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Mini Semi-Tanker Looks Real
Barry Golley’s imagination runs wild when it comes to building unusual toy vehicles. After completing a clever semi-tractor from a Singer sewing machine that once belonged to his grandmother, Golley says, “I needed to have it pull something exotic and useful.”
His creation turned out to be a scale-model stainles
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Mini Semi-Tanker Looks Real
Barry Golley’s imagination runs wild when it comes to building unusual toy vehicles. After completing a clever semi-tractor from a Singer sewing machine that once belonged to his grandmother, Golley says, “I needed to have it pull something exotic and useful.”
His creation turned out to be a scale-model stainless-steel tanker that would typically haul vegetable oils or corn sweeteners. Golley, however, crafted the realistic, chromed tanker to carry liquid confidence from his imaginary company, “BG Moonshiners.”
“It can’t haul anything,” Golley says. “But everyone thinks I’ve got my own portable tanker dispensing 100-proof moonshine. It’s quite the attention-getter when I take it to shows.”
Golley built the tanker body from a large piece of chrome exhaust pipe from a real semi-tractor. It’s nearly 3 ft long and has chrome end caps. The frame and undercarriage are aluminum and stainless steel, configured to resemble parts on a real tanker. It couples to his Singer semi-tractor like a real trailer and rides on wheels from an old push lawn mower. The rim spokes are painted to match those on the Singer tractor.
“To make it even more authentic, I added mud flaps with Singer identification, made a personalized ‘Booz Crooz’ license plate, and added a large graphic ‘Moonshine’ decal to the back of the tank,” Golley says.
Aluminum fenders on the tanker also match those on the Singer semi-tractor. All the fasteners are chromed for a professional look.
Rounding out his build is a signature “Body by Golley” decal and a custom side graphic on the tanker that displays the pseudo-company name “BG Moonshiners.”
Golley says building the tractor and trailer “wasn’t work at all, really a fun project that turned out great and provides plenty of smiles and good conversation.”
His tractor/trailer creation is one of several items Golley has made using a Singer sewing machine frame as a foundational element (Vol. 50, No. 3).
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Barry Golley, 40356 Stone School Rd., Wingham, Ontario, Canada N0G 2W0.
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