suffocation Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 A few days ago I posted some pics of a silly tow truck I built for my nephew. It was silly enough, in fact, to kill its own Bricksafe folder, so I de-sillified it a bit and made a nerve-grating video to go along with it, so here we go. Specs first, pics and vid (or vid and pics) to follow, beer throughout. Motorised functions (1 m motor, eight independent two-way switches): - side outriggers - rear outriggers - tow fork adjustment #1 - tow fork adjustment #2 - crane rotation (360°) - crane lift/lowering - crane winch - front winch (with a linear clutch to bypass the worm gear in the event of tantalised toddlers and boozed-up builders) Manual functions: - drive (with a fake straight-four engine in the cabin for frying eggs and toasting crumpets) - steering - doors - jiggling As a special bonus visible only to people who can see it, here are some pics of the truck with its elder brother from two years and countless fatties ago: Quote
jorgeopesi Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 Almost everything in this MOC is awesome, functions, control, speed but I would change the wheels, fantastic truck anyway. Quote
1gor Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 Very nice rough terrain (Mack Anthem size) tow truck Quote
iLego Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) So many functions in a small truck !! Just amazing ! And now it looks the part. I would love to build this. I agree with the wheels comment though. Regular tyres instead of balloons may look better. Edited March 6, 2019 by iLego Fix typo. Quote
m00se Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Very elegant. As mentioned by iLego, the way you got all those functions in such a compact design is really nice. Quote
suffocation Posted March 8, 2019 Author Posted March 8, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 7:01 PM, jorgeopesi said: Almost everything in this MOC is awesome, functions, control, speed but I would change the wheels, fantastic truck anyway. On 3/5/2019 at 8:52 PM, I_Igor said: Very nice rough terrain (Mack Anthem size) tow truck Thank you, it means a lot coming from you two I've always admired your small-scale builds and it was good to nail something in that ballpark, at least mechanically. On 3/6/2019 at 3:31 AM, iLego said: So many functions in a small truck !! Just amazing ! And now it looks the part. I would love to build this. I agree with the wheels comment though. Regular tyres instead of balloons may look better. Thank you! Will have a go with regular tyres, although that'd mean having equal-size tyres front and back. On 3/6/2019 at 7:58 PM, m00se said: Very elegant. As mentioned by iLego, the way you got all those functions in such a compact design is really nice. Thank you! Quote
Lakop Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 A lot of functions from that gear/switch box. I would love to see it. I like the three switches on each side of the truck. Very neat. H Quote
1gor Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 @suffocation your small build gave me idea for one of my (desired) projects and yesterday I have made chassis with all wheel drive and all wheel steering using 49.5 tires. Width over tires is some 13 studs and wheelbase is 15 studs, more in the future Quote
suffocation Posted March 10, 2019 Author Posted March 10, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 9:20 PM, Horace T said: A lot of functions from that gear/switch box. I would love to see it. I like the three switches on each side of the truck. Very neat. H The gearbox is actually pretty simple. I'm not sure how well it'd handle high torque since it has three z8 gears but on smaller builds it should get the job done nicely. I've uploaded some pictures of the basic layout here. On 3/8/2019 at 9:38 PM, I_Igor said: @suffocation your small build gave me idea for one of my (desired) projects and yesterday I have made chassis with all wheel drive and all wheel steering using 49.5 tires. Width over tires is some 13 studs and wheelbase is 15 studs, more in the future Looking forward to seeing it! Sounds really compact - any clue as to the type of vehicle? Quote
1gor Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, suffocation said: The gearbox is actually pretty simple. I'm not sure how well it'd handle high torque since it has three z8 gears but on smaller builds it should get the job done nicely. I've uploaded some pictures of the basic layout here. Looking forward to seeing it! Sounds really compact - any clue as to the type of vehicle? Something that is using on small and tight places like botanic gardens to transfer rooted plants etc...it is yellow Quote
suffocation Posted August 23, 2019 Author Posted August 23, 2019 Another change of livery. Gotta love small builds - so easy to tear down and mod back up. Quote
1gor Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 This color combo looks better IMHO; perhaps because I see most if tow trucks where I live in this color combination... Quote
suffocation Posted August 24, 2024 Author Posted August 24, 2024 Five years and piles of weed later, here's a DBG/black version. Quote
Timewhatistime Posted August 25, 2024 Posted August 25, 2024 Still a very dense MOC with a whole bunch of technic functions. This is the kind we like! How do you operate the three switches for the changeover catches on the left side of the truck? They seem to be squeezed in between vertical liftarms so that they can't move... There must be a trick I didn't get. Quote
suffocation Posted August 27, 2024 Author Posted August 27, 2024 On 8/25/2024 at 9:18 AM, Timewhatistime said: Thank you! The switches are behind a folding panel. Here's a pic from a previous version of the truck: Quote
Timewhatistime Posted August 27, 2024 Posted August 27, 2024 Ah, now I see. Thanks for your answer. I really like the hidden switches stacked in the 5x7 frame; never seen this solid configuration before. Quote
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