[MOC] Road Grader

[Mantarri]

After I finished my TC17 entry, I decided to try to better my building skills, and made this road grader.

There isn't much to it, but I wanted the result to look nice, and for the functions to work.

Functions:

• Straight Six engine powered by the 2 back axles
• Blade rotation, powered by the 36-tooth bevel gear in the wheel arch
• Steering, powered by the steering wheel in the cabin

 

And here are the pictures.

Bricksafe Gallery

 

[Jundis]

Hi Mistery Man, you picked one of the most sophisticated construction vehicles, but just emulated the really basic mechanics. These function seem to work nice, but I recommend to look up some videos of what these machines are capable of and try to implement some of these functions in your build :-)

Keep up the good work!

Edited March 15, 2020 by Jundis

[Mantarri]

23 minutes ago, Jundis said:

Hi Mistery Man, you picked one of the most sophisticated construction vehicles, but just emulated the really basic mechanics. These function seem to work nice, but I recommend to look up some videos of what these machines are capable of and try to implement some of these functions in your build :-)

Keep up the good work!

Yeah, it was mostly an experiment in making a nice body, I'm not yet enough of mechanical genius to fit anything else into it, but I'm working on it.

I'm basically trying to make MOCs to improve my weak spots in building, my TC17 entry was rather lacklustre, and frustrating to create, so I want to get better for the next TC, and for myself.