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Re: Steering Configuration on Large Vehicle - Where to Begin?
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:59:18 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, William P. (Pat) Hough wrote:
> Hi Technic Gurus!
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> I'm starting what I consider to be an ambitious project -- My area of
> "expertise" (if you will) is Classic Space, but I am considering a large space
> vehicle with potential dimensions of 22 studs width and between 64 and 80 studs
> length, and I would like to enable it to where the front wheels actually turn.
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> I'm planning on using 6 of the old Technic wheel/tires that were on the original
> Auto Chassis (Set 956/8860). They look like this:
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> http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=3739c01
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> So, here's my question: Can anyone in the land of Technic suggest a good
> Steering configuration that they have designed, preferably with building
> instructions, that would work with this type of tire/wheel assembly? We're
> talking the works here; axles, gears, plates, etc. whatever is necessary to
> complete the configuration to where it can be attached to the rest of the
> vehicle. I've tried it and did not succeed. Also, for reasons I won't go into
> here, I've tried adapting steering configurations from past sets, without much
> success...needless to say the configuration I'm looking for must be able to
> support some weight.
Hi Pat,
Well I think the 8860 is a great place to start. That configuration could hold a
lot of weight, do you have any idea how much you need to support?
http://www.peeron.com/scans/8860-1/16
ROSCO
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| Hi Technic Gurus! I'm starting what I consider to be an ambitious project -- My area of "expertise" (if you will) is Classic Space, but I am considering a large space vehicle with potential dimensions of 22 studs width and between 64 and 80 studs (...) (18 years ago, 13-Nov-06, to lugnet.technic)
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