timslegos

Super nice mod radar92!! You definitely enhanced the value of the model and it looks way closer to the original. tim

Its kind of hard to see the modifications, would you mind writing what you have done? tim

I bought mine at Home Depot for about 5 dollars each. Do you have a Home Depot near you? I would love more information! tim

I have actually looked at that before and thought of making one, however, my 8043 arm is in pieces now as i build the huge demolition excavator version. Maybe after i am done i can salvage the arm and rebuild it. Once again i really like your mod . Could you post in more detail the lifting mechanism for the cab, i have no idea how you did it! tim

very nice mod efferman, looks very realistic!! tim

My next mod will be a demolition excavator similar to yours. tim

But that solution does not have as much torque as 2 or 3 8/24 gear combinations together. tim

very impressive TrTr Zblj. Could you post more close-up pictures of the wheels and how they attach to the turntable? tim

I definitely agree with you. i would like to use the new gears more but they require more gears because the gear reduction of 12/20 inst nearly as slow as the 8/24 combinations. tim

Wow that is huge! Looks very functional and its amazing to see how strong Lego beams really are. i cant wait to see the video!! tim

But doesn't increased speed increase resistance thus making the gears slip even more? Well i haven't encountered a situation where the double bevel gears have slipped, but the 8t and the 24t gears have slipped before and i have actually broken many 8t gears. tim

Unfortunately, sometimes i do this and the gears still slip . The key to limiting gear slipping is gear reduction. tim

Here is my collection of attachments: First a rotating bucket: In the arm of the excavator, there is a m motor to power a PTO. Next is a grapple, unfortunately, i did not have a micro motor so the grapple does not rotate. Again it is driven by the PTO in arm of the excavator. Next is a ripper attachment to rip through the ground: Next to last is a jack hammer. It is driven by the PTo in the arm, which drives the axle up and down. Finally is the compacter. It has a rotating drum which packs down the ground. thats all the attachments. More pictures can be seen of my ultimate 8043 mod on my brickshelf gallery. tim

Very impressive mod!! i was thinking of doing something similar. ohh and i will be able to post picturees of my mod tonight!! tim

I would agree with the above post, the best way to connect two motors to drive one function is with a differential in between the two. tim

Maybe the pick-up tow truck will be like Coney's pick-up tow truck? tim

Please tell!! tim

I am in love with the cab of this truck, very realistic and well built. tim

haha yup i know the feeling exactly . tim

haha i thought i was the only one who did that!!!! tim

Nice job on the tarta. The cab looks really nice, especially with the new Unimog wheels. Its a shame that the cylinder has a hard time lifting the bed. tim

I think maybe the best way to build up parts is buy sets rich in a variety of parts (like 8043 because of pf parts). Also, if you have a specific project in mind, ordering specific Lego parts from bricklink is probably the best may to complete a MOC. tim

Wow that is a very clever idea! i bet if you had a mini cylinder you could make it much smaller. tim

I dont think these are actual parts as said before. why do you need them anyway? tim

Please post a video of this beast working, it would be a crime not to. tim