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(...) You cannot have too many mobile cranes. And that's a fact ;-) A grader would be nice - there was one as an alternative model in the first Technic fork lift truck, but it was very simplistic. Jennifer Clark (23 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Or static cranes 8?) (...) Sounds like its right up your alley... Regards, ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Oooops. Just realised how bad that sounded, Jennifer!! I didn't really mean it like that!! ROSCO (in tail-between-legs mode) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Innuendo noted :-) The funny thing is that I've never really "groked" graders, to use a phrase from a previous thread. It was only recently that I had any idea how they actually worked! I suspect this is probably because I've seen plenty of (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think you're talking about a third type of machine, which is a grinder. 1. Graders have a blade which is between the front and rear wheels. The blade can swing around, move left and right, and up and down as well as tilt. 2. Scrapers are (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks for the clarification Ralph - some more research is needed on my part I think. There are some good pictures of a Grinder (or "Cold Planer" as they call it) here: (URL) above web site is apparently written with kids in mind but I think it is (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you're talking about the machines used to "refresh" asphalt freeways, I think they'd be a good subject for Technic -- they already look like Technic creations. Steve (23 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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