[MOC] RAM 1500 Pickup Truck - BuWizz + Buggy motors 🛻

[Teo LEGO Technic]

Hello everyone!

It's been a little while since I last posted; things have been busy with school, some health problems, and other things, but now I'm back with a fresh MOC, a RAM pickup truck, powered by BuWizz and 2 buggy motors! Here's a video of the model:

I was fairly satisfied with the result. In low gear, this thing generates a ton of torque and still maintains decent speed, although the open differentials and low ground clearance make it struggle off-road at times. In high gear, the truck achieves decent speeds, but only on very flat surfaces. The biggest issue in high gear is that the whole drive train spins very fast, to compensate for the gearing down of the planetary hubs, and so a lot of energy is lost to friction. 

In summary, the features are:

• 4x4 drive with 2 x buggy motors

• Planetary wheel hubs

• 2-speed gearbox

• IFS and live axle rear suspension

• PF LED headlights

Here are some more photos of the model:

The full photo album is on my BrickSafe here: https://bricksafe.com/pages/Teo_LEGO_Technic/ram-pick-up

Overall, it was a fun little experiment. For my next MOC, I'm planning to build a rock crawler to compete in a local truck trial competition here in Toronto (If anyone is interested, please reach out, we will gladly take new contestants ).

Hope you guys enjoy it! Any constructive criticism is much appreciated, as always, although I will say I'm done with this MOC and won't be making any changes, but I can use ideas on future builds. 

Edited Thursday at 02:10 AM by Teo LEGO Technic

[Paul B Technic]

That is very cool, I love the light bar on the roof.

[Teo LEGO Technic]

8 hours ago, Paul B Technic said:

That is very cool, I love the light bar on the roof.

Thanks! Yeah I decided on the light bar because it was the best way to fit all the LED lights I had