[MOC] Liebherr L506 compact wheel loader

 

 

Hello everybody,
after a while I'm happy to present my latest MOC to you.

It's a replica of the Liebherr L506 compact wheel loader, and it's  controlled via a Vengit SBrick, as always.

 

Some Infos about the model:

• 999 parts 
• Width: 17,5 cm
• Height: 18,7 cm
• Length: 38,4 cm
• 4 functions 

Instruction is available on Rebrickable since today:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-59847/JB Lego Creations/liebherr-l506-compact-wheel-loader/#details

 

 

Some pictures/Render,  hope you like it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The video:

 

 

 

Best regards and merry Christmas

Jakob

 

 

Edited December 21, 20204 yr by Jack06

No differential at front in a machine that has articulated chassis will generate stress on the drivetrain elements.

Could please you add the "[MOC]" tag in the title as well? Thank you.

It looks like a fun model to play around with, and the cotrols seem very accurate as well. 

I think it is intresting how almost everyting is done with system pieces.

But is there anything else supporting the roof exept the 1 stud connection on each side? That looks very fragile.

Anyways, thx for sharing your creation!

Looks really good, really close to original.

It seems to me, that lifting capacity is really low. Also in main picture in video it is wisible, that "liftarm" is already braking apart.

The dark-gray linkage between the topmost LA and the bucket is designed in such a way that the forces that act on it, tear it apart at the position of the 3.2L axle that connects it to the yellow 2x4 beam. The LA pushes the dark-gray 1x8 plates forward, away from their only connection points (the studs). In fact, you can see this at 2:01 in the video.

Also, how is the yellow arm connected to the main body?

So yeah, it's a display model that can show the movements, but I don't expect it to be really playable.

That said, it looks great and I really like the rather modest scale, and how much you've managed to fit in.

Edited December 21, 20204 yr by Erik Leppen

Is the front axle drive just for show and not connected in operation? It seems odds to bother with a differential in the rear, only to not incorporate one at the front?

In terms of styling, function and parts count efficiently, I can't fault it and if you weren't selling instructions, the self destructive design features would not  bother me - but selling instructions kind of means it needs to be held to a higher standard.

Looks great! Like mentioned above, I also think the lift capacity could be improved a little.

 

 

First I apologize for my quite bad english, I'm 14 years old  my school-vocabulary is not very big.

8 hours ago, Gray Gear said:

Could please you add the "[MOC]" tag in the title as well? Thank you.

Should be done.

 

8 hours ago, Jurss said:

It seems to me, that lifting capacity is really low

That's right. I paid more attention to the appearance, the lifting capacity is about 100 grams. That's ok for me.

 

8 hours ago, Erik Leppen said:

The dark-gray linkage between the topmost LA and the bucket is designed in such a way that the forces that act on it, tear it apart at the position of the 3.2L axle that connects it to the yellow 2x4 beam. The LA pushes the dark-gray 1x8 plates forward, away from their only connection points (the studs). In fact, you can see this at 2:01 in the video.

It constructed this mechanism in a way, that it is able to lift 100 grams without breaking. I would never glue Lego parts to get a better functionality!

 

 

8 hours ago, M_longer said:

No differential at front in a machine that has articulated chassis will generate stress on the drivetrain elements.

42 minutes ago, Brickend said:

Is the front axle drive just for show and not connected in operation?

Half-half. You can use the font axle drive, it works, but it`s possible that the model will drive a little bit jerky. Thank you for the reminder , I added this to the MOC description on Rebrickable right now.

36 minutes ago, JintaiZ said:

Looks great!

 

8 hours ago, Erik Leppen said:

hat said, it looks great

 

8 hours ago, Jurss said:

Looks really good

Thank you.

 

Best regards

Jakob

Edited December 21, 20204 yr by Jack06

Appearance is good but without efficient functions it is like a very functional ugly supercar. People who loves machines want realistic movements over appearance, always IMO.

Jakob, your Liebherr looks very nice, but I suppose you have only one differential. IMHO more technic like build would be better, but you know the best what parts inventory you have. 

I knew poeple were going to criticize the brickbuilt connection between the LA and the shovel, and I agree. Thats what liftarms are for.

The missing front diff was an obvious one as well, but honestly I can live with that. It would be pretty hard to fix without increasing the scale. Yes, down there almost nobody would see if it wasn't that accurate to the real model, and I probably would have done it, but it is obvious where the creator's focus is.

But additional to the missing front diff the front and rear wheels are not driven the same speed, and there is no center diff to even things out. The front wheels are spinning 1.2 times as fast as the rear ones. This is bothering me way more, because it is not just stressing the front axle, but the entire drivetrain as well, even when driving straight.

The model looks great, but I think the technic side can be improved 

Dont take these things to heart my dude, people in the technic forum just want to see technic things  whats important is that you are happy with your MOC and had fun making it 

Hello everyone,

 

I have just built the wheel loader 1: 1 according to the instructions to get the result that customers who buy the instructions would also get. I didn't had all parts in the correct colours, but no matter 

There were a few small mistakes in the instruction, which I will correct today.

And I also didn't built in the tan 20 tooth gear in the front, you guys were right, it works better without it.

 

 

 

 

 

Many people here thought that the model more likely fulfilled the function of a display model, but I basically built the wheel loader with the wish that all the (technic) functions would work.

And they do that from my point of you. Especially the steering and the driving works well in my opinion.

I recorded a very short, uncut video , I would be happy if you could take a look at it. And yes, the lifting capacity is not particularly large, but 100 grams is enough for me.

I could also replace the  dark-gray linkage with two 7L liftarm, would be more stable.

 

 

3 hours ago, Gray Gear said:

Dont take these things to heart my dude, people in the technic forum just want to see technic things 

ok

 

Best regards

Jakob

Edited December 22, 20204 yr by Jack06