Doepke Unit Crane / Smith Miller Truck Combo

Recently found on ebay.  Great custom truck

Rare Custom Doepke Unit Excavator

Doepke Unit Crane (Custom)

Notice the Grill Work, Piping and Undercarriage.  Awesome Work!!!

CCM creates Pipe Layer Kit for D6

Photo: CCM

“Based on the success of this highly sought after toy, CCM created a Pipelayer kit to allow collectors the opportunity to make this great toy even better.

Designed to look as though this it could have rolled off the factory line along side the originals, this kit comes with everything needed to make your Doepke D6 into a fully functioning sideboom pipe laying toy.

With a 14 inch long boom and fabricated steel assembly, features include dual hand crank winches with thumb brakes – just like the original Doepke UNIT crane – boom suspension with three-part line, a custom two-part line load block and brass sheaves. Completing the kit is a solid cast resin “stacked plate” counterweight, complete assembly hardware, rigging and detailed assembly instructions. We have taken care of all the details to make sure you can have all of the fun.” CCM

Great Custom Scraper

Custom Heiliner Scraper & Euclid Bottom Dump

Dr. John Thiel created this wonderful version. The front of a Heiliner Scraper, Engine from a Marx Toy, and the rear section from a Euclid Bottom Dump have joined together to create a really cool version of this nice toy. If anyone has a clearer picture please send!

Notice the details like the exhaust, sun canopy, and engine

Custom Unit Excavator – Green Shovel

Found this one on the internet years ago. If anyone has any details please share. What I do know is that it was built from a Unit 357.

Thank you CCM:  The track mounted equivalent to the UNIT 357, whether used as a crane, hoe, or shovel, was designated as a UNIT 514. With the release of the CCM track assemblies, collectors were inspired to create toy machines of their own, like this scratch built UNIT cable hoe built from an original Doepke crane cab with a solid steel boom, equalizer and custom paint job with UNIT factory striping.

Interesting Doepke Modified Dump Vehicle

When searching the internet in 2004 I found a very unique but rare Doepke modified toy that was at an Auction. If anyone owns this please let me know.

Prototype: Unit 1014 Crane with Truck Carrier

What a cool looking Unit Crane.  This is a very rare production model from Doepke.  Nothing ever came of it but thanks to CCM you can find out more.   I found this on a website a few years back and posting it again so everyone can see.