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Fingers crossed! I saw the tyres, and how big they were... and the inner diameter is very close... so thought i'd take a gamble - they were too good not to at least try!! i'll post some side by side pics when they arrive, and a review of how they fit on the rims. That pic of the axle is very useful, i may start building V1 today.. should be able to have the diff in the axle as no independent suspension makes it easier, and bigger scale means there's more room for the suspension system to be squeezed in.. maybe front diff lock too!!

Thats a great thread! I'd rather have the diff in the axle, but its a price i'm willing to pay for a narrow track... You're right about the cv joint limiting the angle. They may need to go! If i decide on the claas axion, then it uses a solid axle thats suspended, so that helps a bit.. need to build a test axion axle really!!

Here's a link to a folder with a few front axle pics in.. it uses the structure of having the diff mounted longitudinally behind the axle to reduce width, you can see the 2 input shafts. chassis width where the tyres touch is only 3 pins, so it allows good steering angle. Still experimenting with a few things... servo motor? probably not staying. Suspension will be strings not pneumatic, though i like the idea... air is a spring after all, and with an accumulator, could give the adjustable ride hide that the fendt has... ..but, it narrow - 11 pins pivot to pivot - and has all the functionality, so is a good start!!

I've already built the front axle I'll post a pic - its suspension is as like above and is narrow track, both those tractors are under 3m wide, so the track width is vital to get accurate scale.. Suspension, 4wd and steering in a compact axle is a fun challenge... The tyres i've got are in a link further up - proper tractor tread pattern and 130mm dia, 60mm wide. Using them for rears and claas 107mm for fronts. I don;t have dark green for the fendt, so it will likely be the Axion 950 (though there's a 960 out now with 445hp!).. that uses 2.15m rear tyres, so the scale is 16.5:1 - gives a wheelbase of 19cm. should be a good build!

Hi, i'd done most of the chassis before Xerion was released and the scale is too big for xerion tyres so i stuck with these - but i have new tyres coming as mentioned above.Some of these.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4pcs-2-2-Crawler-Truck-Tires-130mm-2-2-Beadlock-Wheels-Rims-Fit-RC-4WD-Axial/282569697521?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Should look a lot better... also planning a Fendt 1050 or Axion 950 using these new tyres for the rears and xerion for the front. should be a good!

Bingo!!! Thanks jrx!

Hi All, this is my first MOC post.. i've added pics to flickr but i'm struggling to embed the links properly!! Hopefully they get you there if you fancy a look.... this should take you to an album if the embedded one doesn't - https://flic.kr/s/aHsm2DcF7C This is a Case IH Steiger 620, it is 42cm long and 24cm high an the scale is 18:1 I'm using 3rd part tyres on lego rims, these are temporary as i have some better tractor tyres coming.. (i started this before Xerion was released!!!) ..the current tyres are 120mm in diameter and 42mm wide, new ones are 130mm and 60mm wide, should be much better! Here is a list of the functionality... 4wd using 1 XL motor and is RC Diff lock on rear axle using driving ring Pivot steer using 2 large linear actuators powered by 1 M motor and is RC Pivot uses the Case IH tri-point mechanism - 1 is the pivot then 2 & 3 are a bar with ball joints on each end. This stops the pivot 'sagging'. I've used a 6L pan hard rod for this. Oscillation is by a small turntable with 4wd shaft through the middle. PTO is driven of the main XL motor but an be disengaged - the is the second shaft that can be seen above the main pivot, as in the real machine. It uses 1 UJ and 1 CV joint to allow for the pivot and oscillation. Full pneumatics to power the rear 3 point linkage using 2 rams with the same geometry as the original. Also 3 take-off points for the pneumatics pneumatic pump is powered by 1 M motor and is RC I really need to improve the styling(!), my aim was to get all the functions built and working as close the original as possible, which is why i've used the tri-point pivot and 3 point linkage geometry.. it can make it awkward, but i wanted to get those kinds of things right. Ok, so i either get a message telling me the link has been embedded... but as you can see above, it hasn't! Or it says there's no image at the url... Probably something really simple i'm missing, but the link included in the test does work. I'll try and embed some images in the meantime...!!!

Hi all, as a long time stalker and recent sign-up, i think this forum is an example of how forums should be - we all know how childish, argumentative and petty many (most?) forums are.. but not here. By and large its a rational discussion that comes to the right conclusion.. for example, 42070. When i first saw it i was very keen, 6x6, big tractor tyres, massive scale.. whats not to love?! Right?!! But if you distil the broad average opinion of this forum, what you get is an accurate assessment.. It looks unfinished and is very expensive. 42069 - cracking model and probably the real flagship, again a pretty accurate conclusion (unfortunately its not my thing, but i still recognise a great model when i see one!) TLG have to cover many angles, for example as mentioned earlier in this thread, appealing to younger kids.. It would be great if i was their sole target market! I'd have a licenced rally car with special suspension and gearbox for a start, and more tractors. we've had loads of trucks which i love, but i love tractors more... If i'd not come back from the dark years about 10 years ago, and you'd shown me 42070 with my last reference point the year 1982 i would have emptied my wallet immediately! It would look sooo special. Its not a bad set, its just that maybe we've been spoilt recently... and it is too much money. But based on averages, a bad year (from an adults perspective) means something great will turn up next year!! (or maybe that mythical Q4 secret set.. it might even be a Lancia Delta S4 ) Sorry to ramble on, i think i'm mostly on topic?!!

Does 42070 use the old diff's locking ability does anyone know?

Ahhh i'd need to start whole new thread on tractor moc's as it would be way off topic (favorite moc)... i always look forward to seeing the new models, so seeing the details of the 2017 ones will be great - and possibly surprising - i look forward to discussing them here. I'm not up to speed on the new pf generation, i need to investigate...

Maybe you're right... i'm not Lego Bashing. Its one of my favourite things ever, that and motorbikes. When i got 851 i loved BMX's, now i love Kawasaki's... just the same, but with an engine. Lego is still as brilliant. Even a bad year is awesome compared to other stuff! Maybe previous years spoiled us ;0)

Hi all.. i've been reading this thread for a while... at first i liked 42070, but like most was disappointed in the lack of complexity and then the price. 42043 is an amazing set, my personal favourite - my first set was 851 in 1980 when i was 10, so i've seen a few!!! (loved 851...) - its tough act to follow, maybe we shouldn't be too harsh?! Though with 42043 currently available for £124 in the uk (!!) an rrp of £220 is steep. I've decided to get the 42056 (porsche)... i only treat myself to one set a year and opted for the Class last year, but for £170 i think it will the porsche for me this year.... Unless. Unless there's a sneaky flagship waiting to be released. If i were betting, i think there might be.. not a nailed on cert, but i think it could happen. Anyway, my first post.. great to be here for my 37th year of technic! (minus the dark years...)