Hi,
A couple of weeks ago I started working on an idea which I have had for a while of a model truck with a lifting arm like what is used to lift large commercial bins. So far I have the truck built and the arm working but not 100% as well as what I would like, the problem I have is with getting the arm to move as far as what I would like and with locking the bin once it is loaded on.
Here are some images :) Any advice or ideas would be great.
The truck in it's "driving state"
Bin lifting
The first problem, the bin goes almost 90 degrees when being loaded / unloaded before it starts to touch the ground and go flat, this means things fall out :(
The second problem, when uploaded it goes too far back from the back of the truck, the ones I have seen in real life stay much closer to the back of the truck when being unloaded.
How I am using gears to do this.
Rear gear - top view.
Rear gear - bottom view.
Hi, A couple of weeks ago I started working on an idea which I have had for a while of a model truck with a lifting arm like what is used to lift large commercial bins. So far I have the truck built and the arm working but not 100% as well as what I would like, the problem I have is with getting the arm to move as far as what I would like and with locking the bin once it is loaded on. Here are some images :) Any advice or ideas would be great. The truck in it's "driving state" Bin lifting The first problem, the bin goes almost 90 degrees when being loaded / unloaded before it starts to touch the ground and go flat, this means things fall out :( The second problem, when uploaded it goes too far back from the back of the truck, the ones I have seen in real life stay much closer to the back of the truck when being unloaded. How I am using gears to do this. Rear gear - top view. Rear gear - bottom view.