8274 Combine Harvester Steering Fix

[Brickthus]

I thought the steering angle of the Combine Harvester 8274 was insufficient at about 30 degrees. Real combines should be able to turn sharply at the end of a field, so they can harvest the next row of crops.

I improved the angle to more than 45 degrees with a few parts:

8274 Improved Steering

I could have gone further but it would have meant changing the frames etc...

What do you think?

Mark

[furious]

clever design

[Asuka]

A perfect improvement indeed, very nice!

[Front]

You widened the wheel base, and thereby the wheels can rotate further, before the wheels hit the chassis ?

Looks like a fine change to the model, I might open my box with this set soon

[Brickthus]

You widened the wheel base, and thereby the wheels can rotate further, before the wheels hit the chassis ?

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That's right. I had to move the rear lights back a bit to keep them away from the wheels. The rear wheelbase is no wider than the front wheelbase. I would have brought the wheels in by half a stud on their axles but they would then have hit the chassis. The 6M axle I added limits the turning of the wheels so that they miss the chassis.

It seemed odd, in the original build, that the steering should have 2 8-tooth cogs when the second one is barely used with a shallow steering angle. The sharper angle makes better use of the second cog.

Mark