. The whole set up is awesome. Thank you.
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Quinella wrote:kcmtoys wrote:Thank you everyone for the comments. I appreciate them! Q That Pete is a 1st Gear and started as a 4 axle tractor. I shortened it to a tandem. Yes, those are sirens on the fenders (Don Mills). The Kencraft trailer is a 16 wheel I believe, and looks nice. If you can find one, you will have to drop up to $1000.00 or more for one... Ken: I was lucky to buy two Ken Kraft 16 wheel lowboys for $600.00 total. I sent one to Rhode Island to that knucklehead who does work for me. CAW Does anyone have any pics of the said lowboy?
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I'll get one posted by someone tomorrow. They are really neat. CAW
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A few pictures of the Ken Kraft lowboy:   Nice 1/50 model of a "Far-East" type lowboy. Pity that they are so difficult to find in Europe (and expensive). Cheers. Guy
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WHY ARE KEN KRAFT TRAILERS SO EXPENSIVE WHEN THE TONKEN TRAILERS ARE ABOUT THE SAME ?
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George Hiram wrote:WHY ARE KEN KRAFT TRAILERS SO EXPENSIVE WHEN THE TONKEN TRAILERS ARE ABOUT THE SAME ? Good question. They are 500.00-1000.00 + on Ebay with a tractor.
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Thanks Guy. I don't see why they are so expensive. The quality is top notch, but they should run around $300.00 in my opinion. But they seem to be the only 1/50th scale West Coast style heavy hauler. The Japanese Ebay sellers who have these listed are out of their minds. I bought two at $300.00 ish each. That included a Hino tractor also. They are heavy pieces that are very well made. The four axles on the trailers move up and down like shock absorbers. The deck is 2 1/2" wide so you can put on a wider load. The detail is great too. George, Tonkin makes cheaper quality models than this one, and of course they are 1/53rd scale. No comparison between the two as far as quality. CAW
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If you don't mind doing some custom work there is a 3D printed 16 wheel Murray available on Shapeways. Here is the one I put together with a few modifications to strengthen up the material so it holds a load better. 
My Facebook page: NorCalDiecastCustomsClifton
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I have no idea why Ken Kraft lowboys are so expensive. The interest of the Tonkin Replicas unit is that you don't notice its 1/53 scale, when hooked-up to a 1/50 tractor, like "kcmtoys" did. The most difficult part is to get rid-off its camber bed, which is OK when empty but does not look good when loaded. I have upgraded mine this way into a 16-tire Expando Rackley lowboy model, towed by a modified Norscot Peterbilt 379 EXHD tractor. They are carrying here a 37.7 tonnes Caterpillar dozer from Norscot origin:  I hope this helps. Guy
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The Tonkin tractors are 1:53 ,Their trailers measure 1:50 scale same as Conrad.
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