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Re: How good is 8428
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:52:14 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jan-Albert van Ree writes:
> I just finished my Tow truck, 8462. I absolutely love those big "metal"
> wheels... I noticed 8428 also has those wheels. Is this set any good or is
> most of the money just for a CD with some dumb game?
I got the 8428 for the wheels too, and then I bought the 8462 as well.
The 8428 is an okay set. The back end is very flimsy. It can barely hold
together if you apply enough force to actually deflect the springs. If you try
to drive this from the front the back end gears will pretty much explode off
the car, since they are only attached by plates.
I rebuilt the back end of mine to power it from the original engine location
(rather than including the motor on the suspended part of the chassis). Even
with some exotic gearing that was able to hold together, the frictional loses
were very high and it didn't work very well.
But the wheels are nice!
--Ben
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| Can someone give me a good estimate on the tire size on these wheels? I know they dont have a size stamped on the sidewalls (Do those tires even HAVE sidewalls? :) ) If you could measure one for me I would appreciate it... Metrically if possible (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | How good is 8428
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| I just finished my Tow truck, 8462. I absolutely love those big "metal" wheels... I noticed 8428 also has those wheels. Is this set any good or is most of the money just for a CD with some dumb game? The set is still way over $50 here in the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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