42157 - Skidder John Deere 948L-II

[Bartybum]

For a set this size, I'm honestly very surprised that it doesn't have any electronics That's a pretty welcome change of pace

Also holy crap, four XL cylinders??? Wowza, I'm really impressed by this so far

Edited May 2, 2023 by Bartybum

[Maaboo the Witch]

Liking the use of rubber parts in the claw!

"Because your log deserves the best".

[Bartybum]

27 minutes ago, Cypr-21 said:

I don't understand why they use strong diff on models without motorization. 

So that when someone decides they wanna motorize it, they have the drivetrain parts to do so

[Jockos]

7 minutes ago, Maaboo35 said:

Liking the use of rubber parts in the claw!

"Because your log deserves the best".

Me too, but somehow lacks a log to pick up

[Maaboo the Witch]

Just now, Jockos said:

Me too, but somehow lacks a log to pick up

Yeah, definitely seems like a missed opportunity.

[msk6003]

37 minutes ago, JonathanM said:

What is the small black part in the pinhole of the green panel behind the rear wheel?

looks like this.

35 minutes ago, Bartybum said:

four XL cylinders??? Wowza, I'm really impressed by this so far

Actually 5. Include in grabber with yellow.

Edited May 2, 2023 by msk6003

[Bartybum]

19 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

Actually 5. Include in grabber with yellow.

Oh man you're right :O What the hell this is really cool

[Jockos]

What about the rear black blade? Is it mini LA operated? Or is it pneumatic, too?

[Maaboo the Witch]

4 minutes ago, Jockos said:

What about the rear black blade? Is it mini LA operated? Or is it pneumatic, too?

The blade is actually at the front of the skidder. The skidder's only positioned that way on the box to show off the business end.

Also, the blade looks manual to me. Hard to say though, seeing as we haven't had a front shot of this 🐕 yet.

Edited May 2, 2023 by Maaboo35

[1gor]

I'm pleasently surprized by Lego. Set looks great

[Erik Leppen]

Probably 1x7 flipflops in green, same as in the pullback.

 

Edit: oops, this is reply to previous page, about 3x19 frames.

Edited May 2, 2023 by Erik Leppen

[Maaboo the Witch]

[redacted]

Edited May 2, 2023 by Maaboo35

[1gor]

4 minutes ago, Erik Leppen said:

Probably 1x7 flipflops in green, same as in the pullback.

 

Edit: oops, this is reply to previous page, about 3x19 frames.

Or could be 5 x 7 or 7 x11 frames one stud above other?

[johnnytifosi]

Finally something interesting after the never ending car borefest, but I'm not holding my breath until I see the price, which judging by the latest pneumatic set, the awful material handler, could be ridiculous. Also no B-model as usual is a no-go.

[R0Sch]

16 minutes ago, johnnytifosi said:

Finally something interesting after the never ending car borefest, but I'm not holding my breath until I see the price, which judging by the latest pneumatic set, the awful material handler, could be ridiculous. Also no B-model as usual is a no-go.

The price is 190€. So already inflated compared to the rumored 170-180$.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

3 hours ago, Bartybum said:

four XL cylinders???

Five. There is one yellow XL in the grapple.

[allanp]

I love it!! At least 5 11x2 pneumatics colour matched to their location, 3x19 frames, some new A-frames, Daytona diffs (likely two of them if 4 wheel drive, think I can see the pinion gear for a rear diff) don't need them with their small gear reduction but looks much better than the bright red ones in this instance), and also love the regular green colour. Yup, gonna get straight away. 

Unless I'm missing something obvious I wonder what the yellow pins are, used to mount the rubber parts to the claws? I also wonder how the ripper thing is actuated. Hopefully there's another pneumatic in there . The articulated joint looks fairy solid with the 3x19 frames sandwiched between two large turntables. 

EDIT: I was missing something kinda obvious, those are not some new yellow pin but actually look like axle holes with a red 2M axle.

Edited May 3, 2023 by allanp

[Jurss]

Strange, that they made pretty specific gripper parts, but still there are used many parts to connect them to pneumatic cylinder.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

36 minutes ago, allanp said:

how the ripper thing is actuated

There's a horizontal XL 2x11 cylinder in the grapple.

Edited May 2, 2023 by Ngoc Nguyen

[allanp]

6 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

There's a horizontal XL 5x11 cylinder in the grapple.

I meant the black thing at the other end. At the moment it's tied for second (with 8868) for most pneumatic cylinders in a set with 5. 

Edited May 2, 2023 by allanp

[Jundis]

17 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

XL 5x11 cylinder

Wait, what? :D

[Saruzeufel]

3 minutes ago, allanp said:

the black thing at the other end

That's a blade meant for pushing/ rolling around logs, light grading and supporting the skidder in rough terrain while grabbing logs.

To me it looks like another grey cylinder attached to it somewhat hidden behind the panels.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

27 minutes ago, allanp said:

I meant the black thing at the other end

[dhc6twinotter]

I really like this!  Lego has done a nice job replicating the real thing, and I’m a sucker for green parts.  

[2GodBDGlory]

1 hour ago, allanp said:

I meant the black thing at the other end. At the moment it's tied for second (with 8868) for most pneumatic cylinders in a set with 5. 

Except for the 8455 Backhoe, with its out-there 10 cylinders!