Promoting Excellence in HO Scale Vehicle Modeling

Magnetic "Sweeper" Truck - By Randy Sawyer


With the invention of balloon tires came a big problem - nails on the roads from horse shoes. The Nevada State Highway Department built this truck (post WWI) with electro-magnets to pick up said nails! Randy Sawyer scratchbuilt this truck from a picture in the book "Trucks and Vans" by Bishop Marshall.

Posted February 7, 2003