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On-board scales are mobile weighing systems that have been integrated into a vehicle, such as a flatbed truck or semi-trailer. [1] In the United States, such scales are used primarily as a self-check for weight compliance. Thus the operator can use the scale to determine the weight of the vehicle as it is loaded. [2]
Winross is a diecast model truck producer based in Churchville, New York, just west of Rochester. The company was started in 1963 to make models of White brand trucks. Winross was the pioneer in 1/64 scale promotional model semi-tractor-trailer trucks. [1] The trucks were known for their wide variety of logos and promotional ads on their sides.
The International Harvester Company (IHC) has been building its own proprietary truck engines since the introduction of their first truck in 1907. International tended to use proprietary diesel engines. In the 1970s, IHC built the DVT 573 V-8 diesel of 240 and 260 hp (179 and 194 kW) but these were not highly regarded and relatively few were sold.
A portable truck scale will have lower frame work that can be placed on non-typical surfaces such as dirt. These scales retain the same level of accuracy as a pit-type scale, with accuracy of up to + or - 1%. The first portable truck scale record in the US was units operated by the Weight Patrol of the Los Angeles Motor Patrol in 1929. Four ...
In 1965 GMDD was absorbed by the General Motors Detroit Diesel Engine Division. [3] General Motors Diesel Division is not to be confused with General Motors Diesel, Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of EMD formed in 1949, or the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, the entity for General Motors of Canada's diesel equipment manufacturing ...
Tamiya Tamiya 56301 RC 1:14 King Hauler, RC Tractor Trucks 1:14 Scale. 1:13.71: 22.225 mm Model railway scratchbuilders' scale at 7 ⁄ 8 inches to a foot, commonly used with 45 mm gauge track to represent 2 ft gauge prototypes. 1:13: 59 ⁄ 64 in: 23.44 mm Aurora "Monster Scenes" and "Prehistoric Scenes" Kits. 1:12: 1 in: 25.40 mm: Plastic ...
Fairbanks, Morse and Company was an American manufacturing company in the late 19th and early 20th century. Founded in 1823 as a manufacturer of weighing scales, it later diversified into pumps, engines, windmills, coffee grinders, radios, farm tractors, feed mills, locomotives, and industrial supplies.
Remaining in production until 1976, the 281/351 was a durable and popular series. The basic design made way for different models, with tilt cab-over-engine models introduced in 1959. [1] A model 281 was prominently featured in the made-for-TV movie Duel, directed by 23-year-old Steven Spielberg, [2] in 1971. [1]