santa gave me 8043

[Alasdair Ryan]

i finally got my hands on the excavator i biult it in 6 hours non stop,great set lots of gears

my set came with the new la's it also came with those new 16 gears

can any one tell me that is that imaage on the first book all about, where you can see it digging in sand i was looking forward to do some digging with it

and i also noticed that the 24 gears have changed in my set any on got any more on this?

[Zerobricks]

Whats different about 24 tooth gears?

[DLuders]

Hmmm, the Bricklink inventory for the 8043 Motorized Excavator set shows the 3648 24-tooth Lego Technic gear that's been out for years. Does yours look different than this?

As far as digging in sand, Page 8 of the 8043 Building Instructions shows a big red circle with a line through it to indicate that you SHOULD NOT dig sand with it! They lubricated the Linear Actuators, and the last thing you want is to introduce ABRASIVES to gum-up the LAs.

Also, since you have the NEW, improved 8043 set (and I have the original, pre-LA-fiasco version from August 2010), can you confirm that the NEW Building Instructions have corrected an error? From neo83's Brickshelf gallery:

Edited December 25, 2010 by DLuders

[Alasdair Ryan]

sorry guys my error

DLuders the origanl axle with the stop end is the correct one not the 6 axle

can i dig gravel or soil or stones with it then lego made a digger that you cant dig with!!!!!!!!

[blueShinyApple]

sorry guys my error

DLuders the origanl axle with the stop end is the correct one not the 6 axle

can i dig gravel or soil or stones with it then lego made a digger that you cant dig with!!!!!!!!

Dig small black pins

and btw, I also got it for christmas

[Alasdair Ryan]

Dig small black pins

and btw, I also got it for christmas

how long did it thake you to biuld i thought 6 hours was quit good

black pins that sucks

Edited December 25, 2010 by Alasdair Ryan

[rien]

I do lots of digging also in sand but now lots of snow :D

[Crtlego]

I didn't get my excavator for Christmas but I was able to time my build... approximately 3 and a half hours. I tried to build it quickly because I was eager to play with it and take it apart to use in my mocs..

[Alasdair Ryan]

I didn't get my excavator for Christmas but I was able to time my build... approximately 3 and a half hours. I tried to build it quickly because I was eager to play with it and take it apart to use in my mocs..

where you drinking redbull

i know that it gives you wings but it must of gave you a hack of a lot

I do lots of digging also in sand but now lots of snow :D

have you noticed the la's getting full of snow or sand?

Edited December 26, 2010 by Alasdair Ryan

[rien]

where you drinking redbull

i know that it gives you wings but it must of gave you a hack of a lot

have you noticed the la's getting full of snow or sand?

No in dig with the black thingy on the end not the whole model:P

[Crtlego]

where you drinking redbull

i know that it gives you wings but it must of gave you a hack of a lot

Nah.. I was just pressured by time..

[Out of Sight]

well Santa didn't get me the 8043, he said I was bad this year...so I bought it myself

It took me 3 days to build the 8043 between work breaks, with a total of 10 hrs build time. Since I just got back into Technic, I decided to build it slowly as not to goofed up on any building steps, I mean my previous excavator was the tiny and simple 8047..it's a real bummer knowing you misplaced an axle burried deep inside and having to walk back few steps back just to disassemble it

I also had a pack of Marlboro lights standing by to calm the nerves..a double espresso coffee to keep my eyes open.

Edited December 27, 2010 by Out of Sight