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First Gear Garbage Trucks: Front Loader, Rear Loader or Roll-Off?
Choose a front loader when the bin-lifting arrangement is the attraction, a rear loader for the rear-loading truck profile, or a roll-off for the large container-carrying subject. First Gear offers these in different scales and with different model functions. A shared Waste Management finish or Mack badge does not make their bins, bodies or moving parts interchangeable.
Compare First Gear refuse trucks and accessories
1:64 Mack LR front loader: a truck with its bin
The Waste Management Mack LR, 60-1796D, pairs the McNeilus Meridian front-loader body with a separate bin. Its white-and-green finish and included container provide a defined refuse-collection display rather than requiring an unverified accessory purchase.
The listed miniature features include steerable front wheels, moving loading arms, poseable forks and an operating tailgate with a hydraulic-ram detail. These are display movements, not powered collection or compaction functions.
Choose this model when the front-loading arrangement is important. Reserve clearance above and ahead of the truck for the intended arm and bin position; the parked body footprint does not describe the entire movement envelope.
1:87 rear loaders: compact HO street-scene choices
The orange-and-white Mack LR, 80-0353, and white version, 80-0351, have McNeilus rear-load bodies in 1:87 scale.
Both are approximately 4.75 inches long, 1.5 inches wide and 1.75 inches high. Their descriptions specify rolling wheels and no opening body panels. Choose them for the truck's appearance in an HO layout, not for a promised operating tailgate or working compactor.
Rear-loader identity is therefore a body-style decision here, while the 1:64 front loader offers a different set of documented movements. Decide which matters more before comparing prices.
1:34 Peterbilt 567: a larger roll-off display
The Waste Management Peterbilt 567, FG10-4395D, comes with a 40-yard roll-off container. The yard figure describes the represented full-size container, not a miniature capacity.
This 1:34 model is approximately 12.5 inches long, 3.5 inches wide and 4.25 inches high, with a working dump body listed. Choose it for a substantial container-truck display rather than an HO street scene.
A large container carried on the chassis is a different arrangement from the smaller bin lifted by a front loader. Matching green paint is not evidence that the containers serve the same model.
Need an HO roll-off instead?
The 1:87 Mack Granite, 80-0356D, has a tub-style roll-off container in Waste Management colors. It is approximately 5 inches long and lists a tilting container.
Choose it when the roll-off subject needs to fit a smaller-scale collection. The tilting container is a stated feature; it does not establish that every hatch or cab panel opens, or that another brand's container attaches correctly.
Choose scale and loading system before extra bins
For a complete front-loader arrangement, start with the Mack LR and its documented included bin. For a compact static rear-loading truck, choose an HO Mack LR. For a container-hauling display, choose the roll-off scale that fits the scene.
A 1:34 accessory is not proportionate to a 1:64 truck, and the correct scale still does not guarantee the correct lifting system. Check both before adding bins. These finished collectibles have small details and are not intended for rough play.
