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Re: Bucke Wheel Excavator (ISCC entry)
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Date: 
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:56:02 GMT
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"Holger Matthes" <matthes@fh-aachen.de> wrote in message news:GpBz8s.KKu@lugnet.com...

I know the advantages of crawler to carry huge weights on slippery ground. The
problem in the model are the technic axles. The Motor is strong enough, but the
way the "power" goes is to long and there are to many 16 tooth gears to change
directions. But the space to but the motor closer down to the crawlers is very
limited.

But I will try, good to know, that you were able to move 10 kg on Technic
crawlers. (Before I finished the model with all "decorating stuff" it used to
work well.)

Aha ... so it is the drive train that fails.  The drive train I used on my model was
fairly compact and entirely contained in the crawlers.  The key part was a
worm gear meshing with a 40-tooth gear in a Throwbot (Slizer) gearbox.  This
combination allows large mechanical advantage in a small space.  Pictures and
details can be found here:

http://www.geocities.com/markhaye/kd_crawl.html

--
Mark Haye, markhaye2(at)home(dot)com



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  Re: Bucke Wheel Excavator (ISCC entry)
 
(...) model was (...) many thanks for your link and the expanations on your side. Probably I will make my excavator move? Regards from Germany, Holger (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.contests)

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(...) realistic (...) Thanks! (...) what (...) that can't (...) the (...) rode (...) the (...) enormous (...) made (...) I know the advantages of crawler to carry huge weights on slippery ground. The problem in the model are the technic axles. The (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.contests)

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