Toy Trucks from 2×4s

Oct/Nov 2016, Issue 73

Stake Side Truck Pickup Truck

FRONT PANEL SIDE

⁄4 × 23⁄8 × 13⁄4"
1 1
⁄4 × 1 × 31⁄4"

1
⁄4 × 1⁄8"-deep rabbet
(front and sides)
STAKES BED 1
⁄4 × 1⁄8"-deep
⁄8"D × 11⁄2" 1⁄4 × 23⁄8 × 31⁄2"
1
rabbet

Tanker Truck Tow Truck

TANK ⁄4" BUTTON

3
DOWEL PULLEY WINCH HANDLE
13⁄8 × 21⁄8 × 31⁄4" 3
⁄16"dia. × 3⁄4" ⁄8"dia. × 3⁄4"
1

3
⁄8"radius
roundover

BRASS
S-HOOK

Roundover corners BOOM WINCH WHEEL WINCH AXLE

before cutting 3
⁄4 × 2 × 41⁄2" 1"dia. ⁄16"dia. × 11⁄4"
3

tank to length. (see Pattern)

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Tow Truck Boom & Winch Detail

⁄16" hole
3
WINCH WHEEL

⁄16"
11

3
⁄16"dia. DOWEL
(glue in place) Sand winch axle WINCH AXLE
slightly so that it 3
⁄16"dia. × 11⁄4"
can spin in boom.

1
⁄2" Hole

3
⁄16" Hole

To hold tow line

in place, push
winch wheel
towards boom. WINCH HANDLE Glue winch axle
1
⁄8"dia. × 3⁄4" and handle
in place.

Full-sized pattern
1 square=1⁄4"
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Dump Truck Bed Detail

⁄4" roundovers
1

PIVOT DOWEL
1
⁄8"dia. × 11⁄2"

Full-sized pattern
1 square=1⁄4"
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Fire Truck Bed Detail

STACK TANK SEAT 5
⁄8"dia. STEERING
5
⁄8"dia. × 3⁄4" 13⁄8 × 11⁄2 × 11⁄2" 13⁄16 × 11⁄2 × 1" WHEEL
WHEEL COLUMN
1
⁄8"dia. × 11⁄2"

SIDE LADDER PEG

⁄4 × 11⁄2 × 41⁄4"
1 1
⁄8"dia. × 7⁄8"

LIP
1
⁄2 × 1⁄2 × 41⁄4"

LADDER SIDES
1
⁄8 × 1⁄4 × 5"

RUNGS
⁄8"dia. × 11⁄4"
1

To make matching
sides, drill rung holes
and then rip to width.

Full-sized pattern
1 square=1⁄4"