Mini Lampson LTL-2600 crane.

[Saberwing40k]

A long, long time ago, back when the [MINI] Technic contest was being run, I decided to build an entry, which would have been a replica of the Lampson International LTL-2600 crane, which was, for a time, the largest mobile crane in the world.

My model was actually more inspired by it, and is not a straightforward replica. The primary reason why I did not enter this was due to the fact that, at least according to LDD, I had 230 pieces in it, even though I myself counted only 200. This model also had some major construction flaws, which will be detailed later. This thing's been sitting around forever, and I just want to post it so that I can take it apart.

So, without further ado, here it is.

Lego Lampson LTL-2600 by Saberwing007, on Flickr

Eagle eyed viewers may note that it is not blue, but red. Well, the truss pieces are only available in black, gray, and red, and I only had them in red, so that dictated the color scheme. I guess that would make it more like a Manitowoc crane, but I digress. The crane features, like the real thing, luffing of the main boom, hoist, 2 independent crawler units, 3 cabs, and a large counter weight. My model also has a feature that I don't think the real crane has, but many similar ones do, and that is adjustable radius, which will be shown below.

Front Cabs by Saberwing007, on Flickr

Rear Cabs by Saberwing007, on Flickr

My model, as mentioned above, has 3 cabs, 2 for driving, and one for the crane operations. Even though this thing would be very slow, maybe topping out at 2 miles per hour, having two people driving could be an absolute nightmare. There's probably a good reason for this configuration, but I cannot think of it.

The pictures show how the radius can be adjusted, although the real crane can not do this.

Minimum Radius by Saberwing007, on Flickr

Maximum Radius by Saberwing007, on Flickr

The last two pictures show how the winces are configured, and how far down the crane can luff.

Winches by Saberwing007, on Flickr

Maximum Reach by Saberwing007, on Flickr

Finally, the major structural flaw I alluded to earlier: Some connection in the turntables is not that sturdy, so the crane lists pathetically to one side or the other.

Leaning by Saberwing007, on Flickr

As a last thing, here is an LDD render of what this machine would look like in blue, if the parts existed.

Ltl2600blue by Saberwing007, on Flickr

And finally, the LXF file: Link

[PKW]

I love It! You just have To use new plastic Small tracks To make It look better imo ;)

[syclone]

Cool model!I like the cabs position