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Re: History of wheel and tire designs
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Sat, 31 Mar 2001 23:17:46 GMT
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In lugnet.general, William R. Ward writes:
> "paul hanson" <pghanson@mindspring.com> writes:
> > In lugnet.general, William R. Ward writes:
> > > [...] When the electric set came out, it included red hubs with a
> > > Technic axle hole, and two white 8x axles. It also included a
> > > "caterpillar" tread that would span two of these wheels spaced several
> > > studs apart. I still have this, though my motor is burned out.
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> > My motor didn't have the holes for Technic axles (though I often wished it
> > had) - just four tiny holes where the metal pin of the hubs got inserted.
>
> That's odd. The big black motor that's like a stack of bricks 4x8,
> 4x12, and 4x8x1.33? Mine has one axle hole offset 2 studs from one of
> the paris of metal-pin-holes. The other axle would go in a grey 2x4
> brick that was riddled with axle-holes. It was intended for use with
> the tracks to make a bulldozer or tank.
There definitely was an earlier motor, which didnt have the hole for the
technic axles. Compare http://guide.lugnet.com/set/900_1 and
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/901_1.
I think set 901 only came in black, but 900 came in both blue and black (Gary
can probably tell you for sure) - mine's blue, but no longer in working
condition 8?(
Regards,
ROSCO
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| (...) That's odd. The big black motor that's like a stack of bricks 4x8, 4x12, and 4x8x1.33? Mine has one axle hole offset 2 studs from one of the paris of metal-pin-holes. The other axle would go in a grey 2x4 brick that was riddled with (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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