Michigan 475 model????

[CatMatt]

gday, i was just wondering if there were any scale models of the clark-michigan 475?

Or any of the michigan loaders?

matt

[shovelman]

To date, there has not been a production model of the Michigan 475.

Michigan wheel loader models that have been produced are;

125B by Conrad
175A by Mercury
175B(?) by Denzil Skinner
175C by Conrad
675 (with variants) by EMD

'Hope this helps,

[I CAN DIG IT]

Matt, I was in Dyersville Iowa at the construction toy show a couple years ago and a fella there had a custom made 1/50 scale model of a 474B. It was a resin model with tires and such off of mining trucks and the like. I remember that he had the 475B and an O&K RH 400 front shovel both custom made. Keep your chin up, you might get lucky!

[rolren]

BYMO will launch a 1/50 scale model of Clark - Michigan 475B next year. Check the following link: http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/editorial...bymo/bymob.htm

[kshansen]

I was looking for some images of 475 III A Michigan loaders. Back in 1968 when I started work at the quarry we had one of those. Ours was actually the display model from the LasVegas show a year or two before. It had chrome ladders, handralls and even exhaust stacks. It was powered by a 1710 V-12 Cummins Last I knew it was driven over the road from central NY to one of our sister plants in Penn. Had to remove the exhaust stacks and cab due to height.

I think the last time I worked on one of those was many years ago down in Verdon Virginia. Did an in chassis rebuild of the transmission. Other than the size of the parts it was not a bad job once I removed a bunch of hyd. hoses to gain access. Spent a couple days disassembling it then had to drive over to Charleston W. Virginia to get parts and back the next morning to put it back together. I guess they must have used a few of those in the coal mines as the dealer had all the parts on the shelf for the rebuild! Blue Ridge Mountains in the middle of the night sure was a lonely place.

One side note, when I got back home in central NY I told the boss we needed to check out the front end of the company truck they sent me there in. One of the other guys in shop crawled under it an was tapping on things to knock off dried mud when a tie-rod fell off! Glad that didn't happen at 2:00am up in the Blue Rdge mountains or they'd still be wondering where I was hiding!

[renaud]

BYMO will launch a 1/50 scale model of Clark - Michigan 475B next year. Check the following link: http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/editorial...bymo/bymob.htm

that BYMO thing is a real joke!!!!!
it has been announced since 2009 and we never heard of it.....what a joke!!!
We only saw the prototype and that's it!!
I guess if i want a scale model of the 475, i am gonna have to build one, like i did with My Link-Belt LS7400.....
Max.

[oldseabee]

I have a belt buckle with a 475C loading a Euclid R50 dump.

[sailorross]

Hey Shovelman, that 175A do you know what scale it is? Ive never heard of Mercury...modeler or toys?

Thanks Ross

[alan627b]

[QUOTE=sailorross;417724]Hey Shovelman, that 175A do you know what scale it is? Ive never heard of Mercury...modeler or toys?

First... Mercury Minitoys. Last made in the 70's.

And secondly, you CAN now buy this model. Under $300. Here ya' go!

http://www.dhsdiecast.com/shop/produ...roduct_id=8240