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| You could argue that the yellow and red/black specialty truck sets (same design, just different color schemes) are 6 wide even if their only have 4 wide windshields. They have wider wheels and footboards, etc. Also, their prototype (if it's a KW or (...) (26 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) You're right, Larry. Sorry Ben! I was focusing on the windshields but Ben was actually referring to _vehicles_. Kevin (26 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Yes, I was referring to the total width of the truck, not just the windshield. If what is to determine if a truck is 6 studs wide is its windshield, then yes those tractor trailer trucks are only four wide. Ben (26 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I'm with Ben. I'd argue that the total width (of the major parts of the vehicle) is what matters. Look at this MOC: (URL) my slush list 5 page: (URL) windshield width mattters, this is a 4 wide truck. If every element matters, this is a 10 (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Got any good links to pictures of yard goats? I can't seem to find anything. I've been playing with vehicles with swing down rail wheels and it seems to me that some goats have rail wheels also. (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Ford plants use them to move Auto Racks around. NS also owns some for MoW uses. They use the regular wheels to drive the rail wheels, the rail wheels don't move on their own, i.e. there is no traction motor in them, interesting however, is (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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