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Hi to everybody!
Yes I know, it's been a while since the last time.
Many things changed in my life in the last years, and between family, work, and maybe the lawsuit against Mould King, I lost a bit the passion and time for build new MOC.
But I'm still here, alive, and I wasn't exactly still.
So here my last creation, an Heavy Duty Tractor Truck.

Heavy Duty Tractor Truck

I started building this truck about 2 year ago and it was finished around February, just in time to show it at MEI 2024.

The truck has 4x8 drive with a virtual differential, since it uses 4XL PF motors connected to a single wheel each (3rd and 4th axle) and they are not interconnected. one of them also control a fake V8 engine.

The suspensions are independent for the 1st and 2nd axle, and the 2nd can be rised or lowered whit a pneumatic system.
The 3rd and 4th axles have pendular axles.

3 PF Servo motors control the steering, which have different turning radius between the axles and it have a working steering wheel.

There are 4 remote controlled functions (other than drive and steering).
3 of them are electro-pneumatic:
- Activate or deactivate the pneumatic compressor.
- Rising or lowering the second axle.
- Locking or unlocking the fifth wheel.
The 4th is only electrical, via a PF M Motor is possible to activate the windshield whipers.

The pneumatic sistem feeds even the tilting cab system, which can be activated manually, the suspended seats and the outlet to an hypotetical trailer (even this manually operated).
The cab is suspended and it has openable doors and them have handels and locking system.
As well, the front grid is openable. This give the access to the radiator and the refrigerant and whipers fluid tanks.

I used 2 BuWizz to give some juice to the truck.

I hope you enjoy it!

For the Administrators: Sorry If I broke some rules, I'm starting to get old!

 

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It would take me two lifetimes to do something with half the parts, great job. I guess all the new frames will have been useful for your kind of MOCs.

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Was expecting this because the truck was mentioned in some exhibitions several years ago!
Glad it was published at last!

As usual very accurate model!

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Hey Ivan! I think you forgot the most requested photo, the belly shot! Oh and btw, could you please elaborate on how you solved the suspension idea on the 2nd axle? Did you only use small pneumatic cylinders?

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On 9/10/2025 at 5:24 PM, Lucio Switch said:

the lawsuit against Mould King

If it's not a secret - what are the results? In the summer, MK stopped showing instructions in its application - I hope this is not the result of your lawsuit? This year, CADA also reduced the number of available instructions.

IMHO, such models are a potential "king of the mountain" of personal collections of Lego Technic models. On my "mountain" are your 2014 tractor (according to the MK 19005 instruction, sorry) and Lonestar. Both are assembled without pneumatics and electrics. I do not suffer from hanging LED garlands. Therefore, the appearance is the main factor in the popularity of such models. Well, and also a lot of opening doors, hatches and boxes for storing stashes.

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On 9/10/2025 at 4:27 PM, Milan said:

Frontpaged.

Thanks! I really appreciate

On 9/10/2025 at 5:11 PM, jorgeopesi said:

It would take me two lifetimes to do something with half the parts, great job. I guess all the new frames will have been useful for your kind of MOCs.

Yes, they help for sure, but if I remember well, I used just a couple of them.

On 9/10/2025 at 9:38 PM, grum64 said:

Another stunning creation and a reminder that there really are superior beings amongst us.

Nah, I'm just a human being like all the other, with pro and cons. Personally, even you reminds me to never give up and be positive, things that are much more valuable than a lego truck.

On 9/14/2025 at 6:16 PM, Aleh said:

Was expecting this because the truck was mentioned in some exhibitions several years ago!
Glad it was published at last!

As usual very accurate model!

True, just I'm a lazy boy!:sweet:

20 hours ago, MSc Shobaki said:

Hey Ivan! I think you forgot the most requested photo, the belly shot! Oh and btw, could you please elaborate on how you solved the suspension idea on the 2nd axle? Did you only use small pneumatic cylinders?

Yes I forgot!:sweet:...and yes, I simply use the small pneumatic cylinders.

19 hours ago, Sokolov Edward said:

If it's not a secret - what are the results? In the summer, MK stopped showing instructions in its application - I hope this is not the result of your lawsuit? This year, CADA also reduced the number of available instructions.

IMHO, such models are a potential "king of the mountain" of personal collections of Lego Technic models. On my "mountain" are your 2014 tractor (according to the MK 19005 instruction, sorry) and Lonestar. Both are assembled without pneumatics and electrics. I do not suffer from hanging LED garlands. Therefore, the appearance is the main factor in the popularity of such models. Well, and also a lot of opening doors, hatches and boxes for storing stashes.

It's still on going, so I can't say anything. Once it's ended, I'm pretty sure that I'll communicate it.

In my opinion, my MOCs works, but they are better on a shelf. If you wanna have fun, it's better a smaller scale, the playability improves a lot.

 

....and thanks to all the other kind comments.

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On 9/15/2025 at 1:01 PM, Sokolov Edward said:

IMHO, such models are a potential "king of the mountain" of personal collections of Lego Technic models. On my "mountain" are your 2014 tractor (according to the MK 19005 instruction, sorry) and Lonestar. 

Wow, just noted this! Appreciate!

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