Grain Trucks...

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I have just completed my ADM grain elevator. Now I’m looking for 50’s to 70’s-era grain trucks, but can’t find any. Does anyone know where I can find them or what I can use to haul grain from the elevator?

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Here are some Athearn F-850 Grain trucks that are about 1965 area.

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/category-s/1524.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1524&brand=Athearn&show=16&page=1&search=%20grain%20truck

A good dealer also.

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For what it’s worth, I drove a truck in wheat harvest in 1965. I don’t recall what year the truck was that I was driving, but the Athearns mentioned look like what were being used. I drove the truck from the field to the elevators where we unloaded the wheat.

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Thanks guys. That’s exactly what I was looking for.

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For a little variety, dump trucks make good stand-ins as well. When I was working for a neighbor that does crop farming, I hauled many loads of corn, soybeans, and milo to the elevators in a GMC 9500 w/a 16ft. dump bed.