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How it started out: a modified Harbor Freight Garden Flat Trailer

How it started out: a modified Harbor Freight Garden Flat Trailer

How it started out: a modified Harbor Freight Garden Flat Trailer

Laying out some parts: New riding mower rear tires on the left, original tires on right


Fabricating some new axle mounts and bushings

Fabricating some new axle mounts and bushings

Laying out some parts: New spacers for rear axle mounts

Laying out some parts: New spacers for front axle mounts


Laying out some parts: New spacers for lifted axle mounts

Getting ready to remove stock axles and install new axle mounts & bushings

New front axle mounts are installed

New cut-down axle shafts from riding lawnmower


New axle shafts mounted to front axle brackets

Test-fitting new lift brackets and axle mounts for riding lawnmower tires

Flat body is re-installed, and test-fitting of spray tank

A rear receiver hitch is fabricated, for mounting of spray boom or other accessories


A rear receiver hitch is fabricated, for mounting of spray boom or other accessories

Rear spray expandable boom is installed and adjusted

Metal guard around spray nozzle: expandable boom

Travel mode: boom is stowed alongside spray tank

       
 
       

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Protect Your Family Silver State Specialties was created in 1999 to offer quality resin accessories, replacement parts and conversion kits, suitable for many 1/25-scale plastic model kits.  SSS specializes in accessories and parts for plastic model pickup, SUV, 4x4, and heavy truck & trailer kits.  1/32-scale and 1/35-scale parts and accessories will be available in the future for model truck kits, such as the 1/32 Monogram Snap-Tite and ERTL snap-together kits, as well as 1/35-scale Revell, Italeri, AFV Club, Trumpeter, Airfix, Heller, Tamiya, and other military model truck kits.  Some of these smaller scale model kits are quite well detailed, and a wide variety of photo-etched, resin, and other accessories are widely available for most of these military truck model kits. What's even more exciting is the line of 1/24th & 1/25th-scale military model kits and conversions we are in the early stages of developing, to nicely compliment your ERTL, AMT, Italeri, Revell, and other brands of truck models.

Silver State Specialties is working on resin accessories and complete kits for G- gauge outdoor garden railway trains ("Large Scale") in 1/24th-scale. Some patterns have been completed, and many more are under construction. These kits and accessories will include complete Beyer-Garratt style of locomotives and Narrow Gauge ore hopper cars, as well as 24-inch & 30-inch gauge industrial equipment in this same scale.

SSS also has master patterns partially completed for many 1/16-scale model truck accessories and conversion kits, mainly for the Monogram-Revell 1/16-scale model truck kits.  Some projected accessories for these 1/16-scale kits are front drive axles, different wheels and tires, air cleaner accessories, pusher and tag axles, oil filters and engine accessories, and possibly different engines.  Cab & hood conversion kits remain a possibility for these monsters as well, but are still years away from being offered as there are more pressing projects to push forward with first.  But someday they should be available!

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