Three Wheeled Loader Idea

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I present to you the "3" wheeled loader. The back wheels act as one, It was an idea spawned from a mix of the Bell 3 wheeled sugarcane loader and BM-VOLVO LM loader, so a three wheeled loader. 

Took me a little longer to build then I care to admit, because of the lift arms and the not having the hoses kink or bind. It's nothing special as far as build goes. It might look better if I had a little smaller bucket.

The truck used for the demonstration is a slightly modified version of grego18's on Rebrickable.

 

More pictures HERE.

[Jundis]

Cool and genuine built, I like it :-)

But what happened to the arm in the first pic? Some pins are missing as it bends in such an strange way?

[1gor]

Original MOC, but I've seen similar MOC in prototype stage by @jrx years ago...

[Johnny1360]

While this set up may have some use somewhere, as a loader it looks very spindly and unless it is loading styrofoam pellets, it would have a tendency to flip over with a heavily loaded bucket.

Still an interesting idea, just doesn't look like a very stable platform for quickly loading trucks.

[Zerobricks]

Inetresting idea indeed. Though I have a feeling a design like this wouldn't work the best on rough terrain.

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4 hours ago, Jundis said:

Cool and genuine built, I like it :-)

But what happened to the arm in the first pic? Some pins are missing as it bends in such an strange way?

Didn't catch that. It's cause I didn't add a cross brace were the cylinder for the bucket connects on the arm and it catches on the cab.

 

3 hours ago, Johnny1360 said:

While this set up may have some use somewhere, as a loader it looks very spindly and unless it is loading styrofoam pellets, it would have a tendency to flip over with a heavily loaded bucket.

Still an interesting idea, just doesn't look like a very stable platform for quickly loading trucks.

It would look better if there was a bucket that was a little smaller and the "bumper" looking part in the back would be a counter weight.

3 hours ago, Zerobricks said:

Inetresting idea indeed. Though I have a feeling a design like this wouldn't work the best on rough terrain.

It would be used on more level areas.

[Jurss]

Good variation of bell log loader.

13 hours ago, Johnny1360 said:

just doesn't look like a very stable platform for quickly loading trucks.

Theoretically triangle is most stable positioning of legs, wheels for some structure.

Some time ago made some bell log loader. Main thing was functions, not so much look

 

[Gray Gear]

Looks like a wheel loader and a forklift had a rather questionable child 

Not really a beauty, but I like the organized pneumatic hozes. That does look good 

Edited December 20, 2021 by Gray Gear

[Mikdun]

Nice.

Looks like first Bobcat's machines. :)

[Sentinel]

I like the idea, if it could be executed properly I think it would work, at least for flat surfaces 

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21 hours ago, Mikdun said:

Nice.

Looks like first Bobcat's machines. :)

Thank you.

10 hours ago, Sentinel said:

I like the idea, if it could be executed properly I think it would work, at least for flat surfaces 

What do you mean?

[M_longer]

Cool. Now change it to single-armed and you will have Scoopmobile ;)

 

[Sentinel]

8 hours ago, M_longer said:

Cool. Now change it to single-armed and you will have Scoopmobile ;)

That’s what I mean

[pow]

Nice MOC. I would stabilize the arm with something like this (just a mockup), to reduce stress on all the bended liftarms.

[weavil]

I just noticed the arm bend. I forgot to add a pin+cross axle in there.