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GMC Top Kick Tow Truck - By Randy O'Brien


Randy O'Brien sent this photo of his Boley GMC Top Kick die-cast model that he modified into what can be called a “mini rotator”. The idea came from the TV series “Wrecked”. The existing boom was removed as well as all details on the bed. Some diamond treadplate was installed on the lower and upper surfaces and a heavily modified hydraulic crane (from another Boley truck) was installed on the upper deck. The detail parts were reinstalled on the lower deck. Outriggers from yet another Boley truck were modified to fit under the wrecker body. With the rotating boom the truck now can address tasks to the side of the truck as well as the rear.

Posted February 6, 2010