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Hi there I've been built the 8258 as well.... Awsome!! what a piece of technic stuff!! Nice forum her anyway!! best regards Ton

Thanks a lot guys! but when there's a constant power on the motor, will it not burn?? Lego hmmmmm I can talk hours about Lego.when I had a Legotrain in 1970, I figures out, that a train wasn't my thing.... I've build harbourcranes from plus one meter high from all the rails and by then three types of gears were available so that I could switch three speeds!! to me Technic Lego is great and when I'm gonna dismantle 8052/43, I'm gonna built my own stuff. again.... can't wait best regards Ton

Hello everybody. I'm a 51year old from the Netherlands, newbie here (with a long Lego history from 4-my 16thyear). Last year I started with the truckcrane.. It was as if an old friend visited me after 34 years!! At this moment I'm busy with 8043, the caterpillarcrane. If you come to page 79, step35 in book one, there is a gearwheel placed the shaft from the left motor, which carries also the yellow knobwheel.. this wheel shall move the knobwheel from the shaft which swithes the gearpositions of all three.. IMO is this not possible, or does the motor operate as a servo? best regards Ton