To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.off-topic.geekOpen lugnet.off-topic.geek in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Off-Topic / Geek / 1551
1550  |  1552
Subject: 
Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Sun, 23 Apr 2000 09:46:15 GMT
Viewed: 
262 times
  
Paul Foster <pfoster@execpc.com> writes:

"Fredrik Glöckner" wrote:

Of course, cars don't have all four wheels directed the same way.  But
if the front wheels were turnable, I wouldn't bet on them following the
path of the RV pulling them.

But they do.

They do?  I suppose this is due to the wheel being "hinged" at an offset
with respect to the axle, so that the steering wheels follow the track
of the vehicle.  Much like the swiveling shopping cart wheels.

The normal steering system in Technic LEGO does not account for this,
as there is no offset.  But one could easily make a custom steering
setup that would allow for this.  Sounds cool!  But now I'm getting
seriously off-topic!  *eek*!  ;-)

Fredrik



Message is in Reply To:
  Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
 
(...) But they do. You can flat tow (all 4 wheels down) and the steered wheels do track without a problem. Most times you put some kind of bungee cord on the steering wheel to hold it in the center position, they after a turn, the bungee cord helps (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

27 Messages in This Thread:











Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR