The Big Tow Truck 27" (Woodworking Plan)

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Precision drafted full sized (Blueprint-sized) woodworking plans by Toys and Joys. Check product listing for the many parts we have available to help you complete this project - Parts and wood are not included....
Part #: TJ-79
  $21.00

Build your own model Tow Truck

Precision drafted full sized plans by Toys and Joys which fold out as blue prints with measurements and templates for all of the parts to build this tow truck

  • Complete, at-a-glance materials list to teach you how to make your own model vehicles
  • Easy to follow plans, templates and instructions to build antique wooden model cars and trucks
  • Scroll down for a list of specialty parts from Bear Woods Supply to use with your plans. Visit your local hardware store for any parts that may not be listed.
  • You may also like the TJ-76, TJ-32 "Big Rig" or many of our other trucks and semi tractors.

Each Toys and Joys Pattern is a full sized blueprint style pattern, complete with scale drawings and measurements of each part. You can also reference the tab "Recommended Parts" for some popular items required by the pattern that you can buy (or make).

Here's some tools we suggest that will help you to work with most of the Toys and Joys patterns.

Band Saw or other saw to cut the body pieces.
Drill Press
Power Sander: Disc Sander / Belt Sander Combination)
Table Saw
Router
Spindle Sander (Not required but can be useful)
Small clamps (Rubber Bands can be used in some cases)
Scroll Saw (Nice to have, but not required)
Lathe (Only required for a 3 models) (Locomotives, & Ready Mix Truck)
Some hand tools can be useful.

Plus of course some Glue - we recommend our Titebond Glue

Reviews
Average rating:
average rating 80%
3 reviews

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Featured positive reviews:

average rating 100%
Super Quality 07/18/2022
By Ricky Hill
I have been building several of your model vehicles and have very impressed with the quality of the plans! I especially enjoyed the 27" Wrecker and am getting ready to start on the 1950's Wrecker. I wish you had more vehicle plans coming out!
average rating 80%
Plan 05/06/2017
By Francine Bienvenue
Excusez, mains je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez exactement, mon anglais n'est pas très bon.
average rating 60%
Tow truck 01/23/2017
By Roland Guenette
Good thing it's 1/1 scale a lot of work
 

Buy wood toy parts, wooden wheels, game pieces | Bear Woods Supply

Purchase some beautifully crafted parts to help make your wooden model a success!

This chart shows the parts called for by the pattern

A) Add to Cart or Click on a Product Name to See More Details or Product Info.

3) Prices are for the quantity noted with each item - Buy more to save more.    Eg. AP-090 is an axle peg we sell in bags of 25 pegs for $2.50.  Add to Cart Quantity of 1 will get you 25 pieces of axle pegs for $2.50.  To see discounts per item, click the links below.

Note: many of the quantities we supply are for great wholesale value - you can use these parts toward many Toys and Joys Plans or your own designs!

Wood Axle Pegs for Wood Toys | Bear Woods SupplyWooden Axle Pegs & Axle Caps
A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

How many pieces needed?

Quantity we sell by/Regular Price ($USD)

AP-090 Wood Axle Pegs For 3/16 Wheel Hole, 5/8" Long Tenon

Bag of 25 for $2.50 or less 

AP-100S Wood Axle Pegs For 1/4" Wheel Hole, 1-1/16" Long Tenon

Bag of 25 for $2.95

AP-244 Wood Axles For 3/8" Wheel Hole, 1.925" long tenon

Bag of 25 for $5.68

AC-025 Wooden Axle Caps / Hub Caps 1/2" X 1/2" for 1/4" dowels

Bag of 25 for $3.36

Wood Model Cargo | Bear Woods SupplyWooden Model Accessories and Cargo
Items called for by the woodworking pattern. 
A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

How many pieces needed?

Quantity we sell by/Regular Price ($USD)

STW-125 Steering Wheels 1-1/4" x 7/16" with 3/16" hole - Maple

Per piece for $0.91

AH-175 Air Horn 1-3/4" wood


Per piece for $0.50 or less 

Treaded Wood Wheels | Bear Woods SupplyTreaded Wooden Wheels

A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

How many pieces needed?

 

Quantity we sell in/Price ($USD)

TW-125 Wooden Wheels 1-1/4" x 3/8" (1/4" Hole)

1
Per bag of 25 for $5.45

TR-275 Treaded Wooden Wheels 2-3/4" X 3/4"  (3/8" inch hole)

10 
Per piece for $1.30 

Birch dowel sticks and dowels | Bear Woods SupplyDowels in 12” Sticks (we also carry 36" & 48" hardwood dowels in Maple, Walnut, etc)
A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

 

How many pieces needed?

Quantity we sell by/Regular Price ($USD)

BD-332-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 3/32" Diameter

3
Bundle of 10 for $11.82

BD-0125-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 1/8" Diameter

1
Bundle of 10 for $3.50 

BD-018-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 3/16" Diameter

2
Bundle of 10 for $2.50 

BD-025-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 1/4" Diameter

2
Bundle of 10 for $3.50

BD-031-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 5/16" Diameter

2
Bundle of 10 for $4.00 

BD-050-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 1/2" Diameter

1
Bundle of 10 for $7.00 

BD-075-12 Hardwood Dowels 12" Length, 3/4" Diameter

1
Per Piece for $1.00 

BD-087-12 Hardwood Dowels 12" Length, 7/8" Diameter

1
Per Piece for $1.25 
Buy wood toy parts, wooden wheels, game pieces | Bear Woods SupplyWe Stock Dozens of styles and sizes of wooden toy wheels, axle pegs, little people and other parts to make your woodworking projects a success. Check out the whole wooden wheel and toy parts selection.

Build your own model Tow Truck

Precision drafted full sized plans by Toys and Joys which fold out as blue prints with measurements and templates for all of the parts to build this tow truck

  • Complete, at-a-glance materials list to teach you how to make your own model vehicles
  • Easy to follow plans, templates and instructions to build antique wooden model cars and trucks
  • Scroll down for a list of specialty parts from Bear Woods Supply to use with your plans. Visit your local hardware store for any parts that may not be listed.
  • You may also like the TJ-76, TJ-32 "Big Rig" or many of our other trucks and semi tractors.

Reviews
Average rating:
average rating 80%
3 reviews

Write a Review || | Explore all

Featured positive reviews:

average rating 100%
Super Quality 07/18/2022
By Ricky Hill
I have been building several of your model vehicles and have very impressed with the quality of the plans! I especially enjoyed the 27" Wrecker and am getting ready to start on the 1950's Wrecker. I wish you had more vehicle plans coming out!
average rating 80%
Plan 05/06/2017
By Francine Bienvenue
Excusez, mains je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez exactement, mon anglais n'est pas très bon.
average rating 60%
Tow truck 01/23/2017
By Roland Guenette
Good thing it's 1/1 scale a lot of work
 

Each Toys and Joys Pattern is a full sized blueprint style pattern, complete with scale drawings and measurements of each part. You can also reference the tab "Recommended Parts" for some popular items required by the pattern that you can buy (or make).

Here's some tools we suggest that will help you to work with most of the Toys and Joys patterns.

Band Saw or other saw to cut the body pieces.
Drill Press
Power Sander: Disc Sander / Belt Sander Combination)
Table Saw
Router
Spindle Sander (Not required but can be useful)
Small clamps (Rubber Bands can be used in some cases)
Scroll Saw (Nice to have, but not required)
Lathe (Only required for a 3 models) (Locomotives, & Ready Mix Truck)
Some hand tools can be useful.

Plus of course some Glue - we recommend our Titebond Glue

Buy wood toy parts, wooden wheels, game pieces | Bear Woods Supply

Purchase some beautifully crafted parts to help make your wooden model a success!

This chart shows the parts called for by the pattern

A) Add to Cart or Click on a Product Name to See More Details or Product Info.

3) Prices are for the quantity noted with each item - Buy more to save more.    Eg. AP-090 is an axle peg we sell in bags of 25 pegs for $2.50.  Add to Cart Quantity of 1 will get you 25 pieces of axle pegs for $2.50.  To see discounts per item, click the links below.

Note: many of the quantities we supply are for great wholesale value - you can use these parts toward many Toys and Joys Plans or your own designs!

Wood Axle Pegs for Wood Toys | Bear Woods SupplyWooden Axle Pegs & Axle Caps
A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

How many pieces needed?

Quantity we sell by/Regular Price ($USD)

AP-090 Wood Axle Pegs For 3/16 Wheel Hole, 5/8" Long Tenon

Bag of 25 for $2.50 or less 

AP-100S Wood Axle Pegs For 1/4" Wheel Hole, 1-1/16" Long Tenon

Bag of 25 for $2.95

AP-244 Wood Axles For 3/8" Wheel Hole, 1.925" long tenon

Bag of 25 for $5.68

AC-025 Wooden Axle Caps / Hub Caps 1/2" X 1/2" for 1/4" dowels

Bag of 25 for $3.36

Wood Model Cargo | Bear Woods SupplyWooden Model Accessories and Cargo
Items called for by the woodworking pattern. 
A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

How many pieces needed?

Quantity we sell by/Regular Price ($USD)

STW-125 Steering Wheels 1-1/4" x 7/16" with 3/16" hole - Maple

Per piece for $0.91

AH-175 Air Horn 1-3/4" wood


Per piece for $0.50 or less 

Treaded Wood Wheels | Bear Woods SupplyTreaded Wooden Wheels

A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

How many pieces needed?

 

Quantity we sell in/Price ($USD)

TW-125 Wooden Wheels 1-1/4" x 3/8" (1/4" Hole)

1
Per bag of 25 for $5.45

TR-275 Treaded Wooden Wheels 2-3/4" X 3/4"  (3/8" inch hole)

10 
Per piece for $1.30 

Birch dowel sticks and dowels | Bear Woods SupplyDowels in 12” Sticks (we also carry 36" & 48" hardwood dowels in Maple, Walnut, etc)
A) Quickly Add to Cart --- or --- 
B) Click the Product Name for More Details & Volume Discounts

 

How many pieces needed?

Quantity we sell by/Regular Price ($USD)

BD-332-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 3/32" Diameter

3
Bundle of 10 for $11.82

BD-0125-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 1/8" Diameter

1
Bundle of 10 for $3.50 

BD-018-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 3/16" Diameter

2
Bundle of 10 for $2.50 

BD-025-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 1/4" Diameter

2
Bundle of 10 for $3.50

BD-031-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 5/16" Diameter

2
Bundle of 10 for $4.00 

BD-050-12 Birch Dowels 12" Length, 1/2" Diameter

1
Bundle of 10 for $7.00 

BD-075-12 Hardwood Dowels 12" Length, 3/4" Diameter

1
Per Piece for $1.00 

BD-087-12 Hardwood Dowels 12" Length, 7/8" Diameter

1
Per Piece for $1.25 
Buy wood toy parts, wooden wheels, game pieces | Bear Woods SupplyWe Stock Dozens of styles and sizes of wooden toy wheels, axle pegs, little people and other parts to make your woodworking projects a success. Check out the whole wooden wheel and toy parts selection.