MOC: Backhoe Loader

[SheepEater]

Hello all,

This is a MOC of a backhoe loader, inspired by the style of the 2015 city contruction sets, and in a similar scale.

My desire to do one had a lot to do with my disappointment with the one that came in the train set that came out around that time.

I spent a long time finding similar city MOCs before starting, and photos of the real thing, making sure it would feature everything that I could think of.. namely, articulated actuators, outriggers, front and back shovel.

I used mostly recent parts, the only real exception of a discontinued part being the back shovel, Lego never created a click-hinge update of that part.

 

LDD (missing: the back shovel)

 

http://backhoe01 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe02 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

 

http://backhoe03 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe04 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe05 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe06 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe07 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe08 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe10 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

This is how I made the backhoe rotation assembly very sturdy.

http://backhoe11 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

The prototype, before I placed the bricklink orders to make the MOC in the colors that I really wanted.

http://backhoe12 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

http://backhoe13 by Sheep Eater, on Flickr

 

 

Edited February 12, 2017 by SheepEater
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[Fox Womb]

This is very nice! I'll need to make one of these one day... Well done!

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very well done and very inspiring MOD

[SheepEater]

Thanks for your comments.

Anything that you would do to make it even better?

 

I thought of elevated headlights, but couldn't think of a good place for them.

[OctanTrucker]

Looks good! 

[SheepEater]

Thanks!

 

Make sure to download the LDD file which I've provided.

 

If you want to replicate my Moc exactly with the same colors, be prepared to be frustrated getting these 2 parts on bricklink,

they are quite uncommon in those colors (as of now)