Sadly, I’m not getting in a lot of daytime scouting outings lately due to my current schedule. Fortunately, we knocked off early on Wednesday, which allowed time enough for our preferred urban hike. I was waiting at the traffic light at Sixth, when what do I see coming down the road? Whoa! Not exactly the usual fare. Time to whip out that camera and hope it fires up in time.
Maybe if I’d panned a bit while shooting, this pic might have come out sharper. Nevertheless, it’s quite clear that this rig is just a wee bit unusual. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Scout (or even a picture of one) with a fifth-wheel trailer. This one looks to be circa 1973, plus or minus a year or two.
Heading for the coast for Thanksgiving?
Note: A rerun of an older post.
Knew someone who put a 4-53 Detroit diesel in one of these.
Pretty sketchy setup. Real fifth wheel hitches are designed to sit directly over the axle so you don’t load the frame in bending and drag the back bumper. Of course, that would have conflicted with the cab on this homemade rig.
Is the caster wheel down all the time ?
What a corker! As for J W Harris’s remark about someone he knows who put a Detroit Diesel 4-53 in one, he probably never used his horn again! Have any of you ever heard one of those engines? YIKES!