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Exactly with aid of this part https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=57515&idColor=85#T=C&C=85, ...and they use liftarm to make stronger front fork! simple and efective But it is 5 studs long - just calculate and look at this picture from other side (just hope image is not to big) At the front is "ordinary" yellow 5 stud long axle. I assume that LEGO made new coloration for us to differentiate axle from front and rear when we will build this beauty

When we talk about peaces, which new pieces (not pieces in new color) did you noticed when we ignore "axle 3 with central pin hole" part on telehandler (set 42061)? Or did I miss some post dealing with new parts?

...just one small correction; I was thinking on JCB Fastrac 4160-4220, Threre is no CLAAS Xerion 4160-4220, but to me Fastrac looks like small Xerion

just hope for those tires in near future. for now I'll be concentrating on machinery that can be made with those truck like tirea and tires from Xerion. Baloon tires can pretend to be like tires on this telehandler https://www.jcb.com/en-gb/products/telescopic-handlers/525-60-hi-viz Problem with 1:17 scale is width - wheen you implement tripple link suspension like here http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=6270642 it is OK, but If you want to make axle like on Axion or Independent like one on Deere 8R or Fendt Vario 8, 9 or 10 then first thing what comes in your mind is something like "Houston we have a problem". That is why I've decided to make 1:15 scale models. Harvesters usually have pendular rear axle, so there is no specific problem with this scale, but tractors are completely different thing...just look on JCB Fastrac with all that longitudinal arms steering will be like using sv joints and not universal joints...I know it is a bit offtopic but just sharing my 10 years experience with other respecterd eurobrickers...

...and then I could make Arion 420 and lots of tractors within 100HP class so there will be something new for my collection. So far only realistic what I can make is Xerion 4160-4220 to fit my scale 1:15 for machinery equipment...but first I have to finish my Unomog U216...but this is another story...what is interesting - how do you implement all "factory on wheels" inside harvester, since we know that there are bunch of belts and cutters etc inside of every harvester. Really impressive

Honestly it is very difficult to say because of different treat pattern, but I think when smaller tractor tires will be awailable best solution will be with front double and rear single tires... Very very impressive power functions collection ("Gentlemen, start your engines!" suits best to shown power functions diagram)

Some real harvesters have 1050 tire width at the front, so it is also a possibility to have such wide tires or to use double tires at the front

Keep in mind that real Zetros has 14x20 tires with 1250mm overall diameter. You can use this info and calculate yourself to see which tire suits better.

Well my dear neighbour, both Powerpuller and Xerion tires have 107mm overall diameter (of course if you dont strech Powerpullers to 123-124mm like me on my J.Deere 7230R...) and Xerion tire is closer to real thing when we talk about width. I understand that there is no 81,6mm tractor tire (yet) to make proper model. For this purpose I use word imagine, but I understand comment was with good intentions

Now imagine this masterpiece with Xerion tires... Superb model is all I can say, I think CLAAS should pay you to buy rights to display your model in their factory

Great model. LEGO Arocs suspension is good implemented in this model. Thumbs up

Only if it is yellow and with Volvo 42030 bucket it would be great LEGO set. Otherwise beautiful model

My suggestion is to use 6 68.7 x 34 R tires for 6x6 version. So you can make stronger axles with wheels racing small. There are 4 x 4 versions with truck tires, but bigger tires are indeed better and there are crane implements on 6 x 6 versions. Looking forward to see your Zetros. Keep with good work

If I can be of any use; for my Unimog I use 68.8x24 tires, for planned projects Zetros I'll be using Tumbler wheels (probably because of tread pattern) and for Econic 62,4x20 (Econic has smaller wheels then ordinary trucks. This is for scale 1:15. In your scale - perhaps 68.8x24 but they are expensive. I've waited for them to be a bit cheaper and bought 4 of them in 3 stores...68.8x36H wheel could be also used but it is wide tire... Which tire you have in your inventory?

Very nice find. Telehandler replica looks very good despite missing new axle with pin hole part and new worm gear. But with so many telehandlers-like equipment there is a little possibility to see this one (as medium size model) http://www.claas.co.uk/products/telehandler/scorpion9055-2016 It uses tractor pattern or utility pattern tires...

It make sense from financial point of view - one small shock absorber + several beams is cheaper that two bigger shock absorbers and when you calculate millions?? of sets produced, there is a lot of savings. It could be reason that LEGO went for BMW licence because of front suspension solution?

but it would be very difficult to "squeeze" this one inside, but let LEGO surprise us

anyway beauty is in the eye of beholder so for me also CLAAS Xerion's attachment was better in preliminary image than on released version so you definitely have a point here Ondra

At the first look I also thought like you, but the when you look more precisely it looks (to me) like there is a spring just over light bluish gray wedge belt wheel (the one that pretends to be disc brake). Besides - adventure bike without full suspension - kind of wired, don't you think

It looks like it has suspension something like 42007 motorcycle - http://brickset.com/sets/42007-1/Moto-Cross-Bike shock absorber http://brickset.com/parts/74741 Of course if in the meantime anyone answered this, I'm sorry for my slow typing

I beleive we are in better situation with this http://bricksafe.com/pages/igor.ipsa/unimog-u423

from license point of view this is reasonable thinking, but I would like Volvo licence to be "used" for backhoe size like 8455 set with new thin pneumatic cylinders at the front, and not for front end loader; we had one very special two years ago as flagship what every Eurobricker knows. So I don't think that we will see another front end loader. for Volvo backhoe LEGO just have to recreate pneumatic system from 8455 with new version and perhaps new tractor tires or tires with pattern like Unimog???

...it seems like Brickshelf Administrators are currently on some tropical Island since we are waiting for 3 days and folder is not public yet...

:))) I have an old score with graders... http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84978 Beautiful model, but as many Eurobrickers here I would prefer that your model uses CLAAs Xerion tires http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=23798&idColor=11#T=C&C=11

HI, first of all I apologize to all who were waiting for my images, but arrival of 68.8 wheels took 3 weeks and the I realize hat front axle needed to be redesign because when I put planned weight on those chassis, soft tires had contact with portal axle hub and behave like brakes... so here are preliminary images (when folder will be public), but when model will be finished I'll post on this Brickshelf folder complete model and update description. you'll be able to see portal axes and chassis that has some similarities with 8110 set, but is smaller and under planned weight steering works good...general planned functions would be both pto working and pneumatic compressor pump with 4 valves for attachments (one at the front, one at the rear and 2 in the middle) http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=566106 thanks again for permission to post