[REVIEW] 42082 - Rough Terrain Crane

[allanp]

1 hour ago, paul_delahaye said:

I wish I'd been that lucky.  Still no reply from Lego today.  Guess they are dealing with a bit of a backlog!   

I agree, a bag inventory would be good.  Or better number the bags so there are not 3 of the same number.  I'm just waiting to try and explain which of the 3 bags is missing.

Looking at the picture of the missing bag from Jim's review there is another ID number "520s8" that doesn't appear on the other number 11 bags. Maybe that would help identify it? Also, when looking at the other bags there appears to be 4 number 11 bags. Weirdly there's a number 11 bag also missing from Jim's main review post, as his flicker album shows there are in fact 26 number bags in total, with 4 number 11 bags.

 

Edited January 2, 2019 by allanp

[doug72]

The last bag shown (without code number) was inside one of the larger bags.
The other smaller bag was loose.

[lamaii]

When I purchased this set last year, the box looked sealed and even when I opened it all looked ok. However alarm bells started ringing when I could not find the motor, then I noticed clear tape on two of the numbered bags, and one of the bags was missing. I then looked again at the seals on the box and they had been broken. Someone had used smaller clear tape over the Lego seals so it was not noticeable unless you looked very very closely at them. When I returned the set the sales person did confirm they had a return of the item, but as it was still sealed they put it back in stock!

I'm not say that is why your missing a bag but there are some people that will go to any lengths to not pay for things, even if is few bricks of Lego!

Apart from the set above, in the last 12 months I've purchased seven technics sets which I know is not that many but they have all been complete.

[gvo25]

On 1/2/2019 at 9:23 AM, TeamThrifty said:

Do you mean the linear actuators or engine pistons? If its the LA's, i think there's scope for a couple extra sizes, one between the current 2 for sure.. the size difference from small to big is a big step.

I wasn't talking about engine pistons(which is another story IMO).

But, If TLG is going on to build larger creations like the 42082, the linear actuators, or the pneumatic pistons should follow the growth of the model in a natuaral sense.

At first the pneumatics did grow with the arocs and volvo models but the LAs didn't follow the same evolution,

The linear actuators should increase in size too because the models are getting bigger and heavier and they haven't received a structural revision since they were first introduced, even with the 42009 the LAs were already too small (see mocs with the firelli pistons).

extra note:  If you would increase the size of the pneumatic actuators, the pump piston should increase in size too or TLG should create extra options to increase air volume and/or pressure.

[doug72]

Build now completed and has been frustrating at times due to missing small parts, misplaced parts package # !1(found) and finding my fingers are not as nimble as they used to be.
At some stages it was hard to get pins etc. aligned when putting a sub unit into place.

All functions tested and performing OK but on a real crane hoisting, luffing & extending boom can be done simultaneously.

I have made a modification to allow all these functions to work independently. It can be installed with only a small strip down of red RH side panel to enable removing the 8L axle with stop for the change over levers. MOD tested and works well.

Downside of this model its HOG for steering and drive.
Probably can be achieved by removing the dummy 8 cylinder engine for wheel drive and use an X motor but steering more problematic & use existing battery PF socket with a PF switch for direction control.

Selector box MOD:- changes made in situ without removing the 5 x 7 frame.

Images show how arranged.

Edited January 5, 2019 by Doug72

[Maaboo the Witch]

Woo! Teal pin!

[doug72]

11 hours ago, Maaboo35 said:

Woo! Teal pin!

More Teal !!

Edited January 6, 2019 by Doug72

[doug72]

Rough Terrain Crane completed with gearbox modified with individual control for hoist / luff / extend functions.

The lifting hook is ugly and over size, so I replaced it with a  Lego metal hook and used with a small spreader beam hanging on the hook for the lifting chains.

No space to display in my Lego room so now resides in the conservatory  along with a smaller crane  ( OO gauge model )

Edited January 14, 2019 by Doug72

[quattro_dubber]

Hi All,

I'm hoping someone can help me - I've just finished building this model and clearly made a mistake with the outriggers/legs. The front pair goes up while the rear pair goes down and vice versa.

Can someone suggest something simple that I've done wrong? Really don't want to have to de-construct and then re-build a huge section if I can pinpoint what I've done wrong and just fix that small section.

 

Thanks.

[Bartybum]

Just now, quattro_dubber said:

Hi All,

I'm hoping someone can help me - I've just finished building this model and clearly made a mistake with the outriggers/legs. The front pair goes up while the rear pair goes down and vice versa.

Can someone suggest something simple that I've done wrong? Really don't want to have to de-construct and then re-build a huge section if I can pinpoint what I've done wrong and just fix that small section.

 

Thanks.

I assume they’re controlled by mini linear actuators? If so, it sounds like you’ve just placed your tan 16t gears on the wrong side of the actuators. Should be a simple fix, but I don’t know how easily accessible they are (I don’t actually own the set). That or you’ve misplaced a gear that separates the front and rear actuator driveshafts. Either way, not sure we can help you to be honest, you might need to take it apart and rebuild

[quattro_dubber]

6 minutes ago, Bartybum said:

I assume they’re controlled by mini linear actuators? If so, it sounds like you’ve just placed your tan 16t gears on the wrong side of the actuators. Should be a simple fix, but I don’t know how easily accessible they are (I don’t actually own the set). That or you’ve misplaced a gear that separates the front and rear actuator driveshafts. Either way, not sure we can help you to be honest, you might need to take it apart and rebuild

Cheers Bartybum.

I'll have a look and see if what you've suggested is the case. It at least gives me a starting point to troubleshoot.

It'll mostly be a display piece unless i allow my son to play with it but it just irritates me that I know I stuffed up!

[Bartybum]

20 minutes ago, quattro_dubber said:

Cheers Bartybum.

I'll have a look and see if what you've suggested is the case. It at least gives me a starting point to troubleshoot.

It'll mostly be a display piece unless i allow my son to play with it but it just irritates me that I know I stuffed up!

Happens to the best of us. I once built 42055 and at the very end i had an 11L beam as a spare piece... nearly had a heart attack

[Ngoc Nguyen]

@quattro_dubber No need to take apart the build. Do the following steps:

- Flip the bottom up. In the 4 mini LAs that drive the outriggers, all 4 tan 12z half gears should be on the same side, the rear side, like the way in this pic. The fact that you have two going up while two going down means two 12z half gears are on the wrong side. Identify the misplaced pair.

 

- Pull these two pins with bush up, and pull the two panels out.

 

 

- Pull this subassembly out.

 

 

- The tan 12z half gears are kept in place with the 8L axle with stop.

Now here's the hard thing. Use a pin or needle, try to hook the stop of the 8L axle out from outside. Do it slightly, one bit at a time. After a while it will be out enough for you to be able to grab it with your finger and pull it out completely. Doing so will make the 12z gear, the 20z gear, and the red bush in that axle fall out from the bottom, so make sure to catch them.

 

Now swap the 12z gear in the proper direction in insert the 8L axle back again.

 

[quattro_dubber]

@Ngoc Nguyen

That was exactly what it was. The ones at the rear.

Thanks for the step by step - made the whole fix-up simple and straight-forward!

 

Edited January 16, 2019 by quattro_dubber

[paul_delahaye]

So at long last the dilema of my Christmas present All Terrain Crane is over.  Lego eventually on Friday delivered the missing bag 11 of bricks which allowed me to complete the crane.  

However it's left a new plesent surprise, that also explains why the error was not picked up on the assembly line final weight check.  It appears I have a load of bricks left over.  Checking back over the review, I appear to have had 2 of bag 321S8 packed in my box.  A nice gift as I get some spare red dogbones.  

Clearly on a Friday afternoon an employee in the factory topped up a a crate of bag 11's without actually checking the unique bag code.  I am now wondering if I need to check the other 2 I also purchased, just in case they were all kitted in the same batch run.  Does anyone know if there is a unique batch code on the outer packaging?  I'll check.

[JunkstyleGio]

Finally a set that can hold a technic fig.

[cooper87]

Just finished this and was left with 2 spare https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6536&idColor=85#T=C&C=85

For the life of me I can't find where I must have missed them and they're not meant to be spare parts. I went back through the manual like 4-5 times. It happened between step 1 and 4 I believe.

Of course I'm too OCD accept this :) Has anyone else experienced the same?

[JosT]

Raising the outriggers is jammed. What did I do wrong? How to solve? 

 

[New_User]

 

On 1/3/2021 at 5:37 AM, JosT said:

Raising the outriggers is jammed. What did I do wrong? How to solve? 

 

Do you hear cracking noise coming from the LA?

Edited December 23, 2021 by New_User

[Johnny1360]

Lol, hopefully we don't have to wait another year for a response.

[Lego Tom]

Perhaps it's time this thread was resurrected. After going on a Leggo Technics binge, over the course of the past 6 months, I have assembled the following kits in this order:

• D-11 Cat #42131
• Land Rover Defender #42110
• 6x6 Volvo Articulated Hauler #42114
• Liebherr R 9800 Excavator #9800
• Bucket Wheel Excavator #42055
• Rough Terrain Crane #42082

While each set has it's own special features and appeal, the Rough Terrain Crane is a stand out favorite. It has so many operating features that it's a virtual toss up between it and the bucket wheel excavator for hands on play time. Unlike the BWE, all the features operate smoothly and reliably. It would be a plus if it could be made self propelled/steered but that is minor complaint. It is unfortunate that like several other kits on the above list, it has been discontinued and not brought back in some variation even if only to do a yellow version.

[Jim]

Agreed. Still of my favorites.

[Frequenzberater]

In my opinion, the last really good Technic set... 

[Amt0571]

I have had this set assembled and exposed on a shelf for 5 years.

From time to time, maybe 2 or 3 times a year, my son asks to play with it and it had always worked fine.

Today though, I noticed that the superstructure only turned counterclockwise, with the clutch gear slipping when turning clockwise. I tried to turn it by hand and when turning counterclockwise it feels notchy. After I force it past a notch, it feels smooth until the next one. It's on these "notches" that the clutch gear slips.

I looked at the turntable ring wheels and, despite the set having collected dust during the years, everything looks fine. After further investigation, it seems the "notchiness" comes from some gear on the turntable drivetrain, but I have been unable to figure out which one and why it only happens in one direction.

Has someone had a similar issue?

[Good old Lego builder]

I had a kind of the same issue with the turntable on the Unimog and the Arocs last year. I used some compressed air (can) on the turntable and that seemed to work.