Bartholomew

That was the solution used in the prototype seen at Nuremberg toy fair.

Seems like with a single 16t cog, one can drive one of the PTOs and the compressor at the same time (if you want to). It's obvious in the last picture of the review. Sounds great :) And another test idea: How much grade/slope can the Unimog handle using its winch?

Nice video :) Can the crane load the demounted winch from the ground into the dump bed? I also wonder if the turning radius could be reduced by removing/replacing the dark-bley 1,5L pins. There were similar parts that combined a 1l pin and a stud in the past (light grey) that were slightly less long than these, aren't those produced anymore?

It's a Panhard rod, a Watt's linkage is more complicated. Whe had that sorted out one page back ;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_rod http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt%27s_linkage And thanks for all that material

@gjpauler: I can't access your photos. Maybe you can upload them at brickshelf.com , too?

Yes, but you have to switch channels and can't use all 8 channels at the same time, just 4 simultaneously.

Thanks for the correction :) Yes, two diagonally mounted panhard rod, one for each axle. In the marked picture, I got the perspective all wrong... In these pics, all is visible more clearly:

You've omitted a "not", Gerhard ;-) Don't these rods/beams stiffen the mounting suspension of each axis in a way that permits wide contraction of both shock absorbers at the same time? There are two of them on the front axle too, iirc.

Rubber bands could do the trick.

My impression is that the new black "rim connector" (or how it is called) is slightly different to the old one, then. One can see that the slits on the three rim pegs are now circular, not radial anymore. As soon as the axle is inserted in the central peg, you cannot part rim connector and portal axle housing anymore, because the central peg can't compress anymore -> sturdy design. At least, that's my guess. I know the old black rim connector from photos only

Will be another symmetrical red bushing at the back side. One can see it through the gap in the 3L u-joint, that's why it looks like a small circle. This setup was needed to get the housing as small as possible (pivot point). Doesn't look like Ackermann steering to me, the front wheels seem to be parallel at any time. Yes, one can see the two clips of the central axle left to the lower 16 teeth cogwheel in the cgi, inside the bley portal axle housing.

I've measured it. In the above rendered picture, the 16 teeth gear has a radius of 40 pixel, so a 24 teeth gear would have 60 pixel. The available space seems to be 61 pixel. So yes, it will match inside. It would be kind of dumb from TLC not to make this possible, imho. P.S.: For the Linux users out there: "kruler" is sometimes quite handy :)

Nope, centrifugal governors were used in mills long before they were used in steam engines. By the way, James Watt did not even invent the steam engine He improved it and made it usable for industrial purposes, and casually introduced the unit "horsepower" to show potential customers how strong his machines were. But before him there were Blasco de Garay 1543, Denis Papin 1690, Thomas Savery 1698 and finally Thomas Newcomen 1712. Same with Edison and the light bulb, which was not invented by him, but improved to marketability, and that's what he is credited for. Anyway, I like your version more, because it is more solid an very usable for educational purpose.

Your video says 7. Anyway, quite impressive and a job well done

Although it violates Kepler's laws in a way that it does not earn it's name, it is nice to watch.