8284 Tractor Set

[DarkShadow73]

I used to own the 8284 Tractor/Buggy set but gave it to a neighbor kid a while back. In different countries I know it was marketed as either the Tractor of the Buggy. I rather liked the Buggy, but want to build it in the more eye-catching red color scheme and since I can't get my hands on a decently priced 8284 anymore and wouldn't want to since it was a rather blah set, the tractor at least IMO.

Here's the big question though. Can the 8063 Tractor w/ Trailer set with just the Tractor alone be built the same as the 8284 Buggy? The 8284 Buggy used the same parts for the buggy as the tractor, and both the 8063 and 8284 tractors are nearly identical except for newer style red fairings on the 8063's tractor.

What I am wondering too is does the Buggy in the 8284 set use parts from rear blade setup, or does the buggy just use the parts from the tractor alone? If that's the case, then as long as the newer fairings on the 8063 fit around the engine bay it should be buildable with just the parts from the tractor.

I don't have the instructions for the 8284 obviously since I gave it away, so I can't really compare to the buggy build.

BTW, I see this is already got some views, but I know I could download the instructions for the buggy from the S@H website or others, but my computer is jammed in a corner and not much room at all to sit and compare with the parts inventory list from the 8063, and I hate to waste a ton of ink and paper on printing out the instructions for the 8284's buggy. I store and build Lego in another area.

Any advice appreciated,

Thanks, Eric

Edited March 29, 2013 by TechnicFreak

[DLuders]

On Rebrickable, you can compare the visual Parts List for the 8284-2 Buggy (first picture below) and the 8063 Tractor with Trailer; it should be easy to subtract the parts used for the trailer portion. Download the PDF Building Instructions for both on this Lego Customer Service website. To me, the construction of both is totally different....

[Matt The Tuba Guy]

Probably the easiest thing to do would be look at the parts used in the attachment for 8284 Tractor, and compare it to the parts used in the trailer in 8063 because the actual tractors should be the same except different panels.

After having a quick look through my instructions (I own both sets), if you get 8063, you will need some triangle beams, and possibly a couple of gears, so if you don't have any other Technic sets, then you will definitely have to get some extra parts or another set to be able to build the buggy completely.

[DarkShadow73]

Thanks guys - I do have an extensive spare parts collection so finding the needed extra items shouldn't be hard.

To DLuders - I don't see how you think both tractors are different, when I built the 8063 Tractor, really the only thing I found different was the coupling for the trailer in back. Other than that, just a few parts like the newer style fairings, and like the other poster said just a couple of gears and easy pieces to find. I think Lego didn't have a real good spring release that year and reproduced that tractor set but with a trailer. I found the build of both tractors nearly identical and like others have noted in the past its funny the diff on this set was the old type when they had released the newer style diff the year before, I found that odd too.

[technicmad]

Rebrickable can calculate it for you: http://rebrickable.com/build_set?s=8284-1&c=3&s1=8063-1

That uses 8063-1 to build 8284-1 ignoring colors, and shows that you will be missing 119 parts, most of which seem to be commonly found technic connector bits.

[DarkShadow73]

Rebrickable can calculate it for you: http://rebrickable.c...1&c=3&s1=8063-1

That uses 8063-1 to build 8284-1 ignoring colors, and shows that you will be missing 119 parts, most of which seem to be commonly found technic connector bits.

Wow, 119 parts. Hopefully I have them all, which I'm sure I do. Guess DLuders was right on his point of them being different after all.