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Re: Heavy Duty Articulated Pulling Truck
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.build
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Sun, 29 Nov 1998 18:04:32 GMT
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"Fredrik Glöckner" wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek <lpien@ctp.IWANTNOSPAM.com> writes:
> <hook clarification>
> So if the hook is at the correct height, you can just back the truck up
> in the correct direction, and then flip the crossblock to slide the
> halfbeams back up, thus locking the trailer in place. The mechanism is
> much like that of 8872
> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8872
Thanks. I see now. And BTW, what a cool set! I'd never seen that one
before.
> > Have you tried giving it an earthmover (Articulated truck or scraper)
> > back end?
>
> That would mean putting a scraper in front of the rear wheels, right?
> That would be possible, but would probably mean that the chassis need
> some reorganizing, since the two 10-axles that hold the chassis together
> are in the way of the scraper.
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> > I went to the Cat site to find one but came up short. However there are
> > some other interesting construction pics there...
> >
> > http://www.cat.com/cgi-bin/frameset.pl?nav=products&content=/products/equipment/equipment.html&target=_top&title=Caterpillar%20-%20Products%20-%20Equipment
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> That's cool! I would like to make one of those really large dump trucks
> in a minifig scale, but I don't quite know how to make the steering
> work. A rack and pinion version would require too much space, I think.
Not really. Remember that in the largest truck they do, the cab floor is
20-30 feet off the ground. You could use Big Foot wheels with a full
blown articulated suspension with rack and pinion steering and a
differential and still have room to mount an engine model in all that
space (the truck would no doubt be a good 20 studs wide, and the cab
floor would be 8-12 bricks off the ground.)
> Besides, how would the dump be constructed? Any ideas?
Either something done with hinge bricks, or lots and lots of plates
sandwiched around a technic axle and beam skeleton. Again, the dump body
holds 3-400 TONS of material so it's HUGE. It's amazing to think that
they move around with no more engine power than an over the road truck
(3-400 horsepower, about 2-3 times that of a normal passenger car
nowadays). It's all in the gearing.
These trucks are so large that they are shipped in pieces and assembled
on the site. They take up 3 lanes of roadway so never dare venture out
onto highways.
>
> Fredrik
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| (...) Yes, I agree. The set doesn't look too realistic, but it surely has a lot of playability! I've made a similar vehicle once, a trailer with raisable supporting feet and a truck with a locking mechanism, and it's really fun to play with. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Heavy Duty Articulated Pulling Truck
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| I just happened upon the following, while getting up-to-date on my handy-dandy "Guinness World Record Holder Calendar". It's the entry for last Saturday, Nov. 28. "Largest Truck "The Terex Titan 33-19, manufactured by General Motors Corporation and (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Yes, you're probably right about that. It was modeled after an articulated vehicle used to pull aircrafts at an airport. My model is a tad to long, but otherwise pretty much like the real thing. (...) Flipping the yellow crossblock on the side (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad)
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