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  5. Posted

    In real life the last section (jib) folds up in opposite way... When I become my Arocs next week I try to place middle pneumatic valve on the top and try to make it as in real life or I do the same modification as Cumulonimbus did because I like the folded booms too... :)

    IAA2014-Fassi-loader-crane-F145AZ.jpg

    It seems that versions with bigger bucket remain bucket during transport just in the dump...

    mercedes-arocs-3240-8x4-32t-tipper-grab-palfinger-hiab-crane-2.jpg

    mercedes-arocs-3240-8x4-32t-tipper-grab-palfinger-hiab-crane-1.jpg

    Max...

    Definitely looks better

  6. Posted

    Try seeing it as a vehicle with articulated steering, with the universal joint in the middle arent exacly in the middle, but a little bit off-set. That puts alot of stress into it, and eventually it may crack. (not that i believe one of the u-joints on the mine loader will crack, but it was the comparison i could come up with to make it easy to understand)

    Now I see it, thx for the clear explanation

  7. Posted

    The biggest flaw in the design is the use of the red 6L axle with the u-joints to control the grabber. The grabber uses 5L beams in parallel for the up/down movement, so the axle between the u-joints should be a 3L, for a total distance of 5L. By using a 6L axle, for a total of 8L between u-joints, extra stress is being placed on the axles and u-joints.

    The rear axle is a very weak design as well. The thin 4L beams are prone to cracking already, and the way they are mounted is the weakest possible way. It's not going to take much to crack those 4L thin beams.

    Ok, I do understand what you mean with the thin 4L's in the rear 'suspension'.

    But don't know what you mean about the 6L axle in the grager control, I do see where it is, what it does, but why change it and how exactly?

    I am new to all this, so maybe it's just something everyone else can see, so please do explain.

    Thx

  8. Posted

    You could try my 6 bevel custom diff for high torque applications... It is very strong (using 6 bevels in total), and has very smooth operation due to using normal gears rather than knob gears.

    strong_diff_final.png

    More pictures and .lxf file can be found here.

    -ED-

    EDIT: Please take great care when inserting the "planet gears" as they have to be correctly aligned for the diff to rotate easily. It should have almost no resistance when correctly assembled.

    Just found your entry and the great contribution you made on your moc page.

    Thanks a million, can't wait to build each and every and try them out.

  9. Posted

    Maaboo, you have to admit, the set lacks in some areas, a few areas - the looks, the colour, somehow strange functions. Giving it the tires everyone is excited about probably meant to cover up some of the shortcomings. The 42050 is probably the worst set of the 1h 2015 bunch and there's always someone getting the blame for all that's bad in the world - this time it's the funny car - not so funny on the european side of the pond.

  19. Posted · Edited by pgplay

    The set is a looker, you've got to admit it, but what it gives in looks does not make up for what it lacks in functions. I really wanted this set, badly even, when I restarted my adventure with Technic about a month ago. Than I learned more and more about what a good model can do, mostly thanks to this forum and YT. Right now I'm a bit disappointed with the Arctic Truck - smaller sets offer more functions and teach you much more.

    Jim it was a great review nevertheless

  23. Posted

    Sariel, the situation would actually be funny if it wasn't so real and tragic. I very much appreciate the things you do, to be honest, a lot more than beeing handed instructions.

    What you do is give us an idea and tools to creat something of our own. Making simple copies of someone else's work is dull.

    Ignore idiots and keep doing what you do best.

  24. Posted · Edited by pgplay

    As sad as it may seem, I never had a dark age, the closest I got to Lego Technic, when I was a kid, was 5590 Whirl and Wheel Super Truck.

    Meaning it shared some parts with Lego Technic, had steering. That was when I was 8, my Lego life was killed by a computer. Took my almost 25 years to find out how much I missed it.

    What brought me back was the 42033, bought for a nephew of mine, didn't give him much chance to put it together himself. The next day got my self 42027, put it together, took it apart, and started building whole lot of different things with parts from that set. Got myself some old technic parts as a bundle online and started buying more sets. Waiting for the holidays to get some sets for xmass, so I know what to buy next :)

  25. Posted

    I'd say that a technic fan will find his way around a problem, the other sets, more suitable for kids need more attention in the deaign fase, so the end user doesn't mess things up and gets a nice set with matching colours :)

    You get lots of axles in grey and black, you might find a way to make other colours work, hell, you may need them in these other colours, so put them in a nice little box untill their time comes.

    I'd say that a technic fan will find his way around a problem, the other sets, more suitable for kids need more attention in the deaign fase, so the end user doesn't mess things up and gets a nice set with matching colours :)

    You get lots of axles in grey and black, you might find a way to make other colours work, hell, you may need them in these other colours, so put them in a nice little box untill their time comes.