EyesOnly

I think it says power functions, indicating that it can be upgraded with PF like many other models.

More yellow panels. I'll hold further comments on the dozer until better pictures are here.

Me likes. Yeah the dumper does look odd but at least it is a new model and not just some small change like 8110. BTW i wonder where the third LA went? Used for steering perhaps.

Nice work. Could you post some closeups as well. Here is a challenge for you, make a steerable axle. BTW the tires lean a little too much i think so if you could also straighten them up a bit it would look better, especially since you don't use balloon tires. Neither does the original.

I've been busy today but will try now to start building a proper studless version of the studded prototype i built yesterday. I'm not used to studless and now it's for real so it'll take a while. I'm still not sure this will be a good thing since half the wheels wont be powering it, but i'm not building a TT so the power loss shouldn't be so bad and i really like the thought of proper Tatra suspension so i'm going for it. Maybe in a few days i will have finished the torque tube and have mounted a motor so i can test it and see how it performs.

Man what an idiotic driver. He could have gotten someone killed driving with such a heavy load. I have never seen just how much suspension travel a loader has and that one clearly has more than i thought it did.

OK i just added wheel axles and wheels to it but no difference in behavior. Only one wheel is driven when the diff is unlocked. That being said,it did seem to behave in a similar way to the first diff i made that Allanp also made a version of but non of those designs would work properly or for that matter as nicely as this. I don't know if losing drive on half the wheels is really bad, i'll await further comments on that. But i do know that the design is as close to a true Tatra diff that any Lego version will have and it is rather easy to build too. BTW don't build it studded. I ended up having to remove suspension travel in order to fit the wheel axles and their gears. You need all the room in that area that can be and studded wont let you do that. If all you want to do is test the diff then by all means build it without any suspension travel. It is not needed to see how the diff works.

I just built this thing and see a potential problem. The version i built was studded and don't have wheel axles since they aren't needed for testing. It's no beauty but i think it works. Anyways the problem is that the axle connected to the right side of the model as seen in this post will not be connected to the motor unless the diff is locked. This means that at any given time only half of the total wheels of the model is driving while the other are coasting. Or is it different while driving? I didn't finish it, just the 2 axles. Then i drove it by turning the upper axle. The one that power comes from before it is transferred to 2 lower axles, one connected to a diff and then a wheel and the other directly driving a wheel. Holding the axle on the diff side allowed to axle to turn but holding the axle on the left didn't since it was directly connected to the "motor". So is my testing method flawed? Try building this and see for yourselves. It's not difficult making the main functions You don't need to add wheel axles, just the gears that would drive them. Rockbrick you made something that while it has the diff in a different place i think does the job anyway. That itself proves have many ways one can build this diff system and still succeed. Also thanks for the links to the hotrod.

Nope, but after we know what it is we will probably wish we didn't know.

Great news. Too bad it uses 2 turntables per wheel. I would like to use it on my truck but don't have anywhere near the correct amount.

Actually i think it does. Unless i see wrong it looks like the rear panels can be tilted backwards to allow cargo to slide out. Granted this isn't how dump trucks do it. There it pivots on top and not at the bottom like here but it a pickup truck and they to work like that. Look at the blue friction pin to the rear left of the dumb bed. http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/povratnik/9999-Box/42029-Pickup/6_42029_back.jpg

Shouldn't these kinds of threads appear after the set is out? That planetary gear. Can it be made without destroying the turntable?

Here are more Tatra videos- Hope they help you understand the offset.

So the engine is green. I thought that it was just green pieces mounted above the usual engine block. Cool. Nice fan as well.

I don't doubt its function only the amount of power left by the third or so axle.

From page 20 in the brochure. Of course it's not specific to the model or brand but i chose it since it is the model that this set is based on.

Yes it does. The rear axle can swing a few degrees. The front is solid. It doesn't have springs but it does have suspension. Edit http://www.volvoce.com/constructionequipment/na/en-us/products/wheelloaders/wheelloaders/L350F/Pages/featuresandbenefits.aspx

That sounds like it could work but it also sounds overly complicated. Or maybe not. I like it more the more i think about it. The problem is of course that this might work for one axle, but how about 3? BTW the picture you linked to is from GuiliuG not Allanp. I'm guessing that running with the diff open causes the wheels to spin in different speeds if need be and locking it so it spins on the axle causes both wheels to turn as one. Nice. Still i'm worried about that comment regarding it being powerless. My vehicle will be 95 or so studs long so lots of force will be going through the differentials i make. I might try this out tomorrow. Talk about having i possible solution right before my eyes and not seeing it. That would probably not be Tatra like if you are planning to build how i think you are and it will be very wide. But try and post a pic so i can see what you mean. BTW that last link doesn't work.

I don't think so. Certainly not in the front. Even the back that should have it doesn't seems like it does.

Does no one have any answers? Any link to more pictures that explain how this works would be welcome. Here is a video i found earlier that seemed like great help but building this in Lego proved to difficult. Wood would be easier due to the rounded shape needed and i'm not even good at woodworking. Unfortunately i have not means of making it in wood nor would i want to. Any ideas on how to build a Lego version of the diff as seen here. Allanp:s solution seems great to me but i might be missing something.

While i haven't seen it i doubt it but wouldn't mind if it were pneumatic. So any news on alternative models. Ultimates doesn't count.

I like the bucket arm on the loader. The use of studded beams and plates gives it a very solid look. Sure modding can be done but for ones i would like a flagship that doesn't need any major modding. While i buy models more for parts than for display it would be nice to be able to play with them as well. The problem is that most have something that makes play a lot less fun than it could be. Unimog anyone? I said earlier that i don't like the servo and i don't yet having another one would be nice as well. Beyond that controlling the model will be difficult.

As i suspected. It'll be great to have more of those. I sure there is something proper. I can't think what that would be though. Are there any other things that can be done with the bucket?

I wasn't impressed with the pickup when i first heard about it since i'm not really into those kinds of vehicles. Seeing all those panels changed my mind. I love the bucket on the loader. I hate that steering. What were they thinking using a servo for such a function? BTW what tires are that? They looks really big.

The importance of proper storage and all the different way small parts can be stored. The main differences being how many parts each container can contain and how easy or difficult retrieving something gets. And of course way to many technical funtions to mention that i would probably never have heard about some other way.