8110 - Unimog - MODs and Improvements

[efferman]

the 8x8 looks good, but i think the cab doesnt fit to it.

[dfs473]

I think a 6x6 log loader would be great :)

@radar92 I like your wood chipper

I am now making a RC modifikation on the Unimog and I will make a bigger crane and a logloader like that from Pelikaan, nour 4x4^^

Here are the first pictures:

8110 mod von dfs473 auf Flickr

Regards dfs473

[EVCarni]

Well I had some quality Lego Technic time so I roughed out some ideas.

First some center detail pictures. I'm still tweaking it, but it works. The last 2 picture show how the compressor attach.

The backhoe v3.

I reused the crane outriggers, outriggers are on my to do list. This version works much better and is balanced. It's fully IR and independent of the Unimog. The bucket is what I have available right now. Slew is a bit to fast I have to adjust it with a worm gear.

A mounted chipper, it's driven by the PTO, no it doesn't chip anything. It has a support and the chute is manually rotated

Fork lift inspired by dr_spock. PPTO adjusts the angle, the fork spacing is manually adjustable, and lock into position.

A Rotary Snowblower, untested, still rough but I want to see if it will work before I put more into it. It's driven off the PTO right now. I may get a dedicated XL for it. The tracked Unimog has cleats, first snow it couldn't grip, the next was too fluff and it sank but the cleats helped. Now it probably won't snow again.

Great mods!:)

But i would really like to look at the tracks if you have a picture of them?

Ive been wanting to make 4 trackes instead of the wheels for the mog:)

[timslegos]

That is awesome looking! It works really well to! Would you get more range of motion if you replaced the small cylinder with a large one?

tim

[PeterleB]

Today we had a meeting with LowLug.

There were 6 modified Unimogs present.

From Left to right:

Fire Fighter by VFracingteam

Black Edition by VFracingteam

Yellow Streetsweeper by JunkstyleGio

Forklifter version by Jim

8x8 LogLoader by Pelikaan

Blue RailRoad by Barman.

Wahnsinn!

madness

insanity

frenzy

lunacy

mania

craziness

I'm so jealously!

[Tim S.]

That is awesome looking! It works really well to! Would you get more range of motion if you replaced the small cylinder with a large one?

tim

Yes, the range is very limited... I will try the large cylinders. I took the small ones because of the look...

Tim

[Tim S.]

Hi,

to use a large cylinder was a good idea. The range is much better.

Here are some pics:

By the way. The Trailer got some changes, too.

Now I´m working with ldd to create some files. I´m not very confirmed with the program.

So it may take some time...

Tim

[DLuders]

@ Tim S.: You could use Tore M's LDD .lxf file of the Lego Technic 8110 Unimog U400 set. He describes the missing LDD parts on this Eurobricks Forum topic.

[Pat-Ard]

@Tim S: very nice pictures!!! I'm curious what kind of LDD's you'll post...

[Tim S.]

@ Tim S.: You could use Tore M's LDD .lxf file of the Lego Technic 8110 Unimog U400 set. He describes the missing LDD parts on this Eurobricks Forum topic.

That´s fine, thank you.

Tim

[Pat-Ard]

@Tim S.: I like your attachments... They could fit my little family quite well...

So far

Pat

[dr_spock]

Radar92, nice fork lift.

Pat-Ard, is that a Unimog U20 on the right? Cool, you have daddy, mommy, and baby Unimogs.

My BrickLink air tank order has finally arrived from the US.

[Pat-Ard]

@dr_spock: yes, it's an U20. Lego is kind of strange toy... It reproduces itself :laugh:

[dr_spock]

Another addition of things that can be attached to the Unimog. I saw this and thought I give it a try.

The track units can be easily removed and the wheels snap back on.

unimog_tracks by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

[timslegos]

Wow that works surprisingly well. nice job! Would you mind posting more detailed pictures?

tim

[Pat-Ard]

@dr_spock: don't do this no, just a joke... that's great...

[EVCarni]

really nice tracks dr_spock!

Would like to see some more detailed pictures of them:)

[dfs473]

They look very cool on the Unimog

Well done

[dr_spock]

Thanks guys for the kind words.

Detail shot:

I plan to add a couple more sprockets once my BrickLink order comes in.

[timslegos]

Simple yet effective, nice job.

tim

[Crtlego]

I recently received some of those small sprockets from Lego Direct but they don't seem to mesh well with the tracks. Is this just me? I remember seeing a picture a long time ago that had two different versions (minor design change) of this track pictures above.. Could this have something to do with my problem? I have the tracks from the 8043 Excavator and the large sprockets work fine on them.

[Phantom59]

but they don't seem to mesh well with the tracks. Is this just me?

I found the same thing, the little cogwheels seems to grab the track

[DLuders]

@ Crtlego and Phantom59: You should both read this TechnicBRICKS article about the "New(er) Sytle for Wide Link Treads":

Edited March 15, 2012 by DLuders

[skylinedan]

How long ago did the new style come out ? I,ve got a 8043 I bought about a year n half ago ,and one I just got this week with the new actuators. Also bought a bunch off Ebay about the same time I got the first 9043. I,ll have to look next time I have my stuff out. I want to buil;d the chopper from Avitar when I have time.

Dan

[DLuders]

@ skylinedan: Fernando Correia wrote the TechnicBRICKS article over two years ago (on January 12, 2010). The 57518 Technic Treads have appeared since 2007, and one can select parts from older (~2007-2009) Technic sets to get the older type treads (per this Bricklink webpage). One can alternate old/new/old/new Technic Tread pieces to get around the problem of tight bends: