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Re: Crawler Crane MOC
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 23:23:29 GMT
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Well Thomas, when do you start building a new crane?!?!
It's true the boom is much lighter with Beat's construction. But I think it
isn't as stiff as when you use technic beams as diagonals. It could have a
torsion, but Beat's boom isn't very wide so I think he solved that.
I haven't red Beat's respond. Let me guess about the turntable: a grey one
isn't it? Did you use wormscrew to make it turn?
Yes Thomas, me neither. I really can't get enough of cranes. I know a lot of
people with LEGO cranes. Believe me, it's amazing what these people do! When
you are in the Netherlands around 13th April, you really should take a visit
to the large Modelshow Europe. You will be amazed when seeing all those
great masterpieces!!
Dennis
In lugnet.modelteam, Thomas Avery writes:
> In lugnet.modelteam, Beat Felber writes:
> > Hello Crane fans
> >
> > As Dennis Bosman already announced in his "Modelteam Newsletter" of November
> > 15, I built a model of a crawler crane. It is a Liebherr LR 11200, the
> > biggest machine of this type, Liebherr builds.
> > In reality, there are only two of this crane type which belong to a Japanese
> > contractor. The color scheme this contractor uses is not quite the one I
> > built into my model. I had to use red and black as well as yellow parts,
> > because I don't have enough of the other ones.
> > Pictures of my model can be seen at:
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8439
> >
> > Some data:
> > - Main boom height 2.15 m
> > - Derrick boom height 1.6 m
> > - 5 winches with an old 9V motor each
> > - revolution of upper structure with two geared 9V motors
> > - left and right crawler independently driven by one old 9V motor each
> >
> > I never tested out the max load it can withstand. I only tested it up to 2
> > kg. Then the Derrick boom showed it's insufficient construction and nearly
> > collapsed.
> >
> > This crane is the first version. I got some blueprints from Liebherr and
> > therefore are able now to build this model more accurate, than it is in it's
> > actual state. You will read about it when the second version is done. (This
> > will last a bit, I think).
> > Pictures of the first version I will add to my site in the next few weeks.
> >
> > Greetings from Switzerland
> >
> > Beat
>
> Excellent work, Beat. Yet again, you've impressed us with another great model.
>
> Your boom construction is quite unique. Thanks for the close-up pictures,
> I'm able to see how you built it now.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=85858
> Putting your beams upside down and using 1x plates for the lattice work
> seems to make a nice looking boom. And I'm sure it's much lighter than using
> Technic beams for the diagonals.
>
> I see studs on the sides of the crawler track frames. Did you plate over
> bricks, or did you use the plates themselves as the main structural member?
> If properly stiffened and supported, plates can be used to make very strong
> beams.
>
> How did you make your turntable? I don't see any rollers, as you've used in
> the past. Are the rollers hidden, or did you use a plate-on-tile sliding
> turntable?
>
> For those of you interested in seeing the real thing, check out Sakaki's
> page of Liebherr 11200 pictures:
> http://www.nn.iij4u.or.jp/~masa-s/crane-new/org-eng.htm
>
> I can honestly say that I never get tired of Lego cranes. There's been a
> whole lot of them lately and I'm quite excited about it. All the models have
> been outstanding and quite inspiring. I guess I'll have to build another one!
>
> Keep up the great work, Beat. Let us know when you update your website with
> more pictures and text on your new model.
>
> TJ
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