[HELP] Feasibility of a Wire Tram

[Dreadredbeard]

Hi everyone,

I recently got back into Technic and I wanted to look into making a tram system similar to a toy I had as a child:

The system ran on a cable very similar to what you load into a gardening edging tool (weed-wacker), and had tracks that allowed it to change angles.

My thought is to use the same type of cable, and maybe use one of these:

with some sort of connection to a motor and battery box hanging below.

Couple concerns:

How could I make this go around corners if I try to do this with 100% lego?

Am I going to have issues with the wheel slipping on the line?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[Saberwing40k]

This project sounds plenty feasible, there's actually a topic on this forum for somebody who is making a full cable car system. Going around corners might be a bit difficult, but would be done if you build a rigid track for those corners, and have the string between those pieces. This sounds like fun, I look forward to seeing more.

[Kman860]

Wasn't there a creator set similar to this idea, with a monkey on a string or something like that? Which means I'm sure this could be done.

[Modelmaker]

set 4090 motion madness

http://alpha.brickli...ge?S=4090-1#T=I

Much deeper groove in the tyre in that set than the technic piece

Edited May 2, 2016 by Modelmaker

[Kman860]

Wasn't there an orange one like that too?

[tkatt]

^Yes, and it was motorized.http://brickset.com/sets/4094-1/Motor-Movers

[Kman860]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking of, but now I see it didn't have a wheel.

[Modelmaker]

I only knew about the wheel because i found one in a bulk lot that i bought and was only reserching it on bricklink today

[Saberwing40k]

I found the topic for the other ropeway, , but your approach looks to be different. As it turns out, the toy you are replicating uses tracks to go around corners as well:

[Modelmaker]

I also remember building a cable car from technic when i was younger, It ran from my bedroom to the treehouse for a whole summer.

I was a slightly moddified version of the instructions found in the technic ideas book 8889 page 111

http://lego.brickinstructions.com/en/lego_instructions/set/8889/rb

No idea how to make it turn corners though

[Modelmaker]

Just read the post Saberwing40k linked to, that guy wins at lego.

copy him for the win