42163 Heavy-Duty Bulldozer

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Edited December 2, 2023 by Ngoc Nguyen

[Ngoc Nguyen]

@Maaboo the Witch I heard you're eager for the bulldozer. 

[pow]

I'm shocked how bare bone it looks.

Am i right, that the worm gear drives an 8(?)T gear. So all the weight of that shovel apparatus has to be lifted by a single gear, completely unsupported?

Edited December 2, 2023 by pow

[Jockos]

Well, okay...but wait, it doesn't have a B model! There we enter the new era...

[Mr Jos]

1 hour ago, pow said:

I'm shocked how bare bone it looks.

Am i right, that the worm gear drives an 8(?)T gear. So all the weight of that shovel apparatus has to be lifted by a single gear, completely unsupported?

So, as in all small Lego technic sets? Some current ones;

30433 Volvo wheel loader; worm+8T

30655 Forklift with pallet; worm+8T

42144 Material handler; worm+20T (cabin)

[Jundis]

Hmm this pales in comparison to the 42148... At least a rear ripper could have been attached. Also the red gears stick out too much for my taste.

[Maaboo the Witch]

I'm done.

[johnnytifosi]

This looks pretty poor compared to recent 10 euro sets, which paradoxically used to be the stronger sets of Technic the past few years (Mini Claas Xerion, Skid Steer Loader, Telehander, Race plane and Snow groomer were all brilliant little sets). It looks more like a polybag set. Plus, the death of the B-model that this set represents makes me even more bitter.

Edited December 2, 2023 by johnnytifosi

[Maaboo the Witch]

2 minutes ago, johnnytifosi said:

This looks pretty poor compared to recent 10 euro sets, which paradoxically used to be the stronger sets of Technic the past few years (Mini Claas Xerion, Skid Steer Loader, Telehander, Race plane and Snow groomer were all brilliant little sets). It looks more like a polybag set. Plus, the death of the B-model that this set represents makes me even more bitter.

I know, right? Total shit.

Edited December 2, 2023 by Maaboo the Witch

[R0Sch]

Basic Model. No secrets and no B-model hidden here. 42163.io

[1gor]

Somehow it reminds me a bit on 8259

[Maaboo the Witch]

Just now, 1gor said:

Somehow it reminds me a bit on 8259

8259 looks better and has a B-model, and no ugly red gears, so I see no similarity.

[R0Sch]

1 minute ago, 1gor said:

Somehow it reminds me a bit on 8259

Impossible! This is a Heady-Duty Bulldozer not just any Mini Bulldozer. :P

[1gor]

Just now, Maaboo the Witch said:

8259 looks better and has a B-model

That is true, bu my point was size (and aproximate parts count) my friend without a broom

1 minute ago, R0Sch said:

Impossible! This is a Heady-Duty Bulldozer not just any Mini Bulldozer. :P

[R0Sch]

1 minute ago, Maaboo the Witch said:

8259 looks better and has a B-model, and no ugly red gears, so I see no similarity.

...and 4 Link Treads more.

[Maaboo the Witch]

51 minutes ago, 1gor said:

That is true, bu my point was size (and aproximate parts count) my friend without a broom

Who said I didn't have a broom?

[anyUser]

Probably a nice source of yellow connectors:

 

Edited August 26, 2024 by anyUser
I swapped the picture some time ago and now updated the link.

[R0Sch]

29 minutes ago, anyUser said:

Probably a nice source of yellow connectors:

Did you buy this set or re-brick it based on my model?

[1gor]

1 hour ago, Maaboo the Witch said:

Who said I didn't have a broom?

It is missing on the avatar

[anyUser]

1 hour ago, R0Sch said:

1 hour ago, anyUser said:

 

Did you buy this set or re-brick it based on my model?

neither / nor:

I started building with my parts from the two photos in the first posting earlier today.
While I was searching for my track pieces I noted your rendering of your digital model. I have used that to smooth out the inner structure (yellow 3x5 beam) and get a better idea for the slanted motor 'hood'.

The bottom layer is and probably remains unfinished:

maximum elevation of shield:

Edited December 2, 2023 by anyUser
added two more pictures

[R0Sch]

15 minutes ago, anyUser said:

neither / nor:

I started building with my parts from the two photos in the first posting earlier today.
While I was searching for my track pieces I noted your rendering of your digital model. I have used that to smooth out the inner structure (yellow 3x5 beam) and get a better idea for the slanted motor 'hood'.

The bottom layer is and probably remains unfinished.

Good job. There are more high res. pictures on brickmerge. But there is nothing else going on on the bottom. I'm only missing 3 parts (probably pins).

[Lego Tom]

4 hours ago, Maaboo the Witch said:

I know, right? Total shit.

I said a month ago: "At a price of $10.99 I'm not too excited.", so I'm not surprised. In today's economy, we shouldn't have expected $10.99 would produce much and it didn't.

[Maaboo the Witch]

1 hour ago, Lego Tom said:

I said a month ago: "At a price of $10.99 I'm not too excited.", so I'm not surprised. In today's economy, we shouldn't have expected $10.99 would produce much and it didn't.

It has in the past - quite recently, in fact.

[Mr Jos]

Ah I see now they used 16T clutch gears. Those do NOT work well with chains.. The ring touches the tracks/chain, and they skip the gears much more easily.

[Maaboo the Witch]

3 minutes ago, Mr Jos said:

Ah I see now they used 16T clutch gears. Those do NOT work well with chains.. The ring touches the tracks/chain, and they skip the gears much more easily.

So they look ugly AND work poorly? Great.