Posted February 18, 20187 yr Foremost is a Canadian company specialized in oil & gas, heavy oil, mining, water well and construction equipment. You can have here on Foremost’s website a complete overview of their activities and product. Note that @Erik Leppen is also working on a Foremost truck; the Delta III, which can be viewed here to discover a great modular big MOC. On myside, I prpose youthe Commander Tri-Axle. The main and only goal of this MOC was to test the “tri-axle” design. The Commander C Tri-Axle was launch in 2011 and is a 8x8 evolution of the classic 6x6 Commander C. “by adding a third axle to allow for an extended oilfield deck while maintaining low ground pressures. This also increases the maximum payload capacity from 60,000 lbs (27,216 kg) to 80,000 lbs (36,287 kg).” says Foremost. In the main line the truck is an all wheel drive articulated truck mounted on Terra tires, equipped with a 500hp Cummins engine, a 11m bed and a 58t winch. The full documentation of the Commander Series is available here. The MOC. The truck is a 8x8 articulated RC truck. The full Album is available on FLickR There is three power function controlled through a SBrick controller plus a manual one: 1 PF-XL motor for propulsion (redution 1:1) 1 PF-M motor for steering (12t-36t-Worm-24t) 2 PF-LED for headlight Manual winch with locking system The tires used are 68.8 x 40 Balloon Large. The front axle is only pendular, just to simplify the construction. The 3 rear axles are pendular and independent from each other. The forward axle has stiffer shock absorber to support the weight of the 2 motors and the battery box. The winch is manual and equipped with a locking mechanism. There is only few details in the cabin, it is actually hard to find pictures, it is a simple three seats cabin. The driver’s seat is equipped with some instruments. (the music in the video may not work properly ) Some Bonus. The Commander fitted with a "special" load for delivery: The commander fitted with gopro mount for outdoor filming: Nose 360 degrees mount Lateral 360 degrees mount (can bee fitted on both side) bed upper mount The aft cabin support used in the video has been included later so picture available Thank you for reading ! All my other MOC available here below ↓
February 18, 20187 yr Truck is very nice, but title "Three axle 8 x 8" is a bit confusing because there are usually 2 ( or 4 ) wheels per axle, so it would be logical to have "Three axle 6 x 6" or "Four axle 8 x 8"
February 18, 20187 yr Very nice as usual, not common tires. I like the size, very good amount of space.
February 19, 20187 yr Great truck, I like the looks of it. Almost like some futuristic rover, with the white/gray/yellow highlight colorscheme. And rocket.
February 19, 20187 yr Author Thank you all for your comment. A point I forgot to mention,there was already a bigger Commander made in 2010 by @andythenorth 14 hours ago, I_Igor said: Truck is very nice, but title "Three axle 8 x 8" is a bit confusing because there are usually 2 ( or 4 ) wheels per axle, so it would be logical to have "Three axle 6 x 6" or "Four axle 8 x 8" "Tri Axle" is the name given by Foremost i think to differentiate it from the old Commander C which was 6x6. But I agree with you, it is confusing 8 hours ago, Leonardo da Bricki said: Great truck, I like the looks of it. Almost like some futuristic rover, with the white/gray/yellow highlight colorscheme. And rocket. To be honest I didn't know how to make a proper load for this truck, and the Saturn V fitted perfectly
February 19, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, Superkoala said: "Tri Axle" is the name given by Foremost i think to differentiate it from the old Commander C which was 6x6. But I agree with you, it is confusing I understand. You made very good job, despite lack of proper tires (as usual from LEGO with their balloon tires philosophy...)
February 20, 20187 yr Impressive build this is definitely my new favorite technic MOC. You really captured the look of the actual machine and scale works out great.
February 21, 20187 yr Author 21 hours ago, Jurss said: Nice, looks simple (but doesn't mean, that it is) This is not the most complex MOC I have done for sure. But honestly there is one big issue with this truck is that the differential clash with the gear of the closest axle when the truck is in rough terrain. I will make a try with stiffer shock absorber to see if it solve the issue. I'm working on the LDD file (so I can add it to the Axle Collection Tread topic) it will be easier to explain the issue.
February 21, 20187 yr For me this is one of the most appealing vehicle themed MOCs recently. Clever solutions, moderate size, purpose oriented design, my favorite wheel/tire combo, nice presentation. Everything to like. Edited February 21, 20187 yr by agrof
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