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Re: Mini-review: 8457 Power Puller
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Date: 
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:44:07 GMT
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> Amazingly the only 2 LEGO pieces I remember breaking were the 2x4 Technic
> Brick we used as the hitch to the sled and one of the small beveled gears
> which stripped under the load of several engines.

I've exploded the 8 teeth gears before now...never had any problem with the
bigger ones, but the 8 teeth gears would occasionally just sever in 2 pieces,
and everything would grind to a stop...it'd be a major bummer, because it was
always one you couldn't get to without major disassembly :)

(this was NOT using a Lego motor, using a fairly hefty can motor, and 12V to
drive it with...in the days of the 4.5V motor)

James



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  Re: Mini-review: 8457 Power Puller
 
My cousin and I built several pulling vehicles out of LEGO last winter and had several competitions with a complete set of rules. We even built the sled completely out of LEGO but used pennies for weight. We had 3 half pound classes: 2 Wheel Drive, (...) (26 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)

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