[MOC] Pneumatic Side Loading Forklift

[BrickbyBrickTechnic]

Hey everyone,

Presenting my latest MOC, the side-loading forklift. It is a C model of 42043 with 3 manual functions and 3 pneumatic functions.

• HoG steering
• Live-axle suspension
• Outriggers
• Opening doors + bonnet
• Sliding forklift
• Raising lift
• Spreading pallets

This one was quite a challenge to build, mainly because there was no space for real mechanism due to the fact that I had to put a U-shaped hole in the chassis for the authenticity (Here's an image for those who don't know what a side-loading forklift is). That also meant I had to make a really strong, 2-stud wide connection between the rear and front of the chassis, which was a pain given that an axle for outriggers had to run through that joint.

Here are some pictures:

Thanks for reading! All comments are much appreciated.

BbBT

[Aleh]

Interesting, I have never heard about such forklifts before. Positive video! Like the implementation of the outriggers most of all!

[TinkerBrick]

Cool.

I‘ve seen those in sawmills and wood trading warehouses.

They look somewhat strange bugbane quit interesting.

Great MOC.

[Andy D]

Very nice C model. Great functions.

Andy D

[powder12321]

I really like that C-model!
It have both- functions, and nice look without many holes and gasps.
Actually, I never saw any of those in real life, but i know that they exists

[BrickbyBrickTechnic]

9 hours ago, Aleh said:

Interesting, I have never heard about such forklifts before. Positive video! Like the implementation of the outriggers most of all!

Thank you! I had never heard of them until 2 weeks ago.

 

3 hours ago, powder12321 said:

I really like that C-model!
It have both- functions, and nice look without many holes and gasps.
Actually, I never saw any of those in real life, but i know that they exists

Thanks very much 

4 hours ago, Andy D said:

Very nice C model. Great functions.

Andy D

Thanks a lot!

 

7 hours ago, TinkerBrick said:

Cool.

I‘ve seen those in sawmills and wood trading warehouses.

They look somewhat strange bugbane quit interesting.

Great MOC.

Thanks! They are quite interesting.

[grum64]

Very nice model with great functions 

[Aleh]

You spent only two weeks to build it from zero? Great!

[rener]

Very nice model indeed, interesting functions! Reminds me a bit of the B-model of 9395. But yours looks better and pneumatics fit really well.

2 small questions:

1. Is there no steering wheel in the cabin?

2. Is it possible to make the forks lower by pneumatics instead of manual?

[Superkoala]

2 hours ago, rener said:

2. Is it possible to make the forks lower by pneumatics instead of manual?

Or use rubber band ?

I like the side forklift, it is in my to-do list for more than a year now but full mechanical -no pneumatic- Maybe some day I will work on. Or a different version (see spoiler)

Spoiler

Container loader

or Sidebull for reduced mobility person's acces to airplane

It'a a good MOC, especially considering it is a C-model. I just have a complaint : The fork doesn't go to the ground.

[BrickbyBrickTechnic]

20 hours ago, grum64 said:

Very nice model with great functions 

Thanks!

11 hours ago, rener said:

1. Is there no steering wheel in the cabin?

2. Is it possible to make the forks lower by pneumatics instead of manual?

1. No, there is not. I tried the 42043's wheel but it was too big and I forgot to look for an alternative 

2. I think it would take some extra cylinders that aren't in 42043, but it should be.

8 hours ago, Superkoala said:

It'a a good MOC, especially considering it is a C-model. I just have a complaint : The fork doesn't go to the ground.

Thanks. I agree, the forks' range is probably the worst part of this MOC (IMO).

[rener]

But can’t you just attach hoses to the lifting cylinders? 

[BrickbyBrickTechnic]

2 hours ago, rener said:

But can’t you just attach hoses to the lifting cylinders? 

Ohhhhhhh. I thought you meant to increase the downward range. That would have required extra cylinders. Yes I can, though I would need an extra t-piece. Sorry about that 

Edited July 11, 2018 by BrickbyBrickTechnic
grammatical thing

[rener]

20 minutes ago, BrickbyBrickTechnic said:

Ohhhhhhh. I thought you meant to increase the downward range. That would have required extra cylinders. Yes I can, though I would need an extra t-piece. Sorry about that 

That's what I meant indeed (sorry, my Canadian isn't really well ;)).

But since you already used a third party rope, flicking in an extra t-piece wouldn't really be cheating from the C-model-perspective, right?