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Re: Tallest lego crane
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 1 Jan 2005 07:01:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Alvin Brant wrote:
> Good Afternoon All.
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> I was just curious if anyone could tell me if there is any record for the
> tallest lego crane model? I have just completed the first set up of my own
> version of a Liebherr LR-11200 Crawler Crane that is 18 feet tall (almost 6
> meters). There are some pictures posted at the following link.
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> http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=104438
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> Check out the Stage 3 pictures for the full setup. I am currently waiting on an
> additional order of parts to add another section to the jib, bringing the total
> height to 20 feet. I think that this will be as tall as I can go.
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> If anyone has any insight on this matter, please feel let me know.
Man, can I please borrow your nice smooth level driveway?????
But seriously, nice job. I think 20 feet should be possible, it's better to add
the extra length to the luffing jib, because that reduces the weight you need to
raise (1/2 the extra weight is carried by the wheels when raising the boom).
Have you tried a SDBW configuration to see how high you can get? Lifting a
straight boom puts much more stress on everything, it's fun to try!
ROSCO
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| (...) Ross, I have yet to try the SDBW configuration, however if I add all the counterweihgts to the Superlift, the crane will hold the boom off the ground at 0 degrees. The only reason i use the wheels is to ease the stress on the motors, and to (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| Good Afternoon All. I was just curious if anyone could tell me if there is any record for the tallest lego crane model? I have just completed the first set up of my own version of a Liebherr LR-11200 Crawler Crane that is 18 feet tall (almost 6 (...) (20 years ago, 31-Dec-04, to lugnet.general) !!
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