[MOD] 42078 Flatbed Trailer

[M_longer]

Mack bought, built and.. boring?
How about making a new trailer for it?

Let's say that I was bored and decided to rebuild 42078 into something different. But after disassembling the trailer, I thought that it could be rebuild into different trailer.

The trailer has only one function, landing gear. Operated by levers on either side of the trailer:

Being built from limited amount of parts, it has one flaw - can be driven only on flat surfaces, due to minimum spacing between its frame and truck's rear:

You have been warned :P

And if some would like to build it, here are free instructions:

https://bricksafe.com/files/M_longer/42078-alt/flatbed/42078-Flatbed.pdf

(Mack model made by Philo)

Sample pages:

After approval by Rebrickable, it will be available with parts list here:
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-12680/M_longer/42078-flatbed-trailer/

[efferman]

is it only built with setparts?

 

[M_longer]

1 minute ago, efferman said:

is it only built with setparts?

 

Yes. Only with parts from trailer, the truck remains untouched.

[ludov]

That looks really good! Effective use of all the panels. Aside from the linear actuators, how many parts are left from the original trailer?

And I don't think the limited space between truck and trailer is a flaw: it looks proportional to what I observe on real trucks.

[M_longer]

3 minutes ago, Ludo Visser said:

Aside from the linear actuators, how many parts are left from the original trailer?

More than half? I am not sure, flatbed uses 481 parts, these are leftotvers:

[JonathanM]

Nice work!

[Paul B Technic]

That is a really nice idea, good work.

[1gor]

Not bad 

[Pentomind]

Really nice, despite the lack of functions !
I was thinking of something like this since I first saw the set.

Thank you for taking time to make free instructions too. :-)

Do you think it would be possible to add a folding loading ramp at the back with the leftover parts ? It would be nice to be able to lad a vehicle on it. ^^

 

Something like this :

[andythenorth]

How about an end-dump or side-dump?  Using the linear actuators 

[rathodsandeep]

Nice work :)

[WvG_853]

I was planning to rebuild the 42078, but I will this time build it with your trailer. Thanks for the instructions!

[5CH4CHT3L]

Well done! Nice touch to use only included Parts

[M_longer]

On 9/6/2018 at 7:46 PM, andythenorth said:

How about an end-dump or side-dump?  Using the linear actuators 

I have idea for complete C model, truck and trailer, I will try to build it before 2018 ends.

[AFOLegofan66]

Thanks for the quality plans!!